, 1870-05-29
In New York State. The largest, in Bunaos
will coat $3.50, COO.

80. e il translated, ..The young lady, (,nstead
Of the damsel) Is not dead, but s1eeps; ana
IN Luke ", ii, the story Of tho Prodigal soa son
bcgius, "a gentleman Of splendid family and
'o.eass MAt m he meeting Of tho Evangelical Al
lance next September, tho European delegn,,
ion win number 150 Papers arc promised
from Professors Tholnck Of Ha1le, Hodge,
Ssban, Dorner Of Berlin, Phelps, Fisher,
Hovey, Nelson, ard DEight, President Hop,
kips, the Earl Of ShaftesbuTy,. Henry Ward
Deecher, Geo. q. Stuart, President Woolsey;
How. ". n. Eva1ts, Rev. DR.. de Pressense OF
PARIS, Desn Afford, Bishops McIlvaine, sinP-
eon. and Cummings, Drs Bushnell, dcCosh,
Hall, Patton, storrs, and Anderson, Count DC
81. 1a1k's Church, New York, is in want
Of clergyman. aud offers SALTY Q! llom u
the applicant. They would have secured Rey:
Philip Brooks, only he had just settled himself
in Boston, and did not feel prepared to MAKO
another change. The successful applicant
must be Low Churrhman Of attractive pulpit
powers, and able to. awaken the interest OF
wealthy but rather dormant congregation.
Tho Pope is about to create new bish-
opric in Pennss1vania, to be known as the
Dloceee of Readiug. For confirmation rs
Bishop the namcs Of Father Mecononly, Father
Carter. and Rev. Dr. Connor have been for
varied to Home.
The venerable Dr.. Sprague, who has re-
signed the Pastoral charge ot The Second Pres
tyterian Church in Albany. and has taken up
his residenre in Flushing, publishes noso re-
GREETING Lis inability to cad upon aud bid faro
we'll to all his friends. He was connected With
that church fortS-ono years, and is now IS
years old. He has been a sincere working
Christian. As An author he was remarkably
successful in his Annals Of the Pulpit" Dr.
9pzague has one OF the largest collection Of
autographs in the country at his house in
Flushing,
The English Presbyterian Synod, after
stormy meeting lately, voted in favor Of allow-
ing ozgans to be used in their churches. One
old Scotch clergyman WAS, however. terribly
distressed about it. He said that ''when he
left quiet Scotch u1ause come time $50. 1o
never dreamed that be vas going 10 JOIN Al
oEgan-playing community in England. He
should rather expect the blessing Of God in
connection with the use of bagpipes-played
With all tho Intelligent energy and natural en-
thusiasm Of the HiShlanders-than in conncc-
ton with the use OF mechanical conttivances
played by professional musicians"
Tho Boaton Journal aays: 1.-THE Cnitsri-
great success. Il. u W1aeos Il nsiaMn Wi,n NJ sIF
Hosea Il. Lincoln, Yr. n. c. Ne,csif, aud
! other talented laymen in that denomination,
have occupied tho Pulplts Of aona Of the prom
| TO the satisfaction and edidcation of their
i hearers"
-Americsn Sabbath School hymns, trans
| lated into Spanish. ara now heard both in
the Sunday Schools and in tho streets OF
| Madrid
| DR.. John G. Brown, OF Pittsburgh, Ia,
has IN his congregation q company Of twenty
| deaf mutes. A lady wLo accompanies them
| inte1prete tho sermon, Is it proceeds, into
| deaf-mute language.
-Chelk sieng Wong, Of Fnh chau, lately
| joined by letter a Methodist church in San
I Ao Sr
characters, addressed to the puzzled Amcri-
| can preacher by one Of the seven elders Or
dained by Bishop kngsley.
Tho most charactc1istic music among tho
Moraviana il that Of the trombone Tha Mo-
ravian hymn Is drawn out with wonderful OK
| preston on these pensise Instruments. In
Morayian Villages every death is announced By
| dirge On the trombone, mostly from the bel
| Try Of the church. -,
| Tho Drotherhood Of tic Holy Cross, IN in
stitntion whose object is to unite young men
| in colleges and elsewhere in defence of tho
! moro advanced principles and Iturgical ser
vices Of Eriscopacy, has branches not only in
nearly all the Episcopal institutions. but in
Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Brown
| The English Ritual Commissioners are yesy
dilato1y about Publishing their proposed
changes in the Prayer Book and services.
not steer clear between the High AID Tie Low
Church, and there will be danger OF raising a
storm. Meanwhile, tho sale OF Prayer Looks
has fallen or, and publishers make great com-
plaints. One binder SAYS ha has reduced hia
stat ct workuen from fosty-eight to twelve
A committee OF the United States Ptesby-
teE!ans presents to the denomination the pro
poeed e1uendations OF tle metrical version OF
the lsa!us- They occupy two entire pages Of
the United Presbyterian. Nothing more is at
tempted than to correct naistranslations and
bid grammar, and to replace obsolete wor,1s.
AS specimen Of the reformed psalmods, We
quota from Ps, lvil., 10;
The righteous shall lie Joyful when
The vengeance he doth see,
And In the blood OF wicked MEN
| His feet then wash shall he
Tho Southwestern. Presbyterian resents
the reception Of an invitation to take up a col
lection in New Orleans for the Evangelical
Alliance. i says that wheu the general meet
Ing Of the Alliance occurred in England dele
gates from the South were inau1tod and ex-
ciuded because they came from region where
slavery whs tolerated; aud adds: Our
Northern brethern are we'll aware that the
ninistets OF the Southern churches have not
1ecanted one iosa Of anE principles then held
~ us; and they arc also awaro that wc nei
ther feel nor sec any renson why We should re.
pent OF our status al churches ut that time
II is, therefore, difficult to see Oh what ground.
the committee should invite LIS to help pay thu
expense of an assembly from whose setAion
we are ignominiously excluded"
a dozen acadcuaies in pennsylynnih = coiIeu
at Lancaster 1'a,s and theological eeuninar
At MercersbnrS, to which s1ch men ~ On
Seyin, Ecllah, Harbaugh and Ranch haEe give
high reputation. IN Ohio they hare . col
!eSe and seminary At Iaihn, and An institat
for training GERMAN missionaries at Howar
prove, VIE. AnoE nave t,VoV,oou members
Europe.
Tho Secretaries of tho Methodist Doar.
wero authorized last November to send out a.l
additional missionaries. But Bishop kiugsIey
sfter r,slt1ng China, said that four others were
needed Tor that held. The SecresaHes hast
approached every seminary ana every pfes1o
.nf dI5tst foF ts .e men , ana lave oeeI
earnestly ~ a4f th .he men, - ALI. ~, n:,,
,.Ih wyhne e,.,, g. tnem Rapesg ae.'a o. 1se.plt M
cuufen "hicn wou1o lave oeen Alarmed E out o.
~ s;s 1ia,s1 ta pat tne ~ lsauei s1
III ~ nt, .nu iine u tu<
-ine. l1;a1; Metnoola's nave Already wv 70
@ HAtu estapnsnlus eNnsse H1ss1oh hoase II
o"h ancIEo: ,.,
The elne1nnAl i1es5ytefE mas resolves
ina. .3, nu Janens tesfne3s snau oe admitted u
l's e4nie4 I1 taenot1su!p'
~. 1T nfAsinge, an eas.tom1sn priest, re-
Gently an EplFeopalan, has entered the lie
1ofnyi 1., Dutcn IAufch as minister:
-MMiAl. tne ias1 , hHo years me Cunlperiant
itesos'ellans ~ Hnaos nave Denlt no lev
, 1nan twenty rev a. any sumnoulous s.a eautenes
three ssnods, anu lsooo members.
i An attempt Is made to merge the Xenia
Ohio. Cnited Iresbyterian Theological Semi
q nAry in that Of Monmouth, illinois. The 10,
nef has fourteen and the latter seventeen stu
( delfs Ihese two institutions. with the New
i Iulg seminary, sent out four graduates Las
/ Inc Nev. Gharlos hollet, an Episcop.
: Missionary In minnesota. has niue appoint
{ ments under his care, which lie visits ever
. two weeks, travelling dfty miles BY All: sit
o ~ wagon; and sl1ty on foot, During the 80,
6 he walked 1,1Go miles, rode in = wago. .