, 1870-06-12
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] !. "A "Du&Q 0UefeQ En6 CuHLON4IJ prayer a
the opening Of the Connecticut Honse, on th
Cd inst, for the first time in the history Of tb
state, and one Of the New Haven papars state
that she - made q most commeudAhle inyoca
| ton"
The Congregational Publishing Society re
ports. foI the year, total receipts Of SIZE, 199
win sl"."s3 left in the treasury: Tho oil
Rev. Asa Ballard, and Noses H. SARGENT holt
the responsible situa.ions-vcre reelected.
The Bishop OF London has forbidden
father lgEatlns to preach In London; but ht
has gone Just across the rver and preached il
church IN the diocese Of Bishop Nlberforce
Of winchester, with no rcbuke from hl1n.
| -Pittsburgh has m old lady under arrest 10,
Stealing large Illustrated Bible. shesava herr
was too fine print, and ehe couldn't get any
consolation out ofit.
The Disciples (Cambe1litesl have for some
{ehrs been pushing their fsith in Australia.
here to assist in establishing college in Aus.
tralia: Within the last SIX years the members
have increased from 600 to 1000, and there
are thirteen preachers,
! .-Connect1cut has furnished twenty Dishops
for the Episcopal Church, ot whom about hall
bury, the first Bishop Of the United States
Potter. Of New York; Eastbu1n, Of nassA.
chhEetts CLARK, Of Rhode Island, and tie Late
Burgess, of Maine.
! Mr.. Peter Bayne has recently given, in the
Natchn'G", some interesting statistics as to
Spurgcon is about l6 years old, and preached
1900 SERMONS before lie was q. For the last
five years q, 600 copies week Of his sermons
have been sold. Not less than 14,O00, ,OOO
| copies have been sold in England, besides
300, 600 in America. From one 10 three vol
nmes haEe been published in Welsh, German,
French, Swedish, Dutch, and Italian; besides
separate sermons in Gaelic, Tan,l, and the
Maori language Of New Zea1and''
| The newly elected Bishop Of Vermont, the
| Rev. VIM " Niles, is about IS years Of age.
He waa born IN Hatley, Canada West, but is Of
| New England pArentage, his father being from
| Maesaehusetts, and his mother from Connect
cut: He graduated Mt Trinity College, Hart
/ ford, and received his theological education at
| the Berkeley Divinity School, Midd1etown,
Conn He was ordained deacon by Bishop
Williams, at MiddletoWn, May 9, 1861. Soon
after his ordination he went to st. Phillips
Chur b, Wiscasset, Maine, and while there re-
ceived priests orders from the hands Of
| Eiahop Burgess. Between five and si1 years
| ago he was elected Professor Of Latin and
Literature in Trinity College, When the Presi-
dent Of that College, the Rev. DR.. herfoot,
was elected Bishop Of the diocese Of Pitts
burgh, in 1866, the Presidency was offered to
! Professor Niles. but he would not take It.
The Rev. Dr.. Ever is to lenve his church
| in New York soon, to examine in Europe the
new forms OF ritualisn1, which he proposes tc
| add to the service in his own church when he
| returns It is said not to be improbable thst
Mr. MAckouocbie, the noted English Htualist
may accompany Dr.. Ever on his return.
Since Bishop Mngelays visit to India two
OF the Chinese preachers ordained By him
have baptized 15O converts, and large claasas
OF pEobationers are under instruction.
Dr. HenRus Prime, In recent speech ut
the laying Of the corner stone OF DR.. Canoes
new church in New York, said he believed that
the time would come during the life Of some
Of those present when there would be union
OF all evangelical Christians in the city Of
New York, and the whole city be districted out
for united Christian work
An agitation Is going on in some Of the
Catholic provinces OF Prnseia in favor of trans-
fcrrang the observance Of holy days to Sundays
nlone. A report, which has been addressed to
the Minister Of Agriculture, shoWB that the
cessation Of labor on holy dayR entails great
individual aa well AZ national loss, estimated
in one province alone at 2,GG5,Q00 francs a
tural association has solicited tile minister to
suggest to the Roman Catholic Archbishop the
pIopnety Of observing Jete days on Sundays
alone. Communications have been opened
with the ecclesiastical authorities, and it il e1-
pected that the Pope may be induced TO sane
tion the proposed change, ut least during the
| harvest season.
| that Las not church building.
A Newark paper says thsy have ~ prn~-
mum boxes in 3 church there ~-ce
| An Anglican church - r-
lin, and the Crosn -. NC built in Bar
| the unrles1af'- .tnceBs is interested i
Ret.in r. .,,c. Tie Enrliah residents i
| - -..ro hitherto worshippod in \ room
10 old palace lent to them Ly the King.
| DIR. Loyick Pierce, OF Georgia, whose ag
IL nearer 90 than 50, preacheda sermon nes
two hours in length, in Savannah, last wee}
and eome who have known him many yeal
sag i was one Of tho ablest Of His hfe.
-hshop Coke, OF the Episcopal Diocese c
rope, claiming the right to cit in the Ecun1gn
ca Council, being a Catholic Bishop. I'll
Tablet Noman Catholic replies: "Mr. Cox
calls himself q Bishop OF the Catholic Clnrci
and colleague Of the Bishop Of Rone, Wit
as much, Or nearly as mnch. prppriety a
Satan might call himself prince Of the king
dom Of heaven and colleague Of 81
Michael"
Tho American New Church Congregations
Union, at its recent ann nal meeting, IN Ptnis
delphia, unanimously and emphatically COL
demned the present e1asto1ns OF sociesy reA
tive to mourning apps uel and expensive du
plays at funerals 'Yhe "-'
resents in strong kr shls subject re
| in effect that the -.eeent customs It arcu
symbolic Of >;orros wearing Of black coll
rslt'',s living faith in the ls,ntn noe e
EpiTitu,' u 9E even in the reality of # #
nat,ar Wo1ld, and aignifieH w9nt,, ~ r,,.;L -
Thn to tho tlispeneatione Of pror;danas
nf report further shows that both the fash;o
yo,s,e shea1ne mourning, and the custom whic
dorai ta,.a. naln OF carriages and display {
naa nuaai .ohens necessary to tho proper pI,ser,
@ anes OF every burial ceremony, are c1t,ams,
". pulaensome to people OF small incornas W,
~ yGa 1eel compelled to bear tba nInon5, W. u
mtatgser sac1ltce, rather than incuF the ~,
reiaa;ro on dn o. haFng too little regard for ~
foolish eytra~se ana are m UNNECESSARY az,
70 the Christian ministry ami fl .h u man'
FrssA " s' 49, ,vIces against Ibis CROWNS
ao.. Llae tsngregotionaltst says. nIhere Is q
Sopm on Ffofs 70 be told Of Bishop LttteoAn, ol
va vas thought to be Of High Church p7ocIy ;tics'
ne not iopg since be paid an official Wat to :
brooklyn church, st. vh;ch IL s,;S ~
be the litslest kind OF High Churc5' "a S1'd md ID
1onnd maze Of ritualistic cercmonies-nro-
ceseionals, Iecessiona1s, and al other kinds al
ces5ionals arranged for the occasion. IN
ssgaa sa;s q tailing IN with the high and solemn
;., an!es, me D1shop paid no attention to them,
lulte diategarded tho order Of pomp. cut tIls
ceremony abort, marched boldly IN Is tba mi. nj
Pl1, anu, before the service was ended. admin.
istereu sharp fcbuke upon the NhoIa per
tofmance. AS a result the rector vas atTront-
edJ and hhs resigned his CHARGE
The New York Herald Of tho 5th s.yg:
The High Church or ritualistic wotshiurers
at tho Church of st. Albanp, in FortT-seyenth
street, assembled last night to cclcbrate thc
eve OF ono Of tho great calendar festivals
l"hh sunday. Tho altar was profuse1v dec
GRATED with flowers, and lighted tapers wero
n1 aarangea nron h and before II III groups OF va
Hey. Fathers Noyes and Morrill,, and consisted
OF inc Lessons md psalms appropriate to tho
occasion, tho latter of which were given fy
Sc select oily OF chofisfers, eighteen In number,
lhe cisolltters were clad IN surplices Of white
AVN, With black collars, while the
was Of white m satin h6llSlpg pehlS aTnsnentss RTsss
with gold. Such paris Of the service as were
hut lntoned, were read in that slnrrinr rani5
manner entirely destitute of proper acccntn-
anon, characteristic of aristocratic churches
IN England The mns;c was at times superb.
eEa' IS tne incense arose in light clouds from
'he swinging censcr, and the ucolytes went
passing to and fro. Imagination carried the
woTHh3pner back to convent c1oisters aud
shrinee OF the middle ages" Al hirh
mass at st. Albans, on Whit Sunday, tic
nuslca! programme WIS as follows aEvrie
mt; Mozart's Twelfth Mass; i" Credo, Mcr-
beck sanctus and Benedictua," Gounol |
:. Agnns, Gray - Gloria in E1celeis," Cal
sin " oheItory Anthem !" {" viii Lift U
Nine ! EEes,) Father Noyes, after reading
he gospel, held the open page to father Nor
lll, who kissed it. Father Noyes, in his ser
non, said {: That little room in Jerusalem
where the Disciples we're gathered Together
N the day Of Pentcoet, has broadensd out
nto the Catholic Church, and those men and
her successors became infallillc, because
hat Comf fofter has never departed, but has
md g the body without the spirit is dead, so
be Church cannot live without the Holy
ihost- he is the fire Of love that consumes
nr FINS the Light that ilIunines the dark
'laees IN our hearts. The induelllug Of the
fOly Ghost in the heart of a ch;li ;a ro+ |