, 1870-05-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

We 1ecrn from the North German ca
zete that the idea OF an Gcumenical Council
to be summoned by the Orthodox Greel
Church Is gradually ginning ground IN tha
communion.
"A Mormon " reviyN IL said to be ia bro
ercss within Af!ssii f!ssssii miles If Ns;a Albany; Ind
An evangelist from Salt Lake is there, and al
ready quite numbor have given IN their ID
hesion to the Mormon Church.
-Rev. DR.. Ever, Of Christ Church, New
York, sails for England this week. As Dr.
Ever is At the bead OF the advanced ritualsts
the report is that he is going tmther in purauit
Of fresh novelties with which to etartle the
Low Churcbmen on Fifth avenue when he
comes back in the fall.
They have preacher at Prairie City,
Iowa, and member Of his congregation I'd
dressed note to him through the village
paper, telling him to begin his SERMONS a little
sooner and end them great deal sooner, and
his hearers would bo very thankful!
"A Dublin correspondent remarks in regard
to Archbishop Cullen's pastoral against Free
raaeonry, "His Eminence is IS emphatic a.
ever in his condemnation Of secret societies.
He puts the Free Mtson's in the front rank o1
these, and strongly censures institutions u
which he SAYS the members swear that they
will obey leaders whom they do not know, and
who may be very dangerous. men and com
mand wicked things, He regards the habit Of
continually taking oatls without necessity az
proclamation. He remarks that thare Is nc
necessity in this empire for burning anything
in darkness, because associations for Lawful
p1rposes are recognized He reminds hit
clergy't that the greatest infdel Of the List cen
tuty, Voltaire, was Free Mason; 20 also were
Nurar, nanton, Robespierre, and other mon,
sters OF iniduity Who took part in tho French
Revolution, and Mazzini and Garibaldi in ou,
own time"
There is only one town in Massachusetts
that has not church building.
Sir Ftencis Crosaley hss just given s1l0,-
600 to the London Missionary Society, and as
much more for fund for disabled pastors
and their families.
Here are some interesting statistics about
Congregational churches in New England
The richest congregation is the Centre
Church, Hartford, estimated wealth, e12, ,000, :
600. The Park Street Church, Boston, and the
Centre Church, New Haven, have the largest
Average congregations, from 200 to !, 400
tons are collected in the shswmut Church,
Boston, and the Centre Church, New Haven !;
average, $12, 900. The PASTORS s2Is1ies yzry
from $4,000 to &C., 900 in these cities.
1t il not often that q church Ia 30 mean as
to aak a minister to provide the most Of his
oWn support, and to net az real estate agent
for the benefit Of town and church at the
same time, but that is what We understand by
the petition Of q country parish In the Presby-
te7fd, Banner, which rays: "To pastor who
has little means, and deeiruus Of investing It
IN small farm Of 40, 60 or 30 acres "a means
IN R5 Ra5 t. Of eansat 91si15g g lt ys6h0od and Eho
could raize for the first year or two, esy, 800,
We think there could not be found anywhere i
better or more favorable opening. It would
be desirable, also, il the pastor would have it
in bis power to influence few good Pzcsby-
te1ian families to settle within the bounds Of
the congregation"
The Methodist ministers OF Connecticut
have declared against the propriety Of Icen4-
ing women to preach the gospel.
The Annual Conyocation Of the Dunkards
Of the United States il to be held in Black
uawk County, Iowa, in June, commencing on
the sth. The Courier, Of Waterloo, says :" II
is expected that representatives from every
church in the Union will be present. Preparsr
tions arc Already being made for the enter
tainmAnt OF the vast congregation. Tents are
being. put up, and contracts for fur
nishing provisions are being let. Il is
Intended intc t9 bake twenty-five barrels Of -four
mako other preparations in like proportion.
The church Is located near the residence Of
~. Matthias Miller, in Orange Township, in
this county. 1t is expected that not less than
5000 to 900 persons will be present"
Trinity Church, New York, is continually
ASAtANAt(4 ~ 44dAa A441 AG1u&Ie lQ$16fH. who
50 in there to read, ent luncheon, nurse
babies, de-, and it is tho same colony every
day. ~'
At the Last meeting Of the Newark C7. ~
Presbytety, colored clergyman examined in
Hebrew the candidates for lrensure.
- native kaflr preacher in Southern AZ
faea ha, Just completed translstiou Of Bun.
{{ana Pilgrims Progress" in thslans'1age Of
M. Beecher had short article in the
Church Union, Last week, on spiritualiam, in
which he says: " We frankly admit that We
long to believe in spiritualism, but esnno..
We not only do not resist evidence md con-
viction, hut We rather solicit belief" He e1-
eht om seenss as1sp On sbs .eagsh snaadhs me-
iinnn. ~ the literature ha eays: ave can
not Be 80 tolerant q he MsEatIs Of spiT,ta. =
the rioqt hopaless waste OF s1nhmentaHam,
he most extraordinary ehu8ion Of tzncy, futi1e
philosophy and rasndlin rsli9ioaE,asat and in
la p1oGt extEaeKdin1xy qaAuAsy, t3a4 avr
hpks losea upon &hs 1oeld."
-Aa@af fs&G G4rcs IN tEiIE>g