, 1870-05-08

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d in this tssk, raises his band again, whom II
{! magistratet call out to him, "stop!"
n Terry lB drawn out of the machine he fa]
Il Ike corpse into the arms of the ja1lers, vi
# hurTiedly remove him to the hospital.
b The machine is closed again; CalcIaft Civ
\ human justice is satisfied,
!, RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
! May s-Thi1I Sunday after Enster
Henry Ward Beecher added 100 new men
J, bers To his church last Sunday.
: -Four men are undec arrsst IN Clinton, Pa
. charged with stealing a church organ. The
= say the church owes them $50, and they hay
- taken the organ IS security
Lady Gertrude Douglas, sister OF tt
], Marquis Of QueenAberry, has written . ED,
:. enticiug picture OF convent-life, and protes
ing aeainst the proposed Visitation act. Lad
Gertrude was for five years a nun
One Of tho Ronnan Bishops preached Il
other day at Velletri, and, in the course Of b
sermon, called railroads, telegraphB, and Ii
printing press !. inventions Of The devil"
The Troy Conference OF the Methods
Episcopal Church voted, a few days ago, o
the question Of lay delegation, giving but 8
votes for md 81 against the measure. Thi
renders the final aucccss OF the movemeu
more doubtful than at any previous time
4 The Rev. Howard .MalconA Baptist min
lister, We believe, has just written and pub
liehed work on " The Christian Ru1e Of Mar
mage, In which he argues that the ma1iag
Of Christians with unbelieying persons is con
trary to the Word Of God, and seldom result
happily He thinks that The apostacy Of th,
unbeiever occurs more frequently as result
OF such marriages than the conversion Of tn,
i rnbelieyer.
] Bishops Coke and Huntington have I'd
dressed circular to >cLurchmen, praying fo
their assistance toward raising $1,000. fo1
Hobert College.
According to the San Francisco Bulletin
the Roman Catholics OF California have II:
preists and 100, GOO population. The State
Methodists (North) have 120 preachera and
$500 members the Methodists (South), 81
ministers and 5, 835 members; the presbyteri-
ans, ~ churches and 2,600 members,, and the
Cumberland Presbyterisns. 1,10o members
and 600 members, and the Disciples, {, 0O1
i membera more; the Episcopalians, 81 church,
es and 2, GOO membera. The Uuitazians have
congregations, and the swedenborgiana q.
There are II, GOO Jews. These figures wonld
leave 300,0 GOO Of the population Of California
not even nominal1y connected with any re-
! Egious body.
| The Jews Of Algeria have been natural
lied, en- masse, as French citizens.
In Scotland the Established Kirk has .257
churches the Free Church, 873; United Pres
byteIians, GOO; Episcopal, 157; Roman Catho-
lie, 1872; Congregational, 96; and others still
Iess- There Is in Scotland one church for
about every 329 Of all the persons of fit age to
attend . larger supply than exists in any 9TH
er part Of the world except the PapalStatea.
coins Religious views, that whatever they
might have been in his early years, he export
enced a great change later in life, aud uaa
doubtless an evangelical man-
~ fct4. ~.
Methodist Episcopal Church resolved 0that
any man who will sell his grain or fruit TO 4
distiller, sign petition for 4 license, or rent
property to be nsed in making or vending in
to1icating drinks, compromises his Christian
and shon1d BE- admonished By his pastor. md,
i The he persists 5 in it, be expelled from the
-Burleigh, writing from New York city to
the Bosten journal, Says: "Churches are IS
hre from May to May. Families come into tho
city, 60 out OF the city, go to Brooklyn, Har-
lem, Jersey, Staten Island, up the river, down
the bny, everywhere, 60 that minister has
new congregation every year. The same is true
Of choirs. There are very few artistic players,
demand Choirs nTe generally broken up once
a year. Next to the Cathedral going up on
Fifth avenue, st. Thomas Church, Of which
DR.. Morgan is rector, is the most magnificent.
It is the latest, and, therefore, tho most sump-
tuous- The church ie approaching completion
s It is e S hays m 9s a9 9est sa snd b hssstSss Or.
settled on Warren, Of Holy Trinity. He has
conducted worship in that church tan yeats
and has been absent but enc Sunday. He is IN
artistic performer, and an enthuHiasdc church
man, and has made his choir famous in ali the |
ing, but Holy Trinity is resolved not to lose |
him. A similar struggle is going on ii all !
fashionable churches who are fortunate
enough to possess hrst-c1aes talent and enjoy !
music"
Tho following is quoted from 5 leading
London Dissenting newspaper: "Tha Shep-
herds Dog-once adeTouring Wolf-endeayors !
to recover wandering souls and to lead sinners
to the Savior wherever 3 pulpit OF platform
Is open to him No remuneration His past
career free for Hi1 stamps."
The Irish Episcopal Church has Bubstitut-
ed the word "presbyter'' for "priest."
News from Japan says that the 10000 na-
tive Christians who were torn from their
homes some months ago, principally from the
neighborhood Of Nagaaah, against the protes-
powers, have been divided among the Dannios
in proportion to their respective revenues,
and thus been reduced to slavery.
There are three syBtems Of religion IN
Coufucinnism and Buddhism
Iauism, tho oldest Of tho three, WAS first
d. ]
6fty-four years before Confucius. His doc
trine recommended retirement and reflection
ID the best means OF purifying the spiritual
parts OF our nature, etherea1izinE the pas
sionB, and of finally being absorbed into the
reason !
Under the head OF nBapt;sts Beware all
The Baptist papers printed last weak warn-
Dg to their readers not to send money to tho
American Missionary Association, asserting
hat it builds up only Congregational and Pres
byterian churches. The society has attempted
10 work On an nueectarian basiE, although most
If its money has been contributed BY Congre-
3atiopalists- The FreewM Baptists also con-
.ribute, and Rome OF the schools are under
heir entire control.
The Rev. G. F. G, Jaeger, Of the Lutheran
synod Of Pennsylvania, states IN the zeits-
ubilee in FnedenHhrche, which he has served
itty yeara and seven months {19l9-89). He
8 still able to preach to six churches. He
ellis us that in these fifty he has baptized
,25o, confirmed s,5ss, buried 2,45l, and mar
Tho Baptists OF Vermont propose to estab-.
ish frst-class denominational school for the
ducahon Of both sexes.
The Rev. John Murray, tho father Of Uni
ersalism in this country, landed on these
ho1es from shiprrecked bIig, in Ito.
The yearly meeting Of the Iowa Quakers
irccted that lists should be made out Of all !
Bers OF tobacco in their denomination.
There are twenty four Protestant schools
q Palestine, in which 900 children are taught
he Bible.
The American Baptist Publication Society
nakes good exhibit for the financial year
ust closed. The total receipts in MI depart
uents amount to s321 ,799.09, This is gam
4 s49, ,6s846 over the receipts Of last year.
q tho business department the receipts axo
254, ,514. 20, being S27, ,4s1.02 mere than WIS
eceived in this department the previous year.
u the benevolent department the receipts
rom an sources amount to S67, ,28A19, which
s22, ,207.44 more than we're received in this
apartment the preceding year.
Another Cardinal is dead -Gone1la, Arch
iahop Of Viterbo. The Pope must qbw haTe
t his disposal something LIE twenty bats.
"A Brooklyn clergyman recently repeated !
Shoe Fly" in his pulpit
The Paris Union, Of April 20, reports as c
,Iows from Rome: ga despatch dated Sun
'agnifcent; the Holy Father celebrated 9
lass surrounded by his court, the Sacred 8
ollege, and al tho Fathers Of the council, | !
hjlst the vast nayee Of St. Peter's could q
,a1cely contain the multitude Of worehippers !
fter mass the Papal Benedtction Has given ,
om the balcony Of the Loggia to more than =
K, 900 persons Of all nations. Scarcely had e
roshate aud devout people rose from their t
1ees and hailed Plus * as the Pope hing
ith IN enthusiastic unanimity." IT
-Nr. Martineau ia credited with 8 new {
eory in regard to the rapid growth OF '
atholicism in England. BE finds it in the |~g
r1uption which exists in the Protestant fam I
es OF the two extremes OF society-the l
lis depravity, he asserts, is not found in o
.tholic families land respectable people, g
,ary alike Of the fcentiousuess OF the upper, | 7
ID the vices OF the lower orders, are attract- Il