, 1870-10-30
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGEHCE.

don is The Congregational, which has 5u
churches, valued at over SIX million doIllrs
Tho 1.ocnan Catholics come next. the Baptist
1 and Methodisss follow with about tho sam
numhes Of churches, the latter being Of Ii
kmallcr value and capacity, and the Unitarian
are not far behind. Tsenty-four denomina
tons arc named. some of which havo only
single church eaiface, and in tho c1se OF th
United Brethren that Is only valued At $500
| Al out ono year ago, Sunday School va
stated in the State Prison at Michigan C.ty
Ind ard about 100 prisonsrs ara now in roS
dcsigE to procure an organ with whi,h to al
in conducting tho service, and they appeal L
vsrinns Sunday Schools throughout tho Stat
to take mp collections and send to the Chsr
lain OF tho prison such amounts IA they ca
raise to aid to worthy projsct.
Fsrccttc prea:hes fos throo rresb5te,ia1
Churches, and rccelvcs S5.:i salary.
DIT SteaEc. Baptist Clergyman in Lag
land. hss preached by invitation for Dr. B!aek
wood, rector in The Dioce.e of Nipon. Ii!
BsslAoi, has w:it.tn the rector reproyi.g let
Ter. ......-
Tie half-Iozan Catholic missi,ners i,
Madagascar are claiming great src.ess, not
wi!EstarninS the Efforts Of the Is Malhodist.,
At they call the Trotestauts. Accounts AZ;
given VI hundreds Of converts in different vii.
lsgcs attracted especially by the singing
/ Tho National baptist says ,1.s the Rev.
John Chambers, OF the Independent Presby-
tcfian Church in Philadelphia. at tho last
! communion, gave the invitation to outsiders
in tho following comprehensive form !. II
there II any one in the galleries who ia men,
be-. Ut another church, or il there is 8 man or
woman, or bog or Girl. who Wishsa to como
down aud commemorate tho Lor1'a death, let
| Them conc. And come ia welcome"
| A petition IRON tie parties who weEo
1,f In
Mission" held some time ago in London. beg
Ging permission to repeat these services, has
drawn from the Bishops Of London, VIM
chester, aud Rochester PERM: sion, provided
Io religious services hall be used other than
those iu the Prayer Book or in the words ct
Scripture that co ritual shall bu introduced
In ezcess Il What is cemuon. and especially
10 unauthorized renewal OF tho baplieinal
vo1 =: AID that ar1iculat confession bs not
eujolued. As all thcsa were prominent in the
presious Mission.' TIC permission sissu is
tantamount to refusal.
-AmuES the French prisoners held captive
1T NitscueerE, Germany, arc ift5-eix Jews,
Who asked the officer in command FOR reymis-
sion to HIsit synagogue 1u1lng tlie ll.gh fes-
tiva!s Of the Jea ish Church. Tic commander
granted this request At once, and sent the Pc
sitiri'cIs to Dessau, as thero exists no ssuaSo-
que At Wi;tenIurg. At the same time ho or
| usrsd that tho escort Of privates and non
commissioned officers should to COMPOSED
wholly Of Jews When the jewish cousrexa-
| tion Of Berlin heaaa ct this, they took up
collection, which was sent 10 tl1a escort ia or
der 10 pruvide for the soldiers and t,,eir pris-
o:ers. also soma materi1l comfort during thcit
| EoEIass.
-1hn rsstct and nearly Eli the snemt1rs or
! the church OF the United Brethren at Sreu3ra.
1,d., lave joined the Methodist Episcopal
Clu1.h.
The Lutheran Observer s.ys that Ito pol
Il t,.+ of t3,a 3fbar.a,,
| il, this country combines tho lealing n'aarsc-
ter:ssics Of both P1cs5ytc1iar,sm and q kgre-
| i.ationalisul. stu tho earlier lis:os; i the
| Lutheran Church IN this country the C,ngre-
! ea:ioLsl clement was tho stronger; in Asr
i..cr development The Presbyterian element
.l.s Hale considerable progress.
| The Congregational churcl1os at Ors.lt,
CASTLE, D.isEton, and u4nsisal. y. y, are
E-T osi-d by the Presbyterian n, la.iu3 ";,ez-
Zee. e,t their Organization" by bee mins rr.s-
t:.fri.n. The Hannibal chulch has not been
foi -,,u:e years On tho Congregational Minutes.
The Taltist cAurcll in Ola Cambridge.
IA Z !, tzs dcd,csted H:eetias house. coyiI.s
:ls44 trn, ftee flonl 1tbs. Ii il wo,thy or
n.e, zion That tEis tuliiig is 10: ns:,si by
tic "eoeic'y," or by spy as.cciatien CT pew
lo!.s"ss, hut by The cEurrt i.-e1f-
Tho acto1 of the Young .Ien'a Christian
.ssctisticn IN Washington, D. e., iu p7cvsl-
Icing criticised. K correspondent IL thv
.a.tscdist Len'e Journal defends tie 1lea.,
On setcEt Sunday. sermon was
rIeathed to Chinese audience hlsaagh N
Iutttt refer, 1T the shoe facto.: at Nuf,h
sIane, Mas All Sing, the foreman, ren-
ticred d INTO Cl:incsc sentence after sentence.
Atoct ssvcnty boJs and young mcu were prcs-
| Gnt-
| Tho Esv. T.. A. Afford, In his rccont work
! Untitled The Mystic Number OF the World, :"
| thinks AIan1 lived four Thousand Eears before
| lie fell, ard be1orGed to 1 rtcc OF uEfa1!en
| nser, whose works reu1afa on earth, t.ougl,
| they llnrc gone to kcarcn, rs Eaoch anii
Efj.l,. anti now constitute 1.-THE church OF the
| first lsotu :"
! The 1,cv. T,r. Ever, OF Tho Protestant
! Efis. or al Church, Sew Ylrk. a,1thor et tho
| at11cou, "PIo.ee:aotisra Tatlure," in re-
csLt diecoures spoke Of the ''sacrinsia' grace
| CT continuation, ordination, .renaEce, uiaui-
| rye. n16 unction." To this Eshop Williams,
ot Eo1necticut, objected on the ground tint it
| WIS Eoia. sis.ic and contrary 10 tie twsaty-
fi!tl article tf tho creed WHICH, recognized only
aa;.;issa anl the LORDS Supper as sacsa-
| 1aen:s.
". a le. ate en- missions in the late nio-
! ccsun Synod Of tho Protestant Episcopal
CLE,c1 iii Tc1outo. distinguished layman
G:cw contrast beta eel, the Contributions or
Ito Methodist and Episcopal Churches iu tho
s.ms sections for tie kuine purpose lie
hlso~cd b. taaci calculation. tha. iu the tcrrt-
1oty u tho United Dioccses Of Ontario, To-
/
n,s res 1nculbtr, whilst Ep,scopalians gave
enIr W cents. In the Diocese OF Ontario
tLe iielhuIists savc 81 contu aud the Episcr-
| rsli1sts cents rer member. aud in the Do
ctsr Tclc=to tho Mtu,oaists E4rc 60 cents
.!d t!.s Episenpaliana II eents per rseulocr.
| lie lid the Llame Oh the clergy.
The FREQ Church Of scotland Nonyiy
Etrtrrt rays that in Scotland there il grow
| itG tendency anong the yonus people role.ve
ll.e lrcsl.te'isn f3s tie Epsscopal Church.
Ihie it sc.1unts for mainIy because OF the
u:ere fashionable position Of Tho lsttcr. It
at.tlr, tim: it ''wou.d b. comparatively easy to
| rc4 VI ri'e ourselves" to tl,elr going over to
| tho Low Church; hut tlat t'wllen rse~byte-
,isbs 10 over tho border under pressure ot
| \ 1--we for nu>ic AID torm, an:i a symbolic
MoIriip," they ars nht cnutent with asything
lcss than nn t1tr.SuSaitt ritual that is hall
| way to EGmc.
Ike J..cisa 3fessehge1- Gays that net one
| family Ii & llunhrcd tr,ctei booths 1T the
Leaf uf Tattre arle- last werk. 1t adds that
there sze intelligent Hebrews who will erect
tl le:1,,as t1e tbs 25.il of DE- EN- acr, hu,
! ,et lock With contempt on such aatilu4ted
Ibiiu; ha the boUtl,.
| -~i,a.t Year the 1elrcrt oi tue pres' yseEi.l,
I;ea..' c. Aissicl.s Showed Eu tApe,ia:;ute Q,
..eS. s:.I cnly several co,:yci=io ffSlu
a1:4o1s: tie teis,lary." Tto Arletic1u uent
.::;ssiu..ary So.icty expended S:1f,a.,2. wltcl
ws- JUS: s5c, ,si- laorc than its rccelp:e, bu
i: ~=- II ctr,tt;scht.l il converting 5.56I sonls
Tz.:is . the car, at c'sst CT Lu: lst;la more
iLsl 81 Ter eouI. Til. American seaman.
E1i.ta Sttietr rur S1CDG in EtLs. b:. chr.
ytltc:i 4 Lcssors in Now Yuk, 81 at Sl1
T,1, ci.co. and az lcw" At other tl4cos, at
coe, Of t4:ore taan $500 each.
THE tnefIte rsLip Of tic Mc:eod:a. Episca
pal Cturrh OF uiincis il jJ ,GG0; the c,liubc
chu,cher, $50; aud Of prcacIess. 35l.
"A correspondent s,y> Of the new Ssc,i;s
Inhabitants of Maine: IAN tue peopie Of I'll
ten years Of age are church members. 1t i
the cnstotu IN Swrtfen- IA snr,n ~ . chil