, 1870-03-27

Of tho ft4pec1tFo O1SA14EAuVna- 1a6te hIp
four prominent branches Of the Cbu1rh-the
Methodist EEiscerl b.odies EoEth Ard South,
fhc African N. E. Church, and the African
ii. E, Zion Church. As 10 Tho hrat two, the
prospects OF union between them are not
eucouraging, the Bouth showing disposition
70 remain separate. The African Zion Ghnnch,
numbering about 16o, 0D member, mostly in
the South, il An1 ious to nnits with the North
crn M. e. Church (white), which, however,
hesitates to taAt the step, believing TINT tho
smalSzmadun wun1d be : constant eourca Of
difficulties and classification in both branches.
Tho African n. E. Church has msde no over
turcn to the white tganch, tut has made them
to The Zion body Of tho colored people, The
latter, however, will net surrender certain
points Of Church government, and union be-
tween these two branches does not seem prob-
able 1t present.
The fation's articles On ths decline Of Uni
veIra1isn IN the United States, have been 'ex-
tcusiyely coried ard commented Oh by tho r.
lgiouB prcas. 1t Appears that against forty
ministers OF that re1suaslon in Ms4no In 1BGH,
there weTc only thirsy-two in 1863. During ths
anne oeriod there was ! similar decline in
Massachusetts, from liz to 1e0. With tho cIex-
ception Of New Hampshire, I'll the Eew Eng
l.hd States chow diminution N the number at
Univcrsalitt preachers, and 30 also in Few
York ind New Jersey. pel&~1re, Virginia,
Fast and West, AiEzis*ippi, Lonaiana, md
Ma1ylznd have Zach only one, and South Caro-
lima And Alabama have two apiece The met
cain in the entire denomination throughout tbe
whole country, on tho authority Of tt,s Uniees-
sdd4, Wac orly sf57tet. From theke tact., the
Ndtion iuGers that Uuiyerra1i1m l1.s lost ground
within the latt thirty yta1A, and enggests that
it has been absorbed BY Ealvtnixtic churches,
and has made sta influence felt b, Universal
ling their Cafr1nfsm.
Ihs N.0.odis: haa the following on tho
progress Of "!aJ Drlresdon": "stnes
The opening ct the year, tho North
\ M2si,s.ss.sarri, 1adis Isetih Lexington,
fcrences have voted upon tho alterstioa Of the
restrictive EuIe, with the following .eeults:
The first ave conferences have voted unani~
noasly for the alteration OF the Eale; ttum
Icdia and Liberia nothing.hAa yet been hotrds :
Lexington md Kentucky have given votes
Baltimore fraction over th.ee-fouttln. Tho
crcees of votes s5ove the required number IL
ready reaches two hundred and three, and will
doubtless rise stil higher. Surely it needs not =
tanguine temper to predict The final triumph Of
lay delegation. with the narrowing down Of
yet 10 be taken, the responsibility OF The 70
ters becomes si1 more serious. We are now
in this position: The laitJ, by majority Of
two to one. hlvc declared for lsy delegation j;
IN the mAtorit! Of tho annual confefcnceA the
travelling prcscher9 hare votod Tor the necss-
ss1y change Q! the rsHt6oGve rule, BY two
hundred more uan i ma 5onty Of three-fomtha.
Would il be wise for the tnainbeta Of thc1con-
felenees get 10 vote 10 s11est = change 90 near
it, final cousurnmatiou :? Auaasure which has
gone thus far must 70 forward TO it's compile
finu-n not Immediately, rs soon as c4a be
through the necessary legal forms. Thesf final
take OF The chu1cl1's pcas,c, should b. reiched
without further deIay.t'
The Amcric1n Unitarian Confereuca has
rnstfn arranorn,en.s WITH John Erizs DAshon
nf The I7nitsrian Conai1tory Of HunrsIy- to
Hunearan.
Tbere .Ts over s0n Jcu;-}, conpreo.t1o1s IN
TIM United states.
The reyipion Of tle Tamil Dible has lust been
rn,nnlctrtj- The an3ounf of work o1nenttrd on
Il rtves Il nI.oe hnsiio the Arahie Or tie
Tn@ol;sh ye,-ion. Tris .,id To ha tnar ID tho
nT;e;nai than onr Epa1ish version.
chnrch n TncIan,i haa nchfcrcd im,nanaa
rnnrIsr;tv becnuse tie aer1uo11s rnTr coIxuu1o
fs,1 1n;nnica'
,rcscrt f, Tnr,c. vTifcs r. fhn Trre5nrr IA.
5ryfa + c,1,;n1,s .rcnnut of Wait h. maid Ia fhe
rhn,rh ~ - - = 4ncnstfnn II thst c;tr r IA fser M
Eaitinr for hnlf nn 1,onrH snvs fhe wr;ter
rot rliersns dirtirr srS t,.st
could be found in ear rraIl Hungarian towns
H. hs;'S;ns, t 10 ~ yan
~ aa.4 ..ss O1s nd ~, w nrcros1 ~ - T,a
sen .bo mtrTe,lws reIira tha c3,u,rf, nos
eau.cd H.r;n. .<,,,l,,rt.a ms M tha .s~1stv
r. .hovfa S n9s 1 m rrh. ve,vrt rnsh.. a..
;cn ;nc,ceoa n snn.,i vaivct cssn' tht fnna
IN -fxrh 1,3xs 1.s.1,et t.a. hnrrsxl h;ITn.
ali Nv r;cerTn, r,.int.inaJ tbe rnlic to i.s
y 5 S,,,3a ~ Nv. Go h;u fnai;,H.s W.
~ ana - enn,h h4 nos n s ns1t .ban
T;n,. X ~ A,c+sr1s3 f,,,a,ri and tbn rntnf
~ H. s.,et 49, --xt~.d xs,sn pcts~ aonisI Eis
M,sts. ~, .hs .t,rf rth 1,h;r3, Aoses s;x;J-
c1I thc w.ts,a NJ NJ fla Rcd Scs AMI sftrrWards
~. hs,rs - NJ e NJ c;n.-r,ae al. t,ns, r.rc ~
,nfn11o ,,,c ~ .vrTa nv snd Am that in con-
H,3e--t;o., - ~ ha;np . nEons min, Tcoul1
obt.in a er,sI poTt1on & tLese inyaluahlc
rai;c. a. :. -or~ ,,ersa-.ta N r1;re
srrrr,I Ene,;.r ~sc7.ntn At y,,r,. india
hsyo ,rofessed to be converts to MoLsmmed-
anixm. With nh.veu bead md clAa il Mosleu,
!. E1rb, they publicly profess their nsu faith
within mosque there: s.Thc1e il no God
but God. sud Nahstntned is His Prophet"
Another renegade, snitzer. breaches a on
The Koran IN imperfect Hindustani
Il IA rrI.ted nf Nj. F,rnn. tI,e rp1rnteer
miasionary to China, that during tho inuurEcpt
moyements in The hnaoy district. he sas free
10 70 whese lie liked, when 10 oihs1 EurDpean
could venture among tho rebels. That's the
| mum of tha Book. y they would sxy. A md ha
n,ust mt be toucheiH
n. Bellows Hx.nta no bctacr Un;tas;sn i"
than Il. ". B.echer. But the Lbcroi Ckr1s-
ron docs. It notices his lato sermon On tho
Of eaeiine "a Ia aTrs.t thn Thnlcsome tstdency
toward tie New Testament wprshjp OF God
Alone and u fa.fcn for another een&stion
prrn us the idoiatruus sdoration Of Jesus
christ !"
Thc p,1. rkhot. ..rs that a French otcl.ta.
who LIS Or iii occaE;ons iouilT dafenld tie
Ho1v gn, md vho has rrru .xnernda3 the
srJl.rs h n173er IN nfrrnahh nAoT,lc thht IL il
rr,d. ~ itta++ }1.a "a 1ittje ts,,ftd dcucen The
~ ~. Jior~.s,s rIssn snv N,hieet ~ fnnnr,
! inc, ~ ~ entT1sts ,ia 1etttr to rereonj 1,nou
4 whnYn H. IN rrIy VIM r,oats Il far Him h
F1oreteef
.r j, c.. o.. 1r.,.. .,J ,r.;,-
..reu tne rev @e '.asten ~ a =. III III
tnoxn perronsgc IN ~ ON seaae9.sn 1;! e G'sr.e
wv Eas ~sae sSIs'ason - ". I'll ts.rsH,s~ sa
snaSs SsEealehsm h GIH, aTIel, anu .,ias sta1a s.
Hts 1uss @ 11nunahea "a n I.uon F.1S. ttp NEIL 81
ulSa, ihT itssen. panSets u ~ ,aGsa GnGai
e tss Es.elis!S I q qaaSts: : III es:;:Issit! + Il
ehnrSh anaado~ nsr % gaonaa, M aho sse tsases s
.Ia - Gtm :. lesftsE Ana ooeuee ior the ieaso.
t-;H.. Ist 10 etaunls, toa m Hns. 1u1,;h1 1 ~
tn.et ;ns.,s S esa te. ein aa smG p ~ !,
Clalk ahnsts tlas sneeefease olscoseses II
a.S.J ,asa % o. pnsst stttIa lenes natS r
vealed 1eets ~meh ~ ntserty iTeeontahsl' ~
an sne te3s OF Se5.ntases. aaeeTs ny .asa ot
1sst oi ;tsa,5 sIs hetI t .b meang ~ consa on:
sasseas ..sen N % ~ me aavoeasee o! aoasone
ea' eooetaac0, NC ~ y metnods o. msespIatasl93t
nd iesss % %I.Fpneso'S e.: 70 III otaet ,, pooa
no Appt6.ue 70 uhs GU! .. 4eeaH'
ng ne 1e1y proPoat3on ~ which fhs! we're IN
senteo 10 PIufe. ne aselAfes s1 Tnat c5Hleisn III,
nas Plosen 70 ocEauas1..uon m ~. 1nn!S a!e a. Nv
.S Meloas n'sto1acA o e.1ota ~ .ne note ~ III
.aele a.e etsementa NJ N one po!;,oo Q, htm1is. .
~ cunt. 49, t.aS1: .S " a'a.enena aa anou*' w
1.; oon anas ~ nefo AZ many. nanansees FIJI
!i.lus M 70 nieoolu ae,uA p:ea1ssneea NY ~, ~
{t.sss II saai " wMcn nuM 1uo" !. -
uS mnsstame s nasks o. 4eEena; 1na tnas ~ r m., Ses
- pooEa Aaa Pa1.e ot oooIs Hnen tnc ..o Nt..s
NSaone .@on9 tne es.onel u sGi1p'is III
vefe not rnsten as the ams a. ~ Mh':a 'ne
@% u.ess @% 70 aase oeen Hi.ttea. no5 ~ na NC ~ =.
. 5 ~ nnUS ~ LILIES T .nes 9sa H. -" Jo 80
rs 1S.a tae oN tesIAHens aapArsat@.tt.s, T .t ca.