Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The church property in Chicago
valued at S2l 600 CO., all of which
exempt from taxation. lf charge
ike other property it would yield y
income to the city treasury Of 1878,
900 annually.
DR.. Arnold hit il when he, mad
his remark about boys that proiessc,
ihcir sentimental admiration Of yir
tue: O. have seen enough OF boy
that loved God. Commend nc nov
10 boys that not only love God, bu
hate the devil"
DR.. Sore is preaching to crowdcJ
congregations in the Rink in Sll
Francisco on Sunday evenings. A
present he is answering the question.
most commonly asked by persouj
who are inclined to reject religion
! The question Sunday before last
was, "Amid the diversitic1 Of beliefs
how shall we find the t'uth?' The
discourse was listened to with most
earnest attention.
The FreemaA'3 J0UTBal, London
has an earnest appeal from a Roman
Catholic priest, headed: "Help for
the Souls in Purgatory," in which it
is promised that all who will aid him
in building a new church in Ken
saIton, near London, can forward the
name of any deceased relative or
friend for every ten shillings, to be
enrolled on the mortuary list, aud
share i'll all the special deyotions Of
the Church.
Georgia is to have q Methodist
Tabernacle. The tabernacle is q
splendid canvas tent large enough to
sea: a thousand people, and will be
used in the State during most Of the
year-in the Southern portion during
the winter season, and in North
Georgia in summer. Every district in
the Conference is expected to share in
its use during the coming year II
will be taken from place 10 place,
stopping a week or two qt a time, as
circumstances may require.
Itisnot generally known that John
Wesley, the founder of Methodism,
nearly one hundred and forty years
ago was the first missionary of the
Church Of England in Savannah,
Georgia, and really the founder Of
what is now Christ Church. The
present number Of communicates in
the Episcopal Church in that city is
)72. Last year they gave to the va
rious church objects an average Of
Sj3.4O to each cnmlnunicant.
The Italian Government remains
firm in its determination to seize and
nod the convent grounds Of the
city when they are required for the
use of convenience OF the crown,
and in accordance with this detenni-
nation the officers of King Victor
Emmanuel have giyennotice that they
require the building and premises of
the Convent St. Andre, near the
lluiriaal, for the purpose Of eularg-
ing his Majesty's stables. The Jesuit
Fathers protest, the Government hes
Itates, and the Pope orders the an
-horities of the convent to yield only
10 force. The jmpertum in tmDcriD
loes not work smoothly.
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION,
Baltimore, October 2G.-In last
nights session of the Episcopal Con-
7ention the canon on the Ritual was
ost for want of a constitutional ma
iority.
To-day the report On the organiza-
ion of churches in foreign countries
was concurred in, after which the
house went into secret session to con-
;ider the nomination OF Rev. VIII
lam Hobart Hare, OF Pennsylvania,
IS missionary to Africa. Its UNDER
stood that the friends of this gentle
man are opposed to his nomination
On the ground that his loss to the
country would be an injury. On
conference the nomination was with
lrawn. No other nomination was
made.
The canon to prevent the aliena-
ion OF church property was passed.
a message from the House of
Bishops, concerning service in
schools, colleges, &c, was laid on the
able.
The subject of devotion in the
prayer-bock was discussed.
a motion was adopted declaring
hat the insertion of any change
whatever of letters, punctuation
marks, Nc, in the Book Of Common
Prayer, shall be unlawful.
a memorial and resolution relative
o the decision Of the Diocese OF II.
inois in three diocescs was referred.
A resolution passed providing for
he appointment of n standing Com
nitiee on Indian Affairs, composed
If six laymen, to cooperate with the
Board of Missions, in response to a
equest of the President of the
JnitGd States, asking the co-opera-
ion of religious bodies in pro-
noting the civilization of the In-
lians.
A message from the House of Bish-
'ps was received announcing the
Ldoption by that body of a canon
prohibiting the administration of the
loly communion except in the man
Ter designated by formulas OF the
Church.
a vote on the resolution proposing
canon on ritual, resulted as follows:
clerical, yeas II, nays Is, divided i.
Jay vote, yeas Is, nays II, divided 3.
Resolutions were adopted, almost
unanimously cOndeming ceremonies
If observance foreign to those in the
standards of the Church,
declaring that the advice of the faith
'rs was deemed sufficient to secure
he suppression Of all that is irregu-
ar, and promote uniformity of ad-
in the Church.
Messages were received from the
House of Bishops, concuring in the
lction of the House of deputies relt-
i've to the restoration Of clergymen
ieposed for other than reasons affect.
ng their moral character; also con-
in the action relative to the
OF assistant Bishops
and in the resolution as to unauthor-
zed editions of the book of common,
prayer.
A message from the House oC