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eryJc.ous INrELLIGENCE.


pr,JcIoUs INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.
tn. Rev \. B. Esrle hiss been preaching lor
rs,rl, tr5 weeks st Quincy, H., end WIN
ro,-t,,I results. The audiences have been crown
"a end A.. revival Of exceptional poEer is re-
r,-,a3 A aeT open communion church mas
i.,ols b,eo established in Westerly, R. l. ne
Rev 4 P. Graves has been holding series Of
meeting, al Westerly, having been invited
tbitber by the four Baptist chnrahes.
CONVERSATIONAL.
Fourteen young men graduated at the Chicago
Tbe,losiesl Seminary on Thursday last, i've oil
whom delivered addresses. Prof Weber ol
Niidlebury College. sdlressei large audience
On 8. The Ssspticism OF Culture, and froi'
Bartlett: said the parting words to the gralia'es'
"A note in the department Of - " oman
Work expresses regret thst there is 80 LILLE o.
denominstioual intsest, among Congregations.
women, in the labors Of the 'Womsn's boaId %
Missions The entire receipts for Marcn arc
s84.9Sl.79, Of which S27,l7505 are dona-
tons. The total from September lst' ls'0' 10
March 3lst, stands $3.50, l0565.--ine ny
Amos Foster, of Putney, is saii to be about 'ne
Oldest Congregational clergyman in the q ave III
sc;ive service. He is seveuty-f3ur years o. age
and has spent forty-fve years Of his life IN 'ne
ministry. about tventy-eigh. have been in 'eF-
mont.
EPISCOPAL
The Vestrymen Of st. Clements church. fn'--
,5e,pb;,. have voted to dismiss both Rev. Dr.
Patterson. rector, and Rev. DR.. Stewart, assist
ant minister, and the bishop Of the diocese has
souearrel in their action. That portion Of the
congregation which fa7ors the rector has filed s.
bill in the Court Of Common Pleas against the
yestrymen, asserting that they are not -esa
vestrymen Of the church, and praying that their
rights may be regarded. as the DISMISSED is ID
direct violation Of the wishes Of the congregation
An injunction vas accordingly issued restrain
ing the defendants. Tho Episcopal.sns OF
Pennsylvania have in contemplation the sdoPtoa
Of minority representation in Diocesan Conyen-
tons, by means Of the cumulative yote---Ine
Bishop Of Western New York, On the third sun
day after Easter. confirmed forty persons IN
Christ church, Rochester, Of whom six were
from the mission chapel on the east side OF the
river 4 large ard interesting class was also
confirmed, in the evening Of the same day, IN
Trinity church, in the same day.--On Sunday
e7ening, April pa, the Lord Bishop Of the
Diocese and Metropolitan, confirmed a6ou fifty
persons in St. Georges church, Montreal
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Rev. S. Bliss, Of Barre, has lately return
ed to his charge, having been s5sent south for
some two months for the benefit Of his health.
Fourteen members we're added TO tIe UNI
versslis. church in Chester on Sunday, Msreh
8Oth, and the fsithful brethren in that field are
rejoicing over the PROJECT Of additional hAryefis.
The Congegeti9zalia thanks Dr. Bellows
for his frank statement, in the Ltieral Chris
tiaa, that he would not believe the deity Of
Christ, If the New Testament asserted il. These
are DR.. Bellows words THE deity Of Christ
is incredible the New Testament does not as
sert it, AMI if it did, it would dispr0ye its own
credibility."
METHODIST.
The tendency Of the Methodist Episcopal
church to discourage itineraucy In lsrge cities
affords the journals Of the u. e. church south
the text for articles upon Northern degeuer2cy.
There is great encouragement, indeed, ia
the work among the Chinese in California. The
superintendent Of the Methodist Mission gyes a
report Of his work for the first quarter Of this
year. He has 30 pupils in the evening schools,
and hopeful Bible classes on Sunday, increasing
in attendance and fast overcoming the prejudice
sgainst what the Chinese csn the " Jesus -e-.
ligon.''
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Roman Catholic mission was lstsly he'd in
York, Pa, resulting in the proselYtiag Of several
Protestant communicants, heretofore distributed
through Episcopal. Lutbersn and Reformed
churches.--A call for mass convention Of
delegates from the various Temperance organiza-
tons connected with the Catholic church in
Massachusetts,, to be held in the Catholic chapel
on Washington and Castle streets, Boston, on
Tuesday, May 80, has been Issued by representa-
tiyes of Boston and vicinity. 4 fail Representa-
ton from all parts Of the State is anticipated,
and q new impetus given to the cause Of total
abstinence within the limits Of that douom.ua-
tiou.-The new protest against the new dogma
Of Papal infsllibilty by the learned Or. 4o'Hnger
hiss been followed by one equally frank and out
spoken from the professors ofthe Roman Uniyer-
sity. In their address these learned Italians
state ' The episcopacy which dwells in cur
land IS Of no country, and hss nothing in com
mon with the Italian people. The sy !ahus, IN
faubity, Pausl autocraoy-an these uegsti7ns
Of Divine aud human reascn-comp0se system
which has no connection with the italian char
ter, with Italian thought Our Roman, that if
to say Italian, race abhors az much IS the Ger
msnic that evil system Of the bondage Of the
understanding" They add that in the sscrsd
cause Of reform the German and the liaiiau
people will fight and conquer together.-Dr-
Schultz, professor Of cannon law at Prague, has
written pamphlet on the power Of Popes over
Princes, Countries, Nations, and Individuals,
in which he says: 81 know that many bishops
find no evidence for Papa iufallibiliiy in Scrip
ture and tradition. | know dozens Of most
worthy priests and distinguished teachers Of
theology. including those who have formally
accepted the dogma or hold their peace, who are
of the sane mind, and can give legal proof Of IT.
Among all the educated lAity capable OF forming
/ NHHn nHHHa
past do not know twelve who are not Of the
same opinion" Dr. Schultz may as well pack
his vsluables and prepare to follow DolEnger
MISCELLANEOUS.
The first Westinghouse in Wheelock, Vt, was |
butt in 1877. \ curious vote vas taken by the |
town for the purpose of selling eff the pews. The
record OF il reads as follows: 50 Voted, that the
town be st the expense Of rum for the veadueing /
of the meeting house pews.''-It wss bad
enough for the Queen to marry her daughter TO
q Presbyterian IN Lent but was it not aggrava-
ting that she should en- Coed Friday give tal
in honor Of the marriage, to the tenants on her
BslnoTsl estates. To be sure, Good Friday Is
known in Scotland only by hearssy but what
will the bishops say to the tossts ind dancing
According to Archbishop Thomson, in the
article on our Lord in Smiths Dictionary Of
the Bible" Good Friday this yesr fell On the
exact day Of the month as that on which the
crucifxion took place-The United Presbyte-
riAns sni the Free Church Presbyteriaus Of
Scotland are about to follow the example C the
Old snd New School bodies IN this country. and
unite. All the presbyteries Of the United Pres
byterians have voted for union unanimously,
with two or three exceptions, and Of the Free