, 1872-12-29

Cardinal Cullen calls on tho lrlsh clergy
to prevent tho holding Of wakes By the people.
Tho Rov. Dr.. TynS, speaking Of Sunday
school teachers who get tired and leave their
classes, says everybody gets tired except the
dovi he is bishop that is mover out Of his
diocese.
Tho Clinton Avenue Congregational Church.
in Brooklyn, N. T., after Protrnctcd debate,
agreed to Introduce responsive scripture read
ing by pastor and pooplo into their Sabbath
services.
The Methodist Recorder suggests that when
the churches are investigating the merits OF
candidate, and inauiring whether he is ''smart,"
and whether he can ''draw,' it might DO
well 10 press auothcr question, viz: is he
reIgious?"
A correspondent of the Christian Era says
TINT tho ProfesEors in all the present Baptist
Colleges in England favor open co1nnaonion. and
that mcst Of the minister's whom they train for
tho pulpit follow their lead.
-The Rev. Sir. Hepworths Church Of the Dis
ciples, Now York, is to bo dedicated in January
by the Rev. Nenry Ward Beecher- Tho structure
is queer looking affair, built Of wood, brick,
and iron-in style, cross between circus and
gas-house.
Tho German membership OF tho Lutheran
Church in this country il nearly 100000. Tho
Scandinavian membership il about 90,U00.
The Spa nifh revolution Of 1868 opened tho
country to protestants, and now tlpre 10 600,
! and about - nntlye clergymen.
| The Rev. Mrs. Z. Gustin, Of Attleborough,
! Mase., has accepted call to take the pastoral
| charge at tho Spruce Street Christian Mission
| Charei, IN Now Bedford
| a Presbyterian preacher in Newark, New
| Jersey. refused to allow Mrs. Wittenmyer to lee
tire in his church in behalf of the Homo for tho
Friendlese, for tho reason that women should
| not speak in the pulpit.
| The PRESBYTERIAN churches OF Philadelrhia
! raised over million dollars for church pur-
poeea. during tho past year.
Tho Roman Catholic Bishops and clergy Of
Ireland referred to in Justice keosh's judS-
+e it,c1 In
| Bishop OF ClonfcVt, DR.. Duggan, and twenty-five
! priests, have been indicted.
| Tho Rev. AR Sturgeon, in q recent address,
| said he quite sure that large portion of
| the ministers Of all denominations did not earn
| anything like as much as the men who laid the
stones in the buildings they wero assembled in.
/ The Society OF Friends aro to lave s now
"meeting-house' in Lawrence. Kansas, costing
held in that city thousand delegates were pres
ent from different parts Of tho United States and
| Canada.
| AT the late National Unitarian Association a
| speaker expressed tho belief that the failure Of
their church in Washington City was owing to
the preaching Of politics.
| The Vienna Aeto Free Press cnumcrates tho
| Old Catholic priests. now declared apostato from
the Roman Church, in Germany aud elsewhere,
finding the total number to be hftytiyc-nanlely.
forty-tvo IN Germany and Austria, aud thi1teon
| elsewhere.
The Enon Baptist Church in Louisville is to
! be disposed OF On the lottery principle about the
middle OF next month.
| John Jacob As!or has given s50. 600 toward
tho endowment Of St. Luko's Hospital (Episco-
pal) in tho city Of New York.
The Colgates, OF New York. havo presented
to the Baptist society with which they worship
at YonkerF, n. T., . inc church costing 100000
The Marquis OF Waterford is abuGt to enter
the Roman Catholic Cho:ch. Tho Marchioness
went over some mouths ago.
In Touissy, Franco, twenty-five families
have forsaken the Catholic Church, and invited
the neighboring Evangelical pastors to ministe,
to then
The first thing the Elizabeth, N. J., Baptist
Church did for its ne, pastor, Alr. Gallagher
YVES to eiro his wife $4,000 house.
| Tho ealary OF the Episcopal Bishop, JUS
eleclea for tho Diocese of Massachusetts, IL fuei
at Sc, 600 per aauum.
Tho Unitarian body in this country supports
but one foreign missionary, who absorbs tht
whole sum, s., 900, which is annually set apar
for foreign missions.
A derutation Of Americans at a recent audi
dience with tie Pope expressed the devotion Q
the American Catholics to the Holy See. Th'
pono made n feeling response and concluded b:
giving his blessing to his spiritual subjects il
| this country.
Tho Free Religious Association" has JUS
been holding session IN Brooklyn. They N