, 1872-12-29

nounce no form OF religious belief, but leave tie
individual Free ReGgionist open to hold any
form OF belief OF unbelief, as he chooses.
The Lutheran Church within the last twenty
five years has dismissed about forty ministers
desiring to attach themselves to other churches.
Bishop Cox, OF Buffalo, has goue to Hayti to
hlnt several co1ored men into the priesthood.
Episcopal missionaries were FIST sent there il
1863.
Tho Rrr. William Hobart Hare, S. T. D., has
accepted the missionary D;shopric Of Nio rara,
to which he WAS recently elected. The consent
of the majority OF the Standing Committee aud
tho Bishops having been received, the presiding
Bishop will now proceed to take the order for
the conservation Of the Bishop-elect which will
take place, it is expected, some timo in January.
The Rev. j. G. White, editor and proprietor
Of tho Protestant Missionary, Jacksonville. ILL.,,
is reported to have challenged Father Burke to
q discussion on the principles and aspects Of
Roman Catholicism.
The Presbyterian Board Of Church Erection
are greatly embarrassed for tho want of money.
They commenced the year With deficit Of 49,
766, which has increased to 5000 Unless
larger contributions from the churches arc re-
cei1od, tho Board will be compelled either to re-
! ject many applications, or greatly reduce the
| amount granted.
The Rev. John Halls congregation in New
York has purchased p1at Of ground on the
northwest corner Of Fifty-ffth street and Fifth
| avenue, for the sum Of S35o, 600, on which they
propose to erect church edifce to cost over
| $500. 900. The church will represent the archi-
lecture Of the fourteenth century, and will fur
| n1sh seating capacity for about {, 500 people.
"A sharp imitation of Prnssian political tao
| tics has just been ACCOMPLISHED By tho Austrian
| Government in regard to one Of it's very trouble
some Provincial DietC. In the Tyrol, the " C!eri-
ca" DePuties-that is, those who look upon tho
recent policy of the Vienna Cabinet in Church
matters az impious and aboninablo- de-
clined to take part in tho sittings Of the Diet;
and as, in that tenaciously superstitious mouu-
| tain fhoao ,far1 r1v
their secession does notleaye sufficient quorum
| to transact business Ey order Of the Emperor,
therefore, the Dict has been closed.
| Tho following glimpse Of Portland, Me-,
idiosyncracies is afforded by tho Press Of that
| city I: " 4 fearful nuisance, and one peculiar to
! Portland. is the habit which young people have
| Of going of Sunday evening from one church
to another, entering the building during tho
service and then Immediately leaving If they do
not find tho person they arc in want Ct. Indeed,
most OF our young men Sunday nights seem ep-
gagged in a fruitless search for . sweetheart who
has taken refuge under the dripnings OF tho
| eapctuary. So much seek her, wandering about
from church to church in quest Of tho fair but
feeting ons."
Tito pews Of the Old South at Boston, which
is fast being fitted up for Uncle Sans uRe, are
stored in the attic ready to be put together again
ut the end Of the two years. Tho pulpit will be
disposed Of in similar manner, and tho mag
nihcent chandelier has already found resting
place in the same spot: Il has bcen suggested
that the chandelier, which Was originally given
to the church, might be giyon to some country
church which does not enjoy the blessing Of gas,
IS the now chapel ut the South end will be better
Illuminated by moro modern appliances. Tho
organ, which was built by an Englshman named
Taylor, who came over on purpose to suporin-
tend it's erection, and is Que Of the Oldest things
| in the church, will be placed for the present in
the Freeman place chapel.
The decision of the authorities Of the Church
of England in favor OF transubstantation has
| rpsn1taH in a r11Tphar nj roro-ryran laayirp fho
church. The latest one, the Rev. Capol Molly
neaux, had been in that church thirty -fve years.
"A literary parallel is pointed out in connec-
tion with the death Of Mr., Thomas BIlhy. for
more than quarter Of & century Parish Clerk
Of Islington, who died recently at the age Of 78.
He WAS author Of the hymn, 'tOh, that will be
joyful" The parallel is found in A1r. Diby'a
life story and tha& OF the Scottish ecboomaster,
Madras College, st. Andrews. who wrote the
hymn " There ia happy land" )" which has Gil.
;. joyed q popularity second only to that won by
b1r. Bilby. Both hymn Triters we're school
| masters.
A bill for the suppression OF the religious
orders applying to the province and City OF
Rome, has boen presented to tho Italian Parla'
ment by the Minister Of Justice. Its disposi'
orders, tho whole property Of which is to b<
converted into Rente. Tho religious orders aIe
Lenceforth to be considered and are to stand on
the eamo footing toward the lava Of the State a&
in favor Of the orders for Women which are en-
titled to houses for the exercise OF their mis-
sions. The property Of the suppressed corpora.
tions will continue to be applied the charita'le
purposes for which they we're originally estab
1ished.
1t is said that tho nomination of Dean Stan
ley aB one Of the Select Preachers at tho Univcr
sity OF Oxford will be strenuously opposed. nnt
mainly by the High Church party: Dean Goul
III friendly letter to Dean Stanley ho explains
as his reason for doing SO that his brother O.
Westminster is in the habit Of throwing "th&
whole weight Of his high character, lis 6rillian
| abilities, and his eminent position into the sup
port Of the rationalistic school"-aschool aSains
which Dean Goulburn holds it to be the par
! amount duty Of every Churchman and ever,
Christian to protest whenever opportunity OF
fhrs.
The death, some timo since, Of tho Rev ST
Algernon Peytou, Bart, sealed the fate OF tn
! most remunerative pastorato in Great Britain
!; the living Of Doddington. The yearly income @
the fortunate incumbent was S50,0 ,000 or twic
Upon the death Of the Reverend Baronct names
above. Doddington WIS divided into sevel
. parishes, which will still lenvo comfortable in
comes for tho pastors, md bring the cAu1che
, nearer to the people.
a fow years ago, Kenyon College had, il
President Stone, chief officer who was yer
= popular With the students. It WAS deemed nd
visable by Bishop Mcllvnne and tho otle
| managers OF tnc institution Ihat Mr. oton
= should leave his place. This course was sup
, posed to have been adopted because OF his sus
pected ritualistic leanings. His friends and ad
! visers denied that he had any sach procliyities
1T least to any dangerous extent, and were yer
angry at the narrowness" which could proP,os
to dispense with SO valuable man. Tho wisdom
of the act was vindicated few months later b
NIr. Stones admission to the Roman Catho1i
= Church, aud by his publication OF 3 book defend
ing the change. It will DO remembered tha
this work was very amusingly aud sharply re
viewed ii q little pamphlet by Leonard Bacor
: Jr. We now have to add that, on tile 21st inst
/. Mr.. Stone waH ordained priest Of the Paulie
! order by Archbishop McCloskoy, Of New York.
0 A NEW-YEhR REVERlE.
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i Casts wierd, uncertain cleaning,
n While the night-winds moan and murucr like sp
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