The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-15

amusements ID very strongly censared by Bishop
Nottingham who declares that ne Will not DC
hound nv III especially In these times which, IN his
view REQUIRE increased stringency ana not timid
relaxation in observance oil the rules Oh right living
and seifdenial The late Episcopal Convention at
Mobile raised the salary OF the Bishop from ,000
TO 81, 500. The Episcopal Diocesan ConVenuoh Oh
Texas, which met IN Waco week before no iasv, M
the life OF Bishop Gregg Tor OOO In favor q
his wife. Rev. Dir. 0sgOOd has taken charge OF IrnZ
church, New Haven, for the coming season, an0
will spend the Summer, as usual, In Fairfield, conn.
The diocese OF Virginia through its Council, has
voted not TO set OF West virginia as sepa,"sSo
diocese Rev. William Orrick OF st. johns churcns
YORK, Pa, has been called TO the rectorshp o. o.
Pauls church, Des M0ines, Iowa. The condition Vi
the diocese OF Virginia is eminently encouraging.
there being II, 900 communicates and nearly lorV
candldates LOT orders and an increase OF s4u,ooo IA
contributions. The Episcopalians OF Chicago are
building two new churches respectively named ST.
Johns ana Trinity, at cost OF $3.50 900 Tor the l0r
mer and $l750o0 for the latter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The American Bible Society distributed gratui
tously $50 COO worth OF Bibles in Alabama last year.
Rev. Mr. Waite, ofthe American Chapel in Rome.
has not only succeeded with others in starting an
Italian Young Mems Christian Association, but has
also organized a small church or Roman soldiers.
the centurion IN THIS case. Is 2 young ma.
Christ is such that he has abored among his fellow
soldiers with genuine devotion. Already the lit
tie church numbers twenty-six members, some OF
whom officers of rank and education A col
lege has been opened near Gravescnd, Eng
land, for the education OF the daughters OF poor
Congregational ministers. 1t began with 100 pupils.
Bohemia, since the expulsion from the country OF
the followers or John HuSS, In 1920 mas been shut
against Protestantls or late some light has
dawned there. In the town or Laun. which was
once peOped entirely by Moravians, but now as
entirely by Roman Catholics, an Evangelist has
opened preaching station unmoested, and has
from two to six hundred Catholic hearers. Among
the results thus far is the conversion OF three lami
lies to the Protestant faith and the resignation Of
their offices by three priests The receipts
OF the American Board for April were
$35, 1885, and TINS far during the present.
financial year $24S,49O so, an advance OF
q little more than five thousand dollars over
the receipts OF last year during the same period.
At the Quadrennial Conference OF the United
Brethren, held recently in Dayton, Ohio, the Prest
dent Bishop Gl0ssbrenner, stated that during the
past four years the membership has increased
17347. "A new Reformed church was recently
organized in Hazelt0n, Pa, with Rev. A. RAIN.
pastor. The United Brethren propose to follow in
the wake OF the Methodlsts, and admit laymen AZ
delegates In their Church Conferences. BY vote
OF 90 to IL, the recent General Conference agreed
to submit the question to the churches IN N0vem-
Der next, and abide their decision The
proposed basis of representation Is one
lay delegate for every 1000 members.
Rev. Edward p Ingers0ll, Of the Middle Reformed
church, OF Brooklyn, N. Y, sailed on tine steamer
Cuba last Wednesday, for four months trip In
Europe The church continues his salary, supply
him purse to defray his expenses. One OF the
members OF his church presented him with
valuable gold watch; another complimented his
wife in like manner, that they might each mark
the moments as they swiftly ny. or the 100000
children In New York less than 0ne-half attend
Sabbath schools Among these 200 conversions,
were reported last year. The number OF volumes
100000 were raised by the scholars for religious