, 1873-08-24

Upon to bpenk IN publio On 10uf ulHerenS occh-
efons, and, in hlB anxiety Tor union among tho
varioi,H Presbyterian bodies in tho Drtish 1Blos,
suggested tho calling Of 3 U. lon Convention,
lko Tho ono hold In philadolph' \ in tho autumn
Tho Rev. DR.. Newman Hall has given graph-
10 description Of Mr.. Gladstone and the Jubiloo
ningers, In tho last Independent. It IL aatonlnl-
ing how puch mon can eocomo 10 filled with tass
kind Of onthuBasln. Wo giye NIL oxtract, which
comes just after the Gladstone broaAfast to
which tho singers had boon invited:
Firss we Ind q John Brown" mover hcara them
5 soa u hsy aa ssssFas It s nss %s
wolo forns see,nodtG d!lats: Tie!r sysa 1aaans,
r,. sq,s,so n, Steat!ss s1ss vsIs ,!!s
rfveto oil tho tatooet and aoul Of hia great nature
seemed oppressed In Ills countenencO and. when taoy
ss sa s1ss Ii hsg liz issqMF IT, s9S
qaeor n,edey them great t.sln With the eotacs Lc9
sssssn sssness and ID nsps sp ssna II
ses sw sd sa ssy ss.oa s&1 "s s lie
aasyes Ely eteaa % vi VII owsd wsisp
many hearty farowca, and aome timo WAS taken up
Nss alstatono aud osboss. just before leaving tho
room thuy sang "Gootl-bye, brother, Good"hyc, sa-
tor" which went 10 eyery hoart.
TIE CITY RELIGIOUS PnEss.
Tho Interior gvca three-colan'n leader ll''
der tho threatening and unoqulyocal caption,
4t,Tho Independent on tho Wnr PATH" II tlis
accusation against tho great Now York paper u
true, thero ii no telling wat may happen:. It is
| to bo hoped no editor, oaBt or wost, will havo
the top part OF his head ia tue. least injured.
Tho paper otherwise diBouBseB stability In tho
ordor OF worship, aud extortion upon school ohl-
| dron Respecting tho latter topic, after showing
that tho most e1ponHlve staple books ID tho mar
kot, In proportion to the cost OF their nanufac-
| rtrra nf H-hn
editor aRyB:
pressiyo aysoni at ths roota-s Inv which shall open
| lilo way for fair competition. and punish oppression
and extoron III Ills business by nuvern rena!ttes For
instance tho law should prohibit tho sale o. my amy
Any eoesor nss ca scsto lint cost upon a
EssGn f Il in 1orFuno nyS 9ssd s
sion at SHOT nd Leave tho Aed entirely tfeo to ING
competition Of books on their merits.
the Tal1nud," ''The BaptistH Of the Wess, and
"Tho Now Christ" Tho first ia m argument
for cortnin modo Of baptism, tic pith of which
il in tho following paragraph:
1t will 10 acen, then, that tho writer regards the aY
deuco {ounh In the Ta1mud conclusive 10 tho ciltcl
TINT rito was enjofned upon the Jews and observed
by them, In which, ns method Of " legal ptlr1aca.
John tho baptist whom he GANG baptzins IN tho VII
Acrnesa OF Judea, adopted therefore symbol perfect.
Ito isui in G slsr sri mannss alike in ts or
tho persons 10 whom II was administered, and in tho
jar desa made universal md familiar by rites ct thas
religion which alo Jews, themselves. held - tncr
| OWL.
htr. Church contributes his homeward-bound
letter from the hIountains, which cloaes tho
aerioB.
Tho Western Catholic talks about " Tie Irish In
tho British Provinces" !" =" Tho Character aud
Unity Of tho Catholic Church, J" i" Tho Irish Lan.
ggehneol ggoheeols e1a aud a nellgion aid Roason XII
tended obituary Of Roger J. Dfasa Ii el'eh'
which cloaeB RI followe:
ho u ''a sp Tesf w sees ean
sFris paRscd away from earth to tho bright world be
God. On friday, tho 18th nst, tle Tcast Of tho As
sumption, he received holy communion, and fetLc.
Converse, Of the Church of the Holy Family, who Has
Oh Church. ai,c ''''' "N@''''''"'' '''''' 49, ~ ~ y ~
The Ne,o Couenant treats Of " Probation" /" a
! "Reminiscences" " Bowaro of Dogs" ' Tho lnuel
Lifo," etc. It contains an account Of tho dod
ication of tho UniverHallst Church ut Dl1on Ii
which tho building IL described Us follows:
The church is Of ntono, with right and left tower
tows, sOata cushioned, ceilings freacoed, aud cyer
M s, C s assf sspsaei
by its tahul men md women Nho have l"borsd @ Il.
csssst f.e tho sy9s M 9f the "ou
Tho Advocate notes tho why to .advanc
Methodist work, il in favor Of the churches pay
! ing taxes, and contains other editorials o.
r "Nugleclcd Homo study,"s' s' ministerial Supply,
/. etc. In respect to tho churcli-tax question, tn
editor BayH some plain words. Tho folowin
: quotation is Of interest:
Tho Inst estimate Of church property III the Unto
sates axes the value At about o,o0o,Ooo Thia
held about aB follows:
Methodist {ail brauches). 80 0o0 oC
- lsonan Catholic. u 600 0C
. pregbytorian 63 900 0C
: Protestant Episcopal. 3GOgool
o on. Tho above sum REPRESENTS only oe Ga
Of property exempt from taxation. ona other is u
sn aloss s So% Il ese e
were tic o1 r. roons
Q lies mental and moral good, there might 10 son
! men WHO pay ts1es evelythh,g slse ny own, u
religious possessions because Of tho very fact That
kind Of their property III exempt, there ronains
why that exceptional property should contin1
!" | exempted.
= Tho AdcaHce adviaea retrench1nent in colleg
~ oxponseB, asserting that these expenses, bot
u regular aud incidental, are annually increasing
> An example IL given whero tho Bon OF q clerg
y man, at Yale, costs l1is paront 81, COO per annun
Ia which, the editor sayB, iB moro than tho clore
u moro mo especially tho rvai spirit among college
- arc the causeH Of tlis increasing oxpenditur
q y Tho remedy is found, eayB the editor, in soE
u u Of rules aud regulations promulgated by tt
70 proper authorities md by moral Influence al
, example. The paper nlso contains NIL intoreH
s. ing eaitorial OH n1lcont aconeb mado immortal.
= ST. BANTHoLOMEW's DAY.
- It has been snid thnt every day OF tho yoRr
u tho sacred calendars is festival day in con
u menoration Of some saint, person, or even
This III no doubt true. We are to-day swift
T. crossing tho houra consecrated to st. Ba
!s !s' tholomow. It iB known in the Church as 3
u BartholomewB Day. and will be accordingly al
10 10 appropriately observed AZ such by many Of Il
" churches in the city. st. Bartholomew was OF
\. ~ OF the Twolvo Apostles, and native Of Galle
W W It Is quite certain lo md Nathaniel. who
~ mentioned in tho Now Testament by st. job
are tho samo person. His groat work waB I
of introduction OF tho Gospel in 1nd
III. | 1Ie mt onlv rnntfn >nnnv co1tyartA nfsD1
to fi,o roor,o v,t nun -,o,,u ,,,wnl,.
TH 1ir From India le returned into Aui
to preaching. at HioraroA and in Lycaon
yot We noxt find him in Aibanoplo boldly denou1
to ing tho idolatry, Of tho poopo: This was porha