, 1873-02-16
OF the Anglican Church will have become Roman

ures Henry Ward Beecher, $4,000; Mr. Hal
ida,, assistant pastor, $1,000; Mr: Weld, first
$1,000; music, 5000; insurance, $500; cur
rent expenses, $1,000; Plymouth library, 800.
Total $43, 900.
Mrs. Mary Van Horne, wealthy member of
the Episcopal Church in this city, who died re-
Gently, left nearly $500, 900 to the New York Or
phun Asylum and other charitable institutions.
Tho .7e,oish Messenger has no faith in tile
conversion OF Christians to Judaism, especially
when they are manageable young women. He
thinks. as general thing, there are other at
fractions beside the jewish religion,
The Philadelphia PresbyteTy have rejected
the overture from the General Assembly. author
izing Presbyterian ministers to give up their
ministerial Office. The majority were Of opini on
that the ministerial ToWs were too sacred to be-
laid aside at will.
Tho Senate Of Tennessee has amended IN
old resolution requiring their sessions to be
opened by Christian minister. Tho word
Christian is stricken out, and Rev. DR.. Ka1isch,
q aJewish rabbi, occasionally oficiates in prayer.
Of e3-Bishop Mnrkwood, OF the United Brethren.
He died On Jan. 20, in Page County, W.
The statement is made that only ono Of
every nine Of the 65 900 Protestant ministers in
the United States have been able to provide for
their families in the way Of life insurance, and
OF these not more than half can pay tho neces-
sary premiums.
Tho mite-cheats, iasued by tho Domestic
missionary Committee OF the Episcopal Church,
have, within three years, brought into the treas
adoption Of the plan will secure the annual col
lection Of $4,000.
The native Christian community in India
alone was, in 1850, 81 092; in 1861, 133 731; and
in 1871, 224, 461 persons, showing an increase in
the last ten years of 81, 430.
Prince Bismarck recently received deputn-
tion from tho town Of Stendal, which presented
to him tho diploma Of honorary citizen OF the
town. The Prince said that it was to him = par
ticular joy to obtain the citizenship of Stendal.
civic union from which centuries ago his ances-
tors had been driven by tho prosecutions Of IA
natical priests. Prince Bismarck's ancestors,
once citizens Of Stendal, hid been expelled from
the town owing to their opposition to clerical
preteneions.)
in the spring Of 1871, the Rev. DR.. c. J.
Gibson, pastor Of Grace Episcopal Church, at
Petersburg. Va, gave to each of his $50 SUNDAY
school scholars six grains OF corn, and directed
them to plant it and send in the proceeds for
foreign missions The corn, on being delivered,
WAS found to amount to about five barrels, worth
about SEQ.
- Iceland, With $4,000 inhabitants, has 800
pastors OF the Lutheran Church. The Govern
ment pays their salaries. from 500 to $500 per
year. But the pastor does not devote ali his
time to ecclesiastical duties; ho is farmer or
blacksmith. or follows any business which may
be open to him, "laboring with his own hands"
One pastor built his church at his own expense,
because he received no salary while his people
were destitute Of house.
Passing the contribution-bo1 has been abo1-
ishcd in the Pacific Church, New Bedford. In
stead, box has been placed in each pew, with a
pocket for envelopes, and any persons wishing
to give to specific object will place his money
in an envelope, write the object Of the charity
on tho outside, and deposit the envelope in tho
box. Tha boxes will be al1 collected together
before they are opened, so that the Treasurer
will not know what amount comes from any one
pew.
The Methodist Bishops hid fair to become
better known through the aid Of eng. avings mud
photographs than any other men in the country.
Tile Methodist, Zion's Herdld and the Ne.o FORK,
Western, Northeastern, md Central advocates
offer them as premiums.
John G. Whittier, the Qualer-poet, writes
that - The hour is fast coming when, under the
teachings Of Science, men cannot
trust altogether to the letter OF the law Of God
God as wa ind it in Holy Writ, but must look
more for guidance to the divine law of his own
to the speculations aud hypotheses OF trans
1ators."
The Bishop Of London recently received d
peculiar visit. 4 deputation from the Working
mems Lords Day Rest Association waited upon
him, and called his attention to the Sunday use
Ct public vehicles By protesting Christians, and
begged him to bring the matter under the notice
Of the societies which were in the habit Of send
ing out agents to preach in the different church
e5. Then the deputation came to cloEe quarters
with tho right reverend prelate. They asked
him to preach sermon on the subject in st.
Pauls, and. if he should do so, to sleep at the
Charter House on the preceding night, and thus,
By walking to the Cathedral il the morning, set
g good example. Tho Bishop said that he would
think about it.
The North Presbyterian Church OF Buffalo
has expended the $1G0 given to it by His Impe-
rial Highness, Duke Alexis, as an expression Of
his satisfaction with the services he attended
there, in the purchase OF a fine new baptismal
" One Lord, one Faith, one EaptiArn, and on
the pedestal Presented to. the North Church
by His Imperial Highncss, the Grand Duke
Alexis, December, 1871"
< The progress Of the missionary work Of the
Church Missionary Society of England is illus
trated BY comparing its present position with
that which it occupied at the beginning, seventy
Two years ago. Its income then was less than
e2 500. Now it receives Al annual income Of
more than $780, ,00o.
"A singular controversy has beer" going on in
France with respect to the water Of the Grotto
If Lourdes, where the Virgin made her recent
appearance: This water is in great demand BY
lie faithful, owing to the fact that several mir
aculous cures have resulted from its use. 4
common liquor merchant attempted to sell it in
bottles, with his other wares; .wlereupon the
Bishop Of Tarbee interfered. and condemned
'uAS PAQAIA0 ~ - Ra0e1AoAs AA.SA4 "oo ~OhA
Council of Draguignan, town situated at o |
hundred leagues from the miraculous fountain,
locided that the water of Louraes should pay |
.he Hamo dues as tho mineral waters OF Vais md
Saint Galmicr, and the radical Council General !
If tho Var did not ~disprore this measure. |
The Government, however, did not think it |
tight to tolerate this principle, and the admins
;rator of Indirect taxation observed that, as the
water in question could not be distinguished |
from ordinary water, to levy duty On it would |
:aise up numerous difficulties. The case, how
aver, was referred to the Council Of State which
las refused to sanction the duty on another |
,round-to wit, that ia vas not voted for fnan-
,ial motives! |
1t is a little bowildering to find that in the |
,ucient CITY Of Calvin rationalistic Liberalism |
1as now the ascendancy in the Protestant !
Church. Some time ago 3 new CatechiHm of !
yery " advanced" character was proposed for |
'doption, but was rejected by tho Consistory;
he governing body Of the church. The Liberal !
,aators then withdrew from the Consistory, |
md appealed to the people; md in Light |
popular vote which has just been taken on tho
ubject they have majority"of 400. The Ra-
:.r.1;c,o -nyrocor+nf1 by fhpaa HnAtDrS Of n |