New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-14

form pastoral work without forming the pastoral rels
ton are s4 evangests 1873: foreign missionaries. s7:
home missionaries ~ secretaries Of boards ana beney
oent @ ieties, "a superintendents and agents. chiefly
in the employ Of benevolent societies "a preachers 70
Congregational churches, 80; chapains % professors
and teachers, 200 editOrs' 70 hono'aoy c"reo' S~
| without charges 1853.
An amendment has been proposed in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South. to the Genera Rule
| of the Church on Intemperance The Rule at present.
forbids drunkenness or drinking spirituous liquors.
unless cases OF necessity" The amendment includes
the manufacture sale and use OF Intoxicating dnKs.
To Judge from the votes OF the Annual Conferences
already held the amendment will probably not Do car
rted. The votes are as follows Illinois Conference
Yeas Nays 49, Western Illinois, Yeas Nays "a; Den
yer, Yeas Nays IS; West Virginia, Yeas 49, Nays %;
louisville Yeas g. Nays 10; Southwest Missouri. Yeas
A. Nays iOi Hoston Yeas 50, NaysIS; s. Louis. less
| 3, Nays ~; Indian Mission. Yeas 8. Nays a.
The eleventh Annual Convention Of the Sab
bath-schoo Association OF Canada met at Brantford.
| Oct IS. Tho total number Of Protestant Sabbath
schools in Canada reported ioi teachers sois;
schoars 1884, or these schools the various branches
of the Methodist Church have 1907, with 1924 teachers
and 1Ij,HI scholars. The Union schools number &C.,
with 5,iO0 teachers. and 5000 scholars. The two
branches the Presbyterian Church-canada Presby-
eran and Church OF 5cotand-1ays 7J3 schools 62ss
teachers 1874 scholars; Church OF England 455 schools.
400 teachers. 4.l5o scholars; ConGregationast. &c
schools. LIB teachers IL i'I schOiars i.sEn,
900 schools, Teachers 1900 scholars; kEangeca
association 81 schools, Gsl teachers. i22I scholars.
evangelical Lutherans, 20 schools. ia teachers. 9i1
| scholars
| Old Catholicism is making great progress
in Baden and seems likely to take entire Possession
In 10 places parish churches have been handeu over 10
Old Catholic congregations. According to the accoIn'
OF foreign Journal in Constance. church ana ehno"
ment are given; two villages EpfenEoyen and sia'
dorf the parish church and benehce; In stuhhg'n,
chanel and endowment for q curaie; in Thengcn, the
parish church and chapel; In Kommngcn ana schwan
ipgen the parish churches; In Baden, Mes'krch' ahd
Pforzheim the hospital churches; In FreiOerg' the
Jesuits' church In Mannheim and Sehwetzngen' the
channels In the castle; at Gutenberg, Heidelberg Carts
rnhe also district churches. Three Other villages. Iu
| zen Grimmelshoven and Blumenburg. have cen pced
at their own request anu nave 'oteu w 'aS' "'J''
| for Old Catholicism.
The SynodOf the Reformed Church Of France.
which in Paris, November 1872. for the hrst tune
! within q century, ruled that tle recognition ol 'S
authority questions OF dogma was necessary 10 eee
tora qualification The Liberal party IN the Synod pr
tested at the time BY this enactment many memOersot
the various deprived OF ther votes
in Paris for instance the list Of voters has heu reduced
onchalf In Nlsmes, and other places where tito I'e
erals in the majority, the rule set aside az
the Cnur,, elections held last January, and the con
sisories were chosen In the usual way Tue Minister OF
Education NJ. dc CumOnt, has decided that these eiec
lions are Illegal. and in letter to the Nisues Con
sistory, dated oc refuses 10 reconsider hs jIdgnen
members not chosen at the last election to take tenn
porary charge of aIirs The Cohsistory OF N,nes 10
sists on its and threatens TO Withdraw from the
| Reformed Church. separat0n between the LiorIn
and Orthodox Protestants OF France is considered Ah
| probable
| A conference Of the Liberation Society OF
England held In Manchester, Nov. T. The grounds
for the Conference. given by the circular conveDng
It, "the ecclesiastical events or the late Piriia
mentary session, with tho legislation which may DO
anticipated the condition Of the Established
Churches OF England and Scotland. and tue state OF
public opinion III both countries in regard to the question
OF Dsesablishment" Mr. Gordon, the regular lecturer
of the Society continues 10 draw good audiences The
Executive Committee Of the Society have divided the
electoral bOrOuShs OF London into three groups and
have appointed to each group an agent whe Will devote
his whole time 10 the work According to the London
CORE pendent of The LipeTOO Post the Society has
opened communications win tho leaders OF the Ncs-
eyans in their cooperation In tie cause
of Dsesabiishment hitherto The Wesley aus nave nau
little to do with the efforts TO separate Church ap state.
The German Government is again inhicting
penalties Catholic Bishops for dsobcdencc 10 tho
new ecclesiastical laws. Tho Bishop OF Calm has been
sentenced to pay coo halers in default of payment
be imprisoned for six months the Bishop OF Ermc-
land has received the sentence. The penalties IN
both for the Illegal institution OF incumbents
The yicarG Of the ArchbhOpric OF Cologne has
Instructed his flock that civil marriage without the ad'
ton Of the religious ceremony Is no marriage at an ana
will DO so considered by the clergy. Tue Clergy are
therefore directed nct church ccnSuIes on suci
1t is feared tnat difficulty with tue GOverRment may
out of these instructions Bishop He.eIe OF lJl.
tenbtrg repels the mpuatOu that e IS noi IN harmony
with ms Episcopal brethren Ia thelr Opposition 70 inc
ecclesiastical laws. lie says OF himself: " A !cS days
ago declared quite openly to hgh Government oi.
cai that could not take tho odth. whcA Is demanded
from the bishops Prussia and Baden. and could not
promise obedience TO tho ne~y-pfolulgated eecGslas-
teal laws"
The British branch Of the Evangelical Ali.
ance has issued its annual circular suggesting the
week prayer the beginning OF the year. the week
Tna inyif attn VIII "a fn all
Christian people in the world, is signed by committees
OF tho Alliance in England, Scotland, ireland. the
United States, Canada. France, Belgium, Germany,
Sweden, Holland, Norway Turkey, Greece, and Syria.
The topics proposed for the successive days are rs fol
lows: Sunday, JAM 8. sermons, "Chrst, the ono
Prophet Priest, and KING" JAN 4. thanksgiving and
confession; Jan national objects for prayer-those IN
authority soldiers aud sailors the rich and the poor
prisoners the afflicted and the oppressed jan c. home
objects prayer-chldren, tutors and guardians col
leges Christian ministry, and Sundayschoos; jan
foreign objects for prayer-eXenslon or religious I'D
ery world prevalence OF peace Increase
OF harmony among Christians, suOJrdlnatOn OF all
interests the spread Of ChrisCs Kingdom; jan s,
spread the Gospel IN heather lands Jan .. prayer
for religious revival JAM 10, sermOns-"T Zoe Essential
Unity ChrisLs Church, and the obligation DlndnH on
all its manifest 1t in the bond OF peace
The containing the invitation oilers the follow
Tug topics for daily PRAYER throughout the year: sun
day about 1O)0OOO sunday
school teachers in the world; Monday. Christian ms
sions; Tuesday, BlbIeSociees; Wednesday. abO0n OF
slavery aud intemperance Thursday, tract societies;
Friday outpouring OF the Holy spirit on all mauAind
saturday, ministers or the Gospel.
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