The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-28

RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
The Catholic Indians in Washington Terri

The Catholic Indians in Washington Terri
tory number about 5000.
J Without much talk the Friends are doing
great good among the freedmen and Indians.
| An elderly clergyman cf Chicago. when
asked the other day why he had never mar
RED, replied that he had spent his life in look
ing for woman who should refrain from
working him a pair of slippers, and he had
never found her ..
! Bishop Martin of Paderborn, on June re-
ceived a notice from the District Court. dated
the 9Th inst. requiring him to present himself
within eight days to undergo the six weeks
term Of imprisonment to which he has been
condemned for the illegal appointment OF a
parish priest In case he does not put in an
appearance within that time he will be forcibly
conducted to prison.
1t is estimated that of the 10000 clergymen
belonging to the Church of England, 10000
are High Churchmen, 5000 Low Churchmen
and 5000 colorless or nondescript Churchmen.
In the American Episcopal Church the High
Churchmen outnumber the Low Churchmen
and there is also large body of nOndescript
clergy; but the Broad Church party has a very
small following
The Univers;llist Church in Winchester n
H., still listens to music from the first pipe
organ ever made in the United States. 1t is
Is years old.
Bishop Odenheimer, of New jersey, has
been granted leave of absence for six months,
with $1,000 greenback in his pocket to make
his holiday happy.
The Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Cali
fornia is to be divided into three to be known
as the Northern, Southern and Middle Three
new parishes We're constituted during the past
year, and condition of general prosperity
was reported.
The Catholic Telegraph is after the secret
societies again, and announce that members of
that church may not connect themselves with
the grangers nor oath-bound trades unions
without subjecting themselves to the severe
penalty of church discipline.
Arrangements have been made for holding
ut Montreal, next October, a conference of the
Canadian branch of the Evangelical Alliance,
to which the leading clergymen and iaymen Of
the various provinces, Great Britain, and the
United States have been invited.
In the Irish Episcopal Synod a proposition
to strike out the sentence in the baptismal SER
vice which declares the baptized child to be
regenerated was negatived the clerical vote
being against it. The laity favor it, and the
tide OF public opinion is setting strongly
against such declaration being made.
According to recent adyices the MeXcans,
who are implicated in the burning of Jacobo
awaiting trial The only one who can read
is the village schoolmaster and the others
say he led them on to the deed. He says the
execution would not have taken place but for
the express commands of the Project. There
seems to be no disposition to punish them
severely.
The Christian at Work wants fewer denomina-
tons. why wouldn't just one, with Jesus
Christ for leader, be enough"
BISHOP CUMM1Ns DEPosED. Although DIR.
Cummins has not been publicly deposed as
Assistant Bishop of Kentucky, his deposition,
according to statement of the Bishop of
Central New York, was decided by the bishops,
May 49, The Kentucky Diocesan Convention
voted to pay his salary up to the time of his
withdrawal.
The CHURCH OF THE MARTYRS IN MAZDA
GAsCAR. Twenty years ago fourteen ma
tives Of Madagascar, who had become con-
verts to Christianity, fell martyrs to the fury
of their heather countrymen and were exc
cuted by being pushed from the summit of
high rock. The Protestants have erected
church on the spot, which has Just been dedi-
Gated, with commemorative title