New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

cost $4,000, stands on Fhty-eighthst ana the oaroS
load.
The Church of England Association has
granted 800 guneas to aid the venerable Archdeacon
Phpotts In the further prosecution OF the Exeter
Reredos suit.
The Duke of Abercorn, Viceroy Of Ireland,
has accepted the office OF Grand Master OF the Freena
sons Of Ireland made by the recent death OF te
Duke OF Lenster. The Roman Catholic Journals OF Tue
country are very indignant at MS acceptance
A meeting was recently held in Birmingham,
Eng under the auspices OF the Birmingham Bible De-
tense Association present to SigDor Gayazz COM
muncaton service for his Free Church at Bologna. An
inscription states that il is the gift OF the ladies OF BIZ
mingham
Other ministers beside Prof. Seelye have
been members OF Congress. Among these have been
John Broadhead Jared Perkins. and James Pike from
New. Hampshire; Z iward Everett, Charles W. Upham'
John G. Palfrey. Mark Trafton. Robert b. Hail. ana
others, from Massachusetts.
The Archbishop of Munich has issued short
pastoral on the conversion the Queen Dowager OF Ba
varla to Romanism. The Queen Dowager Is the nrst
Catholic Queen of Bavaria, the kings OF that country
have always married Protestants out OF respect 70 the
large number of Lutherans among their SUBJECTS
Mr.. COrcorans generous gift of $2OO,ooo TO
Columbia College, Washington d. O., is In danger OF
being lost from failure of compliance with its condition
This was that the friends of the college should secure
sOOO1O more only 10000 have as yet been secured.
Great efforts making to raise the S3Oo required py
Jan. !, 1875.
The excitement in Exeter, England, over the
imposition of "DominIcals" is subsidng. The baih
WHO attempted to seize goods Of those who refused
to pay the tax resigned his Office and no auctonecr
can be found carry out the forced sales
has, however, declared from the pulpit Ills rght " Gu
force the tax
A controversy has arisen between the
Archepscopal Consisory,of Vienna and the city author
ties in regard to the conservation OF new cemetery
which to entirely unsectarian. In answer to the
protest OF the Consstory. the Municipal Council has
replied that religious body lean consecrate ils OWN
portion Of the ground.
A singular observance is reported from
Russia. The Dssenters In Rjev appointed Sept IL as
day special prayer for the Emperor in consequence
OF his order granting the army permission to wear the
full beard This sect considers the preservation or the
beard fundamental religious duty. The day was kept
in all the districts Inhabited by them
The Autumnal Assembly of the Baptist
Union Of Great Britain held at Newcastle, Oct 6S
The Rev. c. Stovel, the distinguished Nonconiormst,
presided. About 500 delegates we're present sermon
was preached on the 9th by the Rev. Arthur Minse on
the Current Forms Of Skepticsrn Missionary Con-
ference was held on the 9Th.
The Liberal Catholics of Zurich, who are in
majority in the parish, recently elected their candi'
dates as cures The Bishop of COre to whose diocese
Zurich belongs communicated the newly appointed
Old Catholic priest aud those who had voted for thcm
The OF the canton has sent an address 10 the
CantOnal Council requesting the separation OF Zurch
from the diocese of Core.
On Sunday, Oct. 25, the first English church
built within the walls OF Rome opened for public
worship II stands in the Piazza st. syvestro, and is
dedicated the Holy Trinity The congregation at the
opening numbered about 1eo persons 1t might here be
mentioned that since the recall by the French Govern
OF the OrenOque, the English representative Ut
| the Vatican has been Withdrawn.
| Prof. j. A. Paine, the leader of this years
expedition the American Society for the exploration
OF Palestine of Jordan has lust returned home
The expedition went out last Spring On account OF the
unsettled state OF the region assigned that part Of
Moab Immediately east of Dead Sea. they turned
aside into the land OF Gead. Prof Paine reports many
important discoveries made particularly in the deternin-
| ing of historical sites.
| A farewell reception was gwen to BabOO
Protab Chunder Mozoomdar, whose visit to England
has spoken of before, on Nov. at Unity Church.
London, under the auspices Of the United Kingdom
Alliance. few Sundays previous MOzoOmdar preached
in Manchester to about 5000 persons. The service
conducted according to the ritual OF the Brahmo
Soma
The Rev. Charles Vince, distinguished
Baptist minister of Birmingham, Eng, died. Oct a. in
his bst year. Mr. Vince had long been active in Liberal
politics. lie a member Of the birmingham School
Board and had been Of the Executive Committee Of
the National EdIcation League ever since Its formation
All denominations. including the Church of England
united IN the funeral service. The Jewish Rabbi aud
the Roman Catholic Canon walked III the procession to
| the cemetery.
| Beside the nightly meeting held by Moody
and Sankey in the Exhibition Building at Dublin which
numbers 1900 persons. daily prayermeeting is held
at noon in Metropolitan Hail. which holds 1000 persons
and is always crowded. Services also held during
| the week Ministers Of all denominations have taken
part I'm the revival l. is stated that Cardinal Cullen
consequence of the large numbers OF Roman Catholics
WHO frequent the meetings Intends to issue pastoral
Oh the subject
Bishop Atkinson of the Protestant Episcopal
Church said lately in speech, that the Episcopal lit
urgy was "congenia" to the freedmen for the
SOL that they q people fond Of exhibiting them
solves and like to take active part in the service"
The Pres5ykrian, commenting on this, says: &" The
Methodss ALLOW them to sing. and pray and shout, aud
get happy, and they 90 into the Methodist Church by
shoals"
Sir Bartle Frere's favorable account of
South Central Africa has aroused tie Weseyans OF Eu
gland 10 the consideration OF mission there. Sir Barc
describes healthy fertile region, containing oOoO
900 nha who willing to have intercourse with
the whites. 1t is the country Of the Hkoolo Living
stones favorte tribe. The proposed mission is made
easier by the fact that the Sichuana language used by
the Wesleyan missionaries In the Bechuana district,
the basis Of all the dialects spoken up to The equator
The well-known Mr.. and Mrs. r. Pearsall
Smith OF America, whose meetings for the promotion
of "scriptural holiness" at Oxford. England
largely attended are ia Liverpool. Much interest
is shown in their services conference called by them
OF Christians of oil denominations recently held
Birmingham. Among those who addressed the confer
ence we're DIR. Asa Mahan Of the United States, DR..
Mackay Of Hull, the Rev. A. N. W. Christopher OF OK
ford, W. II. Chapman Of London, aud others.
A cable dispatch from Peru of Sept. Is an
nounced the OF Father Masias OF AreQup. for
causing disturbance by attacking from the pulpit the
educatona; policy OF the Peruvian Government Since
then the Father has boon bsnished to Bcusdor An
PLANTATION Of ths action was demanded II the Peruvian
Congress- The Ministry requested soaret session on
account Of tho seandaou scenes which had occurred
during former religious debates. This agreed to.
The House. having heard tho explanation, confirmed
the course Of the Ministry.
In reply to al address of sympathy from