The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-30
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

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Of the Bible.
EPlsCoPALIAS STATISTICS IN New JERSEY
The strength Of the Protestant Episcopa
Chnrcn in New Jersey is represented b,
the following figures Clergy, canonicall,
resident, 1ii; churches and chapels, 1913
ordained deacons, 3 priests, 3: bap;isnis
2365 confirmed, l4l2 COMMITMENTS, II
ll6 total contributions, s44O 5S9.
The following etttistics OF the condition o
the church in he United States are taken
from the Protestant Episcopal Church AL
manac for 1874 j shops, 81 clergy, 3o55
COMMITMENTS, G,0Jl : marriages, 10, $40
buri.is, 20, SOB ordinations -deacons, l26
priests, - candidates for orders 3Ol Sun.
day school teachers, p 7O2 Snnday-schoo
scholars, 223 300: contributions, 81, 1915 All H.
| RELIGION N Scotland. There has been
much discussion recently over the statistics OF
the church Of Scotland, and several estim ties
| have been made. The following by Rev Mr..
tombstone is accepted as substantially cor
| rect Population OF Scotland in 1872 ,, 1874
600 members of the established church.
l,O63,00 other Presbyterian bodies, l, 299 :
| 600 other denominations, 100000 total
evangelical population, 2564, 900; Roman
Catholics, 29O, 900; Socinian and other sects,
10000 neglectng ordinances, $50, 900
MISSIONS AMONG THE CHINESE IN CALL
FoRNIA.-A central evening school was re-
Gently opened in San Francisco for the Chi
nese. On the fir night fifty pupils were
present which number has been increased to
one hundred. 4 home for Chinese women
has been established under the auspices of the
Presbyterian Church, and will be opened
few weeks All the Chinese mission schools
in San Francisco recently united in picnic,
nearly a thousand participating it is said to
have been novel sight. The order was per-
4, h. Il Il,
sang with effect several Christian hymns.
JEWISH CHURCH ACCOMMODATIONS. - The
Je,cish Messenger. speaking Of church accom-
modations tor the poor, says: "The time may
come when grand free synagogue will be
erected open all the year around, and rivaling
the Catholic Cathedral in magniicence, where
every worshipper will be equal in toe sight OF
man rs well as of God, and Judaism will not
be divided into multitude OF communities,
with petty rivalries and advertised attractions,
many struggl .ng for existence, others battling
with the demon of debt, some furnishing for
spiritual sustenance. Meanwhile, we suppose
the old road will be followed, scanty, it any
accommodations afforded to the poor; but
there must be an improvement before many
years."
The tendency of mankind in modern days
and in civilized regions to indulge in the
game Of croquet has given rise to great pain
to some persons, who evidently regard it as a
peculiarly fascinating torn Of sinful pastime
Thus for example, at the Urbana camp-meet-
ing, the other day, a Rev. Mr. Osborne, in an
exhortatlon on holiness, said he thought the
people were tired of the common kind Of re-
hgiOn, aud it was time to seek the uncommon
religion He urged the people TO seek sal
Walton which would save the from tobacco,
Oroquet and freemasonry-a salvation that
:,l,~
and going to wine dinners. In spite, however,
OF these solemn warnings perverse genera
ton persists in amusing itself with mallet and
wicket, and actually thinks the exercise7 in
nocent
While the curious study over the theory of
epdemics in crime, and the peculiar phase
OF that theory herein presented, it seems per-
tinent to admonish the church once more
that this is matter in which its responsibility
is very great. Of late years the church has
abandoned its strict vigilance over the matter
of the conduct Of its members in the sexual
relation. If there is any sphere of usefulness
left to the church. it is right here. Unless it
shall ut once take a determined stand upon
this matter, and become once more the great
of private morality, it may as we'll
retire. The church must produce pure
society in the coming generation, else to the
generatlCn succeeding, the church ITSELF de-
spite all its power, wealth, and pride, will
exist only in memory.
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE ADvENTIsTs.
The various sections of the Advent demo nina
ton have just been holding their annual camp
meetings. That of the Seventh Day Advent
lists was held at Battle Creek, Mich. Between
1900 and 1900 sabbath keepers" were en-
camped and many more were in daily attend /,
ance. The meeting continued during eleven !
Ma ,obr 1,-Il A.
business meetings in connection with the camp
meeting. Sixty-two persons were baptized. |
The National Advent camp meeting was held /
It Springfield Mass. At a meeting of the |
a congregational form of govern
ment was devised by which each organized .
church with its members and officers shall be-
come an Independent body. On rterly, State
md general conferences were recommended
IS advisory and sua,ye bodies for the more
perfect work of producing harmonious and
Efficient labor in all parts OF the country
HE PorE. Letters from Rome state that
he health of the Pope has been greatly i'm
proved by the mild summer weather. The
rying time for bis constitution, it is thought,
will be when the autrlmnal changes Of tenn
Dcrature and return of winter revive the ten
iency to rheumatism now lingering in his
yStem. From those who have the privilege
II habitually approaching him, it is learned
hat his Holiness is il clined to be cheerful,
nd enjoys joke and a repartee as much as
YER Although Pho Nino's health may with
are, last some years more, it must be in
erred that his travelling days are over; for even
the considerations which retain him con-
family at the Vatican were suddenly to cease,
he long habit of inactivity would render it
for him to move. Concerning the
MINORS touching the list of foreign and Ital-
al prelates destined by the Pope to be pro-
noted to the rank Of Cardinal at the next
'ons>tory. letters say that one American is
to be among the new appointments.
MEssRs. RICE Bros. 4 Co. stand to dav among
le .eadiug hardware houses III the South, and
ave in the past few Yeas developed rapidly
nsiness extended throughout the Southern
tates. la the hardware department, there Is
instantly Ill store. large and varied assortment
/ domestic manufacture and foreign lmporta-
On, All OF the most approved quality and brands,
ret attention being paid 10 builders hardware
lch AZ locks bolts, hinges, screws. nails CRATES
&c. In the branch devoted to stoves snch as