, 1874-12-06

He CHICAGO DAILY TR1.
city limits. It is understood that negotiations
which promise to bo successful, have boel
| opened for = transfer OF the indiana avenue 10.
by tbs Baptisss, to tho Presbyterian societ
above mentioned.
| ABROAD.
The American Tract Society will be 80 year
| old next spring.
4 fine Methodist church is in process Of erec
ton at Uiles' Station. In.
| Twenty five persons were received as member,
into the Waukon, H., II. e. Church, Nov. 90.
The Baptis.s of Maryland report churct
membership of $50, gain Of l, ,754 during the
year.
The Congregational Church at Grant. Iowa
dedicated new house Of worship Nov. 15~ Il
cost 81, ,509.
vas dedicated Nov. q. The building is of brick,
and cost s65,000.
| Tho Arohbishops Of Paris. Bordeaux. and Be-
saucon, have forbidden the priests in their dio-
| ccse to write for the papers.
The Hon. Gerrit Smith has just given $40, 600
| to Hamilton College. n. 7. Ho Eayo an equal
amount to the same institution last February
| There aro in America 8.178 German Method
lists. ritIl SIG local preachers, $50 churches GIT
sunday-schools, aud 32,o11 Sunday-school pu-
pills.
Protestant Episcopal Church Congress have de-
cidod to held the next session tn Philadelphia,
Oct. 8. 1876.
The Pope has founded now college at Rome
for Emissions, out of lis private funds. It
bears tie nemo OF tho g College Of SIS. pe.or
aud Paul for Foreign Missions"
Dec Il and Is national convention is to bo
held in fremont Temple Boston, tho object of
tho easemblage being religious amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States.
The Second CONVERSATIONAL Church at Rock
ford. Ill. recently celebrated its twenty fifth
anniversary. It is tho largest Congregational
Society in tue State outside OF Chicago.
The hard times result in wocfu1 depletion Of
church treasures devoted to heneYoant work,
and the religious papers are urging their patrons
to renewed sacrifices III o.der to ill up tho de-
p!etcd funds
Some Of tho tishes: themes Of the San Fran
cisco preachers, as published. ara as follows
'' THE Great Scandal. :" - The Firemen's S1nah-.
b1o," I" Suicides md Murdors-Tha Great Trag-
edy," aud Tho Horse Raco."
Tho Scholastic. pnpor published by the stu
dents and Professors Of Notro Dame University,
at South Bond, Ind, calls for the publication Of
Catholic geography! Thn next thing will be
tho publication OF Catholic arithmetic.
QuEE4 hnDHfAIQIuaQ1A5H. Q1 .NEEdpa5CAI,
ecnds words to the London Missionary Society
that she shall continue to protect their mission
aios. She sends her bcncdiction to the Society,
and SAYS Christianity has mado great progress IN
that island
In France. Professionalism is represented By
tho Reformed Church. the Luthcrans, tho Dap
tist8. tia 2!othol!ss. and the Frep Church. Tho
two Irst denominations arc supported by the
State, and are on tho Same footing as tho Roman
Catholics.
4 .ront meeting Of the Liberation Society Of
England, which is organized to promote the
cause OF church disescbshment, WAS held in
Manchester, England. Nov. I. 8ome 500 dele
gates we1o present among them several promi-
nent statesmen aud scholars.
THO Frecdmsn's Aid Society of the II. Z.
Church. whose anniversary was recently held in
Now York, reports. for tho year ending juno !,
1874, tho receipt Of 5GG 995.7I, and the dieburse-
,nont of SG6.o36.77. The total indebtedness
against the Society is el7.77s.S9. The total sum
OF all the annual collections is S437 ,239.27.
Tho income Of tho Presbyterian Board OF For
eign Missions for tho past six moths has been
only Se0. .9l4, falling oil for the snne period
last voar OF ovor $1,000. The Board says shat,
unless the receipts for tho last half OF the tuan
cial year are much greater than they have been
this year. it will bo bardened viii, al 11npreca-
dantedly large debt.
Tho Christian Union, commenting on Dr.. John
Halls recent d!ctun, 10 the Eyc1qeiSt. that 81
Church hns no vocation to provide amuscEaents."
acnsiby thin!.a that such an attitu1e on the part
Of tho Church is q mistake The Church should
ut least recognize tho necessity OF nU1usemcnts.
and discriminate between such ns a1e hurtful
aud such as are innocent and to be commended.
The latest theory in regard to John Stuart
Mills religious bslief is tina. ho may have b"en
Christian nfter all. aarB the alliance: 1.-THE
last words spoken By AIr. Jlil1 will re think, do
mora for Christianity than many Of those pulpits
will accomplish TINT hnstened to mock at his
work and memory. It seems to us thet come
preacher out in this longitude VAS arraigned for
preaching aver the tomb Of this philosopher. hut.
il nc miGtaka not tlis dicadsn!ly atheixtic MIL
has done religion real sesrics beyond what
ultra-Calrin!stic desk might accomplish by read
ing narrow sermons till the crack Of DOOM"
A church writer notes that the great Protest
ant missionary societies are not vet 100 years
old. In Great Britain the Baptist Mission
nry Society WAS organized in 1892. London Mis-
sionary Soclet7 in 1795 Scottish Missionary So
cety In 1890. Church Missionary Society in 1900,
Wesleyan Missionary Society in 1877, Foreign
Mission Scheme. in the Church OF Scotland, in
1924 In the United States the American Board
Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1910,
American Baptist missionary Union in 1914,
Methodist missionary Society in 1873, Board Of
Missions Of tho Protestant Episcopal Church in
1885, Board Of Foreign Missions OF tho prssby-
terian Church in 1887.
The Christian Union says: SIT is noticeable
TINT tho interest caused by alr. Mooly's preach
ing does not subsido when he himself departs.
lie left Glasgow months ago, yet tho meetings
for prayer. singing, and inquiry ere to-day as
largely attended as ever. The work which the
pastors and laity OF tho Scottish churches were
unable to do has been done by Mr.. Moody. but
the abilities Of tho former called into steady
actirity by tho results OF Mr.. MoodY's work.
'One man soweth and another rcapeth has nl-
vass becn the rule of the world in religion as
vel! 81 in temporal nffairs, and from tho Biblo
ve herc slao tho admission that though Paul
may plant, Apollos must water"
Queen Victoria, being tho head OF tho English
Church, has partaken Of tho communion in T.
Scottish Presbyterian Church at Dalnoral. This
promises to develop discussion of close COM
munion az violent in Great Britain as the Hyatt,
Smith. and Pchtccostal casos have produced in
this country. An Englisl, pamphloteer THUS
chides tho Queen for her indiscretion: "she is
styled Defender OF tho Faith. We should like to
know what faith che has ever defended. Eho is
officially the supreme governor in tcmporn1s OF
tho English Church. How is tho fulfllment Of
an offics Of that nature compatible with taking
the communion of tho established religion OF
Scotland, which is historically pledged to cove
nnnt for the cxtfrmination OF that very pre1ncv