The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-06
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

ne fauuSt t0(NeTS are ABOUT 10 erect u
large monastery in New York.
From the ecclesiastical complexion of the
delegates thus far chosen to the Protestant
Episcopal general convention, it is believed
that ritualisIu will receive its death blow next
October.
The annual meeting Of the Unitarians to
be held at Saratoga. September Is.
The Memorial Baptist church, Of Philadel-
phia. whose corner stone was laid on August
). will be amphitheatre in form and will cost
$50. 900.
The Presbyterian church gathered into its
fold last year 3697l converts the largest
ever gathered in one year since Presbyterlan-
ism was established on this continent.
A Christian association, comprising 49, OF
the inmates of the Ohio penitentisry, at CO.
l,lnbus, has been organized in that institu-
ton by the chaplain, Rev. O.. H. Newton,
during the past three years; 2li of these have
gone out. majority OF whom still remain
faithful
The London lsraehtes have rabbi, Hlrsl.
Damon, who rivals Spur4eon III the earn
.stness and tervCr of his eloquence Letlan6
hall, whore he breaches. is crowded every
time be appears to preach, aod Gentlles A.
Well as Jews hock to his ministry.
Late advices from Ireland state the mission
of Father Butler, S. j.. OF Augusta. Gft. IL
!; proving highly successful. 1t VIII be remem-
! DtltN tUat Tue ltNtltHu III - ~" VI.
! his second visit 70 the Emerald Isle in search
OF candidates tor the priesthood who will de
vote their labors to the Southern States OF
! America.
! Rev Ma.teo Prochet, Of the Waldensian
Church, Italy, makes an appeal TO his Presbv-
| terrain friends III America to render pecuniary
aid TO his church in the Evan@ehzation Of his
native land NJ Prochet will be remembered
as delegate TO the evangelical alliance which
met in New YORK last October
| According to the Juirers ISdeiits, which
vouches for the authenticity of the statement,
there were only two Jews in Pesth i'll 1871.
In 1856 there were. So: in 1857, "a; III 1871,
5000 in ls4s, 10000; in 1851, T. 600; in
1870, about 40 00o and at present the Jewish
population Of the Hungarian capital exceeds
$4,000. II the statement be correct, the
growth Of the community is indeed remark
able
The chancel of the parish church Of Hor
ton, in Bucking Aamshire, contains IA monu-
ment to- as well as the remains of, Sarah Mil
ton, the poets mother, who died i'll 1857.
This portion OF the edifice is being restored
in stone entirely at the expense OF the Rector
Of Horton TIE Rev. Il. &. Foot For six
years John Milton attended this church, Hor
ton being the residence Of his parents The
place has long been celebrated for the night
ingale hence Mtor's sonnet to that bird
Ou II CuiIcl Wall III tlptIUlSo. SAilI, DID
marck and the Emperor William are pictured
as squirming in the flames OF hell, while thu.
devil is poking the Chancellor in the back
| With red-hot fork.
Anti-csemationists wifi rejoice to learn that
the Rev. I. A. Goodwin, author OF 1.-The
Mode Of Man Immortality" is to be tried
before . Methodist tribunal for the horrible
heresy OF doubling the resurrection OF the
material body.
h.. Loo <pn ntll kr,np,
Cinnamon have attended the schools of th,.
American Mission Society i'll California.
A Minnesota clergyman has sued thirty-iv.
me nbers OF his church who refused to pay
pew-rent because he Gale l them empry-heads.
Professionalism is growing very liberal in
Boston, and there is a remarkable unity %
action there among Methodists. Baptists,
Evangelical Episcopalians. Preslyterlans and
Orthodox C0ngle9atlonallsts
Mrs Ellen T. Miller, "t New York, who
died recently, III her viii left some Sll 500 to
the various benz VIOLENT boards of the Pre,by.
terrain Church,
The English Church Union has raised
$4,000 to defend two High Church ministers,
against whom prosecutions are pending tol
rltnailstic practices.
There are 49,. Baptis, churches on the Pa.
ciic coast
Ana EJiza. BrigLam's .x-wite, recently
joined the Methodist Church a. Salt Lake
City.
DID GRIZZLY DIE CATHoIIc:- The New
York Santt.Y Deinoc1,t publishes a statement
10 the fleet that Hor.c. Greeley died Il Roman
Catholic. Tie Ueros,di sets forth that il was
known to his most intimate friend, That he
had stronr predictions toward the Catholic
religion, and TO cor-oboratc this cite, the fact
that OF his daughters WAS edu 'a;ed in {.
Roman Catholic school. The article sets forth
hat III one Of the lucid intervals before his
death he spoke about religion to Catholic
mend who was constantly III attendance upon
nlm. This person, finding him sini.ng fast
asked him il he wished 10 ltv. a minister at.
tend him. Mr.. Greeley, it IS stated replied:
Yes, sAoud | Ike to lie a Catholic" The
statement goes on to set forth that the young
man went III search Of Il priest but, failing to
find him, he returned and baptized Mr.. Gree
ley, who, according 50 the young man, died
a Roman Catholic. The editor Of the Sun}ay
Democrat asserts that the gentleman from whom
ne received the statement Is Incapable Of tell
ing a lie.
short time ago prominent Protestant
Episcopal Clergyman oi Baltimore, who is
noted tor the impressive ,ioiuence Of his SER
mons, received letter from lady member OF
his congregation to the effect that She hail
heard Inn preach on Tire preceding Sunday,
and was very desiroH, since Of having him
call, as she felt sure he was capable Of afford
ing her much-n"edod consolation. The lldv
n question is mlnied, and resides in a
fashionable boarding house. In Response to
her request the reverend gentleman called
and W.a shown, at her re- les, to her bed
,oom The ,pini,tei OF tn gospel, who /, not
Ny ANY means lno'Acs GeecAtr was rather
.-toul4..' ~ IN. proceeding. and thea ana
'h.i. gay. .t. .ady ('istiactly - understand
what ~ thought about y. He reminded der
a. gently a. u. could .ha: IL action, Though