New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-31
GENERAL RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE


GENERAL RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
III. Indian Eran0elical Repiew estimates the
,S., % converts to Christianity in Hindostan for
the year 1873 at 5000 Or including Burmaa and Ce'0"
5000 .
The Gasetta di MilanO says that in spite OF
the law for the suppression Of religious houses in italy,
no less than "a communities have been established
in the Kingdom during the last year.
The Rev. Orlando Watkins Forester has been
appointed TO the Chancelorship and Canonry Of York
Cathedral made vacant by the elevation OF the Rev.
William Basil Jones to the see OF st. David's.
The Swiss Federal Court has decided that
a marriage between a Roman Catholic and an Old
Catholic is not mixed marriage as both bodies hold
the same view or the sacramehtai cnarac'er vi '"'
bond.
The Prince Primate Kauscher. Cardinal
Archbishop of Vienna, in an address to his clergy ao
cuses the Prussan Government. which he compares 10
the Paris Commune of attempting to extrpate Chris
tanity.
The inhabitants of the Canton of Soleure.
Switzerland have by OF 1856 to $500 supported
the decision OF the Grand Council suppressng the con-
vents Mariastein and the chapters OF st. Yrs ana 81
Leodegard
The statistics of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South In California show 1889 members,
church property Of the value Of i5SO parsonages OF
the value of $2so and college property OF the value
Of $4,000.
The Morayians in the United States have a
historical society for the preservation OF the early
records OF Church. Its annual meeting was held In
Bethlehem, Penn, Oct IA. Among the papers READ was
tier of Baron de Kalb. describing visit made ny
him to Bethlehem in 1776. aud the Ire oI Da'u Ni'son
man, the founder of Bethlehem.
The American Board of Foreign Missions
has retired the work OF evangelization in Italy
1t is stated that efforts OF its missionaries resulted
in no fruit corresponding to the time and labor ex
pended The Methodist Episcopal Mission In Italy has
been unusually prosperous. Though estaDlsheu Dul
few years. 1t has already enrolled 600 communicates
The Presbyterian Synod of the Pacific re-
ported at Its meeting l0 organized churches a
under its Jurisdiction or these, are in Nevada - IN
Oregon in Idaho, in Washington Territory. and IS IN
California 800 members have been added during the
wear The union OF the Presbyterians with the
Cumberland Presbyterians on the Pacinc coast is
proposed.
MIR. Theophilus Waldmeier. who was one OF
the prisoners held by King Theodore Of Abyssna, has
opened two schools in Mt Lebanon, Syria One Is az
place called Brumana north OF the great road between
Beirut and Damascus In this part Of Lebanon there Is
no Christian mission The other is at Bert Morz IL Is
expected that this enterprise successful VIII lead 10
the establishment Of regular mission by he society Vi
Friends, of which body Mr.. Waldmeier Is a member.
According to the last United States census,
the number religious organizations In the state OF
NewYork is 6625; churches 6472; sittngs. 2,2sos7SG
value Of church property sG6o5555 In 1870 the value
OF the property OF the leading denominations was as
follows (reguar), sl27s69OO; Methodist
1853 300; Roman Catholic. ss5ssl5O; Baptist eguar
$7499sSO Protestant Episcopai sr1 So
Jewish, NS3l.s5o; Lutheran sl'ooooVo; oh'ci'aiS''
N,1l5950.
At the recent meeting of the Presbytery OF
sacramento the Rev. Dr. William McKaig who has been
charged with heresy communicated by letter. his desire
10 withdraw the first Of his offensive sermons. lie
processes his acceptance of the penary inspiration"
OF Scripture as taught in the Presbyterian confession OF
faith. He expressed also purpose not 10 teach ay
thing contrary to the STANDARDS OF ,ne atraen b
aud the PIesDytery Will soon De iecohcueu. W; az
Kaig serving the Ninth PresDJ terrain 'hurch Vi |h
cago
An ATTEMPT to seize the goods of o OLSEN
tar who refused to pay domIncas" has Increased the
excitement created in Exeter England, by the eVSg
ot this tax crowd OF thousand persons on the day
OF the auction made such an upoar that the
was obliged to desist. The Dissenter poor SHOE
maker had appealed the courts; the legality OF the
tax however was not upon. The matter is
TO be brought before Parliament next session Dolln
Gals are demanded In three towns only Lohdoh' 10TH
and Exeter -
A public meeting was recently held in Glas-
COW at which resolutions were passed expressing
svmnotby with the German Government in Its struggle
with the Ultramontanes and calling upon the Engiish
Government to resist in every way the claims OF the
Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain to temporal
supremacy The resolutions are to be sent to the Ger
man ambassador at London with the request that he
will transmit them TO the Emperor aud TO the German
people Among the speakers were Mr. Newdegate, III r.,
DR.. Begg AMI Dr. Dun
Among the family reunions which are now
so common one OF most remarkable was that OF the
peck family which took place at Syracuse last week.
This family contains twenty living Methodist ministers
sxteen of bOm present at the gathering FIVE OF
these were brothers who have attained great age TO VIII
The Rev. Luther II. Peck. aged 50 years the Rev. Geo.
Peck d. d. aged II years the Rev. Andrew Peck, aged
"A years the Rev. VIM. Peck aged 10 years; and the
of these venerable ministers among the early set
tiers OF the Wyoming Valley. Penn
At the meeting (Oct. 14) OF the Board OF
Directors Of the American College and Education
Society Of the Congregational Church, appropriations
were made for 2s5 young men. OF these 2oA are
theological students who are distributed among the
following colleges At Yale Theological Seminary there
are 6S at Andover Al at Obero. 10; at Chicago u at
Union Theological Seminary, New-York, Q; at Lane
seu,nary 4; in the Pacific theological Seminary. 8; In
the Theological Department Of Heidelberg College,
Ohio, O. The Board also made grants TO several
struggling colleges
A meeting in the interest of the unity
of Evangelical churches held in Gin
clnnat recently. 1t was stated that there
about LOCO churches In the country or
Qanized on the Union basis, all Of which accept the
principles which Christians hold in common. The num-
Der OF members Of these LOCO churches estimated to
be 200 0O The meeting adopted basis OF union and
appointed an Executive Committee to prepare plan Of
orgapization The Committee the Rev. Messrs T.
j. Mellish W. welloDs, W; c. McCune q +. Thrall. and
Judpe Shaw General Convention will be held Saf
folk, Va, on the first Wednesday Of May, 1875.
The denominational societies of the Bap-
tists Of held their annual meetings in Har
risburg Oct. 90 aud 81 At the Ministers Union the
question OF the ncompatbility Of independenoy with
the highest UNCONVENTIONAL efficiency discussed by
the Rev j. Wheaton Smith. The Education Society
ported that rs young mad been aided during year.