New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05

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hold firmly to the eternity Of the rewards and punish
ments set forth In the Bible. -,
Prof. Joseph Levi. whose recent death Will
he widelySamented by the Jewish race. was Dorm I'D
vercel Italy. in 1914 Though In his carrier o"ys pro
cluded from scholastic pursuits by tho laws OF 'nc
country. he managed to educate himseii 80
that when q larger liberty was procianed lor
his race he was qualified for the appoint
ment OF Professor OF Literature In the Univor-
sity Of Turm Subsequently to TINS sppointmehne
he wrote many important wofk' and ThSbis collected
from the Talmudical Writings Cnrsrans anu 1e 1--WE
II the T Made He also wrote several minor
on the education OF youth and finally there remains an
eyerasng testimonial OF his learning ana genius, ..e
coecton Of the Journal which he edited from 1853 TO
the time OF his DEAN. -
The representatives Of two churches in Scot
land have had under consideration the Dill Tor the ADO
ton Of Church Patronage in Scotland since IL became
a law. The Commission Of the Assembly OF the Estab
lished Church at q recent meeting passed resolutions
thanking Parliament for the law,and expressing the
hone that 1t may prove effectual in healing dis
sensions, promoting the peace and prosper
ity of the Church and extending the In
fuence OF religion among the people" There were Two
Commisson of the Free Church Assembly engaged In
some discussion the question: during wncn Dr. nees
contended that the act would prove 10 De the most @
nortant event that has occurred In the last $50 years
He said 1t faacous to say that the scotch people
were Opposed 10 It, Some OF tho members OF the CON-
mission thought the dill did not touch the real cause OF
disruption.
The annual meeting of the Wesleyan Mis-
sonary Society!o Canada recently held at Osrawa
The Rev. DR.. Wood Secretary, presented report Tor
the year. that result OF the labors OF
the two missionaries OF the Society In Yedao two INTEL
ligent young Japanese have been converted The 30
ciety have In British Columbia and Red River IA mis-
sions and many missionaries Among the Indians In
the Saskatchewan, Hudsons Bay Territory, British
Columbia and the Provinces of ontario and Quebec they
ma ~
domestic missions in Ontario and Quebec and 100 mis-
sionaries There are missions among tine frehch IN
Quebec, among the Germans OF Ontario ana ID ia
nan Total missions 23l missionaries. 259 There are
81 schools and teachers among the lnllaIs anu 70 -
400 Receipfs for the year ending June 80 sls690 in
crease, $4,000 The expenditures ior the same periou
exceeded the income by s5,oU
The College of the Propaganda at Rome is
In difficulty. Some time ago tax Of 80 per cent was
exacted from IL by the Government and now It's landed
property has sold The interest accrung on the prop
erty will be paid to the college. less the tax Inc college
was founded in l66Oby Pope Alexander VII, and many
distinguished ecclesiastical have been educated In IL
It's President is q cardinal; Its colonial secretaries
are also cardinals, who work under him. each having
his own special department Their safs consist OF
large number of theologians. canonIss, secretaries
and clerks The whole "missionary' work or the
Church-and the United States England Canada south
America and various other regions are irsinns this
year representatives OF - rites ana 70 Missionaries.
From Great Britain and the United STATES tne nS
were 80 students; from Belgium; Denmrx,, s ,ha
Thrace, o. from Armenia. Mount Lebanon ana the
Ionan Isles 49, from the extreme E eT O l5e IIn
Armenian, pure Greek RoumanaI, HeG i1na Ms
baran, Copo Egyptian, and Abyssinlan OF Ethiopian
Messrs. Moody and Saukey, the American
evangeiss who have been the leading workers In the
great religious revival OF Scotland were to have held
farewell convention in Inverness August q. Their
future movements have not been announced, but II Is
expected that they will return to this country after
making short visit to Ireland According to the latest
accounts from Scotland the remarkable revival con-
inues with great results. The Rev. Dr. Bonar OF
Edinburgh notices some OF its chief features, and
shows what efforts have been made for the conversion
Of the multitudes. The Young Mems Christian Associ-
atons OF Edinburgh and Glasgow have bee sending out
delegates y twos 10 tell OF tho progress OF the work
and preach the Gospel, not only In Scotland but
throughout England aud Ireland" All classes OF people
seem to have been reaoned Inc ahsn not ther IN
congregations OF thousands; chidrens meetings are
held and special EFFORTS are made by employers Tor th
conversion OF their servants. DR.. Bonar states that
very few cases OF backslding nave come uhder MS
towns" he saws nave not been shaken more eduea-
ted communities have beeD yet there are signs lor tue
better in that direction.
The Bishop of Lincoln, who has drawn so
much criticism upon himself by his letter to the Rev.
Mr. Keet, Wesleyan minister refusing to allow him to
be designated by that title tombstone in Church
of England graveyard, has added postscript to that
remarkable document In it he expresses his surprise
that a private letter OF his should have found
its way before the Wesleyan Conference. He
says he is aware that the discussion will
raise storm OF obloQuy in some quar-
ters but he was forced into it against his will In
his view q and awful question whether any
man or any body OF may. without commission Or
eanize themselves into a church and administer the
sacraments The question raised is not what title
Wesleyan ministers claim for themselves, but by what
title the Church of England is required to recognize
them. Is she to be forced in the sight
of her people to honor those who
NAV have distracted her people by discussions and have
drawn away her children from her by setting up sep,
arate places of worship and by administering the word
Of God aud TIE sacrament in a spirit Of bitter hostility
to her p II Weseyans to be designated by the
title OF "Rev." on tombstones they may claim WIN
eoua right such privileges on mural tablets IN our
churches" II Wesleyans are TO be thus recognized
all the dissenting churches have right 10 the same
favor OF these bodies admit women Into their
pupits!
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