Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-03
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

The MFch Union styles "hot nm d
hotter the fact that the First Uni -
tartan Church of Baltimore has had
for its pastors, in the order named,
the Rcvs. Messrs. Furniss, Bellows.
Sparks, Blazup, and Burnip.
Discussion goes on as to the pro-
posed Episcopal Cathedral OF St.
John the Divine, in New York, and
prominent clergyman, who has
heretofore opposed the scheme, has
declared his hearty acquiescence
with careful conditions and COM
paratively moderate scale of cx-
pense.
''The Church OF God" so called,
founded by John Winebrenner. is a
denomination of Baptists, number
ing about thirty thousand. They
are evangelical in their doctrines
and open communicates i'm prac-
Etice, AMI have adopted the
eitinerant system. The BaDGsf
Union hopes that those and other
liberal Baptists may be led to con-
solidate their forces.
New York, though reputed to be
n wicked city, is well supplied with
religious teaching. Its churches
number $50, or one to each 5000 in
habitants. The first erected on the
island was of the Dutch reformed
faith, and was placed within the
fort, where Castle Garden now
stands. Next come the Episcopa-
lians and then the Presbyterians
and Daptists. The church property
in the city is estimated at $40, OOO,-
900.
4 religious sect is Russia believes
that the first Napoleon is still living,
and is a prisoner in Siberia They
worship him with divine honOrs, and
Think he will once more overrun the
world at the head of an invincible
army.
There seems to bea fatality attached
to the Pres byterian pulpit at Mata-
VIVA, New Jersey. On a late Sun
, day. while the pastor was reading
these lines in the first hymn
soon the delightful day Will come
When my lord VIII call me home,
midi shall see his face, -
his strength gave out, and in few
moments he died of apoplexy. Some
years ago Mr.. Shafer, pastor of the
same church, fell dead in the pulpit
; from the same disease, while reading
the concluding lines of the same
hymn.
a missionary writeae to the New
York Methodist; Missionary work in
India, is a very difficult work. Sue
cess has been achieved here, but the
main line of Hindooism has never
been broken, nor has there vet been
n single bona tide evangelical move
menJ among the higher castles OF the
country. The large accessions have
been among the lower castles, and all
other victories have been among the
skirmishers. A hundred methods
have been tried, but thus far there
has been no notable success"
The low-church wing of the Episeo-
pal body i'll divers places, and by di-
vers methods, are Indicating their en-
tire disapproval of Bishop Cummin's
course in his new departure. Appa-
rently, he viii have but little sympa-
thy in. that quarter, while the High
Church party denounce the Bishops
course with great emphasis. The new
church just organized at New York
will not likely be strengthened to any
great extent by OBJECTIONS from the
old church,
The idea of changing the Jewish
Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday,
has for years troubled the Jewish rab-
bis of the various reformed eongrega-
tions of the larger cities of both Eu-
rope and America. The Sinai congre-
CATION in Chicago, have decided TO
7hold Sunday service by way of ex-
pertinent, besides one Saturday SER
vice. The first Sunday meeting will
be held in a short time.
The Albany Reflector says: ''The |
present public school system is be-
coming asubject of vital Importance |
to the Catholics throughout the coun- |
try. There is no need of hiding the |
fact that the system is Objectionable |
to the church; that her hierarchy has |
condemned il, and that it therefore |
becomes the duty of all Catholics to !
diseountenance it.