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


British Methodist Episcopal Church tcoored speaking
of the troubles Louisiana that the arrogance OF
the southerner toward the coored people has reached
the point at which forbeaance Is longer pos
sble. Tho white people have no right to complain IL
1.-THE negro begins to exhibit OF the results OF tho
peculiar method they adopt Of cvlizng him. It is
reasonable expect that he would manifest in his
duct toward them any better spirit than they have
ercsed all along toward hm" The two schools belong.
Nazery, situated near Chatham. Ontario. have been
united.
In Nav, 1875, tho American Tract Society
will celebrate it's semf-cenennal. Its annual pubica-
tons now average millions OF which more than half
million are volumes The work Of distribution Is car
red on in three ways: a. Colporage this method has
been employed years Last 22o coporeurs made
an average Of 1000 visits apiece the families visited
were 600 the OF cOportage for the year was
$4,000 az Of printed matter to mission Schools
prisons. hospitals &C. The value OF printed matter as
trbuted In this way during the past year was $ioo0o
81 Foreign distribution This work is carried on partly
by of printed matter and partly 5y casn ana
plates. to be used at mission stations Inc 'auo VI
such grants in the past year was SllOoo.
The New-YOrk State Baptist Convention
closed its three days session at Hornellsvie, on
Thursday, Oct. 20. The constitution, WIN
some notifications, unanimously adopted Inc
Rev. Edward Bright. d. D.. OF this city was elected
President OF tho Convention, and George Dawson VI
Albany and the Hon. George w. Rawson vlce-Presi-
DENTS The great work Of higher education as carried
forward at Rochester and Hamilton, received eloquent
advocacy from Drs. Nesbt Strong and Cutting. The
afternoon and evening given to the Sundayschoo
work Of the State and crowded audiences were greatly
interested In the services The three days OF meetings
which closed on Thursday are among the most import
ant ever held by the NeT.fork baptist So VINO now
number about 875 churhes with at least l05OO members
The Unrers has published letter to a French
priest from Mgr do Macedo Bishop OF Para Brazil who
has been condemned to four years imprisonment with
hard labor. for accommodating Freemasons. He
writes he is confined in place called the Island OF
serpents the only other inhabitants OF which are SOL
diers and galley slaves He Is allowed to walk between
the walls of the fortress and to inhabt little house.
the main room which has been turned into chapel
Tho Government has not carried out the sentence OF
hard labor. He is encouraged by the spirit OF the clergy
of his diocese who have kephe nerdicts in force AS
many signatures have been gwen TO- petitions
on his behalf addressed to the Chamber OF Deputies
close declares himself ready to suffer all THINGS
death, rather than abandon the Holy Ciurcn ana
Plus TX.
Gerald F. Dale, jr., of the American Mission
IN Lebanon, Syria. the agent of bookstore re-
Gently opened Zaeh has been ordered by the author
tiles leave the The store was established for
the sale of Bibles religious books &C. in Arabic, ana
noted resort for old and young This incensed
the Greek priests and OF them went to the store,
ordered every one out, and assaulted the agent. The
authorities appealed to for protection andnformed
that American property and that the out
rage would resented The priests also addressed the
r-(f General,
Zeh within "a hours I've case mas oeeh rcieTreu 10
the Government at Constantnope. and the United
States Minister urging an Immediate settlement IN
tennIty will be demanded for the loss sustained by the
mission; demand Will also be made for the reiustate-
ment o: the agent
The statement that the winning horse at the
recent st. Leger races in England Is clergyman Is
denied by an English paper, but tho fact that the
offender, the Rev. John King has been publicly re-
buked by Bishop OF Lincoln puts the matter beyond
doubt The Spectator comes to tho defense OF Mr. King
and says OF him that he "s not only the vicar but the
squire OF Ashby a large landowner, and as such
breeder and admirer Of horses He is not betting man.
and his neghbor Mr. Henry Chaplin who is also the
owner OF racehorses actually OF the Bishop of Lin
coins ay-consultees chosen by Bishop Wordsworth
himself in conformity with OF his decisions ut the
Diocesan Synod. Now says The Spectator either IL Is
to own racehorse or 1t Is sinful Tor neither; ana en
running racehorse. he Is not careful OF the ex-
ternal propreties Of a clergymans position"
The Presbyterians of China held their third
Synod ut Chefoo Aug. STA. The Rev DR.. W. A. T.
Martin chosen Moderator aud by his knowledge OF
the Mandarin dialect Of Northern China and some OF
the dialects Of the central province greatly facilitated
the transaction Of business Manual OF Rules OF Order
for deliberative Assemblies was adopted, and steps
were taken to uniform commentaries on the
books Of the New Testament The Committee appointed
to translate the standards Of the Church reported the
work nearly done. 1t reported that the proposition
for the union of all Presbyterians in China was admitted
to be- desirable but 1t the general opinion that the
time had not yet arrived for such contamination The
Synod adopted recommendation for the formation OF
Presby terrain federation in China similar to the one
proposed India In the Synod there are "a foreign
missionaries, Il native pastors lcentiaes, II candi-
dates "a native churches and 1908 MEMBERS 223 were
received the past year Inc next SYNOD wi" 10 heu III
1873.
A society has been formed in England under
the presidency Of the Bishop Winchester to bring
about the unon with the Anglican Church. OF Noncon-
formst bodies that hold the fundamental tenets OF
Christian faith such the doctrines of the Trinity.
the Incarnation and thu Atonement The society Will
carefully avoid compromising in any way the creeds
and The constitution Of the Church II intends, how
ever. to advocate freedom Of action in matters OF
secondary Importance. The plan OF work Is. a. To
difuse, by means Of lectures public meetings, &C., @
better kno history principles and formulas
OF tho Established Church. o. To promoteikindly feel
ing between Churchmen aud Noncomformists by means
of friendly and such acts Of united worship
"a ecclesiastical law admits g. To remove the obsta
cles to the admission OF properly quained NoncOh
fornist ministers to orders In the Church OF England
The he anuuar iersi,of the society will be In London
branch associations are formed throughout the
Kingdom
A short time ago much surprise was excited
by the publication Cologne Gazette OF series OF
letters addressed by late Father Tnener keeper Of
the archives Of the Vatican to Prof Friedrich the dis
tuaushed Old Catholic These letters, which were
r,,ten AZ the time of the Gcumenca Council, contain
such strong denuncatons OF the Jesuits that the Ultra
montana papers declared them forgeries, declaration
which they have since withdrawn second series OF
letters Of u recent date has been sent by Prof.
Friedrich 10 the journal In one Of these, dated
Sept a. 1870 Father attributes the power Of the
Jesuits to their having to deal with Pope only super
acally acquainted with history, theology, and canon
law He deplores the revival Of the order Govern
ment he says should allow the Jesus to remain Ia Its
dominons, nor give appointments TO priests who have