Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-15
RELIGIOUS.

The Jews of Nashville are build.
ing a $4,000 synagogue.
The new Mariners Bethel in
Philadelphia will be dedicated next
Sunday by Bishop Simpson.
DIR. Abel Stevens, the historian of
MethOdism, and wife, have sailed
for a summer tour in Europe.
Bishop Reinkens opened the first
Old Catholic Synod yet held in Ger
many at Bonn, on the 9th ult.
The highest salary paid a pastor
by the Baptist denomination is that
received by the Rev. DR.. Elder, of
New York City-$6,OOO.
Unitarianism, according to NJ. d.
Bonway, is declining i'm England;
and the Observer maintains that ii
is also declining in this country.
The first church ever built on this
continent was built by COrtez about
three centuries ago, on an island
near Florida. The foundation and
walls are yet partially preserved.
A corner stone from Italy, inten-
ded for st. Martins church, Balti-
more, and which has been sOlemnly
blessed by the Pope, will be put in
position next Sunday by Archbishop
Bayley, with imposing ceremonies.
At Deer Creek, Utah, June Sd,
100 Piute Indians were submerged
and confirmed into the Mormon
faith. Sixty minutes were con-.
sumed in the operation, heavy rains
prevailing the while.
The next session of the Colorado
Annual Conference of the Metho-,
dist Episcopal Church, will be held
at Colorado Springs, beginning June
3oth. Bishop Bowman, of st. Louis,
will preside.
The United Presbyterian Mission
i'm Egypt has nine stations. The
total number Of communicates is
sos, being an increase during the
past year of SO. The native chris
tians contributed S2,952.
The first fruits of the Swing trial
have already appeared. Rev. VIM,
Starrett has notified the Topeka
(Kan.) Presbytery that he nolonger
holds some of the Presbyterian doc
trines and pecIliarities and asks
that his name be stricken from the
rolls.
Rabbi SOnneschein, of Cincin.
natl, has written a letter to the
Ardeiite, opposing the movement on
foot to have to have the Jewish
Sabbath observed on the Christian
Sunday. He considers the latter a
piOus forgery, and prefers the genu-
inc coin to the counterfeit.
The Church Union, OF New York
City, thinks it is n;.y too late to
stop the divisions in the Protestant
Episcopal Church. If Bishop Cum
minis should eve desire to 20 back
on a compromise platform the new
church would not follow him. Its
mission henosforth is marked out
and distinct, and all the changes
that can be effected in the PRAYER
Book won't make any difference.
Prayer books will cease to be the
platform for sects, and, like music
books, will be changed and i'm.
proved as occasions require, and
thus one giant obstacle to the union
Of the church will pass away.
A clergyman in Wales has been
preaching very strongly against the
practice of purchasing church liy.
ings. He said that $500 parishes in
England were thus made q subject
of bargain and sale, and he added:
"YOu see how it is that parishes are
saddled with incumbents who are
thoroughly unfit for their office. A
boy rector, for instance, or q weak.
headed one, comes down from Ok
ford to fill the incumbency Of alsree
and populous parish. He introduces
all sorts of gim-crackeries, genu-
fleets to the altar, bows to the
host, burns incense, lights candles,
prays to the Virgin, kisses the cru
cifix, and drives the old ~parishion.
ers perfectly wild with his mad 70.
mish tricks. Yet there Is not q soul
among them that al prevent him.
The nominee of some great man, he
Is perfectly sure In his cure. Ithas
been bought and paid for. Every
soul there Is his by law established
to cure and to bless in the way he
thinks most d.