New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-31
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

In Walla Walla Naiiey, Oieko".
II is stated that 100000 pilgrims visited the
.xb,nton OF relics at AK la Chsppele, and 100000
smiar exhibition IN Maestrcht, Holland. pilgrimage
"a announced TO leave Nice for the Holy Land JAM 20
The Rev. DR.. Fairbairn, Principal OF the
Free Church College OF Glasgow, was found deau III us
he'd ON the morning Of Aug. 6. He was voluminous
writer and his works stand high in eceieslasuci e
sture :. :
The receipts of the Roman Catholic Assocla-
zion for the propagation OF the Fath III 1873 Neio o
francs OF this France conr9uteu and Scot
Italy 9s7 Sos; Ireland, l06,56S; aud bngano anu WV
hand 29l66S francs. ,,..
Extensive revivals are reported III the Me'po
dist, Presbyterian and Baptist Churches 10 the sou'
An organ OF the Southern Methodist Church notes over
2oco conversions IN single NUMBER camp "'0s
ere said 10 be very successful ~,
At the close of the war the Baphsts IN west
Virginia numbered but 10000 Now they have increased
10 "a n0 with evidences OF continued prosperity Our
ing the past eight months the result OF the apor VI
their missionaries Is 800 converts 49,
The evening schools Of the American MISSION
AIRY in San reported at the close OF
Jn,v an attendance of lo5 Chinese pupils large In
CREASE Thrtyhve OF the pupils have gwen up idoia'ly
spd rs have embraced Christianity .
The Sierra Leone Church, Africa (Anghcan)'
has sent out during year men to work In mis-
sion fields on the Niger River. The missionary cnion
sf Yourba is now sustained entirely by the nad'es e
sionary help having been wlthdra"n'
The suggestion is made that the Sunday
Schools OF America "unite erecting suitable monu'
,nent on the Centennial grounds OF Farnoun' ralh "
1876 10 the memory OF Robert Raikes ana hoper. h
.ton as founders Of Sunday Schools IN ""O
America. .,
The Exeter Reredos case has been decided
again Mr. Justice Heating had condemned tne per-
tormances and sustained the removal from inc Oatne
draI Sir philemon, the Dean Of Arches mas reversed
this decision He declares that the ornaments o1eo'eu
10 are not Illegal 49, - ,
The Rev. Dr. Chapman, Pastor of st. Pauls
AZ T. Church New-York will preach his first sermon 10
his new charge Sept 6. He appointed to TINS pas
torae last Spring his health was 90 poor that he
was granted leave of absence until NovemDer he en
tets upon his duties completely res'oreo W neai'n
The annual missionary meeting OF the BlDle
Christians Of England held in connection with thc
annual conference at a recent date. The reports OF
missionary work showed that the new fields when nave
teen opened are promising good results. The income
the society this year is 1850, showing an ncrea'e Vi
615OO. =,
The Congregationalists have the Oldest
rhnrches in Connecticut The church at Windsor was
organized in $780, the Hartford First in 1885, the hrs
church in NewHaven in 1882 and one IN Milford IN tne
same year. Churches also formed at stratfofd IN
1C40, at StamiOrdln leAi, al Mooupu! D." AVN ~" " Wv
bdybrOok in l6I6. ,
The General Conference Of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church which has been IN session
at Louisville KY, has created two new annual confer
rnces that OF Indiana embracing the states OF lndaha
Illinois and Michigan, and that OF Florida embracing
The State OF Florida and several districts IN Georgia
The Conference adjourned August Is.
The statistics of the Primitive MethOdlsts OF
The United States show very small increase his Is
ope of the smallest branches OF American Methodism
Bone $50 members reported; 80 travelling and ia
local preachers and co churches The Rev. Dr. s. Aut'
President of the Primitive Methodist Conference in
Canada, is making a tour among the churches.
The Board of Foreign Missions of the Prot
tstant Episcopal Church in the United States report
that up to Aug 10 receipts of the treasurer were
pO47e falling off OF sl761 from the income last year
for the corresponding period T1e fiscal year ends Sept
No. the Board publish earnest appeal for increased
contributions to make good the deficiency Several
missionaries who were recently appointed cannot DC
sent out OWING 10 a lack OF means
At the Wesleyan Conference at CambOrne,
England the Committee on Higher Education announced
that estate at Cambridge could be secured
By the payment Of certain sum OF money and agree
nen to use for educational purposes, ana that the
purchase money could be obtained The Conference APP
pointed Dr. Moulton 10 promote the objects of the
scheme. plan discussed for the formatlOn OF q
correctional temperance Organization
The congregation of st. Philips Z. h.
Church Charleston S. c. recently celebrated the l5Oh
anniversary occupancy OF tho site of the
church for divine worship The old church was built in
I73 and burned in 1885, when the present edce was
reared 1t has decided to hold a commemoration
Oh the 20Oth year since the establishment of St. Philips
Parish in May 1875 The church ir the parish was
built IN 1850, the present site OF ST. MichaePs
At the annual Conference of the Free MethO-
dist Churches England, just adjourned, it was stated
that persons Great Britain have been Offering dplo
mas OF an American University which proved to be for
geries. Ii suggested that ministers should "repu-
date degrees Of transatlantic origin" and recognize
those only conferred by home universities The matter
was the Correctional Committee for consid
Grafton. Memorials were received asking the Confer
ence TO declare against the OF fermented wine at
tie communion table The proposition was NOteu uoHn
The legislation in Northern India for the
suppression OF female infanticide has had salutary
effect The birth of girl being considered among the
Hndoos calamity, it has been usual TO make way with
a large proportion OF female infants. The Calcutta cor
respondent OF The Times states OF the effect in less than
two years "The result Of the special police agency has
been this that population of nearly half million
a. ,,or =, 49,, lives have been saved. You may
imagine the friehtul disproportioh o. T;i2 Tess Sag
that even after this gain there are o III 'n' suy
The Committee of the Church Defense In
.ttution agsh recommend that the 23d Sunday after
Trinity Occurring this November DE observed
psa National Church Sunday" when the ofertory OF
all the churches the kingdom shall be given for pur
doses of church defense The National Church, IN urging
the adoption OF this plan, says "Not once but many
times year dissenting pulpts used as vehicles for
disseminating attacks upon the Church The results are
.een In the active energy thus infused into the liberal
movement" Under such circumstance 1t thinks the
should allow their people To remain Ignorant
nm vital question affecting the welfare of estab
lshmcnt
The second National Council of the Congre-
rational Church will meet New-Haven Sept 60 Ii is
purely representative body BY its constitution two
torts Of members are contemplated ~ Delegates
from the churches and who may be partly appointed by
tie churches in local organizations and partly by
the churches through the State bodies who are members
IN full; and 90 delegates of Congregational General
Societies for Christian Work. and of such Theological
seninares as are recognized by the Council-who are
members without the right OF voting Among the dele
gates elected the Rev., Drs Qnn and Manning aud