, 1874-04-25

died, and again left Africa bereaved Of Biebor
The Rev. Dr. Ferguson, OF Cape Palma4, Liberia
has written lotter giving graphic and touch
ing account of the last days Of the Bishop. VII
was buried in the little cemetery at Mt Yaurhn
already consecratcd as tho final 1e6tiuc-nlace a
several missionaries.
| RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
| AT HOME.
4 Western clergyman recently described th
SyTiaus who were commanded by Naamau "a
band Of ru1ian6 and blacklegs.
The Boston Globe inquiries: ibid Eliiat
take kindly to the food brought By the raven
because he Tas to be the mama born ?"
Among tue literary treasures left By Mr.. Sum
ner, as tho Bible Of John Dunvan. with tho auto
graph Of tie author Of tho Pilgrims Progress
| Written in it.
The Rev. Z. Dewitt Talmngo has placed In biz
church f'resbyterian) in Brooklyn, baptistry tt
hprnl:liug rs the mode OF induction INTO tLe
I church.
A Little girl, walking silently by her fathers
side on starry night, was asked what she wa!
thinking about, and she gave this beautiful IN
swer: II WAS thinking il the wrong side ol
Heaven is 90 glorious, what mustthe right side
| he -
The Rev. Dr.. Curry, editor Of tho New York
| Adr0cdtc, says :S' Tho idea OF uniting white nnG
colored people in oae congregation iu the soutl
proves failure. Ii the blacks predominnto thu
| whites absent themselves and ii the whltoa pre-
dominate the colore4 people, do not feel a,
! home.
The New York Observer declares that the Rev
| Sylvester Woodbridge, Jr Presbyterian min.
istor at Benicia, cal put up the 1irst Protestant
| church odiflce erected on the Pacific Coast from
| Cape Horn to Bchring Straits. Tho Methodista
claim that honor for the Methodist Church il
Oregon City, Oregon.
An Eastern Religious journal says: "The Rev.
DR.. A. ?. Putnam, OF brooklyn, is preparing q
volume Of hymns by Unitarian authors III Amer
! lea, with biographical and literary notes. The
| work promises to bo OF great value, from the
abundance and excellence OF the materals. It
| il found that the Unita1ians have beeu among
the most numerous and gifted contributors to
this klnd OF literature, and that not only have
they produced great number Of good DEVOTION
al poems, such MS are usually called hymns, but
they have furnished large proportion Of favor
ate hymns for the churches, such Us are euug by
Ill Christians"
In the forty-eight years OF the existence Of the
American Tract Society that organization las is
&c, 6,o0o, 600 being books, the whole at cost Of
over -, 500 600. It issues abroad .047 different
publications in 143 languages. and at home &. 6.124
publications, OF which 6l4 arc in German, 23S in
Spanish, the remainder mostly English. During
the past year the Society published over 1000
distinct volumes, aud reproduced GOO OF them at
missionary stations abroad. In the way OF pori-
odicals it now prints two weaklies and four
montAlleS.
In 1873, the Rev. 11r. Hatch. an Episcopal
minister. settled in Charlottesville, Va, and
built house, a year or two later Upon the
following letter from Thomas Jefferson:
MONTICELLO, December 8, NJ
DEAR SIR: In the auc1ent ieudal times Of our
good old foretatAers when tho Seigueu7 married his
f13Hhfr1 tYpa hA
ssssals to give him years rent e1tra in the OF
N sid think it as reasonable when our pastor
builds house that each OF his dock should give him
an aid OF yoar's contribution. tncloBe mine as
tribute Of justice which OF ITSELF indecd is nothing
thing In any event. be pleased to accept Il as an o.
fedpg of d1ty and testimony at my friendly atach-
ment end high RESPECT
Rev. Mr. Hatch. Tn. JErtusos.
4 New York paper furnishes the following sta
tistcs Of the churches Of that city: About thirty
denominations are represented; the number Of
churches IS $50, with seating capacity Of about
SOC, ,000. The oldest denomination is the Re-
formed Dutch, dating from the early days OF
New Amsterdam. Tho Roman Catholic Church,
which now outnunlbers any other, did not hnye
aichnrch in New York until after the Revolution
arg War. The first Dutch Church was small
structure standing Inside OF rude fort, TINT tho
worshlpe5s 'a mlsht hs protected from tho say
Trinity Church now stands. This denomination
has twenty-five churches valued at 81, ,O00 600.
The Jews have twenty-si1 churches, valued at
s., ,o0o, ,00o. The Episcopalians rank first in
valuation Of s15 200 o60 besides Trinity real es-
tate estimated to be worth from $50, ,000. .0U0 to
e75, ,000, 900. The Presbyterians have "a
churches, with seating capacity Tor 40, 600 per-
SONS, and value Of $4,000, 900. The Lutherans
valued at e1,5oo, 900. The Baptists have so
which seat Is 900 persons, and are es-
tunated to be worth So, 5000 Methodisn is
preached in IS churches, valued at $4,000, 900,
and having. q membership of 5000. The first
Roman Catholic Church Was built in 1855. That
has now over 40 churches, with |
capacity for 60,000 wotshipers, and valued at |
sG,00D,000.
correspondent OF the Religio-P Philosophical |
Journal OF this city asks for instruction coucer-
ing the following case:
am Investigator into the truths Of Spiritual
Ism. hare had sono remarkable tests through my |
own mediutnshtp- Tho Last one, however, Is beyond
ny understanding. therefore appeal to you for |
ight to IL: nc see WY IS ,t every point IN the
The case is 81 follows: The spirit Of an old man, who
lad left the form sixteen years ago gave me written
the first country Ians; turn down that hno to the
light till you to another Lane that turns to the
# About 60 feet do down this ls9e on the lc:,.hand
eet in front Of this stump, aud you will find SUN Ct
money which put there before left the FORM" Tie
description is minute than the above. Although
WEE ignorant OF tho road. yet found everything TO
correspond exactly, 1nd hive been there several !
lines anu dug according to directions, but have
lot found the money, and yet tho spirit per
lists III Baylng that it Is there, and also ]
ereTa1 other spirits that the money s there
Without doubt have consulted frst-claas medium
nd he gives me the SANG assurance. Now. Mr. Ed- |
OF, Il it is convenient for you to In your
afcr how Is 1t that the descriptions being correct
nd directions being strictly complied with, and yet
he final test, the money, being failure !?
There has boen spiritual manifestations ut house !
! Benton County, No, for about two years. The |
Will Ee shaken at t1ncs, and loud knocks be
card in different parts Of It, At one time three
ouug visited 1t at night, witness the phenuna
na, End when they about to start for home their
sddles gone and On reaching thor respective |
laccs Of residence each found his saddle lying
efore the door. Tho most startling OF MI Is this
hen the medium IL In room, the doors locked up ]
nd surrounded by her friends, she will suddenly dis
ppear, and will re,nEn away several hours, even |
hen tho ground is covered with snow, and no tracks
era ever discovered, except once-here was enc bare
2ot print in tho SNOW about forty y1rds from the
ousp. There great many othor manifestations /
oing On there Ill the TINE.
ABROAD. !
The Archbishop Of Canterbury presides over |
10 Church Of England Temperance Society.
The Turkish authorities have prohibited the |
1cuIation OF the Bible in the native language.
Sir Thomas Hardy, Deputy-Keeper OF the I
obic Records, England, declares the Psa1ter, in
hich the Athanasian creed appeared, to be OF the
xth century. Ihis is the earliest known CODY.