, 1874-09-13
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

! RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY z.
Tho American Board publishes some statistics
showing the spread Of Gospel-teaching in East
ern Turkey comprising the stations at Harpoot
MardiD. Eit}js. Van, and Erzeroom. They com-
prise 80 churches, 1.453 members, 103 preaching
places, g pastors, q preachers, Ill teachers,
229 native helpers, 5,e48 attendants on Worship,
and 9 Reniuaries and high-schools. There are
in trimming for helpers 81 young men and %
young women.
The Christian Cnion SAYS the new Christian
college in Central Turkey is bv no mears an
institution OH paper merely. Two professors
| from this country are even now On their way to
Aintab to engage in tho work OF instruction
| there. Ono Of these is surgeon, and s to act
| III tho medical department. Iu lis instructions
to the doctor, Mr. TIowbr5dge facctiouslT
charged him to exact good round sums for sur
gcal operations, aud euSsested the following as
suitable scale Of fees: go for digging out al
eye. $50 for taking OF q leg. aud $3.50 for cut
ting oil Turks head
Apamphlet recently published by the United
Presbyterian Church states the following as THE
salaries paid to some foreign missionaries: !: In
India the American Board pay 81 900; the Pres
byterian 81 600 to :1,DsO; the Reformed Dutch)
Sl.l00; the Methodists $1,000. In China the
American Board pay $500, and Southern China
$500; the Presbyterian Board $1,000, except in
Canton. Sa03 the Methodist, $3.50; the bap-
tist. $500 and house; the Episcopal. 81, 900. In
Bulgaria and Western Asia tho American Board
pay according to size of family from $3.50 to
$3.50 Presbyterian Board from $500 to Il, 500,
md 10 housc; the Methodist. $3.50.
The Rev. J. l. Sturgeon, brother Of tue Lon
don preacher, lives in the sano village with the
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Episcopal Rector Tho
hitter insists that the Baptist dissenter shall
help support him, according to Law. anlef peu-
atty Of having Ills goods seized. The latter so-
fuslng to do any such thing, the Rector had al
officer take valuable clock from the dissenting
preachers house, to be sold al auction for his
benefit ar. Spu1geon could NOT reaist the law,
and his clock, Wedding present, was contiscat-
ed; but this is what he says On the subject: :. II
it is necessar? for our Wears personal comfort
and the cdifcation OF our township that nv
goods should be disposed Of By law, ! will utter
no unnecessary complaints. The chief priest Of
the Es1a ablished Church OF our Lords day de-
manded His life; the chief priest OF the parish in
my day only takes my goods, "ero poor fol |
member His silence. must. however, protest |
against this being done With the sanction Of Ills
name; and challenge ms Episcopalau brother !
to point ont to me one word Of our Lords or OF |
His disciples which will Justify him in seZinr /
my goods to maintain himself aa servant and |
preacher Of the truth"
The other day. tho Roman Catholic Bishop Of
Nottingham, being in London. walked in the |
cool of tue evening in Kensington Gardens in |
company with flend OF his, an officer Of the |
army They met priest-to nll appearances !
Roman prlest-vho had : woman on his ar7n
fast and furious love 70 her. The face OF the
Bishop flushed red; he passed Gu, but be in
startl, turned back, and, oteetzking the priest.
begged psFi5ssloh nix n to sps:z to h.n, Nay
" Yes." was the reply. :" Catholic priest ?"
~ Yes" And may I ask under the jurielie-
lion OF what Bishop ara You = Before I an
sser that question:" said the priest, - would