, 1874-06-21

ceived in youth bis religious education ano
training.
The Lutberans propose to erect 3 monnmont M
to their founder, On the centennial GfouaoS u
Philadelphia
It is understood TINT number Of lady studenIs IS
are to enter the Boston lAlothodlst) ocaooi %
Theology next fall.
The spiritual pilgrimage which bag peeh ona eon
Quoted in the cathedral, Natchez, al1eS"' 1inoo
May Is, is to close July II.
The British aud Foreign Bible Society y last
year Issued 3,65i, ,083 copies Of binles' 1es'"-
ments, or port!ons OF Scripture.
4 largo number OF strawberry festivals we're
held among the several church socielies 4aht
week. nearly ali of which wefe taanciauy aoc-
ceaSfuL
Eastern papers do not alone mtsreprosent tno
Vest in regard to financial matters, tney pnna nso
calurnniate its clergy. They report that tses-
byteriau minister in Illinois was FOUND lo,neVo
two wives, aud excused himself BY saying thas
he had experienced Mormonisn.
The editor OF the Cumberland Presoyte'7d"
objects to the great waste OF time cAnhea ~ ~
louged jingliug OF tho .. D. and double l.. -:
appended to the names Of the delegates TO tne
great church meetings, and il glad tue general
Assembly OF the Presbyterian Charch mas Ut
cided to drop these titles in its deliberations.
The Chrtstidn Observer prints with great pride
the religious endurance OF three women lucy
walked to tire church, over three miles on--anu
back again, making slx good miles on a warm
day. Ono OF them is in her sevonty-flfth year.
and the other in her hfty-fonrth: At another
church an old lady. aged 76. rides to
church on horseback, distance OF ten fniaes,
aud over one OF the worst roads IN tho btato.
The last report from Brooklyn, N. T., was that
she had churches as follows: Eplscopallan, 38 +;
Roman Catholic. 81: Methodist. So !, Baptist. y 81 !;
Dutch. Is; Lutheran. T. Nou- Epiacopal letho-
dist, /; U,utarian,3; Colored Methodist, D.;
German Methodist, 2; jewish, 6 !; nHscellane- @
GUS, 6; or about one church to every l. f0o OF the
population
AT the recent Habbath-Schoo1 Convention In
Iowa. the following we're submitted ns 1ne "a
sistlcs Of Sabbath-Schools in the State: Number
OF schools, 2 469 teachers and officers, ~, o1i
scholars, 145, 5,789; total membership, 279, Gi3.
The number received into the Church from the
Sabbath Schools du1ing the past year we're 3,646;
amount expended for Sabbath-ocnool purposes
during the year, $50, pol.
The studenta OF the Union Theological Sem,
mary, Now York, ought to become good
theologians. They arc under the constant IN
etructiop If such men as the Rev. Mr. Adams,
D. D.: the Rev. ". G. T. shodd. u; u; Ph'hp
Schan, D. D.; George L. Prentiss. D. y be-
sides lectures delivered by J. ": Dawson,
IL. D.; D. Tilden Brown, M D., and tho Hon.
William Strong, IL. D., Justice OF the United
States Supreme Court.
Mr. L. c. Tangerich, Jealous Swodonborgi-
an, Of Philadelphia, desirous Vt promulgattng tue
doctrines Of tie great apostle OF his creed, has
offered to furnish to every Protestant clergyman
/ in America who may desire it, a copy Of Sweden
| borg's "True Christian" q large octave VOLUME
| Of orcr 900 pages. in which the theology OF the
! new Church is set forth. Tho book il obtalnahle
OF ]. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphin, by send
| ing 10 cents for postage.
Tho Christians OF the Southern States have is
sued circular address proposing union aud CO.
operation with all Evangelical believers IN Christ
| They CHIN that the "Cnurch OF the Strangers
| in Now York, OF which the Roy. DR.. Deems Is
pastor, and the "Church OF tue People " IN
| brooklyn, Of which the Rev. Hugh Q. pentecost
is pastor, have been organized on the same p1in.
ciples which govern thair organization.
| It is quite common for Roman Catholic priests
| to so modify their bclief as to permit them tt
throw OF their VOWS of celibscy. E1-Dean
| Grassi, who scandalizcd papal society last ycal
| bv turning Protestant and Baptist, has taker
| another step in apostasy by leading bride tt
! the altar. The wedding was attended BY fnthel
Gavazzi and sx or seven other ex-priests. The
| ceremony was performed at tue Mayors office al
| tho Capitol. Tho Able Cheyard has also en-
| tered into the married state, his bride being a
| young French Indy of alarbe,lles. Father Ava
canthe officiated ut the wedding, and delivered
| au eloquent discourse.