, 1874-06-07

fists was held last week at Washington D. c.
| The Missionary Union reports total Of S311,-
| 122.45. The report states that the following
named missionaries have departed for their sew
erai fields Of labor. viz: The Rev: J. Il. Arthur
wife. the Rev. B. P. Cross and wife, to Burna1;
the Rev. David Downie and wife, tho Rev. r. I.
Williams aud wife. tho Rev. II. w. Campbell aad
vie, to the Teloogoos Mrs. J. J. Iougley. Miss
Hiss Helen E. Watson, to Burmah. Mrs Long
ICY and Miss lawrence are under the patronage
I OF the Noman's Baptist Missionary Society, and
Misses Baldwin and Watson. OF the Woman's Bap-
| tist Missionary Society Of the Vest. The officers
| elected for the next year are: President, tho
| Rev. Barnas Sears. D. D., yi1ginia; vice-Presi-
dent, the Rev. e. G. Robinson, D. D.. Rhode
| Island; the Hon. J. r. Doolittle, Illinois; Re-
! cording Secretary, the Rev. G. ". Bosworth, D.
| D., Massacbusetts.
| The New York Adrocdfe SAVE OF the late Cen
| aral Conference OF the II. E. Church South:
! " II there must be outbreak Of interue-
! cine warfare between the two Methol.sms, it
| Should te = cause OF rejoicing on our part that
This state OF things is nat OF QUE OWN seeking
The Methodist Book Concern, at No. 81 Wash
ington street, had . narrow escape from dcstruc-
| tion by fire last week. About midnight smoke
was discovered issuing. from the building. by
policeman near, who Immediately gained en-
couple Of doors On the second floor. discovered
| that the fire WAS confined to wall adj iacent to
the deutal rooms Of Fuer l. Harris. A fire-ex-
tnguisher WAS brought TO bear, and the flames
put ont, but not till they had burnt q section
| out Of tho wall from floor to ceiling. Every
body connected with tie institution felt that
but for the 1abors Of this {ai.hfal policeman.
! whose name il still unknown, the II. E. Book
Concern would have been thing OF tho past.
PRESBYTERIAN,
The First Presbyterian Church OF Clam Lake,
Mich, is to be dedicated to-day.
| baptistry is to be placed in new Presbyte-
nan Church to be built in Newark, n. J.
The Rev John Il. Sutherland was ordained
aad installed pastor OF .ho Eighth Presbyterian
Church Of indianapolis last Sunday.
The Presbyterian Church Of Waukcgan re-
ceived forty-si1 new members Sunday, HAY a.
five by letter and forty-ona by profession.
The Honesda1e Presbyterian Church Of Pcnu-
| sylyaniA Is one Of tho wealthiest in tho State.
having property to the amount Of 100000
The Sixteenth General Assembly Of the United
Presbyterian Church held it's gossion at Mon
sec, 600 to build Colored Normal College in
Tennessee; it reported the whole amount re-
| ceived during the gear for foreign missions at
$50. .460.93; totnl amount paid out for the Same
during tho year, 964, ,99G9E. The. Board Of
Church Extension recei7ed s19,3n.9o, and paid
out SIS, 80 during the year.
CATHOLIC.
Defalcation has developed itself in Rome, in
the Treasury OF ST. Peters, Its Secretary, slSnor
Fornari. being the defaulter, and the amount OF
the deficiency being 135, 600 francs.
The New York Herald says: 4'Father Darnen,
St. Roses Church, Cannon street, at which 7,G00
comInuniops wero received, tweuty-sl1 converts
were reported. and G75 persons we're confirmed" ;"
EPI5CoPAI1Av.
California has voted With the SANCTION Of it's
Bishop, for q division of it's diocese.
North Carolina protests against any change in
the liturgy Of the Prayer-Book, venerable in its
antiquity, and containing nothing contrary to
sound doctrine and Holy Scripture.
Grace Church, in New York City, contributed
for religious and benevolent PURPOSES in 1873,
the sum of S215, ,314, aud has for fveyears given
100000 per year for outsde beneTolence
At the late Council. Of the Diocese Of 1fiasis-
sippi colored man was elected as 3 delegate
to represent the Parish Of the Holy Comforter,
composed almost exclusively OF white people,
Dr.. Littiejohn Bishop Of Long Island) thinks
that the clergy hare fallen into habit Of court
ing and craving popularity. He condemns in
strongest terms sensational preaching.
A Church Congress- will be held in New York
City at the same time with the General Conven-
ton. This will be open to all the clergy and tue
laity OF the land to express their views in an in
formal manner.
Dean Stanley recently added another to the
many evidences that he ia in sympathy with the
dissenting churches OF England; namely. the
participation in the dedication Of the Rev. DR..
Porters '' City Temple, y IN London
The Church Journal, after all its anti-ntual
BpIutter, comes out against the General Conven-
ton enacting any canon against the Rituasts, but
merely passing 8 resolution against certain prac-
tceH. The temper Of the Church is not to nar-
row its PLATFORM or sectarianize its cathoIclty,
for fcar 3 few malcontents may secede.
The Irisl, Synod has erased the damnatory
clauses OF the Atharasan Greed, and thus this
explicit and ana1ogical statement OF the Trinity
ia retained IN the Prayer-Book As profea sion OF
the Christian faith. This was effected by 4 vote
Of both orders. One hundred and thirteen
clergy voted for aud 13 against the change. and
122 Of the laity voted for and 26 against It
must be read on Christmas Day, Whitsunday,
and Trinity Sunday.
Dr. Johns Bishop Of Virginia., In his Inst ad-
dress to the State Convention, says: The
Church is, in its organization. its Creed and lts
form OF worship, what it WAS when our National
Independence rendered necessary it's separate
ecclesiastical existence. It is decidedly Profess
tant duly Episcopal, and distinctly EEangelical.
There is as little Interference with lndl-
yiduzl freedom Of thought and action as ia pos
sible: I. know not where under heaven ne
could be 80 FREQ to preach the glorious Gospel
or have such unrestrained access to it's precious
privileges. i. Few things have been
mora encouraging than the recent shout OF 10y
atty for Church aud Book which has risen from
all parts Of the diocese drowning the mnrmur.
ing of few (Cummins' men), aa ia the full
diapaaon Of grand orSan-
REFORMED EPISCOPAL
Bishop Cummins, the Rev. Walter Nindeyer,
James L. Morgan, and Benjamin Aycrigg, have
been elected delegates to the Convention OF the
Free Church Of England.
Tho Rev. Dr. Stephen q. Tying. Jr., has pre-
septed the ~ Church OF the Rock OF Ages" Lit
tleton, Cal, with : bell for the ne" stone
church recently completed
Thomas H. Powers. Of Powers d Weightman,
Philadelphia has made the nunifcent gift to
the new church Of the expense OF publishing the
entire frst edition OF the revised Prayer-Book-
MISCELLANEOUS.
The colored people in Baltimore have dFe