, 1874-05-17

DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDE
Lourdes," which will ba deposited n the basnlca
OF Lourdes-
CoxuREoAr1oEAL.
The CONGREGATIONAL Church at Ov1d. Mfcn.'
although it's house OF worship ia afSertisea ios
sale. on account Of = debt 21e moTlng 10 pay OH
the debt.
Nearly thirty persons united with the First
Church in Detroit, May :.
Over 400 persons Joined the Congregational
churches of Boston April &C.
Mr. Storm, OF Chicago Theological Seminary,
commenced bis pastoral work 1t ne" oas1n, LIZ,
Mays
Tho First Church at Ottawa, H., has given a
call to President Richard Edwards OF the 6tato
Normal University.
Miss Laura Day, Missionary to Natal, N Ean .f;- re-
ceiye fine cabinet sewing -mach!ue Hom 1nlS
city, the gift Of deceased ntenu'
Mr. Beechcr received into his church, April
%, more than hundred new members. Inc
occasion Was celebrated By multitude or nora!
decorations and cruun emhlazoned - sictory.
After the service Mr. Bsecher dls1rlputea sae
roses among the new members-
The Adrunce says the Clinton Avenue Con
shaws wiso and efficient passionate, has out
Church. and has celebrated its Independence.
Seven new members wcEe received as 1ne LASS
communion. The Sunday school numbers ABOUT
500.
The church in Elgin received t"enty-four
The Ittle church 1t furner, ILL.,, received
eighteen On the sama day. The chareh at
Naunatosa, Wis, eight the New Lisbon, Wis,
Church, seven the church At Lone frane.
Wis. ten. The church at Red Oak, 1a.. re-
+v Four phera The 9am3 DAY.
The Duluth, Minn-, Church received eleven
the church at Crete. Neb., eight and the church
at Nellsville, Kan.. nlno al on May j.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Lee, OF lows, addressed tho 800 con
yicts Of the Stats Penitentiary last week.
A new PROTESTANT Episcopal paper is soon to
be started in Nov York, in the interest Of sne
High Church party
Bishop Williams, Of Connecticut, admitted last
week Presbyterian minister to orders-the
twelfth this year.
Miss McHenry. of st. Stephens Church, Phil
adelphia, has raised $500, 900 for three Church
Homes, nhich cares for quo children.
Bishop Paddock, Of h1assachusetts. in his
yisitations, not only prcaches and confirms, but
meets and catechizes the children and confers
with the yestrles.
The Irish Church Synod for Liturgical Re-
vision. has substituted new eplstle for that
read on the FIRST Sunday after Easter, because
the old ono contained a passage considered spuf1-
Gus.
It IL proposed st the next General Convention
to relieve the Presiding Bishop from diocesan
duties. and to divide the Church into eight pro
Tiacos, with triennal synod, having denera!
Convention once in ten years, composed Of
delegates frsrn the synods.
The Rev. Nicholas Bjerring. priest Of the Or
thodo1. Russian Church. New York city, writes
Ghrrrf, ReaE4 tn
secure proselytes from the Anglican Church. be-
cause it hopes and earnestly prays that the two
Churches shall bs formally united On common
bass.
The Rev. Stephen r. Tying, Jr.'e Church in
New York, has, during the past ten years. raised
the remarkable cum Of $3.50, 600 for church aud
benevolent purposes. During the past year, Dc
sides tho expenses Of constructing new house
OF worship, the Church has distributed among
it's parochial charities a9o,00o
MISCELLANEOUS
Iceland has 100 Lutheran Churches and one
Blahop.
The Christian Church has tSsnty-thres mis-
siona in Mississippi.
Tho Anniversary exercises Of Lane Seminary,
Cincinnati, O.. occurred last week.
The Second Reformed Church Of Holland,
Mich, Was dedicated Mays. It cost $15,0c0. and
will seat 700 people.
The Christian Salesman does not like tho ap-
pointmeut OF Jew to the lectureehlp OF Hebrew
History in Cornell University.
The Uniyersalist Stats Convention Of Wis
| cousin meets at Fort Atkinson June =, and WILL
| continue III session three days.
United States. Their founder, Mother Ann Lee,
cau,o to this county just . century Ego.
The pevs Of the First Reformed Episcopal
| Church wcro partly eoid in New York last week,
realizing 81, 600. The sale Was continued for
| ono week.
State Association OF Christian Ministers and
| Churches has been formed in Kentucky, the
| object being the promotion Of Christian fellow
| ship, the aid Of feeble churches, and the mora
| efficient proclamation Of the Gospel
| SAYS An Eastern paper: In 8 large section OF
| Southwestern Missouri the Home Missionary
Society has founded eleven Congregational
| churches, where, five years ago, there was 2
million OF people aad not school-house, and
but few meeting -housos.
The Watchman and Reflector (Baptist) thinks
! there is an Increasing brevity OF pastorates.
| growing from the over-sonsltiveness OF pastors
Who cannot endure opposition or little Sights,
which are sometimes wholly IN the pastors
| imagination.
| The Herald and Presbyter, pu blished in Gin
| cinnati, O., says Mayor Johnson, OF that city,
| attended church last Sunday, but only stald un-
tn the minister began reading the Scriptures.
The editor regrets that his Honor did not re-
| nam long enough to hear the music Of passing
| brass band which drowned the preachers Volce
| and interfersd with the services.
| PERSONAL
| CHICAGO.
| The Rev. J. 81. Vincent, editor OF the Sunday
| School Journal, was in the city last week.
The Rev. 8. T. Davis, OF Chicago, hes accept
ed call to the First Presbyterian Church oil
Hiawatha, Kan.