New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

last week and was accorded warm reception by the
Catholic citizens Of Fort Wayne INDIANA
The Evangelical Alliance of Canada will hold
conference similar to that held In New-fofK as' Ill
Of Montreal the first week In October Delegates VIII
he nresent from the United States and Great Britain.
An extensive Sunday-schOOl Conference has
inc, bean held I'm Darlington, England, by the FRIENDS
70 advance the interest, and efficiency OF TINS prancn Oh
Christian work. Nearly 800 delesaes were Pfesen''
some OF whom were from hihefo''
Intelligence has been received OF an exten-
,ve revv. in progress Lovedale Missionary Insttu
49,. .oo r,,la. from Cane Town, Africa. There are
,on, an, nup,s I'm the institution. embracing kanrs,
Fingoes, BasutOes and Others
The Eastern Oregon and Washington Con-
ference OF the NJ Church has closed ts sessions ~
walla walla. Bishop Merrill presided the statistics
show that there are members ana 10 locai preachers
In the Indian district there are Aio mepers anu TWO
churches.
DIR. Wilbur McKaig of Chicago, who was
charged with heresy the same time as was Dr. SWING
has replied to the Committee OF the Sacramento Presby
terry that he adheres TO the doctrines OF his sermon IN
which he impucned the literal truth Of some parts OF
the Old Testament history The Presbyery has not YET
taken action on his case.
Missionary societies appear to nave nara
struggle this year to raise the usual amount OF FUNDS
The officers Of the American Board say $4,000 are
needed by Sept to finish the year without debt The
Foreign Missionary Treasury OF the Reformed Cnu,cn
Dutch is $4,000 in arrears ana the baP,' noaiu
with difficulty maintaining Itself Tree Oh uep'
c., III. Sturgeon, the eminent pastor OF the
London Baptist Tabernacle who has just recovered his
health has returned his work with renewed earnest
meas Its feared by his friends that he is again over
taxing his strength. Tho first seven years OF MS
ministerial life he preached an average two sermons
day. Though yet young Ills FORM Is Do"eu io" o'''
work.
The Spiritualsts of Western Massachusetts
are holding a camp-meeting at Lake Pleasant Ihere
are about 500 permanent residents at the camp Bands
of music are provided and there Is dancing In Tue
pavilion every evening Among the speakers are john
Collier of London the Rev. Roland Conner Of Florence.
DIR. Storer OF Boston, and d. Britain VI Ne"Aon' Auo
meeting Will close ON the ZNn'
The Israelites of Philadelphia have organized
the only existing branch of the Alliance Israelte Uni
versee IN America The Alliance establishes missions
and schools among poor and degraded Jews, teaching
them the elements OF common education, ana reStor
ing them to the pure faith OF JUDAISM Nearly al
European and Asiac countries are represented IN tne
Alliance; its field OF operations iies pllucipaIy ~
Turkey aud the East. The Philadelphia soce'y numbers
10 members.
| The annual convention OF the Bapust
churches Of the maritime provinces opened us sessions
at St. John, n. b. Aug o. The mission cause anu 'he
support of educational institutions OF the Chufch
will he the main questions for discussion letter has
been received from the Rev. T. Sanford, who ID serving
the Church as missionary In Siam, stating 'hat MS
house was recently entered by thieves. who succeeded
In getting every piece of his money amounting 10 ~
rupees They also took 10 rupees Woilh VI slh"
| arucles
The Bible Christian CIethodisD Conference
met recently at London, England Tue Rev. John ire
| melting was elected President. Statistics were pre-
scented showing that there 272 minister's li7 loca
preachers s73 cnapels, $500 members and l32 on ria
| for membership Resolutions were passed authorizing
the Connectoua Committee, which meets next Octooer
70 consider whether some distinctive name thah
Bible Christian" cannot be adopted saiso 20 ie f
the matt er To the churches in Australia ana Cana 1o
their consideration, and report 10 the conference ~ ~
The Baptist preachers of Chicago and VI
cinity at q recent meeting took the following ao.on,
which Will commend itself to ministerial Dodles OF All
denominations: 81 As ministers owe 1t to our pro-
feson TO guard each others reputation ana hep eA
tend each Others influence and in general to aid each
other in our work to extend power. AS minister's
we owe II TO our profession be careful not To intro
duce unworthy or incompetent men into IT, AS our pro-
fesson great extent in our own Keeping We must
g. As ministers, oweit TO our profession 10 %thnoa
the ministerial fellowship from tnose VINO d nav" we
been pronounced unworthy upDn .r," y! p''i' 'ND Nv
longer recognize them as minister's.
Memories of the days Of the Vigilance Com
mittee which purged San Francisco were revived ny
the celebration of the 25th anniversary OF the rirs
Congregation Church of that city, on the 10th Of July
1t has grown with the growth OF San Francisco ana Is
now strong in numbers and wealth. In the mehoraple
DAYS of 1slo its members active "vgilants" IL
was said that on notable Sunday few OF the male ana
solid pewhoders present IN their seats "A wen
known southerner who looking on, as the vigilance
Committee filed down the streets tat gay, anu Mno
noticed that many OF such citizens were IN inc
remarked in his rough but telling way When you see
these Yankees leave church ana marcn Inc 'n'9 vi
| Sunday Hell is coming"
The London School Board are encounterng
difficulties similar those which have disturbed Aneri
| can boards of education. They have large schooi-
building in Jewish community which is scarcely ever
more than half filed the Jews refusing to allow their
children to attend lessons from the New Tesla
ment are read daily Recently the Board held meet
inc 70 consider how the difficulty should be met. II
was proposed by some TO elect Jew as head OF the
school, who could omit the Objectionable part of the
exercises for benefit of the Jews In answer to this
| In was said the Roman Catholics were entitled To the
Same privilege. The Board failing 10 see their way out
of the difficulty chose the Jew as head OF the school and
left the rest to be settled by the local managers
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota protestant
Episeopa recently visited the White Earth Reserva-
ton where the indians have formed church In the
afternoon of Thursday July p, he preached in the
chlrch and appealed his audience for help for the
sufferers by the Gasshopper plague and to hs aston
shmen received CSC in response The next day he held
council in the grove in front Of the church. Several
| Chippewa and Pembina chiefs made interesting ad-
dresses Agos chief of the Otter Tail Indians. made
strong appeal for church for his people which was
promised. chief OF the Pembinas made similar re-
quest and told OF his efforts to be white man." He
had put on pair OF trousers ana an" a e
conclusion that after all he was poor pun on white
man" Several clergymen witnessed the proceedings
including the Rev. Lord Charles Hervey Of England.
William Taylor, known in this country as
"the California street preacher" has been aborng in
| Jnda with some remarkable results. lie has been
preaching in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras and such
has of his mnsrations that suspicion
and opposition have been silenced. With him are asso
ciated niue missionaries, who constitute what Is called
"Taylor's Flying Artillery" Formerly the movement
was confined TO the Eurasans. the offspring Of Euro
peans In india but the work has extended to
the natives proper who hear the Gospel gladly the
E,rasans Taylor's church in Calcutta IN materials
and style resembles the house OF the common people Ii
| il long aud low At end and near the pulpit