New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-05
GENERAL RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

GENERAL RELIGIOUS INIELLIGBNOE
The Rev. DR.. f. o. Haven will be inaugur-
ated as Chancellor of Syracuse University September IT,
The American Missionary Association Com
ereeaonaD will hold its yearly session at Clinton, Iowa.
oct. 2s
Miss Catharine l.. Wolfe of this city has
undertaken 10 rebuild the of ST. Pauls American
Church in Rome at a cost OF $1,000.
An appeal was addressed to all ministers in
Missouri Protestant and Catholic to speak to their con-
gregations on Temperance, Sunday, Aug 80
DIR. Charles r. Sumner, Bishop OF Wlnches-
ter died Aug TO- aged 80 years He administered the
see of Winchester forty years. resgnng in 1869 on
account of a stroke OF paralysis
The Rocky Mountain Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church met this year in Salt Lake
City, Bishop Bowman presiding. The statistics show
that there GA members, 10 local preachers Il
churches, and 1a baptisms.
II is reported that some of the students and
alumni of the Chicago Presbyterian Theological Sem
mary will enter protest against the inauguraton OF
the Rev. Dr. Patterson because OF some views ne eA
pressed in his defense OF Prof. swing.
The Rev. DR.. Selwyn, Bishop of Lichfeld,
will preach the the opening of the Trennal
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal Church in Octo
ber in this city, instead OF the Bishop Oh mississippi 10
whom that duty had been assigned
Presbyterans and COngregationalists are
both strong in Illinois. The former have synods II
presbyteres ASP churches IS 557 members aud 45 min
listers the latter IL associations, 23i churches
977 members 21o ministers, and 25 scholars 10 SAD
ath-schools
Prosecutions in Germany under the Falk
laws are becoming more numerous. The Ultramonsane
papers in Germany record in week five arrests OF
Roman Catholic priests. eleven explosions twenty Sc;
illustrations of church property ana the dissouon vi
five Roman Catholic societies.
The first annual meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal Mission in Japan was held at Yokohama in
July, Superintendent Macay presiding. Five mission
aries were present II decided to ask for ye more
men three TO reinforce the Hakodadi, fedo, and
Nagasak Missions, and two TO open missions III OSAKA
and K0to.
The Rev. T. L. Burlington of Newton, n.
j. urged by the Presbyterian aud American Missionary
Boards has consented to return to Turkey as mission
ary He will take up his quarters at ConstantinOpe,
where he will edit newspaper in Bulgarian. prepare
preach occasionally TO the Bulgarians
The Rev. James Shore was recently killed
in the manner as Bishop Wiloerforce viz by fall
ing from his horse. Mr. Shore was the occasion but
not the of the founding OF the Free Church OF
England. and once prosecuted and imprisoned for
nreachiug in "a dissenting church, circumstance which
led to change III the laws that maze such an act an o.
tense.
The Rev. William Dean, Baptist mission
ary at Bangkok Siam, writes that in June he visited
Baupasoi where he found 40 Chinese candidates Tor
membership, whom he baptized and admitted to the
church there which now numbers 20 communicates At
another town. few miles distant he baptized 70 chi
and organized them INTO church society," with
others.
The Seventh-Day Adventists, who have
lust been holding their yearly camp-meetiDg, have
General Conference Is State Conferences 800 churches
rs ordained ministers 90 centiates and 1900 members
Their headquarters at Battle Creek Mich. Their
publishing Association recently met In annual session
and elected James White President. Tue financial
report showed that the receipts tor the year were
$l2l9s9; expenditures, sl23.6S6
A remarkable religious awakening is re-
ported IN North China Two years ago Cneefoo Bud
dhst happening to enter Christian church. became
convert to Christianity and Immediately went 10 labor
among the people of his native town 10 induce them TO
embrace the same religion. Thus far there have been
converts The place OF the revival Is 200 miles ds
taDt from the residence OF any MISSIONARY ahd outslue
the ordinary lines OF travel
The General Missionary Convention of the
Disciples OF Christ will meet at Cincinnati Ohio Oct 90
and continue session probably three days. This Is
the quarter-centennial OF the Society Among the sub
iects for discussion are the folowng "Womans Work
In the GOSPEL" Home Missions" "Foreign Missions"
"Our Future Missionary Work" the women, u Is an
nounced, will take advantage OF the occasion 10 form
"WOman's Missionary society"
Lord Penzance, who has been appointed
Judge of the new court established by the English law
for the regulation Of public worship, recently
Judge OF the Divorce Court The Christian World OBJ
serves. in noticing this fact that "the separation
rinclo ecelesie will furnish knots to unite and
zance presided for many years with much advantage
TO the public" he is 10 have salary OF $4,000 year
The present number Of parishes OF the Church OF En-
gland is I3 200 1l0co parishes have parsonages The
Ecclesiastical Commission have, since 1885, by economy
in the OF the church estates and by the
OF pluraes been increasing the value OF
the poorer beneces TO the annual amount OF 2i36345
The rate benefactOns added TO this have made the
whole OF the annual income OF par0chal endowments
R5l3495 There are still 5573 livngs not over EGO
year IN value, and 8,752 not worth over $500 year
Christian missionaries have achieved re-
msrkable success in the Friendly and Fiisn Islands.
In the former the people have become Christian
ton ruled by Christian sovereign. They support their
own churches, and raise $4,000 besides to send the
gospel other portions Of the heather world In FIJI
the Methodist missionaries preach 10 100000 hearers
On Kandavu Island, where there are 10000 Fjans they
are regularly called 10 family worship every day BY the
ringing OF bell Every family on the island answers
its summons.
The Millennial Association, which has been
In existence several years. has lust held camp meeting
in Atteboro Mass which continued ten days. Preach
and church members present from Boston and
Providence and different towns in New
England and various other States Tho proceedings
were orderly and the preaching described clear,
pungent, and often very powerful" The members Of
the Association believe that the end OF the world 10