, 1874-09-13

r. thinka there is sec:arianisu enough at til
sp.s..;, and that It should give place to broa
chr;stiaEltr.
no clinton Street Congregational Sociot,
,n.Je s115 by their recent festival
nersops we're added to tic Congregation
:, C,.-sh ut South Chicago last Sunday
NJ the thirty Congregational ministers VIII
,ei ne psEt year. thirteen we're over 70 year
~ ~ ace TWO over 80, and one WAS over 80.
:, .he last fifteen years Conercgationalism il
80. couutry has gained over Thousand church
~ and sbont hundred thousand members
rhe Coneregationalists OF Ohio report 22t
<hrTshes. Of which Sc arc supplied with pastors
~ by actang pastors. and 81 arc vacant. The
NUMBER OF minister's ls l72- OF whom 80 are IN.
+.,1(pd 81 ira acting pastors, and q are without
+,srre, TLe number Of members is 1921
EEronNEp EPISCOPAL.
Tire new praver~book OF the Reformed EpiEco-
~; Church is finished, and pamphlet 1as been
rans,et wLich contains comparison with the
fr1.ye1.bo Of tue Protestant Episcopal Church.
n;sAop Camrains preached before the congre-
r..ion Of the Reformed Episcopal Church at
G4s,wa Canada, Sunday, the 9Th inst, and en-
". fol.o9ins Tuesday laid tho cornerstone of
tba elegant new church in process OF erection
h. his paneh, at the coruer Of Gloucester aud
rirn Cartier square. Tie OttaFx congregation
rTote,s nearly COO, and Is said to bo growing
--r;dIs, On the 10:h inst. Bishop Cumn1ins OF
d,fnei several candidates to the ministry for
consreeations now organizing in the Dominion.
The officers and congregation OF Protestant
rr,.copal church in st. Clair, Mich, are said
r. .A virtually rI anllnous in favor Of changing
tLer allegiance from the old organization to the
Reformed Episcopal Church.
Tie Ottawa Times speaking OF Bishop Chency's
lite visit TO that city, says:
The Rev. DR.. Morley Punsaoa was peshaps
accustomed 10 greater fights OF fancy perhaps painted
lee7 word pictures. but his style less vigorous,
lis language 1ess fervid his less ipassioncd
1eere originality in the idess of Dr. Cheney which
IL refreshiog-al tho that originality
quality IN tic average modern preacher. His ay1a il
freGiasly free from rant or defamation, aud chsrac-
tise1 By unnatural or ungracefu muscular ezer-
tan His English il sufficiently pure to please tho
most fastiaious Of English undtdled-" :. -. His
.st will long Re remembered by the people OF Ottaws,
s,d many will yearn for its early repetition. That his
e.es=ucc will give considerable n4pelus to the move
Men: 0f which he Is prominent leader Is more than
likely
Episcopal service will be held in the new hall
n Nlllarl ayeuue, between Tweu1y-second and
Cweuty-fourth streets. in Lawndale, this after
i,oon ut 3 o'clock. The Rev. J. Fl. Knowles,
Canon of tho Cathedral, will oficiate. TIE
Episcopalians of this section of the city organ
izod at g meeting held Friday evening last, and,
Us there arc many Episcopal families amongst
the residents Of the place, it is hoped tha: this
strong society, and the speedy erection Of 4
church in this thriving and rapidly increasing
:" inside -the-city suburb" La"ndala is on the
Inc OF the Chicago: Burlington i Quincy Rail-
road (about half way to Rlver6ide). and is a|Ho
reached by the Lawndalo line of omnbuses.
that conceet with tho Adams street as,a Ogden
aTenre line at Taylor street, and is Only twenty
minutes ride from Union lark
THO Sriss Times gives the following definition
Of the sa1si1s High, Erond. and Low Chu,ch. SO
commonly used III Epeaking OF Eplscopallanism
at the present time:
The Anglican High chu7chmao agrees With tho
the past, from the local to ths uaivasaal. The deci
tocs Of the General Corncis Of the undivided Church
to7e he receives, approves, e1lts lifts up on high
,bove sll human opinions Of individual 'nterrreta-
lions of tie written word Of God; TIC Low Church
B;u!. only" He thankfully sva;1s himself, in
deed. Of cvsry' help IRON every quarter,
tie eu ea Of TIC Word T but se BE- IS per-
1r.ded th:. the Hol: sr,ris will leave no earnest.
humble, psyerful rcader ignorant Of the essential
disocs, tue decis:,ns OF al "fathers," doctors
Eyuoda far below the authority Of the written Word
Of uod- The Bro.d caurch,nan does not occupy.
taauy fancy, via media tctwxt the former two he
ciGers toto cr!o from bo:l. He allows Of author-
v. To E1m there ts logically. no Church, aud |
he High CLurchnan, b. tho decision Of councils ind
,.,cna ct fathers-not, Is The Low churcnn1an, BY
he declarations Of Scripture but by the verifying
n l;es dc,7c Either be denies all inspiration or 10
:1tc,t.s tie gift I'll intelligent thinkers either
icsez CT 1A wese n1t insrlrea or inspiration may
Vre.icatcd OF soer-tes aud Seneca, of Shakespeare
1ai Shelley.
Tho Tsionuial General Convention OF tho !
episcopa! Church, to De held in New York in |
october next, is composed OF the House Of
Bishops, comprising nil the diocesan anc mis- !
4t..H -
Lay Deputies. This last consists OF four clergy
nea ard four lsyrren from each Of the fortv-one I
lioccses, and are appointed By the local congen-
ions Ct tie same. Tho House Of Bishops holds
ts sessions for ths most part in secret except in
he case Of matters OF public character. when
be doors are thrown open. In this respect it re-
embles tho House OF Lords in the British Par1ia-
cent. The eldest Of the Bishops in point of
presIdes over its deliberations, and
rom this fact is termed the Presiding Bishop.
It present the prelate filing this position Is
2.shop Smith, OF Kentucky.
The Church OF England h:a L. 200 parishes,
900 of which have parsonAges. There are
573 ilvings not over .Ec0o yeAr in value, and
752 not worth over EoU0 s. year.
The Committee. appointed by the las: Protest
ut Episcopal Convention to report plan for
10 division OF tho Chnrch into provinces.
nilar to the English and tho Roman
atholic Church. have prepared n circular
[UpU51ID A1f1Slpu a1LO ERFeQ PROV |
ces, meetings to be held t1ieuniafIy, aud
le National Council OF all the provinces decen-
ally- THIS change is proposed on accouut Of
10 rapid Increase Of the dioccsea. making tho
orse Of Bishops too large and the House OF
elegates unwie:uy.
CATHOLIC.
few days ago the telegraph noticed tho fact !
tha sale Of the lended property OF the Propa-
knds at. Rome. The college was founded in |
10 by Pope Alexander VII, aud many dis
nguished ecc1eslastics have been educated in
It's President is Cardinal; its Colou,al |
are also Cardinals, who work under |
N. eacl: having his own special department.
neir stalls consist Of large number Of rheo- ]
gla.s. caponis:s, secretaries, and clerks The +
hole missionary :" work Of tho Church-aEd | ]
cited States. England, Canada, South America, |
I'd rar1ousother regions are missions "-is un- {
7 the care OF the Propaganda. It Sas trimming |
is year representatives Of thirtacn rites aud | s
entJ-fye oatiouaiiie7. From Great Britain | {
d the United States there wcro thirty stu ! t
nis; from Eelgium. Denmnrk, and T1raco. !
ne: from Armenia. Sit. Lebanon, and the +
ntan Isles, twelve; from the extreme East :
eaty: from Dalmatia, twenty-five, etc The 4
ca represented wore tho Latin, Armenian,
Ie Greek, Rou1nanian, Molchite, Ruthenian, ,
llgariap. pure Syrian. Maronite, Chaldean,
l:sbsrian, Copto-Esyptan, and Abyss1nisn or J.
liopan. y
During single week in Angus. the Ul.remon- =
ae lapess in Prussia reported five arrests Of +