, 1874-05-17
tive Committee OF the parent society IN Fn'4a-
f1eInl,ia last week.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
At HOME.
Garmanv has now $1,000 old Catholics. Or
panixad into uinoty-two societies, which afe
ministered to by thirty-one priesR.
From 1853 to 1878 the Dutch Reformed
Churches have grown from 322 to 431 the Inln-
istry from 332 to sol, aud the communicates
from sc, ,597 to GILES.
meeting Of Hicksito Quakers took ptace laet as
weak in Philadelphia, sort Of reunion OF the
representatives OF tho denominations from 81
n.rts Of the country. It WAS = purely social
9athoriaR; no effort WAS made to reform their
Graed. OF TO remove heretlcal brother. N In1h
respect this body OF religionists seera to be az
ceptionally favored.
A quarter OF century ago. all the great re-
lIcions anniversaries Of the Protestant Churches
we're held in Now York. But during the last fe"
years there has been tendency to meet IN
provincial towns and cities. This year, now
ever, very large number Of the annual rellg-
ious gatherings have assembled agaln gI
in New York. Among these are t9e
American seaman's Friend Society. which held
ita forty-s1th anniversary in the Church OF the
Holy Trinity; the American Hone Missionary
Society in Broadway Tabernacle the pTesoy-
terian Board OF Foreign Missions IN Dr Pa1ton,s
church; the American French Guardian Society
in .ho West Presbyterian Church; the National
Temperance Society in 6teinway HALL the
American and Foreign Christian Union IN tbs
Bible House; the American Tract Society in the
Biblo House and the Baptist Sunday-Schoo
Union and the American Congregational union'
On the 18th ct April last the final services
wore held in 81. Pauls Church, Cleveland, u,
prior to its abandonment by the society for ne"
and more spacious structure. The farewell ser
mon Sunday evening Was pfesched by the organ
izar and first Rector Of the parish. the hey. 4.
B Perry, D. D., LID, father OF the Hev- Il. u.
Perry, Of ALI Saints Church, Chicago. The
i %f~a 1nr$n tF
Paul'a, the Rev. Fred K BROOKS, contained an
interesting account Of the formation and growth
Of the parish, which was organized under Dr.
Perry, Oct. &c, 1876. The first edldca was
burned, and was replaced BY . spacious brick
church, occupied in January, 1871. After re
1852, and WAS succeeded in time by the Rev. r.
B. Claxtoa, D. D., the Rev. Wilbur F. Paddock,
D. D., the Row. j. H. Rylance, D. D., formerly
of St. James Church, Chicago, And lastly, BY
the Rev. Fred Z. Brooks, present Incumbent: a
Ia little ,,s: les than than, trensy.axs ensgalts
has grown to = value Of nearly 81, 100000 and
the parish has extended its workings to tho e.
tablishment Of three other successful aud yell
sustained churches. Since its organization, the
boon 500 baptisms, 4u3 con6rmntions, and LOCO
communicates {all these apart from its mission
work}, 233 marriages, 352 funerals, and moro
than 1000 Sunday-echool members. On the oc-
casion OF the final services. DR.. Perry was well
coined by host OF old friends and admirers,
glad to hear him once more. He of6ciated as
Rector Of Grace Church. Cleveland. over hTe
wears, after leaving St. Paul's. and also founded
st. James parish. From Cleveland, Or. Perry
went to Mississippi, and thence to Kentucky,
where be now resides. he had visited Clevelsnu
but once since his departure. that being on the
anniversary OF peHys victory on Lake E11e,
when, with George Bancroft. the HISTORIAN A.
orator, Dr.. Perry ofic1ated aa Grand Chaplain at
the Inauguration Of the Perry statue in Monu~
ment Square.
It is becoming quite common with Engl1sh
Ner1eyans to have the Bible and hymn-book
bound together.
Tho Scotch people, who have been accnstom-
ed to the old metrical version Of the Psalms OF
David, have been greatly moved by the singing
OF American 6unday-school hymns, and the old
Scotch version OF tho Psalms promises to b.
come 3 thing Of the past.
The Wesleyan Missionary Society (EnglaDd)
employs ], ,125 missionaries and assistant MISSION
aries, 4,733 eatechists and schoolmasters, has
Ito, $50 church-mcmbcrs, SOC, GOO persons attend
ing the ministry, and 100000 in the schools. II
has S47 principal stations or circuits and 6,637
chapels and other preaching places
A minister once WAS heard explaining to bis
congregation that Trim and Thummim we're the
names Of two precious stones which were set in
when consulted they displayed the will OF GOD
by showing wonderful br1lliancv, though thsy
gaye no lustre il the matter required we're dls-
approved. "MY brethren, this ls what learned
jewish and Christian expositors tell III concern
ing these two precious stones-the stones are
lost, but my Christian brethren, we need them
not wo have surer means OF discovering the
will Of God; aud stlu it is by Urim and Ihum-
min, nc alter single letter in one Of those
mysterious words. Take your Bible, my breth-
+ II and Jrif
coyer the will OF God as surely as ever the high
priest did by the story Of the breastplnte-"
Baboo Ecshub Chunder Sen, Chief OF the
Drahmo.Somat. sect OF Hindoo reformers, Uni
tartan in worship, aud who discard modern Hin
doc idolatry, writes to III. D. Conway, OF the
Cincinnati Commercial:
We deem highly desirable for al spirit
Iheists whenever possible and convenient to 90 and
spend few days, weeks IN prayer End devotion In
some lonely place on the hills ~,
band Of Brahmo pilgrims have lately gone up the
uinalays for this purpose Their object Is simply to
fnviRorata and purify their Eous By means Of solitary
devotion anl onter into sweet and Listing communion
with the Loving Father. No worldly motive has Led
them thther. They have not proceeded IN search Of
gold and silver, bnt they hnve left home family, aud
frisnds to seek the treasures Of faith love and puty
They have gouc tho Lords glory and beauty IN
His heavenly mansions on this mountain tops. 1ney
hare gone to worship Him in solitude whom they
have long adored in the midst Of fauiy and frteDds
They lodged in quie: and romantic places from
where they command splendid view Of long range
Of heights, covered with eternal snow" IN Lne motu-
ing they all 90 away In different directions for prayer
and meditation. Each sits alone in separate place,
under some shade treea. and seeks the Lord IN the
inner chambers Of tho heart. 1t Is interesting to sec
them thus engaged in profound meditation and de-
votion- Now aud then they Pray and sing together,
and realize the blessings Of spiritual fellowship.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH (ABRoAp).
A Unitarian traveller in England writes that
there are differences Of opinion existing in the
British Church which are its glory, as it require ef
only as its platform OF faith the simple, historic
Apostolic Greed; "but these differences. even
are indnitesimal compared with those which e1-
ist amongst non-conforming bodies. There are
800 different sects in England, and seven sprung
up during the past year, VIZ: the GongreEa.ion- {
al Temperance FREQ Church, the Hope Aileslon
the New Methodist, the Protestant Union: the
Union Christians, the Unsectarians, and the
Christian Dolphlns. The last hold that none
out Of their society can BIO taved, and bnt few IL
it, and that the7e is no difference betneen thei,
souls and those OF animals"
CHURCH SERVICES TO-DAY.