, 1874-04-25

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Methodist Church; the Rev.. George Fl. Hsn
WORTH ct the Church OF the Disciples.
Marquette, Mich, is to have ., fna Eniscon.
Aan church. costing S30, ,0o0. -
St. Marks, Plaladclphia, has given within A..
years to charitable purposes S250,ooo.
Bishop Potter, of New York. has 3.xa5 -
PASTORAL favoring the holding Of Emissions n
| Episcopal services. !"
4 single parish In New York CITY has co,-
! tribnted during the last u months $500 en- -
| charity. and $4,000 for domestic missions. -
Bishop Clarkaon, former Rector Of St. Jamea,
| Chicago, will preach the sermon at ;he cocsec,'
tion Of st. Marks Cathedral, Salt Lake civ ~
Ascension Day, Mny II. ~
= A widow OF cambridge has given s7o.ooa =,
the sustentation fund OF the Irish Churrh ~ y
Lord Bloomfield, Of Sussex, S19, ,00O being on M
eighth OF the sum be has promised to the Ghrrsh
! in Ireland 1ea
It Is thought that the House of Bishons rnr.*
| assemble before final action in the case IT H.
Cummlns. This will take place in June. ~
affords ample time for him to reconsider hi
| hasty action.
The 150th anniversary OF tie Boston Charit,.
BILE Society wns held in Kings Chapel. Doa.nr
the Bishop Of Rhode Island preaching, the RAJ
James, Chicago, reading the sa1rice
6cnlena mas taken place IN the vestfy nf
Grace Church protestant Episcopal), In NeTart
N. J., on the question Of Rltaaliam The Reeio;,
and majority OF the Festsy have High Church
prociyities, while majority Of tho Iaity aTa
Low.Church, and have invited the interferones
Ct Bishop 0denheimer.
The Pau Mall Gazette is authority for tbs fa,.
lowing: The Roman ceremonial associated wi,h
Palm Sunday is now adopted at several proui.
nent Anglican churches In London, whore il !.
the custom to present to the congregation pieces
Of palm, and practically to add new ceremony
to the usual order OF service.
The Bishop OF Down and Conner has been
heard from He jEsti6es the Bishop OF Nan
York in withdrawing the license OF Mr. Porteors.
He says that ke formed very unfavorabc
testimonial. Ha recommends his Episcopsl
brethren in America tto haze nothing to say "a
him."
The House Of Mercy CSew York City, is under
the charge OF the Sisters of St. Mary, an osder
Of the Episcopal Church, FREQ from the obiec-
tiona to Roman Catholic orders, and who are an
example Of the practical religion OF the Church
Preservation for young girls, where they Mill
not be associated With their senio1s in years and
vice.
Bishop Potter confirmed ffty-four in thu
" Wainrght Memorial Church" forty-three Of
whom we're not bred in the Church. This
church pays al its expenses, and has surplus,
and il on the tree-church system, having no
tenn OF the Apostles. giving to the Lord 1T the
worship on Sundays as each is disposed In his
heart.
The number Of clergynen connected with thu
Established Church, actually resident in En-
gland and Wales in 1884, was 14,6ls; 1851, IT,
621-inc-ease in ten years. 8, ,003 1861, number
;':sy i5i naabsf Of ears2 o. q eu;1oas:
increase in ten years, 400. In ls41 the1o wete
!, 101 laymen for each Clergyman; In 164, 1,024;
1861, 1.054; 1871, 1,o47-
The Row John Cotton Smith. the leader Of tia
Low Church Party, says the Church 'scannot
win the victory BY being narrow. The primitive
There was room for Paul and the Protestant
Evangeists, whose motto WAS In Christ, and
therefore in the Church, room for Peter an:l
the Catholic zealots, whose motto Was ! In tho
Church, and therefore in Christi; room for
John and the Disciples of Love, whose motto
Love, therefore in Christ and in the Church.
=. g. Why denounce tho lovers of ritual order,
even # they border upon what VIC call supe1sti-
lion? Will bitterness make them less Jealous
citation, With wholesome counsel, abate their e1-
and win advantage from their tasts
and devotion ?"
The Pail MdH Gdzeffe OF april z says: "Bacha
Passion music according to St. Matthew
was sung at S.. Paul's Tuesday evening at a
special service with full orchestral accompani-
meot- The Cathedral v7as crowded. The band
numbered f1fty-four performers, and the chorls
OF $50 voices included the ordinary aud Sunln
evening choirs OF the Cathedral with additions
from tho choirs Of the Chapeis Royal. Lincoln's-
Inn, and from many OF the London and suburb
surplices. Among the congregation we're Lady
Salisbury, Lord and Lady Lyttloton, Lord
Devon, and Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, rhilo
among the eminent musiclans present were Sir
John Goss. Sir George Elyy, Mr. G. A. Macfa1-
ran, AIr. Willing the Rav. Thomas uelmoto,
and Nr. Longhurst, the organise OF Canterbury
the last two OF whom sang in tbs
choir"
Tho Old Catholic movement in Germany ID
5aid to be gaining strength 4 church paper
,ays: In Baden country parish has been hant!-
ID over to an Old Catholic pastor by tho votes of
maj iorisy at the pa1isLioners, WHO decided BY
ifty-eeyen to three against the Vatican dogmas.
on the other hand, the commission appointed st
Munich for Investigating the matter has reported
against the legality Of acknowledging lashop
[ieinklns; but this decision is based on the pro-
Visions Of the Dayarian Concordat. aud may not
lead ths Government to follow tha
a1amp}o OF Austrlt. in rejecting it altogether.
The UltFamontaue newspaper, the tseeas-
.eitu1sg, published ut Bonn. copied into its cox
FIulent Roman Catholic journal, the Saarzethny
:egardng the illness Of Which, it was said, tbs
Did Catholic Bishop wss cured at Weisbadsn in
L872. The Bishop brought action against both
Roman Catholic journals. The editor OF the
after paper failel to appear, and WAS condemned
% imprisonment. The charge against the for
ner paper vas rried at Bonn two weeks ago,
when fivo OF the witnesses for the paper ws1a
Produced for the defense, sl testifying that theJ
lad heard Dr. Hartman, q physician declare
hat ho was aston;aled that Dr. Reinkens waspos
sshamsd to come on preaching viait to Niea"
'adan, considering the circumstances under Hhi,h
10 himself had healed him. Dr.. Hartman in ~
,nswozn deposition denied having made AZ
uch etatement i'll regard to tue Bishop: Hs
allied to appear al wiIucss, howeVe1, and VIZ
ined. The opinion OF the Court appeared to b
hat these Eve men were Roman Catholic con~
pirators, and that Hartman had never told them
i reported, and that it vas JesuiticI trick u
top the progTesH of Old Catholicism. Pubic
plnion sustained the Court and plainly indicated
hat. il DR.. Hartman Lad said 80, q physician
Tho would violate hia honor WAS not to be be-
[eVed- The editor was condemned to dsa
aonths' imprisonment and sine Of $500, Of 70
ine months imprisonmons without fine. Thua
'ere Bishop Ronkeus md Old Catholicism gln-
icated.