The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-18
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

are attending the Methodist Episcopal
Theological Seminary In India.
During the vacation OF the pastor Of
the Congregational Church, In Portland,
Oregon, Gen. o. .. Howard conducts the
services, ,N"
The delegates from the British Wes-
leyan Conference to the coming General
Conference are Rev. W.. b. Pope and
Rev. DR.. Rigg.
The Detroit Methodist Conference
passed resolution requesting the Gen
eral Conference TO- make the presiding
eldership elective.
The Methodist General Conference del
egates from the Cincinnati Conference
are Drs. J. M. Walden, A. Lowrey, j. +.
Aarlay and u. Moody.
The Archbishop Of Cnnterbury has rec.
commended EpiseeBalans throughout the
world to observe November 30 prox. Is Q
day Of prayer for missions.
The Church of The holy Trinity, Breok-
Hn tEpiscepall has during the vacation
expended $1,000 on enlarging, repairing
and rcfftting their house Oh worship.
DR.. Hart cstimates that in the United
States three million books are dis,
tributed every sabbath, and that each
volume is read by three persons. during
the week.
Rev. Il. a. Mitchell Presb byterianl oil
Knightstown, Ind, has been enjoying
short vacation, and visiting friends in
Qlio. He reports his church In good
condition.
The, Jewish inhabitants OF Orange, N.
j., will have place Of worship open for
the ensuing holidays, and doubt not that
srelong permanent synagogue will be
established.
The Cincinnati Conference at its re-
cent session adopted a resolution asking
the General Conference to make the office
Of presiding elder elective, by a vote of
ia to u.
The Sea Grove Association near Cape
May have donated a lot of land 100 feet
square for the erection OF a Protestant
Episcopalian Church for services during
The summer.
Mr.. John J. Bond, of Fort Hamilton, a
graduate of Tabernacle Lay College,
Brooklyn, has received and accepted a
call to the Presby terian Church ut CORY,
Pennsylvania.
Rev. F. A. Noble, D. D., pastor Of the
Third (Congregational) Church, Pitts
burg, Pa, accepts the call to the Center
Church, New Haven, Conn, formerly
Rev. Dr.. Bacon's.
Twelve new students are reported as
having entered the PresBy yterian Theo-
logical Seminary at Chicago, and the in
stitution is in fourishing and most
hopeful condition.
The quarterly meeting OF the New
York branch Of the Women,s Foreign
Missionary Society, Methodist, was he'll
In the mission rooms, SO5 Broadway, on
Thursday, 10th inst.
Six Catholic churches are in process
of erection In Brooklyn, and all in dis.
tricts where they are needed. Bishop
Loughlin is anxious to run the entire
number up to fifty.
Eight persona were received into the
Ninth Presbyterian Church, Of Indian
apolis, on Communion Sabbath, Septem-
Der 9th. The congregation Ia large and
steadily growing.
The address Of Rev. e. r. Heberton
is changed from Duluth to Columbus, o..
he having accepted and enteredupon tho
charge Of the pulpit Of the First Rresby-
terian Church, Of Columbus.
Rev. J. 8. Backus, D. D., late secre-
tary Of the Baptist Home Missionary,
Society, has accepted the District Sec
retaryship Of the Publication Society for
Western New York, and has entered
upon his labors.
The minutes Of the Methodist, Episco-
pal Church South report 7l2,T65 mem
bers-a gain Of 36, ,l65 during the year
1874. The missionary collections Of
Church amounted TO $i0l. .953 46.
The Rev. John Atkinson, of Trinity
(Methodist) Church, Jersey City, has re-
csiyed call from Grace Church, Chica-
20. he will probably accept, as he is
advised SO to do by Bishop HarBis,
through whom the call was made
The membership Of the Central Pres
byterian Church, Atlanta, Ga, has in.
creased to about four hundred, and they
will be compelled to "arise and build,N
pr to swarm out, IT, they continue TO- ad.
vance at the same rate In the next five
years.
Rev. John. w. Butler writes from the
City Of Mexico, thatathere has been con-
siderable revival Of Protestant enthusi-
Ism In this city. Alithe missions have
united in daily union services Tor two
weeks past, and now they are to he COLI
inued weekly"
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon has received the
10000 beQueathed BY Mr.. Matthews--
$4,000 for the college and $4,000 for the
orphanage, A number of new students
have been admitted to the college, and
the work Of the orphanage will also be
doubtless strengthened.
Mgr. Roncetti, in. his report Of his visit
to this city ana country, does not quite
ike the show Of Democratic. equality
with which he was received here, nor
the very small sans of money that were
presented, to him tor the Pope and the
Chureh-$30, COCA far smaller sum than