The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-27
RELIGIOUS.

1
1 April.
The Baptists of Texas have one
preacher for every one hundred mem
bers.
Arch Deacon Fuller of Toronto, has
been elected Bishop of the new diocese
of Niagara.
The Indianapolis Y. M. G. A. realized
$3.50 net profit from a spelling match
lew evenings ago.
The Jubilee has been In progress in
several parishes of the diocese OF New
ark during the past week.
| Bishop Wood, of Philadelphia, is re-
covering his wonted health under the
mild climate Of St Augustine, Fla.
The Catholic church in Willmantic,
Conn.,, is to have an altar costing 81 ,6Ot
| in gold, and manufactured in Munich.
A legacy of 5000 has just been lett to
the Boston Women's Christian Associa.
tion, by Martin L. Hall, OF Brookline.
Mass.
ST.. Lincoln accepts the superintend
ency of the Springfield, Mass., Y. NJ. u
A., and will move there from Boston
soon.
A German Baptist in Louisville has
contributed $1,000 toward the establish
meat OF q German Baptist Orphans
Home.
Last Sunday the Madison avenue Bap.
tist church, New York, took up betw eel
$4,000 and 70, 900 for missions at home ant
abroad.
Rev. Richard Stephens, who was or
dained on the 9th inst, has sailed tol
Mexico as a missionary there under DR.
Butler.
The American Home Missionary Soci
ETY. has made au average gam of II little
less than $4,000 a year during the las
twenty years.
| Bishop Andrews is to deliver the an.
nual sermon before the Illinois Wes
leyan University at the forthcoming
commencement.
The Chicago Y. nj. g. A. has 1,401
members, divided as lollows: Lie mem
bers, l52; active members, 756; associate
members, 224, and auxiliary members
269.
The spread of the gospel in East Afri.
ca depends on thes outset on the eXLir
patton OF the slave trade. The good
WORK has begun but the monster dies
nard.
| Rev. Mr.. Shrieber, formerly Of the
Darech Amuno synagogue, has beer
elected chAZan, shiney ana shamas OF the
Forty-iourtn street synagogue, New
York city.
The company of learned theologians
revising the authorized version OF the
Bible, lately heldtheir twenty eighth ses
sion in London. They have now got W
to Isaiah.
Rey.G.L l.. Leyburp,o of Westchester, N
Y, is under Appointment along with his
father, to the Greek mission OF lne South
ern Presby byterian Church. They will sal
toward the end of the month ior Athens
| Tue Baptist May anniversaries are tt
be held This year in Philadelphia, and g
large committee has been appointed tt
make arrangements for the entertain
ment OF the expected delegates anC
guests.
Rev. George Hildt was appointed by
| the Baltimore Conference at Its late ses
sion to preach hisa seml-cenlsnnlal ser
mon before his brethren next year. He
will then have completed fifty years OF
ministerial work. -
A Methodist minister preaching in a
| Protestant Episcopal pulpit and noble
collection oil $1,000 Tor the beneht OF de-
| serving brother ministers were among
the incidents of the late session OF til,
Baltimore Conference.
Conferences OF New York Associa
tions have lately been held for the firs
time at TIoga Centre, Waverley, For
Plain, and New Utrecht, members OF tht
| State Executive Committee being pres
| ent at each meeting.
The Y. Nj. y. A. at Bristol, England
reports for the last year an expenditure
OF about $4,50O. Tue lectures, classes
library, reading room aud other literary
| and social advantages tor young mei
have been largely patronized.
| An American Protestant mission has
been established at Inhspruck, and Mir
Clark, of the American Board, reports
that his two cOlporteurs in Northern Ty
rol and in the Vatarlberg III two month
i sold over one thousand Testiments ant
Bibles.
The Pope has created new see in th
Island of Crete, that of Gambia. Mgr
| Cannava, the new Bishop, has beel
most cordially received in his diocese
which, owing TO the opening of the Sue
Canal, is h.lely to be an important on
4 before many years.
i Rev. Thomas j. Mooney, pastor of tn
/ Church OF st. Bridget, N. Y, has organ
lied choir of sixty yolces--thirty Q
each 'sex--from The children of his par
sh, with the assistance OF two 1emal
and two male voices. They will sool
take the places of the present paid choir
/ DR.. Talmage, VINO IL few weeks ag
made a pubic offer to give 5000 to an
one who could send hiin the name {
.sany one eminent.lOr piety who at tn
same time favors and frequents tn
! American theater," now withuraWs tha
offer and hands the money over to his La
College. He says that most OF the az
plicants for his money were attaches, {
The theater, and were eminent for ever
thing but. t.piety.
The Chicago Y. n. q. A. had an elet
ton on Monday, March 15. The whol
number OF ballots cast was eighty-tW.
. The ticket elected was as follows: .
V, Farwell, President; N. s. Boutor
Vice President; H. II. Chissold, secon
, Vice. President; George NJ. High, II,
, cording Secretary, and Il. u. Keith,
j. Richardson, u. Il. Cragin, r..
W eeden, DR.. +. q. Duncan, "A. N. Edd.
EBoard of Managers.
Bishop j. W. Roberts, of Liberii
Africa, died recently at his post. II
was o native of Virginia and was te
thirty-seven years missionary In AIT
ca, In 1866 he was chosen. Mlssionar
Bishop by the Liberia Conference, an
soon after returned to the United State
' where he was consecrated. lie returne
) to his field of labor, and has RENAME
there ever since, except short visit
, made heie three years ago.
The Eastern Methodist Conferen(
will be held as follows: New Englan,
! April 14th, at Springfield, Bishop Have
, presiding; Providence, April l4th,
!, New Bedford, Bishop James presidin!
! Vermont, April 2Stb, ut Bellows Fall
!. VT, Bishop Haven presiding; Main