New-York tribune., 1875-09-04

courts church Gatherings, public servioos ana cn
hiy avoids all words and aeois which w9iia s1's S
mso his brethren be anbesominS the mlhisisfi
or character" r
There is in London House of Faith Tor
the recepton Of boardes and out-raients afc'en WIN
diseases supposed to be ncurabe. PRAYER s reeo upon
for their restoration the Of medicine or sure'
aid ia not prohibited. It's promoters say that III IL
founded on the conviction derived from scripture h''
the gifts of healing are still exercised In the Christian
Church where there faith to receive them ~ ~ soa enc o
be said that the Hons" Is not Maih'"i"ou 10 'A "
called Peculiar People"
After considerable delay, the Journal OF the
General Convention Of Tire Protestant Episcopal chuic
held In this city u the Autumn OF 1874 has appeatc ~
contains ,mportart statistics for tie three years 1871
1874 There were Al diocescs; missionary jurisdlc1
tions; 3Os6 bishops and clergy 24l,393 sous III ~
dioceses 2s2 $50 communicating In 40 dloceSes s aau
missionary Jurisdictions; 3ol 5s7 schos
in 40 doceses and missionary jurisdicons ana - On
9Gl,024 60 were contributed TO eaar,.aoe o'''''' "
diOceses and missionary jurisdictions
The mi-centennal convention OF the Uni
versasts OF the State of New-York was opeheo Ill "V
Aug 80 The Rev. J. L. Fletcher OF Buhaio was o'o
President The report Of the Clinton Liberal lhSiIuo
tsuated near Utica) read and showed oehc'ehey
for the year 1854. The number OF students IN ate"
apoe was said to be small The receipts OF ST. Law ence
University we're stated to be S39els; expenditures
S39775. Its assets are Collegiate Department, SD
051. Theological Department xl23,9lS Inc occicbi,y
~ Ito f:eneT Conyention the Rev. G. II Pullman, de-
vered an address in which he argued the promotion of
praycr~mcetiDgs ana reNNdh-
The Free Religious Associations of Germany
held meeting recently at Tilsit in NorthEasern Prs
sa prominent subject of discussion was. Is II pos
sble for the free religious associations to have Xc1
creed Z" The lumber OF these associations IN 6'ahy
is ROW about $50 They originated from the movement
started in 1914 by johannes Rowge. Catholic, ana
Uhhcb Protestant They had at first the sympathy OF
Untarians and attracted many able and distinguished
men to their ranks. At present they are not III Hour
isjng condition and their adhercnts are mainly those
who lelpcd to organize them. Schuncmann Pot o' Sin
Francisco aud Alexander LOos OF PllaucpEa are icplc
seutaf, es Of the associations IN the United states
The largest Southern Presbyterian Church Is
tine First Cnurch of NewOrcans, Of which the Rev Dr.
B NJ Palmer is pastor 1t has 65S commandments Its
contributions for year ending May 1873 to foreign
| objects were 81 ,4S0 The Walnut Street Church, ST.
Louis Of which the Rev Dr. j. H. Brookes Ia pastor mas
Cos members: the First Church, Nashville, the Rev l.
A. Hoyt pastor has 53S members; the Second Church.
Richmond, the Rev. DR.. NJ. D. Hose, pastor, has 5S0
members; the Second Church. at Louisville the Rev DF
Stuart Robinson pastCr has $50 members; the tiankn
Church of Baltimore the Rev w. u. Murkaud pastor,
1ss sos members There are says me ChrStid" 90
scrrer 10 Southern Pr shycfian churches that nave
400 members aud 81 that nave between 2Oo ana 5oV
members.
A Catholic missionary sends to The London
ycLet the statistics of Catholic Indian missions They
are extracted he states from The JGqd Ecclesiastical
DIRECTORY for S7 and the latest Official presentation
OF the subject