, 1875-04-25

The fourth annual meeting o. the Hoa&n
: Baptist Missionary Society Of tho West viii
| held in the Michigan, Avenue Baptiat qhurc
= chicago. May and L. p, ..~. ~ =.
Tbs Board of Foreign Missions Of tbs Presby
) terian Church cfoBas it's fiscal year May l, an
$3.50. 900 must be received to bring the Boafe
, freq Of debt, through its obligations. In Apri
1874; ths Board received 9lo4 ,000-
The Emmanuel Church Of this city has IT
moved from the corner Of Dayton and 4 Centr
streets to the corner 6f Sophia and Hal8te
streets. It ia hoped that . permanent tocAtio
and house OF worship will soon be secured.
At recent confirmation in Washington. D
C., Archbishop Dayley administered that rite +
hixty-nna con rerts from the Methodiats, ten ffol
| the Episcopalians, nine from the Prosbytsriaua
and tho balance from other Protestant denonina
tons.
Bishop Gross, of Savannah, has nearly com
pleted magnificent church in that city at cos
Of 100000, ill paid for. This, following, too
80 soon after the dedication of the college q
Macon, Ga, shows energy and liberality on th,
part Of tho Bishop and his people.
The are 400 reli sious journals in the Uuitei
States. The Methodists hare ~, the largas
Il; the Baptists, 95; the Presbytetians, 80
the Episcopalans, 81; Lutherana, Il; Ger:
man Reformed, II; Jews, 8; and Congregations
alists. s,
:. Tie contributions OF Lafayette Avenue Church,
Brooklyn, for religions and benevolent objects
| during the last fifteen years hare amounted to
$233, 800. For sustaining their own church they
have raised S2e4, 500. Two other church organ
izations have gone out from them within the
same period.
| The General Association OF General Baptiata
] haye caIled National Convention Of all Liberal
| and Free-Communion Baptists to meet in CO.
| ltnbin, Ind. in November, 1875 for tho purpose
49, 80 -
| Baptist forces in tho land in benevolent and
church enterprises.
The Moody and Sankey revival In Greht Brit
ain has stimulated the. erection OF buildings il
all the principal cities and towns for Young
Mems Christian Associations. In th6 City of
Dundee, s25 600 in gold; in Edinburg, s35, 600;
and ia Manchester, $4,000, have already been
paid for these purposes, and in many other towns
Lesser Suns. -.
Tho Catholics Of shsboygxn, Wis, have nearly
completed one OF the handsonaeaf chircfes ID
that State. It stands in the centre OF square,
is 1so feet long and IS feet vide, OF Gothic de-
sign. and, when finished, will cost 838, 600. IN
stead of 500, 900, which 1t would hays cost but
for tho judicious management Of the pastor, tho
Rev. Father Harder, who wss his owu architect,
superintendent and everything.
The anniversaries of Baptist Societies which
are to be held in Philadelphia wiu, it u an
nounced, meet on tho following gays. Tho Ills
sionarr Union. Tuesday and Wednesday, May
and afternoon Of Thursday, hfay At; the Educa-
tional Commission, on Thursday evening, May
27; aud the Publication Society, on Friday, May
29, the service continuing throughout the day.
Last week the Churchman Episcopalian) was
indiscreet enough in ito reference to Mr. Var
ley's preaching to inainuate that q tame ele-
plant with hymn-book would astract larger
crowd and do ~ much good To this the Baptist
T1eehfY now retotts, ''Does tho Chu+ch1,on
know that the Lord Jesus condescendod to be
born in d stable !? Might not that tame ele-
phant,' it he bad surpce aid pEayet-book, At
tract larger crowd still His capacity fors in
toning' cannot be questioned"
The FreMnn's journal reiterstes its btato-
ment that tho grand ceremony Of comforting tho
berretta will take place on some day not Sund3T,
at st. Patricks pro-Cathedral, in Mulberry
street. It will probably take place on one OF |
the .ss dhy' q aa. tbs monthpehp' the 2sh
proper Tor Cardinal MeCloRkeya Inauguration |
cannot be had, except as imported from Europe, !
aud this is the only reason why the giving Of ths
berretta ID so long delayed.
It now appears probable that the question OF
the right Of Dissenting ministers ia England to |
Law. The Clergyman OF tho Church OF England |
who refused 10 permit a Wesleyan minister to |
inscribo the word 'sRaverend" upon tomb
stone, the Rev. g. E. Smith, Of Ouaton Ferry,
has declined the advice Of tho Bishop OF Lincoln
to Withdraw his objections, on account OF the
cost Of > lawsuit. He has issued Al appeal for
to aid him in the legal proceed
|pgs which the Wesleyan Confluence intends
to institute.
The second .nnivvar.arv .of tha 13ra,tv.s,th
street Rantist Church ~ tb;s c;,v x.a haig s,nl
law oren;pg. Thers hsva hea, afhres ,dd,-
inns tn tl1o chorcl dnrrg the ra.J fe.tat auao
If this nnmher h1vs 1,nfed hv hsnff;arn nv F;vs
,aye heen ;Isriasad hv istter and ~ H.. 5;ad
T1,a incraash ~ thh Taa~i i,.s hse ~ fx. 10. u.e1
ISTo yearn aeo rho c1nrcs Nv ". e1T4 rr+,nircd
ifty-tTo ,nrnhr.s = = NV r,r,haSs aaI Trsa IT,
,hnrch entors nnon ;ta thira vsar r;th an,o,r
Ieine nrosnecta Their nastor tha Ps1 io ~ r
Bnsh, has cnnsentei tn remain with than ~
he above memnarsbin. iftr.sir comnozs ~
:rrad;ah hranch ~ II. abn~oh "'~ eoA@p0oo 'As
1Ae great Wor1 OF tae ..oolandtats" as the
ompllers OF tne Aetd odnctqr"n1 are called. is
aaeis, piosiesstns ab osussetS' At present thls
Euse "orK cons!sts OF ABOUT SIXTY folio vol
Lmes1 which bring the student down to within ]
hree days OF the end OF tha month Of October
,ut largo store Of materials ia heintr nt;ysd l.,
r1ar to corunleta thst NINTH fnrfhw;tb sr5
,rthar atnraa hnra haa4, sas-.,,'I.ss ta. ana
- - III T;.ss ss'ae 70 ~ 60. uoe1 assea se"aro