The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-24
RELIGIOUS.

Asa result of the great awakening
already reported at st. Jonnsbury, VT,
over 800 have Joined the various churches
in the place.
The Philadelphia Y. M. G. A. has ex-
pended $4,000 in its work during the
past year, and has obtained employment
for upwards OF 1900 young men.
Rev. W.J. Erdman, OF Jamestown, N.
Y, is soon TO go to Chicago and labor in
the Gospel i'm connection with Mr..
Moody's Tabernacle and the mission
work of the city.
citation OF Boston received the past year
$55, ,763, including a loan of $35,000. The
amount OF $4S,6S6 has been paid on the
Home, and the expense OF carrying it on
has been $11 ,2Ss.
The Bishop of Wilmington, Del, has
issued a pastoral on the Jubilee, in whloh
he designates four ehuhches in that city
to which the faithful can pair to obtain
the indulgences granted by the Pope.
A Washington correspondent says that
Washington is fasJ approaching Naples,
Paris, Dublin and Quebec in the appropri-
ate observance of Jhe solemn and grand
ceremonials of the Catholic Church.
Reports from various associations all
over the United States and British Pro-
vinces show that the day of prayer for
Y. M. C. A. in November last was the
beginning of revivals, which are now
sweeping over the whole country.
In Rus-Poland the Catholic population
are deserving the Church OF Rome in
large numbers, and connecting them
selves with the Orthodox Greek Church,
which is the established Church of Rus
sia.
Colorado, just admitted as State,
numbers about 100000 inhabitants. OF
churches, the Episcopalians have fl teen,
The Methodists have three conferences.
the Presbyterians have about twenty
churches, and the CongregationaisLs
eight.
A new order of M onks has been estab-
lished in Ireland with the direct sanction
of the Pope. They have incorporated
themselves under the title of "I'he Broth
erh0od Of Presentation" Their object
is to visit the sick and teach the poorest
classes OF children.
Three hundred and sixty-one persons
have atone time or anoher since the
rise of Methodism set themselves seri-
ously to work to write it down. Eighty
of these works were written by Metho-
Gists, eighty-1ve were by miscellaneous
authors, tWenty-One were political ana
the balance We're written by Episcopa-
lians.
Moody and Sankey, the American re-
Niyalists, seem to have u notion of max
ing a permanent settlement in London,
where there is no indication of any wane
in their popularity. Open-air meetings
at Hyde Park, and indoor gatherings in
the Opera-house and the Victoria hea-
Ter, are already laid down upon their
programme, which is mapped out tor at
least three months to come.
The Moody and Sankey revival. in
Great Britain has stimulated the erec-
tion of buildings in all the principal
cities aud towns for Young Mems CHRIS
tan Associations. In the city of Dun
dee, $25, 600 in gold; Edinburgh, $50. 900,
and in Manchester, $140,0O0 have al
ready been paid for these purposes, and
in many other towns lesser sums.
Mexico is experiencing much trouble
from the seditious course of the Church
party, who, by appeals to the tanaticism
and ignorance OF the lower classes, are
endeavoring to stir them up to further
violence against the Protes tants and The
Government. The national authority is
weak, and there is constant fear that
such bloody deeds as those recently oc-
curing at Acapulco will be re-enacted.
Methodism was introduced into Ans
leyan Missionary Society. In 1855 an
annual conference was formed of the So
cieties of Australasia, with 1S9 churches,
81 ministers, and 1856 members. Last
year the territory was divided inlo four
annual conferences, with a total men,
bership of 26, ,3U5, with 965 churches and
270 ministers. Besides this there are
fourishing missions, with a large mum.
Der of members.
Mr.. Therold Rogers, late Professor of
Political Economy in the University OF
Oxford, recently gave in London an ad-
address, in which he denied that the
English Established Church was a guar
antee for the maintenance of Protestant
doctrine. He declared that it was dis
tracted by intestine divisions; thatwhile
it had been established for three centu-
ries, the nation had not been educated;
and that while countenancing schools To-
be maintained by the State, it intended
not to educate in them, but to proseiyte.
A new Baptist chapel was recently
openedat Rome. Eleven Italian commu-
nicants Were present, and 100 Baptlsts
from England and elsewhere. Other de-
were also represented. Ad-
dresses We're dehyeredby Rev. Mr.. Wall,
Deputy Mazzarella, Rev. Mr.. Edwards,
" Wy SA4h"A teoooSotA, -oiSho'
Grassi, &c. The chapel is situated in
the Piazza San Lorenzo. The premises
were bought by the Baptists for fl2,000.
There are 300 seats. The new chapel is
called the Apostolic Church OF Christ.
The pastor is Rev. James Wall.
The Catholic Church in the United
States probably numbers eight million
The Catholics occupy
1920 stations, chapels and churches;
they have the service of 4,S73 priests, 6
apostolic Wears, 49 bishops, 8 archbish-
ops, ana one cardinal. They have 18
theological seminaries, with nearly 1000
oyer 1900 schools of all grades,
and more than 30O asylums and hospl-
tails. There are among them 7 different
orders of monks and friars, II Of nuns, 8
institutions such as Jesuits
and Redemptionists, u congregations of
priests and brothers and 80 sis erhoods.
The strength OF the Churches in Amer
Ca and under the control OF Americans
or the year 1874 is as follows: Protest
INT Episcopal Church, 3,040 dioceses,
}, ,750 parishes and 275, ,554 communicates;
Roman Catholic Churcn, 4,Sl3 priests,
|, 73l churches, 1902 chapels and stations
and b,761, 242 Catholic population; Bap-
church, 943 associations, II, $40 churches,
1854 ordained ministers and 1,76I.l7i
members; Church Of the United Breth-
ZEN, S,959 churches, 1855 ministers and
l3l, ,885 members; Universalist Church.
,24 churches, 674 ministers and 30915
no M hara Tho Gnn0rpuational Ehurah