New-York tribune., 1875-02-06
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Intherans of Philadelp phia Intend 10
hold conference beginning Feb II, for the dlseuS'"
OF the best methods of suuday-schOol instruction.
The Hospital Sunday collection when was
Unitarian Chapel gave the largest sum, namely &i2s
The Civil Marriage law is strongly opJecVeu
10 in the Duchics Of seswick and Hclsten Que cler
gyman has already been suspended o' refusing 10 com
ply with H. -.
Henry varlev. the English reviyalist, who
has RECENTLY been preaching in Canada, Will begin hold
inc services in this city Feb. undcr the OF the
Young Mems Christian Associated
A Detition III favor of the eastward posi-
and OF the use Of the ornaments" prescribed 10y
the Arst Prayer-bock Of Edward VI has been sent by
cergymen OF the Church Of Engand 10 both Houses oi
COnvOcatiOo
The British and Foreign Bible Society has
during the past year distributed two editions OF tle
Finnish Bible. numbering 27oOJ copies Missionaries IN
other parts of Russia report the demand for Bo'es TO
have exhausted an edition OF lOOO ccpAeS' AhO'">i
one Is being prepared
Sir A. Paget, the English EmbaSsador to the
Court ofItay has requested the Italian Government 10
state whether the English and Irish colleges al Rome
are not exempt from the working the act for the sup
precision OF Church properly.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has prepared
form Of service to be used at the launching OF any
vessel belonging the British navy. 1"" service o'-
gins with Palm i07. beginning at verse - 4u'y 'H"'
20 down to the sea N ships
A dcputation of French priests have pre-
soned the Pope addresses from LOO foreign p'uopS
and coo Roman Catholics begging him 10 consecr"'o
the Universal Church to tho Sacred Heart o. Jesus.
The petit ous are Ircoscd in 50 magnheently ooWa
volumes.
A national association is 20 be formed by
the Scotch NOucouformiss 10 ana IN The GiseS''oSL-
ntnt and disendowmeut Of the state Cnureh oi 9'"'
land Hitherto the disestablshment movement 10 SCOT
land has been carried forward by tae Eusi7h LDeIS'
ton Society
An extreme Ritualist, the Rev. Alfred New
dcgate vicar Of Kirk HaIam, DeT6y>hra, E0C' mas
lo,neA the Church Of Rome. Mr. Nevdcsa'c vas score
,,rv for the diocese OF LtcEf OF The society for the
Propagation Of the Gospel also OK ile church L4'tA
sion Society.
The Orthodox Russian Church according to
recent Official report, in 1878 had 5ACC@c6' DroeSSeo
sdhereuts Its administration included metropolitan
bishops 10 archbishops g bishops ani . Wears
Eascopal TIE Church divided INTO o. epdrchles one
VI winch in America.
The death is announced of the Rev Adam
Thomsou Prcspyteriln. principal of ST. Andre" 3 Col
Iece in connection with the University OF sydney Aus
traIia. TIE deceased took active part in bringing
nnout the uoion o. the Preshy rriln bodies OF the
bolOny which was contaminated In le'O.
An attempt which was recently made III
Melbourne Australia obtain the Sunday opeDiug OF
some Of the public institutions met with great o o
tion and finally failed. Sunday IN Melbourne Las a.
WAYS been strictly Observed the shops closed, and
no trains on the Government lines.
The proposed settlement of the controversy
between Mr.
rector the Favei Cook, having failed the case has
been Carried the Court OF Archc TIc Church Associa
tnn has made a grant OF 800 out 81 Its "ADu-EILou
Bhslc FHnd" ard Mr.. Cooks expenses.
The United Prcsbytcrians of Scotland have
prepared the form OF petition for the abolition of the
proclamation OF banns OF marriage III The Scottish
Church The chief reason urged by the petition Is that
ts the banus are only read I'D the Eab-hed CIu'ch Oi
tbo parish very few persons hear thehl'
The Jewish Board of Deputies in London in
tond 10 rase a memorial 10 sir Moses MJntcAole, the
Hebrew philanthropist At his suggestion the money
ofaucd Is 10 he devoed 10 improving III condition OF
the Jews m the Holy Land hy encouraging iudutr trlal
hLG agucuitGIai pursuits, and erecting 5000 uNoi"nS'
fOr thtIn.
The time for the Consistorial elections in
those parishes Protestant Church Of France where
the late el,ctions have been 2nnH.ed was recently
changed from January TO the first half OF April by
NJ De CumOn Minister Of Puo ic Worship The time
for the closing OF M parish es,t'F+ %ncn were 20 .,
opened the revision Of tie lists oil eestofS "ds also
changed from DEC. 81 to Mdrch 4.
The death by drowning IS announced of the
Rev D. J. lie. NJ D., superintendent OF the Amazon
Mission Of the south American Missionary Society.
Dr Lee was "a ed u .onary work along the bank,
Of the Purus. a branch OF the Amazon travelling by
means Of "a steam launch Through the neglect Of a
ft.uan v.u Rus also drowned, water entered the
launch one uiCht aGt IL aah" DR. L.t' i'-y was t.
covered ana D"Iici
1t is reported that Count AndIassy, in his
reply 70 PrIuce Bismarcks dispatch on the election C
Pope declared mat Ad>til1 WouIu MOI IIc-o
her historical hight to the eXcnon OF one candidate
troIo h list nominated by the Cardinals II this night
were d.sreesrGed. Austria woui then claim the wi
lo.e o. considering whct"cr tbe Now Pope properly
elected tn. reply was gwen ln June IS2' Ahe Ilg"t
O. exclusion LrlOUgs 10 France, spain, "hi Austria
The Liberation Society of England held
nearly 100 puic meetings DUNG d. Deccmbcr, besides
distributing % larsa number o. Us publications. Con
ference and y meetings were held III Durham ahd
Northumberland meetings were held in j L'ncdshre,
Il D, p... D. I'M
and Others places. In scotland very success
I'M series OF meetings held GuTiIg tue month aud
arrangements arChcBg made Tor The holding OF more.
The Church of England proposes to fOUn
new missionary sees for HehgOland, Lahore Uudia)
Rockhamptou aus ralIa), EnCpO Nnua). G'ogEcto"n
tArlcal and Turual Quiio) \ mum cr OF foreign and
colonial sees are vacant, namely: Brisbane (AuS-
traia) MelaDisa G,iands Of tie south Pdcifel, and
Ballarat. a new diocese N Austr,Ih, 10 Whlch Dr
Thornton has been Nominated. MEcU all the al oF'-
named have hccn Fled fhore vii then y" O. jc''hAl
Aud foreign bishopiits connected Win the 'h"rtn'
Official statistics show that Prussia con-
Tined in 1871. l5.66CS2 members Of the Evangelical
Church. s?cSl6l Roman CatLolics 1850 Mennonites
tas Bapti,ts 4CH Lutheran Separatiss, 1880 German
and Christian Catholics. l7lO IrviugteS 1G0l Moraviau
Brethren s Greek Catholics, "a $50 persons belonging
10 other sscts, and 3255iO Jews making total OF "a
t 629 persons o. this HumUcr lls S6j and l5l7O9
women could read and Iupertecty. and s63,3i3
men and 1886 434 women nicldtc. The ilIerate
c.ass cuupOsed Of lOo5t.' LHJh:chcll lI5O 29J
Roman Catholic, % GA JcEs and 2,SiG Dssrntcrs.
1t is stated that Lord LyttletOn, who has
charge Of the bnl ;or the Iuclcae The Epscopate
Tic Church OF England has obtained tine consent Of the
Government, Mr. Gladstone, L1rt srlbore and Of
nearly all the bishops to the second reading Of the bH
a. lat introduced into the House OF Lords,
memorial sent ny the residents Of Liverpool 10
the Home Secretary, Nj Cross requesting either the
establishment OF separate bsho2ric for that civ or
xyffl IA u0 0f