, 1875-10-03
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.


only 200, 900 in New England Virginia alone has
az many a. Haino, New Hampshire, Vermont.
and Massachusetts put together.
The First Baptist Church Of San Francisco has
been sold to the Chinese for $3o,U00. The pur-
chasers intend to spend 370,CuD IN changing IL
into q business block.
One Of the Methodist Episcopal churches in
Troy, N. T.. will hereafter use grape jelly dis
solved in water Tor communion purposes. A
committee OF three ladies Of the church has been
appointed to prepare the article.
The census-takera OF New Zealand found no
less than 127 denominational distinctions,
among which were 'Dible Thumpers," a. On
leavened Brethren Of Uhriss," ''Calathu.lp-
ians," sold Identity and '*Evolutionists."
Chancellor Haven, Of Syracuse University
urges tie organic union OF the vAr1ous Metho-
dist churches, on the ground that II would
strengthen evangelical Christianity, prevent .
waste of money and labor, tend to parpetuate
the union of States, save many souls, and honor
the cause Of Christ, which disunion dishono1s."
A new branch Of Method1em has been Or
ganized in Northern New Jersey, under the title
Of 1.-THE United Methodist Church" The mem
bers hold their doctrine OF immersion, and DIS
card discipline md all creed save the Ne~
Testament. The new organization at present
tered over a laEge field.
The Rockford Gazette publishes the views Of
member Of E.nanuef Episcopal Church Of that
city. from which it appears that the organization
is III immiuent danger Of dissolylng because OF
apathy among the members, resulting lE ayeariy
increasing deficit in the revenues. 1t appears
! also that there il favorable feeling toward
| starting Reformed episcopal Church out Of tns
remains OF the Emanuel It that should be
closed.
! The etatistics OF Nevada II. E. Conference
show; probationers, 60; full members. 1875 !;
local preachers, IL; total 61l Baptisms, adults
s66,O00; rarsouages, 16; value, 81, 500. Sab
| uath SCHOOLS, 10; officers and teachers, 148:
scholars, 955; claims fer ministerial support,
S14,0B5; missionary collections, 99o4 50 church
extension, S104.75; and for Episcopal tnnd,
929.75.
| Thu PRESBYTERIAN Ministerial Association Of
| p;ttabure has oppressed itself very strongly
| upon the publication of Sunday newspapers. It
| denounces the selling and buying Of such papers
as an unlawful traffic, and calls upon Chr1stlsp
| people to discountenance their circulation. The
resolutions adopted by the Association were to
| be zead by the Presbyterian ministers to their
congregations - with indorsing and corrobora-
| tive romarks-
| Unive1salist Clergyman, writing to denom-
| national paper says that there is clergyman
| in good Banding in the denomination who has
solved the problem How to build up Universal
| ism," He has had nineteen children by one wife,
fifteen Of whom he has had the pleasure of see-
| ing ioju the Universalist church. Counting him
self and wife, Bon-in-law, daughter-in-laW. chill
! dren, grandchildren, and great-grand- -ch1dren
be has nov snug little family OF juet los men-
I bers.
t conyocation OF prieats Of the Diocese Of
| New York was held last week to devise menns
for the erection OF the grand altar which ia now
| in course OF construction at Rome and at ST.
| Brieuue, France, and which will cost, when cou-
| pleted, $3.50. 000- The des1gn is BY Mr. James
! Reawick, the architect OF the Cathedral. The
| altar will occupy the eastern e1trenity OF the
! building and be supported by platform to be
| reached bv three broad marble steps rising from
! the floor Of the sanctuary.
Very many of the Baptist ministers Of Boston
| were present at the discussion OF the S0bbath
question, in the fremont Temple, Sept. 20. AS
far as reported the speeches we're ~ on one
| side, and we're followed by the adoption OF tho
| following resolutions:
FTalThat wa regard pleasure excursions On tho
a5y T. To- me tess To
rate In the and great annoyance to the rural con-
gregations upon whom they are imposed, ..
| such pleasure excursions the Lords day as are
made In the name Of religion since they inEove not
only sin of deserat!on but slso that Of Hypocrisy
uWhat has the revival left II" is q question
at present much discussed in England. At . re-
| cent meeting Of the Open Air Mission OF Lon
don, which is engaged in continuing the work OF
| Messrs Moody and Sankey, numerous speakers
| gave their Impressions. On the point whether
the masses had been reached there was diher-
| ence OF opinion. Tho Rev. Mr. Cuff said that
the number OF conversions had not equaled the
expectations cherished only 1--WE persons bad
applied to him for church membership. The
| Rev. Thomas Richardson, Vicar OF st. Rennete,
stspney it was reported hsd %, found tina that out O.
aarkAtivae tn the Moody and SAnkeY meetings..