New-York tribune., 1875-02-26
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The memorial of the Church Association OF
England against the eastward position and inc use
Of vestments has received 10000 signatures.
A suit has been brought against the Pres
byteran Synod of Tennessee, North by the Southern
Presbyterian Synod to recover possession OF tne mary
vile College property.
DR.. Buchanan of Glasgow, clergyman OF
the Free Church of Scotland and Dr. Munro OF Campsle
a minister Of the Established Church are to supply
Jointly the Chapel OF the Free Church In Rome.
The Presbyterian General Assembly of Sgd
ney New South Wales, has passed resolution In favor
OF compulsory primary education, and Of the exclusion
Of all denominalionallsm from Government SCHOOLS
The anniversary meeting of the National
| Temperance Society is to be held May g. The chief
speaker will be John b. Cough. A union temperance
camp meeting Is to he held at Seacl during Juy next
The desire in Scotland for the union Of the
various Presbyterian bodies is constantly increasing
Tn most of the towns tho Young Mems Fellowship
Societies connected with the Established Free, and
United Presbyterian Churches hold union meetings once
"a month in their respective places OF worship.
The permanent committee of the Presbyte-
ran Church on sabbathschools, which recently met In
Philadelphia, have decided to hold ssbbathschool
Convention in Wooster Ohio to begin on the Tuesday
preceding the next Assembly and to continue two DAYS
Each Presbytery Is invited to SEND one OF more dee
gates.
The Young Mems Christian Associations of
the United States and Canada were cordially invited
last June to hold their twentieth International Conven-
ton in Richmond Va Tho date of May 26 has just been
Sed upon for meeting by this Committee II Is the
first lime since 1850 that this Convention has been In
vited TO meet IN the South.
The Emperor of Russia has granted to the
London Society for Promoting Christianity among Jews
permission to send its agents Poland and other parts
OF Russia inhabited by jews This Society, which has
stations in of the countries OF Europe in Palestine
and in Northern Africa has not been allowed TO enter
Russian territory since the CriInean war;
The Rev. Joseph Richey, rector OF Mount
Calvary Church, Baltimore, and bis assistant the Rev.
Mr. Perry have been charged by the Standing Com
mitee of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the do
cese Of MARYLAND with using prayers for the dead at
funeral held in the church some time ago The charge
has been presented TO Bishop WhittnGham.
The Committee of the Presbyterian Church
on the Relief Flnd for Disabled Ministers has issued
request for larger subscriptions than have SO far been
made during the present financial year. The sum rec
ommended by the last General Assembly to be raised
during the year was $4,000 There is danger that the
contributions will fall $4,000 short Of this amount before
close of the year, April The present deficiency 10
over $4,000
The latest accessions to the ministry of the
Reformed Episcopal Church the following: The Rev
j. Howard Smith, late Rector OF tho Protestant Episco-
pal Church OF Knoxville Tenn, and now Rector OF the
Reformed Episcopal Church at Newark n j.; the Rev
| Wm. Bower. late Assistant Minister OF st. Luke's
Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia; the Rev
c. A. Riddles OF Pennsylvania; the Rev. Benjamin J0hn
SON. late Rector Christ Church. Macon Ga and the Rev.
+. III. jenkins OF Pembroke, Ontario.