The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-16
RELIGIOUS.

In 172S there was but one synagogue in
New York; 30 years ago there were but A.
now there are 20.
Mr.. W. W. Corcoran, of Washington,
has given $77, 600 to the Church OF the AS
censioh in that city.
Rev. William X. Alger (formerly OF
Boston). the new pastor, preached at the
Church OF the Messiah, New York, last
Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Harwood, rector of Trinity
Church, New Haven, received Christ
mas present OF S25, 900 from one OF his lady
parishi0ners.
The Baptist Missionary Union operat-
ing III New York. has appropriated VS.
9Ju for it's church work there Tor the
pI esent year, and now appea!s to the
denomination to help it to meet its obli-
cations promptly.
The Liberation Society in Scotland has
opened u campaign in !avor OF uisestaD-
lishment to lhe Scottish KIRK. Meetings
have been held throughout Scotland to
promote this movement, and have been
attended with great success.
The mortuary lists o. the Presbyterian
ministry show that during the year 1874,
ninety-s clergymen OF the denomina-
lion ceased at once to Wolk ana llVe.
Inc youngest was aged thirty three
years ana The Oldest ninety-tnree.
Ine Methodist preachers OF Pbiladel-
phia resolved by vote, To attend the lee
ture OF Father Stack, Catholic priest
OF that city, on "Tue Power of the no
man Cathoilc Bishops Incompatible with
Individual Liberty anu American lnstl-
tutlons."
Tue Most Rev. Archbishop Purcell,
assisted by Rev. DR.. Kuhr and Rev.
Gather Wander Eerden, 5. j., admitted
twelve postuiants III Santa Clara Chapel,
on Monday morning, 4tn INST, 10 the,
nOly habit vi religion, in the Third Order
OF st. Francis Serapnic.
1t would be quite safe for people to
| make up their minds, all around, that
the world is not coming to an immediate
end, ana tnat all scnenles, with Whonso-
ever originating, to promote religion OF
save churches, by conceaiment, false-
hood and deception, aie SHALLOW ana
snortsighteu, ana mpracticable.
| On tne lhLn OF November Presbyte-
rian CIurcn WAS organiZ~ d AZ Taos, New
| Mexico, the tielu OF labor OF ReY. james
| Al, Il, berLs. 1t was organized vita ten
members, all received on profession OF
tneir ialln and all oi them native MeXl-
cans, except the vile oi the missionary.
Among Inc distinguished unitarlans
who nave uied wlinin The past year are: {:
Chari.l Sumner, United States Senate;
Miilard Fillmore, eX-President OF the
United States; Nathan h. Hail, eX-PosL-
master General; james Walker, eN-
PresldenL Harvard College; Ezra Cor
nell, OF lLh,a, and GerriL Smlin, OF Pc
| Leruol0.
Fatuer Chiniquy, the French convert
from RomaDism W Presbyterlanlsm, has
been preaching in Putnam. Conn.,, and
| twenty lamiiles have lett lne Latnollc
Church. iney nave written 10 tnelf
prlest mat tney have found Christ, the
Great High Priest, anu Wili, therefore,
need his services no longer.
| a Wcs.eJ an missionary at Point de
Gale, Ceylon, Reports that there never
Was u TIME III the history of the mission
when lue buddhist priests ana people
/ we've SO active as lhey arc now, employ
| Ing even lay preacbers TO support their
| cause, ana enforcing the obsel vance Of
Lneir toya (Sabhatn) days with all the
| rigor OF lie EAristlan Sabbath.
The pastors OF st. Francis Xavieps
church IN Baltimore and others eise-
i where Me succeeding iii tneir laborS 1of
the conversion OF Lne colored people.
Inc force OF priests engaged III Toe
mission in America Will soun be aug
menled by the ARRIVAL oi Father Ricna' u
Gore, DrOlner ot the Jealous assistant
pastor OF St. Francis church, Baltimore,
ana Father Jonn IL. Green, formerly Of
Washington, ID. C., both OF whom were
lately ordained priests at MlIlhlll, Lon
don.
| Better thousandfold sacrifice ele-
gance than ferYor; better cruelty refined
TASTE than queGcA holy pass,un; better
nave the OUTWARD forms oi devotion I'LL
perfect and inartIstlc, ihan lose the spir-
~ winch alone gives them \aiue; better
tuat music should be d.scoruant tnan
III,
than COZ anu uuueYuut, Inc aitar bare
and unattractIye tnan the fire thar ought
10 burn on it eXun2uished, ,he temple
rude and unshapeiy than the God alb
stint.
Prizes are offered of $50, 500 and $40
for the three best essays, III order OF
merit. on the subject OF CIJy Eyangeilza-
ton. Bishop james, DR.. Curry aud DR..
Crooks have consented to act as Com
mittee OF Criticism and Award. All es-
SAYS should he forwarded to Rev. r.
Wheatley, aiXty-tourtn street, Boule-
yard, New York, before the 1sJ Of March
next. The need, benefcient results,
methods and ways OF providing means to
carry on the worA Of ci y eyangelization
IN cities OF which New York is the type
should be among the points covered by
the writer's.
l A union VI tH5 IEtsDy LS
, rian, Reformed, Congregational and Lee
Avenue Baptist Churcnes, was held ir
: St. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church
/ Brooklyn, Il. D., last Sunday. This was
| specitical ly a union Of Churches in theil
/ organized character, and not merely O.
/ individual members. The first service 0
: the kind ever held in this country was
, instituted last year in the First Reform
e ed Church, Brooklyn, as the fitting close
/ OF The "Week OF Prayer" and for partie
: pating therein the Lee Avenue Baptis
: Churcn was expelled from the Long Isl
and Association.
: Archbishop Manning has contributed
I to Macmillan's Magazine letter il
J. which, answering the article that recent
: ly appeared in that periodical, he denie
: in the most emphatic manner that h
and his fellow Roman Catholics renounc
ed their civil allegiance either before o
alter The Vatican decrces. He trace
the late agitation to tne efforts Of Gel
= tain party at Munich who, before tn
Vatican Council mel, prophesled that it
llecrees would clash with civil allegiance
land who have since endeayored to briD
. down the civil powers on the CathOli
Church. But DR.. Naming believes tina
n tthey will not succeed, and that 18th
q fmomentary stir and suspicion unhappil
! traised by great name Will in liltl