New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-17
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


of meetings In Boston.
The Pope has received letter of thanks
from Cardinal Ledochowski. written In prison.
Mr.. Pearsal Smith, the American evangelist
who went to Europe short time ago, is now holding
religious services In Berlin.
During Holy Week the Jubilee was celebrated
Paris by large professions to the appointed churches
The Church of Notre Dame constantly thronged
A City Sunday school Convention was held
in Galveston Texas, April "a The delegates were from
the Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist Churches of the
place.
The General Synod of the Irish Anglican
Church to meet April 6; The revision Of the Prayer
book expected to be Of the leading topics dis
cussed.
A Baptist State Sunday-SchOol Convention
and Institute will be held at Milwaukee. Wisconsin, April
1923 Another for the State Of Pennsylvania Is 10
meet at NorTistown, Penn, May 90
The Prussian Government, in reply to the
petitions for the legazaOn Of cremation has declared
that the Constitution does not allow to grant the de-
sired permission. special law would be necessary.
The Yearly Meetings Committee of the En-
glish Society of Friends engaged in visiting the
monthly meetings in and London preparatory to
making their report for the forthcoming yearly meeting
The London Times states that according to
Protestant statistics 10000 Spanards have become Prot
estaDts since the revolution of 1868. As yet the Prot
etant chapels in the leading towns OF Spain have not
been closed.
The 3Oth of April has been appointed by
the friends Of temperance in England and by the Wo
mans National Christian Temperance Union OF this
country day of fasting and prayer in behalf of the
cause OF temperance.
The triennial session of the General Synod
OF the Reformed Church in the United States is to be held
in the ST. Johns Reformed Church at Fort Wayne, ndi
ana, beginning Wednesday evening May 10. The open
ing is to be preached by the President Of the
synod, the Rev. John H. Klein, ID. ID.
The diaries of the two missionaries of the
Basic Society, Messrs KLINE and Ramseyer, who
captured at mission station by the Ashantees in 1862
and kept prisoners until the advance OF the English army
under Sir c. wolseley upon Coomasse, have been pub
lished in Germany. translation in English is to be
published.
The death is announced in Rome Of the
Rev. Robert Buchanan, D. d. Of the founders anl
minister of the Free Church Of Scotland He had gone
Rome to preach during the Winter in the Scotch chapel
and died in that city suddenly March 30 DR. buchanan
ordained in the Established Church OF Scotland in 1921.
Bishop Peck Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. is engaged in travelling among the Conferences
Of the Pacific coast for the present, under his charge
The month ofApr and the first part of May he will spend
in Central California the remainder Of MAY in Nevada,
the month OF June in Northern California July In Ore
gon, and August in Eastern Oregon and Washington
Territory.
The anniversaries of Baptist societies which
are to be held in Philadelphia WILL it is announced meet
Oh the following days: The Missionary Union, Tuesday
and Wednesday, May rs, %; Home Mission Society.
the morning and afternoon Of Thursday, May o. the
Educational Commission, Thursday evening, May 81;
and the Publication society ON Friday May 2o the serv-
ice continuing throughout the day
The community of Shakers living near Lynn
ington in England, which was expelled time ago
from its home for debt, and which has since then
NAMED III the ncighborhood Of s former home depend
ent upon charity for support, has refused offered
tenancy of house and one hundred of rough land
The shakers still cling 10 the idea that i'll some way their
old residence will be restored to them.
The attention of the London Missionary So
ccty has been called to the fact that the lower are
excluded from the vernacular village schools recently
tabshed the Province OF Travancone South India by
the Government The native Christians who drawn
from these castles consequently unable TO attend
The missionaries considering this serious evil united
in petition to the Government Last year, requesting that
Government schools be open to all classes OF the popua
ton
The mission of the Marquis of Aragonza,
who was sent by the Brazilian Government To Rome
arrange the difficulties which have arisen between his
Government and the Vatican is reported TO have
pleely failed Upon the opening OF the extraordinary
session OF the Brazilian Chambers, March 16, the En-
peror in his speech from the throne referred to the
religious disturbances in the northern provinces In me
course speech he said that all good citizens had
aided the authorities TO suppress the disturbances.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Sydney New South Wales, has greatly increased In
strength of late 1t now employs paid lay secretary,
and large building in central position Is TO be either
bought built fOrit One of the sydney morning papers
has republshed Mr. Gadstones pamphlet Oh the Vatican
DEGREES, and religious paper The Nep South Wales IN
dependent has been started in the colony The Eduea-
withdrawal OF all State aid from denoInationa schools
By an Apostolic Letter, the Pope has given
the President of Peru the right to submit names to the
Vatican for appointment TO vacant bishoprcs in Peru.
also the right present his candidates to the Bishops for
appointment TO the diocesan chapters and beneices.
The condition Of these privileges is that Peru will con-
tiuue to favor the Roman Catholic religion. The Pres
dents OF the Republic In future 10 receive the sAme