New-York tribune., 1875-03-08

Colorado, for the best Home Mission hymn suitable fs
public worship. and prize oft0 for the best Home ME
sion poem Of notices. than 4s nes Dr. Iresne Prime
DR. Thomas 8. Hastings, and Dr. Edwin Y. Hatfield, al
OF New. York. are TO be the judges
In reply to an inquiry from cremation
society," the Government OF the Duchy OF saxeCoburg
otba has declared the practice Of cremation not incsp
sjstent with the law Of the duchy. The society has
accordingly prepared draft regulation. which 70 bs
submitted to the Government. making cremation legal
IN the town Of Gotba.
Since the organization, in October; 1870, OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Of the Presby
teran Church. its receipts have amounted to h67s1.
There has ecn falling of OF nearly onehaf IN the
cepts Of the current year compared with those of
last year For the year ehding APr' i'''' 'hey were
Bishop Martin of Paderborn has issued q
pastoral from his place Of imprisonment the Fortress OF
wese exhorting his former flock to have faith and 70
persevere The Bishop Is TO be brought forward a.
candidate for vacant In tho Pru..an Chamber %
Depnties, for the District OF BriOw "rstphaha ihs
UltramontaDes ~ majority Ia this district
The Baptist Historical Society purposes 10
o building Of moderate cost In Boston fof
its library, which numbers 1000 vonmes ina
Society has organized for 10 years Besides the
works OF Baptist authors and editors, which number
One.third OF the collection there large departments
of representative writings Of other denominations
A memorial has been presented to the Cbief
Secretary Ireland. behalf Of tho Christian kno"l
y,
measure for the closing OF public houses on Sunday.
The address is signed by the Anglican Archbishop Of
Dublin the President the Society The reply states
the subject Of the memorial Will receive eafeiu
attention.
The Canadian House of Episcopal Bishops,
during its recent Montreal, created, Feh H.
the new diocese OF Niagara, which will comprise tho
counties Of LincOln Weand MoncE, Haldimand, went
worth, HaltoD aud Wellington. The clergy IN these
counties number 81 The Bishop OF Toronto has directed
that the election of the new Bishop De be'd al h"n-
ton Marcn IL.
The united Bishopric of Ossory, Ferns, and
Lghlin vacant by the death OF the late Bishop Orien
OF the Irish Anglican Church, has been nlleG by the
election Of the Dean of Cashel to tho vacant see Tho
candidates for the position the Deans OF Cork and
CasIiel and Canon Drunt The sum OF g3sOo-of which
raised for the endowment OF the see.
At the annual meeting OF the Young
Womens Christian Association Of Boston, recently held.
the receipts the past year were stated to be s
including loan of SIS OOo The amount OF sio6s5 bad
been paid on the home the expense OF carrying on
had been sll 2s5 The President, Mrs Durant was re-
elected. At the close OF the business heeuhg pret
address WAS delivered by the Rev Pniiips BrooAs'
The official statistics of the last census OF
Russia assign to the different religions sof the Empire
the following number OF believers Orthodox Greeks.
597io452; sectarian Greeks, 1,25G,1i5 Armenians,
G526H; Roman Catholics including United Greeks.
s73295S; MohammedaDs, 1915 5s3; Protestlnts 422 80;
population increasing at the rate OF nearly one per
cent year.
The "NatiOnal Christian Association OPP
posed to Secret Societies intends to establish house
In Chicago the publication Of documents in aid Of
its objects member of the Christian denomination.
Mr. Pho Carpenter offers TO give building IN Chicago
for the use Of the Association II $4,000 are raised by
June and the fee simple OF the property II add
ona os2OOOO Is secured IN three years from that
time. The value of proposed gift of Mr.. Carpenter
is stated TO lie $4,000.
The Public Prosecutor of the Roman Court
OF Appeal received letter from the Italian Minis
Of Justice saying that the care the Government ex
ercises in order not infringe the liberties Of the
Church rendered it all the determined not TO allow
any violations OF the law. With special reference to
Rome. he states the manner in winch the Government
Intends to deal Win those ecceslastcs VINO DIeaa no
law, particularly IN cases OF the use OF violent Ian
gudge IN sermons
A memorial sermon was preached yesterday
in the Reformed Church of the flights, Brooklyn hy the
Rev. DR.. Ings The discourse prompted by tho
Intelligence of the death OF Mrs Ehzlbeth 5. Orr at
Rome, and Of the death OF Mrs Gerrt Smith at Alden.
Arabia. Both these ladies were connected with tho
Reformed Church on the Hghts. The sermon was de-
,gned to enforce the lessons which suca strokes OF
Providence were seen 10 the deaths OF those Two
persons are designed To teach.
An election has been held in Geneva for a
Committee to administer the Roman Catholic Church Of
Notre Dame in that city. the possession OF which
there have many bitter disputes between
the UltramOntanes and the Liberal Cathpics OF the
1900 psrishoners registered the electoral list 1850
voted. The candidates OF the old Catholic party OBJ
tanch $50 votes those of the Catholic party, CO. Tue
for the erection OF the church
still claim proprietary rights.
II is stated that the Roman Catholic bishops
of Germany intend to issue collective protest agains.
the attack upon the independence OF the Church
tanned I'm Prince Bsmarcks note OF May H. 1872 when
was made public during the Arnm trial The note
gested precautions to be taken By the European Pow
ers at the next papal election. There is also religious
news of interest from POsen Tho election OF priest
coring to the regulations OF the Fdk laws l. finally TO
t,ke nnce in one of the parishes diocese. Tue
of six months imprisonment passed upon MIR.
JanisZew OF POsen for confirming children contrary
10 the law, has been confirmed by the Court ~ Appeal
Upon the opening of the English Parlia-
ment three ecclesiastical bills were brought into the
House OF Lords; by Lord LttleioD. to enable the
Queen to divide dioceses create new bishoprcs
in England and Wales and another hy the Bishop OF
Peterborough to amend laws relating TO patronage,
s,mouy aud the exchange Of beneces in tue Church OF
England In the House of Commons bills were intro
duced by Mr.. Osborne Morgan. to amend the burial
laws by Mr. Richard Smyth, TO prohibit the sale or m
toxicatng liquors Sunday IN Ireland BY SIR Wilfrd
Lawson. to enable propetors OF property IN certain
districts prevent the common sale or intoxicating
liquors in such districts by r Salt to provide facil
iiies for performance o public worship according 20
the rites aud ceremonies OF the Church OF England by
Mr. Nrwdegate to appoint q committee Of inquiry
conventuai Institutions. Two other ecclesiastical bills
Scotland and to lesalze marriage with deceased
wi'e's sister.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey paid visit of one
day London. Feb. s. About 2OOo petsons, many OF
them ministers assembled 10 meethem, in Freemason's
Hail. to for the services 10 be
held in that city during the months OF March April.
MayJ aud June. All the noncontormlst bodies
represented--the Evangelical churchmen and the R-
ualiss The city be divided into four sections aud
one month will be spent In each. Agricultural Hall has