, 1875-04-04
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

a GeQelal lOuuCu u tno IIebu4teflau
Churches in Europe and America is to be heldiu
London in July.
The Orthodox Society Of Friends have formed
IN Illinois years meeting, and will hold thei1
first session in Putnam County next September.
According to tho recent report 'of the hassa-
chusetts Commissioners Of Taxation, there are
1S0 church edifces in Suffolk County, the county
in which Boston is situated. Their estimated
vAue ia $1l ,24O,2oo
The ministers Of the Presbyterian, Baptist,
6ud Methodist Churches in Nashville. Tenn,
have invited Mess1s- Waittle and Bliss, the Evan
gests conduct services in that city.
They will remain IN Cincinnati until April Is,
and then visit NASHVILLE.
The Episcopal Church in the United States
comprises fifty Bishops, five Bishops-elect, s.us5
priests and deacons, $50 parishes, 279 092 COM
municante, 23,Q07 Sunday-school teachers, 225-
1873 6unday-school scholars. Contributions dur
ing the year, So, ,851 ,o33.27.
The buildings OF the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, this city, will bo enlarged the coming
summer By tho addition of chapel to cost about
$20, 900, SIG 600 Of which is already secured by
subscription. Mr.. Jesse L. Williams, OF Fort
WAYNE, gives 5000, and Mr. @. T. Mccormick
5000.
4 great revival has taken place in Marine City.
Port Huron district, Mich, under the labors Of
the Rev. D. " Misener. Two hundred conver-
sions have been counted and 160 have joined
the church, majority Of whom are heads OF
families- The converts are from the ya1lous
CLASSES and professions.
+ 4 committee appointed by the classes In the
academic department of Yale College to consider
+ Y. II. G. A. in tho college, has reported against
the project. They favored, however, the ap-
pointment Of large committee who should de-
vote themselves to working up revival among
tue students.
The discussion Of funeral reform still con-
Enues in England. The letter to tile Times Of
Mr. Seymour Hadeo, on wicker coffns, has been
published in pamphlet form by Macmillan 4 Co.
h1r. Haden is engaged in further investigations
Of tho same subject. The rural deaneries OF
the Church Of England have taken up the topic
Of the general reform Of funerals. The tenor Of
The resolutions passed BY all substantially The
same as thoec adopted at recent meeting of
three rural deaneries at Spalsby- These are: I'll.
That greater simplicity is desirable in the man.
per of conducting funerals. 2. That all funerals,
as far a. may, should be Walking funerals. s.
That hat-bands. scarfs, and gloves. should no
longer be offered to the clergyman At funerals.
Further, the meeting deprecatea the use OF
leaden collins, brick graves, and vaults, as inter
fering far too long with the natural decay OF the
human body" ],
discusses the Importance OF the Assy1iau discov-
cries Of Mr.. George Smith, aud says: .The
harmony Of Genesis with Chaldean inscriptions
is another proof that God tekos double care in
the transmission of. Truth, making the buried
records Of nations to speak in sudden confirms
tion OF the inspired Woed."
TIE STANDARD
has an article commenting upon the title OF the
- Modern Whitefeld" +Aat has been applied to
Mr. Moody, and Institutes comparison shoainp
in mi ;a