New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-27
GENERAL RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The reception gwen by the students of An
dover 20 the students Of the theological scminarcs Inland
around Boston upon Dec l6, great success. There
were 80 delegates from tine Methodist seminary in
Boston 90 from the Baptist Seminary az Newton, ana
from the Episcopal Divinity school a. Cambridge IN The
morning q meeting he'll iu the Old south Church
at Andover over which Pr. Churchill presided Adj
dresses were there mad. boy Dr. A. J. Gordon
on behalf Of the Baptst the Rev : f. errick for the
C0ugreglt ionali-ts the Pew " H. Clark ID D., for N"
naIaue dinner was served iu the lectuf~roOm Of the
church at D ~ after which addresses were made Dy
ION. POT park OF Andoyer Mr.. Russell sturgs. aud
Others. Tie spea ing was continued unl me iie Ioi
tie departure of the guests shortly before ocloch.
The Joint Committees Of the General Assem-
bl Of the United Presbyterian Church and OF the Asso
ciate reformed Synod OF the South. met in Baltimore
Dee 10 20 consider plans for closer cooperation with
a view 10 ultimate union. The meeting was very mar
nouous II was resolved % that tile Presbyteries OF
each body shall the relation 70 those OF the
other As they do 10 the eo0rnate courts OF their own
2) that the two bodies shall continue TO cooperate III
carving on foreign missions CD that IN the home
mission field neither shall interfere with the other; 0
or Training school OF the United PreshyterAn ChuIch
for Freedmen, 10 Knoxville, Tenn 90 luu tue As'oSl
ate Reformed synod Of the South shall cooperate in the
support of the Publication Board OF the Cnited ffesy
terrain Church
The autumnal Conference of the Church of
England Association held at Liverpool Nov l'-l-.
Thq
years ago is 10 check ruastc Innovations by the pub
Ication Of pamphlets by the holding Of public meetings
and nv suits at law SIX rituatc suits have been pros
ccted AT the instance Of the Association, which has ex-
n4nded in these trials upward OF 100000. million
and half ~ publications have been circulated giving
tr doctucs the Church of ugland. AZ the confer
once ESSAYS were read upon the Public worship e-uj-
Non act lie hest means of couurracnG rfuahsllc ~
and 0cr topics. In cOuclu- on, resolution
,,. u1ss4d clll UNION the clergy and Wrupcrs or me
Of the Public Worship Regulation act 10 suppress kti-
ism.
The English papers give interesting summa-
rs Of the lecture delivered by Dr. Mofriti in West
minister Abbey upon the day Of prayer for missions,
NOV 30 Or MolIatt began by saying that having been
accustomed for over 80 years speak and think IN the
Bechuana tongue he round il exceedingly difficult TO de-
liver lecture in English He further said thai when
he arrived IN the Bechuana country, early in tie present
century he found the people sunk IN the denscSt lgno-
rance Unlike most heather tribes, they had no idea Of
q God and no notion Of hereafter There was not an
idol 10 be found u a fhcr province and one which the
lecturers daughter showed 90 an intelligent leader
IL the people excited his lveliest establishment He
was indeed hopciessly removed from state OF CIV
uzat0n that he Tdcued the notion of any one worship
inc filing he Lad made with his own bands. The great
difficulty which met Dr. and Mrs Mott on thr On ealoid
OF their mission their Ignorance ot the hatlNr a
puarc There we're Of course no Interpreters, ana If
ya4 nothing ia bat 20 grub along iatifntJ PICKING
mn words A. they went The fechuans were Wllllue 10
teach them Tar rs iuey couId. uttdrlnidiJ ithf
tine monotOny Of the lesson by little joke al the plhS