New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

city Is to be held Oh sunday. oct 81
The American Missionary Association holds
Its anniversary this year at Middletown. Conn. Inc
opening will be preached by the Kew III barAer.
Messrs. Whittle and Bliss have been invited
by the Ministerial Association Of Pittsburgh TO WORK IN
that city Mr. Bliss has joined Major Whittle ~ 3D. fa'
Minnesota On
The Spanish ministerial journals of Sept. ~
deny that seor Canovas del Castillo during his premier
ship offered to the Vatican the integral establishment
OF the COncOrdat.
The congregation presided over so long by
Dr. Bachus-thc First Presbyterian Church OF Baltimore
has accepted his resignation with great regret ana mas
constituted him an emeritus pastor
The Papal NunciO mt Vienna is cndeavoring
to obtain permission from the Austrian Government 10
found Catholic Universities in the Empire similar 10
those about Ia Dc established III France
The English Church Congress this year was
held at stokepon Trent. About 1000 tickets we're sold
The proceedings were enlycned by earnest discus
sions OF the topics which papers were read
The Indian Commission of the Protestant
Episcopal Church IL $4,000 in debt The receipts OF
the Commission been larger this year han last year
Its indebtedness has been caused by the growth oi iS
work.
The House of Bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church is meet in Grace Church, New-fork
oct 2S Bishop Bedoll Of Ohio, who has come back
from Europe much improved in health, VIII not return 10
his diocese until after the session.
lhe CORNERSTONE Oh N"'h'h' '"N'''
dra. was laid at Bucharest Roumana, Sept 49, by Mgr
Igp,tus Paoli Bishop OF Bucharest The services were
conducted In the French, German italian, Waachlan,
Polish and Hungarian languages
religious service was held at London Law
ern sept 81 TO celebrate third anniversary OF the
establishment of daily prayeg-meetne in Lombard
ST. The room used for the daily meeting is in the rear OF
the Church Of st. Edmund the King and Martyr
After series of successful meetings at st.
Paul. Mimi Messrs White and Bliss are about to go 10
MINNEAPOLIS committee OF II persons, appointed
from evangelical churches nus named Oct - az the time
,Cr holding the first meeting in the latter cry.
The proposition for division of the Protest
mt Episcopal diocese of Albany is being voted upon by
the Conversations which compose 1t. The Ogdenspnrg
Conyocaton has voted in favor Of tho division The
other conversations will meet aud vote OH the gus
ton.
Gospel meetings for those who do not go TO
church are held in Farwel Hail. Chicago, Sunday even
ings and are well attended Printed invitations arc dis
trbuted by members of the Young Men's Christian Asso-
citation in the hotels saloons and other pub
lie places
For the last three years st. Andrews Day,
Nov 80 has been appointed by the Church OF England
as day of prayer for missions The American Protestant
Episcopal Church and the Colonial churches have re-
ceived their usual invitation to join in concentrating
the day this year
The Unitarian Society at Newburyp0rt, Mass,
soon celebrate its 15oth anniversary The Grafton
at the celebration is to be delivered by Amos Noyes, esq
This society was the first formed at Newburyport
pastor the Rev John Lowell. an ancestor OF
James Russell Lowell.
A Protestant mission was started in Ma
drra Island last Spring by Scotch Presbyterian minis
ter OF Lisbon native of Madeira. who was spending
the Winter in the island These the first Protestant
services the native language OF Madeira held since tho
persecution OF 80 years ago.
The name of the Carlist Bishop of Urgel,
FIN. nf
gel Aug 81. Mgr Caixa He is held under the sixth
article of the Of captuaton The Bishop is to be
tried his conduct toward OF his priests Upon
the surrender he was sent 10 Ailcaic'
Four new missionaries OF the American
Bapts. Missionary Society sailed short time ago from
San Francisco. The Rev. and Mrs. W. N. McKbben
OF Ohio go Swatow China Miss Sands of Ohio goes to
Yokohama to assist Mrs DR.. Brown; Miss kiddor OF
Rhode Island to Toxic to aid Mrs. Arthur.
The third International Conference of
women's Christian Associations held in Pittsburgh. was
well attended. An essay sent by Mrs Penyfather of
London was read another read by Mrs. Terhune,
better known as Marion Iiarland. report was
presented by Miss Allen cOored lazy from fhiadei-
pha.
A Protestant minister in France, NJ. Lacheret,
has been fined 80 francs and costs for distributing tracts
and holding an unlawful meeting at ST. Aubn. The com
paint made by the parish priest Three or four OF
the attendants the service had not received written in
,itations, and open window enabled passersDy to
lisen tn what passed "lthlh
Bishop Steere, the successor of Bishop TOzer
in the Church of England Mission ut Zanzibar, writing
home Aug o. states that the settlement for released
slaves now includes $50 persons OF these only 90
adults The Bishop about to start mt the time the
letter written with some OF his assistants on MS
slOnary tour to Lake NyasSa.
The annual Autumnal meeting of the Eng
gsh gatonasts was held in London, Oct. lila.
Among the topics discussed the appointment
OF general Board OF Finance proposed Conference
OF all bodies OF Evangelical Nonconormists. and the
doctrines and influence OF the Conferences held at OK
ford and Brighton by Mr. Pearsall smith.
The annual State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations of Maine held at Lewis
ton Oct $40 Reports received from II Associa
tons These have 0i6 active and $50 associate
bers Ten sabbathscbools, lao prayer-mectngs, and
Bible classes are maintained by them. Gospel meetings
to those IN vermont and elsewhere arc 10 De held
through the state.
The unusual fact Of the pastOrate of father
and the same church for huudted years is
ported by The English independent The Rev. Thomas
Toer of Referring English Independent minister,
years age sunday Sept D. resigned his charge,
after service OF 80 His father mni,tered TO the
Quoted his farewell services without any assistance.
The first chapel of the Torres Straits and
New-Guinea Mission dedicated not long ago by the
j. T. Sunderland, the Australian agent Of the Lon
don Missionary Society The chapel is Murray Island
and building 80 feet by a. The natives OF the island
have all prOfessed to embrace Christianity They
ceiyed Mr. Sunderland and his party very Hospitality,
and gave them large quantity of fruit their depar
ture.
The General Association of the COnSrega-
tonal Churches OF California and Nevada met Oct D.
san Francisco. There large attendance. Dr. Dur
nell read paperon education. in which he recommended
the establishment OF academies and colleges. A resou-
ton wasadoptcd calling the members of the Churches
To be careful to main ain scrupuous Observance of the
Lords Day. The Association will meet next year al
GrOy.
The Rock River Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which held at Joliet, H.. during
the first part of October passed resolution conlemning