The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-03
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In Labrador there are 80, O57 adherent
ot the church Of England, and $500
IWesleyans.
Rev. A.. .Girardin, of Gallon, Ohio, /
going to build Catholic church at :.
cost OF about $4,000.
The Ritual of the Methodist Episcop a
Church has been translated into ItaIiar
for the use of the mission In Italy.
| The Wesleyans Of England have hat
the unusual increase of over 5000 per
sons in membership during the pas
year.
The Baptists have ordered that col.
lection be taken up in all their churches
next Sunday, to free their missionary
treasury from debt.
The Catholic population of Pennsyl
wanna has doubled since 1860. 1t is now
6oO,o0O. They have 622 churches, chap
els, &c., and 541 priests.
Camp-meeting on the grounds of the
Washington Grove Association. Wash
lngton. D. g., will commence this veal
ON August 4th, and continue two weeks,
Tie ground is being broken at Red
greek, N. T., for a new Catholic church.
Ihe structure will be but a short dis.
tance from the railroad depot, and in
size will be 35 by 80 feet.
The M. E. Church in Canada has had
numerical. increase of $40 members
during the last year. The collections
nave, with one exception, been larger
than Tor any previous year.
The Minard Home at Morristown. N
| D., which is intended as a home for the
orphans Of Methodist clergymen and the
daughters OF foreign missionaries, re-
quires an endowment OF $4,000.
Mr. William X. McKibben, graduate
OF Denison and of Rochester, with his
amaneed companion, Miss CUilett, is
under appointment for our China mis-
sion, to join Mr. Partridge at Swatow.
Right Rev. Michael Heiss, d. D., Bishop
OF La Crosse, Wis, laid the cornerstone
VI new church. at Pine creek. Mimi.
where Rev. Adolph Snigursk has gatn.
cred around him some one hundred and
twenty Polish families.
Rev. X. IL. Pullman, general secretary
OF the UnlyersaiisJ association, reports
that the Unlversaiist mass meetings
which have been held for several months
past, III the Western States, have been
attended with great success.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
reports It's constituents throughout the
country as purposing to erect centen
MAI fountain IN Philadelphia next year
ot. MlchaePs Church, in that city. has.
already contributed 5000 to that object,
Rey. Robert Hazleton, of the Irish
Methodist Conference, has come to this
country as Tie agent Of the WESLEYAN
theological School in Dublin, to raise
S20,OOO ior the enlargement OF that insti.
tution. He has raised S25,O0O more at
home.
The splendid new church of the Pas
slonisJs, at West Hoboken, that can ha
seen looming UP OF the Jersey Heights
ny passengers Oh any OF the New YORK
railways OF the west side, is tu be dedi.
gated ON Sunday, July 4, 10y the Right
Rev. Bishop of Newark.
The Metnodists of Canada have now
Ten educational institutions, employirg
ninety instructors tor about /. 500 Dl,nils--
seven are ,academies for girls. The en-
1oWments AMI property OF these institu.
lions are yaIlied at 100000, and the ex-
$4,000. W
Rev. Henry Clay Trumbuu, of Hart
loru, removes TO Philadelphia, where he |
assumes on SeptemDer ], the control and
OF Inc Sunday IS chool Times
inc leading paper devoted to the Sab.
lath 'scnooI interest in the Uni ted
otates.o
The English Baptists are prosecuting
'helf iofelgn missions with especial en- |
trgy and success. During the past wear
|,o46 converts have been baptized. In
oanthallstar the Norwegian missionaries
laye mad wonderful success. One tnou. |
'and Santhals have been baptized dur
ny the past year.
The Methodist missionary superin.
enuent In Italy has just bought al auc- |
Ion one OF the finest sites in Rome tor
he headquarters OF the mission, The |
purchase money and improvements
mount to $500 gold, va, 900 OF which has
een given recently in New York CITY
y ardent admirers Of this mission.
Very Rev. Thomas Burke, O. S. b..
ph0se illness has caused SO much anxi.
ty, is progressing most favorably. He
as lound that the rest ehjoined has
cen OF the greatest benefit to him. and
uch Is the effect Of the native air of
Miway, where he is now staying. that
Is every day regaining strength.
me Boston Journal says the Rev.
\, mpia Brown, of Bridgeport, Conn.
as been served with an Injunction for,
ldding her to preach, but, disregardjng
, Went to meeting the other day and
eed her mind in the pulpit, comparing
81 hearers, in the course of her re.
arks, to the "wild beasts OF Ephesus.n
The First Presbyterian Church of Cum
srland, Nd, has just finished $50. GOO
one church. 1t had on it a debt of
2,oOO, and accordingly the Trustees had
'epared beautiful bonds and fully ex-
'cted to carry about $8, 900 as a debt.
1t at the dedicatory services recentIy ,
e church removed the debt, and now
,hlbits the bonds as curiosities.
The Methodist Church and mission 8
hoois in Kin Klang were partially de- 8
royed and robbed by a Chinese mob
rly in May, and on the first Sunday i'm e
at month a proclamation was issled o
nouncihg that the offenders would be 4
nished. They have been arrested. and q
Government officials have yoluntari- b
paid the full indemnity for the dam C
g done. This is the first instance OF
kind in heather mission fields. In
n the sixteen Southern States flata
.ve-hOlding Statesl the Methodist n
iscopal Church has established twen- 4
three annual conferences, and coming
der their control are 2,635 trayeline p
'achers and 3.776 lay Or local nlinis.
B, making a total of 5,Sf1 serving 3j6.. n
members. In 1858 the whole member. 4,
p was 69, 084: There are 3,27I CHURCHES i,