New-York tribune., 1875-11-26
PERSONAL.

Col. Forney hears that the Prince Of Wales
is coming to the Centennial.
Mr.. John Bright thinks Queen Victoria is
one OF the most careful and domestic he has
met
The Rev. DR.. Sprague Of Albany has pre-
sented the state Library with 5000 historical and mis-
cellaDeous pamphlets.
The City Government Of Boston has decided
petition Congress carry s vote OF May 30 1871.
to erect monument at Yorktown Nothing OF the kind
has been DONE and II proposed now to have II n
deTtaken FOR the Centennial year.
When their new library room was dedicated
recently the students Of Wellesley College handed ths
President 1895 for books which they had collected among
themselves The library VIII hold l2oo29 Volumes ana
about 10000 have already been presented for H.
The report that Miss Charlotte Cushman was
improving In health and that she TO appear in
public readings proves unhappiy to have been untrue
Miss Cusimans agent writes TO 4 gentleman In New.
boe u, rrndn9 tb season She hopes 70 he able 70 ap
pear in public six months from now
Vice-President Wilson's coolness and courage
in personal danger illustrated by episode
which The Providence Journal recalls. The first National
Republican Convention was held In Philadelphia soon
after the attack Brooks upon Mr.. Sumner and Mr.
Wilson and other utspoken Congessmop wero In attend
ance there was prevalent fear that some assault upon
them might be made When Mr.. Wilson was called upon
to address the Convention, he upon the platform
with stout hickory in his hand and after tho pro-
tracled applause which greeted him bad subsided COM
menced very deliberately and emphatcaly as tOllows
81 learn that there Is much apprehension existing mere
and the North in regard to the peril which your sens
and Representatives are supposed 10 bc IN M the pa
tons capita in consequence Of their combatiye pfa
ciples. Gentlemen, beg you TO dismiss your IesI'
Your public servants there have made up their minds,
and know how to defend their persons yer5h9w
eyer-by whomsoever attacked storm OF the Widest
cheers told how accurately the Senator had fead tho
temper or the Convention.
Prof. j. Lewis Denian, who occupies the
chair Of History and Political Economy in Brown Unit
versity, read paper the " Religious Problem in
America" before the Rhode Island Historical Society ss
Providence Tuesday evening. He gave an exhaustive
history of the progress OF religion in this country during
the past century aud in concluding said: "In contrast
ing American Christianity century ago and now, We
cannot but be struck with its enormous strength and
growth In 1777 the number OF churches was less than
$50: by the census Of 1870 the number 1900
Churches have piled nearly 81 fold; population. III
fold. In 1870, religious societies owned S354,oO0OOo
worth OF property The most extraordinary increase has
been among Methodsts and Roman Catholics. The rapid
ratio Of increase OF religious bodies might wen seem
alarming were II not that the vast amount OF property
held religious organizations Is distributed among
many bodies century ago, the ooasregsticnasts S
by name Now MethOdsts the largest organization
in land. One hundred years ago. the more i'm
portant religious bodies were reckoned In tbs
following order Congregatiouasts, Baptists, Church
Of England Presbyterians, Lutherans, German
Reformed Dutch Reformed and Roman Cath
olics; In 1870, by Methodsts, Baptsts, Prosby-
terans Roman Catholics G. rstian, utherans, COngfe-
gationalsts. and Protestant Episcopal. mo Zeal 81
American Christianity has nowhere expended itself with
such 10 has III founding schools and colleges,
and precisely this point the Roman Catholic Church
popation and second for OF church property.
IL has occasoned apprehension, but ON Insufficient
found in foreign Immigration. Neither the Church
statistics the furnish material for anxiety
there il nothing in the growth Of this powerful body
which need excite any apprehension