The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-10
RELIGIOUS.

| 1888 ministers and SO churches.
| The third Illinois State Convention OF
the Y. M. G. A. will meet at tJacksonviile,
May go.
Bishop Huntington defines a ritualist
as q "modern Anglican sentimentalist
making postures in the grave clothes OF
dead delusion."
The Archbishop of New Orleans has
been detained in Havana by reason OF
the serious illness Of the Very Rev.
| Father Anstaett, who accompanied him.
| Bishop Lee, Of Delaware, has returned
from Mexico, where he has ordained
seven Episcopal minister's, and con-
tirmed one hundred and thirty men,
bers OF the church.
In and around the city Of Madura, In
| dia, there are at least forty church men,
bers who consider it privilege to go
out to the heather and preach the Cos
pei every Sabbath afternoon.
In 1910 there were but five churches IN
New Jersey, with priest for each. In
1875 there are 115 churches and thirty
two stations and 10 priests. Another
church will soon be added in Bloomfield.
A corporation OF MethodiSts has been
formed in ST. Louis, with a capital OF
| S25. 600. to purchase and hold in pepetuity
an Episcopal residence for Bishop sBow-
man and his successors in that district.
Ex-Governor Evans, OF Denver, Col,
has donated three lots to the Methodists
there, on one Of which he is erecting a
brown stone Gothic church, to cost
Sc, 900, at his own expense, also for the
society.
Rev. Benjamin Tregaskis, Superintend-
ent OF the Wesleyan Missions Of the
West Coast OF Africa, after several
months visit to England for the purpose
OF recruiting his health, sailed Few
days ago on his return to Sierra Leone.
The boys prayer-meeting at the 10
ronto Y. M. q. A. sometimes NUMBERS
one hundred in attendance. A move
ment is on foot for the organization OF
Chicago Young Women's Christian AS
sociation.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Roches-
ter says in a letter that the Pope has "no
power to absolve bishops, priests or peo-
ple from allie egiance to the lawfully con-
stituted governments OF the country IN
which they lIve."
Grace Presbyterian Church, Chicago,
has formed union with a part Of the
Ninth Church, which did not 60 of into
independency with DR.. McKaig, al" the
United body will be known as the olXth
Presby yterian Church.
The Chris tian Advocate, OF New York,
figures out from its constituent cores
pondents the following revival figures,
being the latest returns: Pennsylvania,
2lO; New York, 1855; Delaware, 155; 1lli-
nois, 14O; Maryland, 30; Iowa, 81, and
Kentucky, 4S.
The will of the late Ex-Chief Justice
Richard Ward Greene, OF Rhode Island,
bequeatns what is estimated to amount
to $4,000, to aid the M. e. Sunday-schools
in that State-one-third to be paid now
,pl ba rn ~ ai nd II NON tho lpath nj his
wife. Mr.. Greene was q member OF the
Z. Il. Church.
The infant Methodist Episcopal Church
at Great Neck, l.. l., which began to live
less than three years ago, has now
neat church editice, q membership OIL
sixty and Sunday-school OF 200 men,
bers, and last Sunday they gave $600 TO
the Missionary cause.
Father Stub, Barnabite missionary
in Norway, writes very encouraglngy
from that country. The Catholic church
at Bergen is completed and many con-
yerts from Professionalism have been
made within the past year or SO. Mis-
sions are being founded in all the cities
OF Norway.
Tie grasshoppers have driven 745
Methodist Churcn members and 3o6 Sab
bath scholars and eight teachers out oil
churches and three parsonages have
been lost to the church also Though the
same plague, on account of inability to
meet payment on them.
A bill has been introduced into the
New Jersey Legislature by Senator ABB
bett, throwing open all the penal and re-
tormatory Institutions of the State for
one hour on the Sabbath to clergymen OF
whatever denomination for the religious
Instruction of the inmates in their res
ipective forms of worship.
The Interior, organ of the Presbyte.
rians of the West, gives in its latest
issue statistics of conversions and addi-
tions to the churches within the range
of its circulation as follows: Illinois,
1O7: Indiana, p; Ohio, 1913; Pennsyl-
yania, 1855; Kentucky, 81; Minnesota, 80;
Iowa, 10; Missouri, 1S: Kansas, .; Ne
braska, 20; California, 3O-besides re-
yiyals in other quarters for which 1t has
no statistics.
The past year has been marked by
| great activity among the 125 Christian
| Associations OF Pennsylvania. Twenty.
seven Conference and Evangelistlc meet
ings, lasting from one to four days, have
been conducted by the State Secretary,
S. A. Taggart. The day, sessions have
been devoted to practical topics in asso-
citation work, and the evening sessions to
stirring religious exercises.
| Massachusetts Baptists intend to raise
in their State s$2j0,00O for educational
purposes, in 81 subscriptions. 1t is tC
be centennial gift, and is to be divided
among the UNCONVENTIONAL colleges as
: follows: 100000 to the Newton Theo
logical Institution; 100000 to the Worce
ster Academy; $4,000 each to Brown
. University and Colby University and tt
the American Baptist Missionary Union
$40, 900 to the American Baptist Home
M ission Society; the money raised to b'
used for permanent investments OF
buildings.
The Vos de Mexico, the Catholic orgal
of Mexico, says: "Our situation is crit
1 cal. Our holy faith and its ministers ar
, prosecuted. The written doctrines o
4 the Government and the Constitution
n are against us. Mexicans and foreign
n ers in the republic are divided into Re
. man Catholics and dissenters. On on
d side is religion; on the other unbelie
i The unbelievers have united their force
i. to combat the Mexican Catholics. Th
A empire failed because it did not adher
q to it's original plan, and allowed the pre-
n tession Of false worships. 1t cons,
3 quentlylost the support of the Mexica
q Catholics. The actual question is nj
> one of politics but OF religion. II Cath
d lies receive immunity and liberty IL