The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-25
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

RELlGlOUS lTEM6.
The Presbyterian Church, Greenfield,
Wisconsin, has given q call to Rev. An
drew Luce.
Mr.. r. B. Nesbit has accepted q call
from the United Presbyterian Church OF
Low Point, Illinois, in the Presbytery Of
Bloomington.
A Reformed Episcopal Church has
been organized in Newburg, N. Y. 1t is
to bear the name OF the "Chureh OF the
Cornerstone"
A Christian chapel for the Chinese
has been built in Virginia City, Nevada,
by the labOrs Of All For, o Chinese of the
Moody type. His labOrs give promise Of
great good.
The cornerstone Of the Emanue, Re-
formed Protestant Episcopal Church,
northwest corner of Selvira and York
streets, Philadelphia, was laid on Thurs
day, 9th inst.
There are six ordained Presbyterian
ministers in Liberia, and correspon-
dent Of the Presbyterian urges that six
additional Presbyterian ministers are
needed at once for the work.
The delegates to the General Confer
ence elected by the Southern Illinois
Conference are: John W. Locke, Geo.
". HugAey, and Joseph carp, and b. B.
Pierce and j. Vancleve, reserves.
Rev. Edward Cridge, of Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia, accepts the office of Mis-
sionary Bishop in the Reformed Epis-
cOpal Church, to which he was elected
at the General Council in Chicago.
On the last day of 1874 the printing OF
the Old Testament in the Mandarin dia-
lect was completed, so that now the Chi
lese have the Scriptures entire, as the
New Testament has been already pub
lished.
The dedication OF the chapel of the M .
Il. Church in Puebla, Mexico, took place
on the 17th ultimo. All passed off quietly,
although there had been serious threats
The Government furnished them ample
profession.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon does not adopt the
modern ideas Of Christian perfection.
He says that as soon as he at
tains perfection his friends will hear
OF it most probably by means of a notice
under the head Of "Deaths."
The new minutes of the Illinois Con-
gressional State Association give the
number of churches, 239; members, 2O,-
625; ministers, 237. The number added
on profession is 1874; by letter, 1855;
total, 2,429. Tha net gain is 1,065.
1t is said that four new Catholic uni
versities are to be opened in France
one at Lille (where 100000 has been
raised for the purpose J, one at Anglers,
another at Paris, while the Jesuits in
tend to open fourth at P0itiers.
From the Northwest Indiana Method.
1st Conference the delegates are; DR..
j. l.. Smith, Rev. 9. A. Brooke, and DIR,
Aaron Wood were elected delegates to
the General Conference, and Drs. j. W.
Joyce and VIM. Graham, reserves.
There are 100000 Baptists in the
United States, and only 100000 in Eng.
land. Virginia alone has as many as
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and
Massachusetts, put together. The dc.
nomination is very popular with the
negroes.
Seven miles from Duluth, across the
bay, in Wisconsin, is the pleasant vii
lage of Superior. The Presby terian
Church there 10 small, but greatly re.
freshed, and RomGWhat numerically
strengthened BY the temporary labors Of
Rev. Or. Daniel Rice, formerly OF Lafay.
cite, Ind.
The Methodist Episcopal Church In
New Jersey has $500 commandments,
400 pastors, 400 local preachers, SOC
churches valued at $4,000, 900, and 205
parsonages valued at S83S,000. There
are 62,OOO children in the Sunday-schools.
During the year the sum of $540, 900 was
raised tor church purposes.
The sunday-school connected with the
st. Paul n. y. Church, Cincinnati, gave
$1,000 missionary money for the year
closing last month. The congregation
gives $1,000 more-making $1,000 In one
. year to one of the general interests OF
the Church from single charge. Some
years St. Paul does better than this.
The American Board finds itself run.
ming behind again financially, and ap.
peals to every Congressional Church to
make its donations this year as large as
last year, to avoid embarrassment on
the part Of the Society. As matters now
sta1d, the debt last reported upwards
Of $4,000 10 likely to become much
larger.
The statlstics Of the Reformed (GaS.