New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-26
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The sum of E51 900 for the support of re-
nous services in the British army has been voted In
Parliament
Dean Stanley has been installed Lord Rector
OF St Andrews University, Scotland which he was
recently elected
The Eighth Annual Convention of the Cali
tornia State sund Association Is 70 be hol" AT
Sacramento Nay 1920
Lord Radstock has left England for st. Pc
tcIsburg, where he Will conduct series OF religious meo'
ings similar to those which he held In that city about
year ago.
The designs for the alteration of st. Pauls
Cathedral, london have been completed and are to be
exhibited. The English papers shy that the sum OF
10000 is available for the proposed changes
The United Evangelistic Committee of elias
gow which has carried on the work begun by MeSsrs
Moody ana oosCy IN that city last st yS intend to raise
1t is stated by the Vienna pap is that the
Carlist priest Santa Cruz who became notorious some
time AGO ON account OF his cruel warfare, has been Tor
several months IN Syria obtaining none! ioi Don O''
The Autumnal meeting of the Congregational
Union OF England and Wales ia 70 be held neAV Oct0ocr
IN London The London congregational Union intends To
raise the requisite funds for the OCCASION "hc" Va"
amount 10 $1,000.
The Syrian Patriarch of Antioch IS TO leave
England after stay in that country of seven months
lie has written address Of thanks for IN" Kind reccl
tou lie received, especially from the queen anu lV
Archbishop OF Canterbury
So far the vote of the Presbyteries OF the
Presbyterian Church upon the overture for "a hmNou
term service o elders stands taus 40 PSby oS nave
voted I'm frvor Of the change. IL AGAINST H. ana the
vote Pccsbytery that DI l. Xxx isVc' WIS uo'
The Central Nonconformist Committee has
issued circular the liberal members OF the House Oh
Commons 1t requests their assistance in resisting the
new legislative organization of the Church OF England
which the bills brought In this session Tor the nccse oI
the EpiscOpacy attempt.
The report that the secret administrator OF
the of PCsen had been arrested arose nom the
fact that the sunragan Bishop, Mgr Cybchow Ai was
an oace which heouss 10 tho Archbishop alone. Pro
eceings have been instituted against Aiul
The Rev. John Stoughton, ID. D., the we'll
known Congregational minister of London has resgnel
his.pasOrate OF KensinOn Chapel upon The completion
of the thirty third year Of ministry there farewell
meeting was announced TO be held April j., at when
leading clorcymcn of all denominations were to be pres
ent, among whom were mentioned Dean stanley, DT.
Punshon, Dr. Donald Frazer, Dr. Angus the Rev D. w.
Rogers, and many others
religious conference under the auspices or
Mr. and Mrs PcaTsan Smith, will be held at brlsH'"h'
England during the first part OF June IL Is expected
that about 5000 persons win be present The sum OF
G2OOO is to be sentin deirayns the expenses OF English
speaking cergymcn from the Continent The services
"for the promotion of scIipural holiness" which M.
and Mrs smith holding in Germany continue 10
meet with great success.
The committee OF arrangements for Messrs.
Moody and Sankey's services in London have received
the sum Of $4,000 in subscriptions. An additional
$4,000 is needed to meet their engagements cohVeh-
ton Of ministers from all parts of the Kingdom Is to be
held May 80. paper requesting the two evangehsls
10 visit Cambridge before they return TO America has
been largely sigued in the town and University Op'n-
ar meounss are To- be ned IN Lonuon DIS SoON 'S '''
weather grows milder.
There has been marked falling oil IN the
number Of thgolo eca sudcnts in the German Uuivers
ties. In the Summer 1874 the students of theology
Srogcther @ last WINTER tcc c 5 ~ "
TGbuccn 9i2 at Halle 2o4 Mt Erlanger l36 at Der
lin 1874 G0ttingcu has g. Jena n Strasbours - Bonn
and KEEL 90 each, kOnigsberg 90, Bresau ~, Hedei-
\ 8, aud Giessen =.
n "Purity of Worship Defense Association
has formed m the Irish Presbyterian Church The
object Of the Association IN countcract the tendency
toward introduction OF Instrumental music and the
singing Of hymns other than the Psalms. This purposes
10 do 10y fIe the aid Of special sermons, lectures adj
dresses at public meetings and the circulation OF lteI
ture advocating The Scriptuial doctrine ahi FORM OF
worship laid down in he standards OF the Presbyterian
Church"
A conference has been called TO meet at the
Close of the session OF tho Southern Baptist Convention
which IS held in Charleston, s. C., early in May
The object of the conference viii be the consideration
Of the better ,paraon Of the colored ministers Tor
Their work The time proposed for the meeting OF the
conference May H. The societies Of both the North
and the Southern baptist Church; either white or
cocrcd interested the spread of Christianity among
Il Q colorcd people are invited 20 send delegates
The members of the Baptist denomination in
the south have proposed place their General Thcoog
cal Seminary Louisville, Ky. public meeting was
recently held at Louisville 10 express concurrence in the
selection. Ministers OF other denominations took part
IA the proceedings. The Bptss OF Kentucky intend to
raise 100000 OF the desired 100000 for the endow-
Inent OF the Seminary The citizens OF Louisville are 10
give $50 600 Of the amount Their contri9utonS are to
h. Ucd the formation Of library, which N be open
10 members Of other denominations in the city
The Troy Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church began Its annual session at Glens Falls,
April q. Bishop Ames presided. The Conference in
cludes districts, five OF which in this State the
sixth being in Vermont interesting discussion was
hal on the question Of providing Presiding Elders with
appointments for preaching. The bishop declined to
sanction the change, saying the General Conference had
always opposed IT, A resolution passed to roduce
the number Of districts four by consolidation Suisse
auently IN view Of tne hardship the change would i'm
pose of the Presiding Elders whose terms OF Office
end year. ii resolved 10 put off the consolidation
smother year
The English Reformation Defense Committee
has presented memorial 20 the Bishops In reference to
the recent pastoral After expressing their concurrence
in what the Bishops had said, they call attention 10
the fact that the reprOo Of the embtteTed controversy
and ceremonies appeared 20 reflect those
who part discussion either 10 protest
against the egalzatOn of the eastward position OF to
uphold IT, Upon latter party they claim, the rspon
sbilty for the controversy should rest They express
the opinion that declaration. however authoritative.
can take from the eastward position II il
toned its lOngacccptcd and now rCSScTed dOctrlnal
sgnincance and therefore the Bishops
Ny lis Chairman, the Earl OF HarrOWby and is Secre-
;aHes.
The death is announced in East Africa of
the Rev Charles New missionary OF tn United Meth
odst Free Churches Of England He died at Dauna Feb
81 and the cemetery OF the mission station
at Rhe Mr.. New daring explorer. He was the INST
mau known 10 have assembled Kilimanaro He returned
from ENGLAND. he had bogu foPgO In