New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Episcopalians propose forming general
Church Building Society: The scheme mas rece'eu 'o
approval of most Of the bishops
The Bishops of Hildesheim and Munster
have had their salaries from the State withdrawn on
,ount OF their persistent disregard of the ecclesas
nesl Is : = a;0,;rcu;sbod
ITALIAN priest Fa,.er EmmanueI NOe." WV" y, ~"
PORTO ABA. Dec IS in ISs Sxty,tnlra year 0l HIS "S'
he S' had high eHERtiOn as p:es'ner' o;s;rc q
The Mennc rs in the West arc ralsinss "a !"
,uud TO assist tnos ~ 's community who desire to
their way. They expect great many TINS year e
The Second Reformed Episcopal Churcn oi
Philadelphia OF which DIR. Nicholson is reoo' a.,
10 build of worship a. me been purchased
aud Chestnutsts. Tie lot has areau' '''n - -,
Tho Italian Government has Withdrawn
,o TIA consulates the privilege OF perIoruiug INC "
80 .o,srronv on account OF the new clNl I9aIIhge
law Of ftsy this withdrawal iskeV 10 prove Oh se'ous
II pbiIodelphia the EpiscOpalians have 20
.hurches and 1925 church members; the Msthodists
,sehurches aud 1870 members; the PresbyNrans' "a
,hurohe. aud members the Baptsts, 81 churches
and l65O7 members
The new Episcopal diocese of Wisconsin,
which consists the 20 northeastern counties OF the
has been named the Diocese Fond du Lac. The
Rev leighton Coleman rector Of Trinity Church, Toledo
has been elected bishop.
The petition to COnvOcation Against Alter
alton Of the PrayerBOok" has already received III Ell
Gland the signature 1900 ministers OF the Church
England, and 10000 members. The Houses Oh Oon'o0"
uOn are ~ meet early III February . =,
The semi-centennial of the passionate OF the
Rev Dr. Furness was celebrated at the First Unitarian
Church in Philadelphia Jan. H. Dr. furneSs was AZ
stalled pastor OF this church jan bas lad i no. assistant
The Western Baptist Educational Union has
beugh the Patee House. the largest hotel at St Joseph
Mo- with the intention OF turning into Bapsl o"
yerstv The articles Of Incorporation place the endo"
ment fund Of The new college at S5OOOO Win power "
Increase &c 10 fl,VVOVO.
The sermon which DR.. Colenso declined to
preach in Westminster Abbey the ground that be did
not wish the last days of his stay in England to be the
occasion OF contention to he published In the coming
number Of The Contemporary Reee~ TIE Bishop saiieu
Tor Natal on Christmas day.
A conference for prayer. praise and short
addresses on spiritual subjects" be held in London
Feb IT and 49, The letter Of invitation, which Is
general, has been signed by many OF the leading
Evangelical churchmen, Including the Rows Messrs L.
Aurial, ]. G. RJle, c. d. MaTston' ana L. bASleY.
At the Consistory held Dec. q, the Pope
nominated several ttuar bishops for Itaau, French,
and Spanish dioceses. Seventeen bishops in parh'us
were also nominated. The Pope 10 addressing tho car
duals after the close OF the Ccnstory severely cen,
sured those eccesiastics who took part IN the late
elections to the Italian Chamber OF Deputles
The Rev. Barnabas Root, a native African
vas recently ordained by Congregational Council III
ths city He brought to the United States 10 1859
and shortly atterward returned to West Africa to worA
among people He came back again to study IN
1863 aud since then has graduated at Knox College NJ
Seminary. lie goes to the MeDdi Mission
The Reformed Episcopal Church at Newark
numbers $50 members; the Sunday school connected
with has ll2 scholars and &c teachers The services
are held in a public hall Since Bishop Cummins has
ha hal ald fKgn
services every Sunday n L-hman's Han, which viii
accommodate 80 persons Ills congregations are said
To he large.
The Rev. John StoughtOn, d. D., one of the
most distinguished OF the English representatives. at the
Conference OF the Evangelical Alliance held IN New
York a year ago. has resigned the passionate Of the
Allen street Congregational Church IN South Ken
siugton, London, which he has held for over so
iege and WILL it is stated. devote himself to literary
WORK.
At the sitting of the Lower House of the
Austrian Reichsrath Dec 49, the election OF the great
propretors Of Upper Austria declared illegal and
.nnuIed. The illeSay claimed was the voting by the
holders OF ecclesiastical This rule frat
spphed in tho elections held IN Bohemia last year.
During tho recent discussion the Government oppOsd
its general adoption throughout the empire out tAe
Liberals carried their point 0y a Few votes.
The India papers report that conference
similar those recently held IN England for the promo
ZION Of scrptural Holiness and the discussion of the
best methods of Christian work. TO be held at Cal
sutta for three days. beginning Nov 3d. Missionaries,
ministers and laymen of the surrounding country had
been invited to attend. The Rev. A. n. somerve OF
Glasgow, minister OF high standing in the Free Church
dnr6 T e eo season xpeSted to preside
over some OF the meetings.
A United Bethel and Home for Sailors was
recently dedicated In Boston. The former Sailors
Home was sold after the great fire for about 5000 and
the old Salem Church was bought and altered. The
building is now three stories high. With Mansard
roof 1t contains paror, dining, reading smoking
rooms and kitchen q loddng-rooms and a chapel
which Will seat $40 PERSONS The cost OF rebuilding and
furnishing was $50 Co., The pastor Is the Rev. s. IL.
Hayes. Capt BeJ r. Jacobs Of Chelsea has charge OF
the Home.
The fourteenth annual meeting of The Foo
chow Methodist Episcopal Mission took place at Sick
keng 90 miles south OF Foochow. Oct 81 g. 1874 The
meetings were held the hall where the ancestral tab
let's OF the villagers are kept the leading topics
discussed was the binding of girls feet by native Chris
tian parents unanimously voted that the women
be called together the different stations and their
voluntary pledges obtained, II possible, against this
Church paper. The Sung Sang Sell CHA
Acted IN English, Zo'.s Herald The meeting was at
tended by preachers aud two women missionaries.
The last English papers report the Shaker
community near Lymington, England, as still holding
together An attempt prove the leader, Mother Girl
sug insane failed. The friends OF Of the
members have them home, but the remainder, in
Rudn0 50 adult shakers sleep the straw in the barn
where they took refuge, and ssbss upon scanty
local charity Much OF their property has been stolen.
Their las home New Forest Lodge, has been sold at
auction To- Rl3IO 1t Is stated that the OF the
barn where they are is likely to be indicted for
syercrowdiug and that the Hon. Aubeson Herbert. who
hives by offered the Shakers some outbuldinGs
ne places refuge. They suffering from exposure
70 weather when Is said 10 be exceedingly cold'
There are nomnally seven divisions of the
Christian Church Damascus, namely, the Greek