The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-04
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

| TAef0 ls GburCn IN Eimlra, ali.t Wnere
the sermons are preached IN irish.
A German Protestant congregation
has been organized in the City Of Mex
leo.
A small mission society of London Is
about to seua out five missionaries to
operate in the interior OF China.
The Boston congregationalist thinks
there is growing demand Tor preach
ing, as distinguished from sermon writ
ing.
| The Presbytery OF Baltimore comprises
forty y-nine Presbyterian ministers, four
licentiates, forty-three charches, 4,TOo
communicates.
4 A deaf mute, now candidate for or
ders in New York, Is soon to be admitted
days OF Pentecost.
Out OF 400 religious publications In the
United States, the Methodists claim 47,
the Roman Catholics Al, the Baptists 90,
the Presbyterians 20, and the Jews9 3.
A Centennial Memorial Meeting is to
be held in Plttsburg, Penn, December Z,
to celebrate the Introduction OF Presby-
terianism into Western Pennsylvania.
The Vanderbilt University, at Nash
vile, Tenn, which was opened this fan
i
Episcopal Church South, now has 400
students.
The Baptists In Scotland have more
than doubled their numbers in the past
six years. They have now 70 churches
and 5000 members. The increase the
past year was 700 members.
1t is expected that the Presbyterian
General Assembly, which meets in Brook
iyn next May, Will adjourn to attend in
a body the Inauguration of the Wither.
lspoon statue in Philadelphia.
The Toronto Presbytery has consid-
cred charges against Rev. d. j. Mac
donneil, OF preaching The doctrine OF
universal restoration, and has given the
accused until next spring to correct his
error.
A memorial free chapel and school
budding, costing $l35, 900, were recently
| consecrated in Philadelphia by the Prot
estant Episcopal Bishop of Pennsyl-
vania. Ine buildings are entirely free
from debt.
One of the most vital questions to be
brought before the next General Confer
ence will be that OF the election OF Pre-
siding Elders by the Annual Confer
ences, instead Of their appointment by
the Bishops.
Concerning the engagement of pastor
by church in Kentucky, a member
writes TO religious paper: 1--WE have
secured his services for the ensuing year
at the salary OF 500. We are looking
forward ior great blessingsV
! The Southern Methodist Episcopal
, missionary IN China reports that the
mission now has six naBlve agents and
tW0 native Bible women III It's employ,
| am! fiYp Gil1rrhpa. EuIr
yerts we're baptized The last quarter.
r BY vote of halt the annual confere ices
of Lne Methodist Episcopal Church and
several general societies The seat Of the
next session of the Genera Conference
has been changed from Ut. Louis to Bal.
tim0re.
Rev. Joseph r. Kerr, formerly of Alle-
gheny City, but at present pastor oil a
United congregation i'll Philadelphia,
mas received u Call TO The Thirty Ourth-
street Presbyterian church, New York,
at salary OF $4,000.
A number OF prelates and eminent
, clergy OF the Catholic Church are ex.
. pected to be present Az the dedication OF
l Inc new Catholic Cnuron of the Holy
4, Cross, at Boston, December 8. The
churcn will seat about 2,500 and has an
organ costing $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. NOAH, a Congregational
evangelist, is carrying ON an important
t revival in Paris. He has established
fourteen stations, ut which meetings are
, held twice day. There have been nti.
merous conversions, in cluding that of q
ricn stocE broker, who has gwen up his
: business and ueyoted himself TO mission
work.
The Southern Methodists are carrying
inn. - ant npIA Aain Anrk
The Mexicans on the border OF Texas
1 Oue missionary aud five native preach
D ers are engaged i'll the enterprise. Two
a new missions nave just been established
and the baptisms for the year are re.
ported to be 13S and the number oil mem.
ID bers 1G6.
i The Consistory of Brandenburg reports
+ the following ecclesiastical cnanges ii
:. Germany for tue past year: Out of tbt
Roman Catholic there passed over to the
!. Evangelical Church 243 aduits--by con
j. tirmation 26, anu through mixed mar
!. riages l63, by baptism l45, ana throus
. mixed marriages 1916; bus OF the Evan
geiieal there wenb over TO the Rumisn
o Cnuich, 7.
8 The Rev. DR.. MeLaren, In his letter ae
q cepting the Bishopric Of Illinois, says
!. I"Neyer WAS there time, believe, il
tne WLOle nlStOEy VI tno' hiHSUOM U
Heaven upon earth, when common dan
6 gers and widespread religious destitu
q ton have SO conspfred TO mass and rus,
the forces or the church OF God int,
solid phalanx."
u The Central South Congregations
d Conference has just been neld at Nash
nj Vile, Tenn. Tue conference has TWEEN
:. ty churches in the South, built up main
- ly by the American Missionary AssO
!, clatIon in its work among the the col
q ored people. Favorable reports wer,
made respecting the educational wofl
lamoDg the freedmen.
On Thanksgiving day Archbishop Will
|. Iians laId the cornerstone Of q new
@ Calnolic church at Lexington, Mass.
/. near the monument. The Catholic Re
view says the Pastor has secured Tor th,
/ corner-stone .'some fragments Of til,
8 wallis of the Holy House Of Nazareth,
d and ssome particles OF the Holy Sepul
q lchre, and Of The Sacred Cradle az Bethle
lhem."
= The Tablet Roman Catholic) devote,
II two columns to the work of the Evangel
r- lists. 1t says: "Hhis work OF aMr. Mood,
Iis not sin. 1t can not be sin To invite me
L.. x.sia Nh,siae II IL,