New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
Of style, without psychological suggestion without any
intellectual value. u
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


Mrs. Maggie Van Colt, the Methodist female
preacher has been Of late addressing crowded audiences
in Wisconsin.
A branch of the st. Cecilia Society of Ger
many, which contemplates a reform of the Roman
Catholic Church, has been established in this country
The Pal Mall Gazette says that during the
last of June public attention In London was divided be-
tween the Sultan OF Zanzibar and Mcssrs Moody ana
Sankcy.
The English Catholics have lately held
public meeting TO raise funds for the erection Of cirr
on Tower Ill., in memo.y of the "Encsh martyrs" OF
this faith. The Duke of Norfolk prooid d.
Bishop Bal;cs of Alton, Illinois, has placed
under ban all societies in his congregation whose mem
bers send their children TO public schools. or give balls
picnics at which intoxicating liquors are Sold
The missionary treasury of the Reformed
Dutch Church is empty. Very few OF the churches
have paid in any contributions during the past two
months Tic Board of Managers make an appear lor
help
1t is said that the German Government has
in preparation measure to be laid before fArancnl
prohibiting public professions throughout the Empire
II is intended to be applied particularly TO religious pro-
SESSIONS.
A monument to the memory of the Rev. DR..
Nathan S. Hcnan, for 40 years pastor al the
First Presbyterian Church in Troy, y. Y, has been
erected by his fricnie hat city II is or Quincy gran
lite, aud its weight Is nearly 10 ions.
The Vicarage of Halifax having been offered
by Mr.. Disrae to the Rev. Frederick W. turar 'h'''
gentleman has refused to accept it, Tn, li'ngis worth
1000 per year, but the is largely raised rom the
Wears rate which Is very unpopular both Win TIE
ChurChmcn and Disscnters oi IlaiildA
The Diocese of Breslau, which has hereto
fore been partly in Prussia and parity in Austria has
been divided by the Pope as to bring II wholly Wmh
Austrian territory. This cement will it j. expected
prevent all complications heiTTen me w. c"'i''
GROWING of the movements Oi Bi~hup io'fstcI'
nd female missionaries
have gene to foreign lands from Mount IIoyoke Semi
nary Massachusetts, of them from tie last tw0 cf
Mating classes. Applications arc on fic ior ~ more
Cape Colony Africa asking Cr eight TO serve ~ teach
ers Several of the grddaaI have already gone TO Cape
Colony, where they nave hal great success lat thii'"h
WORK.
The English Primitive Mcthodi~ts Mt their
late annual Conference Lciccstcr tcpoltcd tbs follow
ing statistics: Members, 1882; preachers, l','"';
leaders, l01l2: ch9pels, &c, 6,ii"; SUNDAY
36l7; teach,rs, 5O932; scholars 3IG,>1' There are
also 80 day schools. "a teachers, ad 3l-2 schoaIr;
Durnl the year - cnapcis and IL ne" schools Hal
been entered. -
The Sundav-school Teachers Assembly,
which was so succcssf last ycar, viii hc repeated TINS
Summer at Chartauqua Lake in tbs state 1t viii com
mcnce August 3, and ast il days. The Typographical
model OF Palestine prepared Nv the Hev d. Wyth" VIII
he feature this wear also. with the addition Of Goril
GccuIa ions funshCd lay jams WICK O. lt St'F. l'ht
and cottage accommodations are lio|'u'u ioi Wv Vim
pany.
At the Conference of the New Connection
Methodisn of Incind recently held at Dudley an e'-
fort was made TO acc attend ncc on meetings as
a condition of membership. Tho circuits had Noied on
the proposition during the year; ~, r.ie- ming lo-2o
members approving The change ani 20 cioWiH' repre-
seuting 1920 members voting asln- It on milton,
the cassneetng retain Il ia lis present position 10
one OF the institutions ol the boh4
The cXiipd FIanciScanS of Germany are be-
ginning 70 reach the United states. scv"rl priests oi
this order and 30 Students landed recently in this city
They will 90 10 Cleveland, Ohio. The Ffanciscans viii
have IN the United States thcir n,rS or "en~i"ie at
Ciptjinati Cleveland, and Ennao. The members from
Juu.truck and the Austrian 1yro viii Il" assigned 10
Cincinnati; those from WceipEalia abd Prussia, 10
Cic,,and; those from Rome and part oi Hungary
To Buffalo.
DIR. George F. Post writes to The Evangelist
that the alarm. which has prevailed in Syra with regard
10 the threatened closing Of Protestant schools, has
missed away. All mission schools IN the n"ighborhord
OF Bcr; are prosperous and earned on without IL
terrIpti0n The Protestant Missions in Palestine an
Syria he reports spend 5o"0,0o9 pia~iers annually;
the Iosuts have expended on one building III Beirut
1000 coo piascr9 in one year. and Viii -pi ON u ",
n,u,n more. Inc creek, Roman Catholic, j'.h aud
Protestant Missionary organizations spend III H1lld'
yearly, lOO,OOOOOu plaS.crs.
Or. IIulst's "Outlinc History of the Church
gives the following populations 20 the crccds OF thc
world; Christianity. 400 1000 Buddhism 3fo00oooG
Mohamm,danism, 200,O0o,000; Bralrnanifn. TO-
COO 600; C0nfucanism sO0O0,0oo ;Jndai,ln 1"pooo0;
all other forms of religious belief 17i01000o OF tie
Christian populations of the world 1310074i0 are as
sued 10 Professionalism 2OO,339,3 800 to Roman Calho
cism and 76.39O9iO TO the Oriental churches In the
New World, comprsing North anl south America. a.
Roman Catholics in the majority. having 1",J319sJ
OF population to 1896 500 of rrotcsianis.
The Norwegian Luthcrans Of the Northwest
contemplate the founding OF theological seminary III
Chicago As evidence of the Increasing nunb'rs and
power of the Scandinavian population in the West may
be mentioned the fact that the Regents of the University
a I,..f hin. ans-
nayian Languages and Literature, and have appointed
Prof t. Anderson to the chair. The Norwegian mi-h
Aun1lsrana syn0d and the Filing Es'n synod both
Lutheran held Joint m"et.ns in New5mG Minnesota,
in Juuc, with view to union Il is tioisnt tnat onis,so
will become the great center OF Tie Iu heTGn Church FOL
the NOYtli-Wcstern states.
The Rev. T.. =. Hammond, Che evangelist,
has transferred his labora from California TO OrcA He
was welcomed 50 Portland b. all the evan:'lcd pastors
Of the city. Tue Rink, which viii aceomW 'i''e 1000
persons, was furnished with eeats. 1t Wa q 81 from
day 10 day Numbers of persons have tavcic consider
able distances from the interior Of Oregon t. and
hear Mr.. Hammond speak Tie IOjftdad EUi'eH' says
in "A late number: Last evening n Detachment - Mr.
HanDond's brigade made a movement upnn The E''cGa
Office and captured ii without The ioSS "i ma the
printers abandoning; tNr eases and bl"'hilg up me
windows with anxious faces to hear what ronic DE heard
The suit OF Mr.. Henry jenkins against the
Rev Favc s Cook, for refusing him the sacrament of
the Lords supper, was recently Drough; before the Dean
of Arches sir Robert J. Phlin0re. Mr. jenkins had
coinI:.ed = book of selections from the Old and New
Tesiancnts 10 which his rector. SIR Cook, had objected
In q letter defending his selections, he expressed lie
opinion of the passages which lie had omitted
"worc Incompatible, in th.ir geHcrly received sensc
with religion and dscencv" For this be- refused The
sacrament ~ Robert Phlinore advised tHe with
drawal the hastily written letter and te recon atOn
Of the parties. Time ASKED for considering this pro
pOsal.
The Identification of Christopher Columbus
appears Dc almost certain IN the hear iunIc. The
Roman spondcnt of me L0HdOH Lch0 writes 10 that
paper: Ia accordance with The ongcio ri-hcd desire
~ the Pope and under his auspices. life Of Coum