New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The separation OF Church and State Is under
consideration in the Mexican Congress-.
A Jewish Workingmen's Club and Institute
has last been opened in Aldgate. London.
The English papers state that the Exeter
ReredOs case will 10 brought before tho PrU C0unSh
this month.
Prof. Goodwin Smith recently read very
thoughtful paper on Religious Education" at meet
iDg sundayschoOl teachers held ut Toronto
A Baptist chapel has been recently opened
m Paris the Rue dc Lille. 1t WA tuit Tor tne
Baptist Church bv the American BaPtisi hisSl'nA''
Union, at a cost OF t2O'ooo - -.
Tho mission of the Reformed Church az
Yokohama has bought the ground formerly held ey the
United States for Marine Hospital. With the m'euI"N
OF erecting a girls school upon IT. -.
The Primary Convention OF tae new DIOCESE
which was tahen from the Diocese OF omo by the s'"
Geperal Convention OF the Episcopal Chursh WILL no
held IN Columbus JAN Is
The Seventh Day Adventsts have Gen.
sral Conference which includes State Conferences 70
ordained ministers, co ncentiates 800 churches anu
BOoo members Their leading paper H published 81
bate Greek, MICHIGAN. i.
Tho Young Mems Christian Association of
Yad,id has established school Of colporteurs II In
tended for the preparation Of men TO act as BDIe agents
aud "a assistants in the work OF CHARACTERIZATION "u''
pursuing their usual voeatlOns
In acknowledging congratulatory address
on IN, recent pamphlet, The Vatican Decreos from
Mr. Gladstone expressed his determination TO abide sy
the propositions there set !Ofth'
The Roman correspondent OF The London
TaIe Cathoc) states that the want OF priests Is Dco
tng pereeptble in all the dioceses OF Italy ln Houo
every year the number OF deaths in the priesthood Is
.hree ues rs great as the number OF ordinations One
u me reasons Tor this falling on Is Tue ns" w"
seupuOa Law, which spares 10 VAC -,
A memorial has been presented to the
Bishop Of Oxfod by tue CIurch OF Elgaud clergy men
of tlat civ thanking him for Lis inhibition OF Ut
coleuso The Rev. Afr. Fletcher. st whose church Dr
oO!,nso vas to preach, and who. when he was nnpieu
read lis sermon, has withdrawn from the CierleSl
Association OF OAfOru
An imnortant decision has been given by
The Couuc IN France. NJ. Rvcs, pastor OF the
Protestant Church at Neully, having been e'ecVeu
municipal councillor, the election was annuleo oy 'he
Project OF the the ground that Protestant u
tets like Catholic priests are neisioie 70 CIV II 0t1
Tue Council has, however, decided that PSsU, "a ro
nuuities independent of the state may become nieu
bots OF municipal cOulcllS q,
The proposed amendment TO the General
Rule on Intemperanco Of tine Methodist EpiSoopAl
Church South has been voted on by Is OF the 80
Conferences There votes for and 6S4 votes
AGAINST the amended rule recent decision OF tue
bishops Of the Church appears TO include the spirit o.
tie amendment the old rnle In me case o. iqaos
seller who expelled under the ou oehod"' A'e' ~
Bishops. on appeal. sustained tue Acuoa'
A meeting will be held in Davenport, Iowa,
yap 81 OF the Western Illinois and Iowa Conference 0i
Unitalian and other Christian CIurches Inc EXERCISES
are 10 consist Of sermons. discussions. &c Among Tue
essays 10 be read the following; Our atttnde 70
the liberal tendencies Of the Orthodox ChuIehes;
"What principles shall declare as an index o1 onI
posIonI" THE Sunday schOol-is relation to me con
cregation :" "Tae temperance reform IN Tue H6h' u
liberal religious conviction"
NJ. Clermont Ganneau, who has been en-
ployed by the managers OF the Palestine Exploration
Fund has returned to Paris his years leave OF absence
from the French Foreign Office having expired lie has
brought back with HIM LARGE number OF specimens OF
Jewish antiouities and important documents relating
TO the Crusades which he has discovered His notes arc
10 be pubshed 10 the journal of the Fund The English
Roreigu ONCE has requested that ne ue anoWeu W
turn 10 Palestine Tor another year 10 N'i0'
searches.
The Committees appointed to confer upon
che reunion of tue Presbyterian churches North ana
South will meet IN Baltimore Jan T. The Commltee
aplOinted by the Northern General Assembly consists
of the Row Drs Samuel j. Nccos Henry Darling, Ell
win T. Hatfield, Thomas II. skiuner, Henry D. van
DIXIE Ebeuezer Erskne and Mcssrs. Benjamin
Whnelv. James X. Morehead. Joseph W. Edwards,
and Samuel II. Breckinridgc The following persons
turm the Southern Committee: Rcv. Drs Wm Brown
X T. Farris, b. NJ Palmer CuaNVeiiOi . a. A"H'''' "
Hon Is. n Estes.
The death is announced Of Prof. Tschendorf
at Lepsc He was born at Legenfeld saxony Jan. H.
$50 From 1908, with the aid of tue Saxon Govern
mept he searched in England France Holland swit
zerland Egypt and Palestine for ancient manuscripts
,tbe Greek Testament IN order 10 obtain fresh mate
a for the preparation OF critical edition. Between
to and 1859 he again travelled in the East the latter
at the expense the Russian Government IN tht
Eurney he discovered in the Convent OF ST. Catherine
- Nj SINAI The "COdex Sinal;icus" the Oldest Greel
tx, OF the New Testament known.
The PRESBYTERIAN Church has foreign and
INDIAN MISSIONS connected with which are lSS mission
.es missionary physicians 2superintendents Of mis-
sion presses and techeTs also, LOG wives OF ms
,nares and &C unmarried ladies' II emDloysl2o native
aehers and $50 native teachers. colporeurs, a. The
,oissions are In the following IA countries; In the
upited States among the Indians. viz sauecas
fYnppewas Omahas Dakotas, Greeks 6eminOles, Ne1
perces and New Mexcans and also the Chinese IN Call
fornia Missions are also maintained in Mexico. the
VniTed States OF Colombia. Brazil ana ChIi' japan
Snins sam India Persia. Syria and Western Africa
TbsTe are ~ languages carrying the missions
An attempt is making to establish Chris
,,an Home In Paris for poor English girls, recent &C
counts OF whose suferings have excited much synpa
thy III England 50 many have gone 70 Parls Win the
tpeuton Of becoming English Governesses that the sup
MY has greatly exceeded the demand The girls, a
large proportion OF whom frienhess orphans, with
po means OF support they return " Engand are com
peled 10 obtain what work they can aud undergo great
priyaton An English lady, Miss Leigh, has Tor Two
ears sustained small home, which could not, however
accommodate all who came during tnat time. AS maui
as COCO from E1gisn girls were Ieceive4 AN as
soeiation mas been formed IN England " discourage
further emigration 10 PARIS
The Friend Of India gives the following list
Of missions connection Win when more thah iV pap
tism, were reported during 1873;
..,.y, Evangelical Mssos ChotA NSgpore l73l
tSorcS nsiop Uds tdu bspsm' So2 increased no,
ASsaes1 B:Ssst the T.ioosoO' 39s
American Msdods:s, North India 3 2SS
Amsoaa Bapts Nilsson, Assam
fnh Presbyterian hsnoo Go0''rat liz
I'D an Hone the sOuh. i93
r.,., $3.50
The american Baptist mission in BurmsA reports l,O44