, 1875-08-08
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

THE CHURCHES N 0ENEAAL-
"Mood7 and sankey puzzles, ptice penny
EACH" are advertised in London.
4 Millenarian preacher ssys be has found a
prediction of Moody and shukey in the Biblical
prophecies
One Of the leading Catholic priests in Jersey
CITY has received letter from Rome in which 1t
is predicted shst Within ten years there will be
i've Cardinals in the Unned States. II points
especially to Baltimore, Cincinnati, and St..
Louis.
The Evangelical Association. commonly known
as Albright Methodtsts, are discussing the ques-
ton OF changing their detominational name.
The Annual Conferences hlve, formally OF in
formally, expressed themselves in favor Of a
change. Bishop Eeher is opposed.
Tho Roman Catholics have, during the past
month. for the first time. celebrated Mass in the
btate Prison at Charlestown, uass., as the last
Legislature passed Law pro7iting that no pris-
oner should be denied the lber;y Of worshlp ac-
cording to bis own conscience. or the I'LL prls-
oners in that institution 319 are Catholics.
The new Connection Methodish Of England.
at conference recently held q. Dudley. dis
cussed tht question OF lisplacing attendance on
W
During the preceding year the circuits had voted
on the 'pto2ostlon; 50 circuits with 10, 220
members. bauE in favor, and Is circuits, or
10, 720 membe,s. voting against it. 1t was voted
to retain the class meeting in ia present po-
sition-
The year 1876 will be the fiftieth Of the e1-
istence OF the Theological Seminar, Of: the Lu-
it jubilee year, aad to raise for the seminary
s25.0v0; $4,000 q this sum will be for q libra
~ fund, $40, 600 fr fire. proof building. and
$5, 0U0 for 3 contingent fund. The Rev. Drs.
Gotwald and Brown, and Measrs. Menges, Rice,
and Schmucker have icon appointed = commit
tee to superintend thecarrylng forward Of thus
project
The laying OF the 2rner-atone Of st. AIMS
new church. on the cornr of Wentworth avenue
and Fifty fifth street, WITCH was to have taken
place on last Sunday. Was postponed to one
week from to-day, Aug. i, on account Of the se~
we're rains Of Saturday nlgat and Sunday morn
ing. The Rev. Thomas 1eydon, pastor OF the
church, has made addltion4 arrangements for
the accommodation OF societies and all who
w.sh to be present at the oremony. The cars
will leave c., 3. l. l. P Riltoad, Van Bufen
street depot, at q O'Clock + m, stepping st
Twelfth. Eighteenth. Twent+second, Twenty
Sixth, and Ihirty-hrst streets or passengers.
The Committeeof Presbyter who have been
sitting upon the case Of the nnerabis Bishop
not warrant them in presenting Inn for trial BY
his PEERS At tha same t,ue, thg adopt q mem
orandum to the effect that the colduct OF those
Baltimore clergynen, IN prayingfor the dead,
etc, is very rep1ehenslble indeed. The vote on
the finding stood to 4-all the frgiula men,
bers Of the Committee voting forpresentment.
Virginia is an intensely Low Churchdioceae and
this decsion that Protestant Episcopal Bishops
needn't put a stop to 'Papist" teachings and
practices in Protestant Episcopal paash churches
"haul" presently for the Reformed establish
ment Of Messrs. Cummings and Chtney.
The London Lancet commenting On the fact
that the Pope On the 5th July, heid long Con-
sstor7, after which he gave thirty distinct
audiences, and yet closed the day 1ithout any
signs Of fatigue, describes, at somt length, the
treatment prescribed by his phvsrians. This
consists Of da1ly bath Of sulphur wster, brought
all the wav from Cirita Vecchia FOR ,he purpose.
A large bathing cootrivance. something Ike q
dminutive reservoir IL size, has been expressly
constructed fer him, and into this ae descends
by little staircase, aid then takas his seat in
chair, while tho water gradually rises round him:
treatment" says the Ldacek, ''he braves the az
ceasive hest with comparative impunity, and can
often dispense with his staff in walking"
The English Church Union, the association
which promotes and defends Anao-Catho
views, now numbers 13600 members. Or these
2,370 are clergvmen, 5.224 1eymen, 4, 80 women
associates, and SIS ordinary associates 81s menu
bers joined during 1874 and the frat five months
OF 1915. It has 1856 branches, % distrin unions,
besides the Church Unions cf Scotland, Bombay,
md Calcutta 1t the last nual meeting, which
vas important In view Of th. approaching etrug-
gle OF parties in the Church. the following reso-
luton was passed 81 That without intending to
put all the following points On the same ground,
nor wishing 70 60 beyond wha, recognized Angli-
can authorities warrant as 10 their use, the En-
g!uh Church Union is q opinion thst,
IN order to briDE about satisfactory
should be no prohibition OF the fsl1owing usages
when desired by clergy and Compensation, VIZ: