, 1875-05-02

ing Of the narrative portion ct tho Bible ~ ,
reference book in Hebrew history and the Ar
| chnoocy OF ancient customs. There WAS erea
| deal in Tiad and tho Odyssey that could be bet
ter illustrated from the Bible than from IN,
work On Grecian history, and he argued the i'm
portauce Of the Bble ~ an auxiliary to classca
Study.
In Measina, recently. hordes Of fanatics weni
! about tha streets on the occasion OF Easter Sun
day shouting: "Death to Protestants." aDeatt
to Freenasons," and compelling everybody K
take OF their hats to gi1ded statue Of saini
they were airine The Proieet was severely cen.
thoroughfares.
Gen. Charles Ewing, Catholic Commissioner
ut Washington, D. c., has issued circular ap:
pealing for funds to protect the Interest ol
Catholic Indians. He says: Great efforts are
now being made to destroy the Catholic Indians
the control Of Protestant churches This fund
will provide the means Of checking those efforts,
aud thereby afford protection also to liberty OF
conscience throughout the United States."
Tie committee Of arrangements for Ms.srs.
Moody aud Sankey's services in London hare re-
ceiyed the Sum Of Els 900 in subscriptions. An
additional st, 600 is needed to meet their engage
1neuts. 4 convention Of ministers from all parts
! Of tho Kingdom is to bo held 3lay Sc. A paper
requesting the two eyangelists to visit, Cam
| bridge before they return to America has seen
| largely signed in the town and university. Open
! air meetings are to be held IN London as soon az
the weather grows milder.
4 .Pnrity Of Worship Defense Association ~
has been formed In the Irish Presbyterian
| Church. The object OF the Association ia to
counteract the tendency to ward the Introduction
| OF instrumental music and the singing Of hymns
by tho aid Of Especial sermons, lectures, ad-
dresses at public meetings, aud the circulation
OF literature advocating the Scriptural doctrine
and form OF worship as laid down in the stand
| ards Of tho Presbyterian Church"
| The members Of the Baptist denomination in
the South have proposed to place their General
Theological Seminary Ut Louisville, Ky. A pub
| 1io meeting was recently held at Louisville to
| express concurrence in the selection. Ministers
OF other denominations took part in the procead-
! ings The Bapttsts OF Kentucky intend to raise
$500, 600 Of the desired e500, 600 for the andoW-
vile are to give $4,000 OF the amount. Their
contributions are to be used for the formation Of
library, which will be open to members OF
other denominations in the city.
A pilgrimage Of English Baptiats has recently
been mads to Rome. Hitherto Baptiats and
among Protestant heretics by the Catholics at
Rome ~ unworthy OF visiting the CstacQmhs.
But this has been broken through, and, on the
occasion referred to, tho Bapttsts vere allowed
10 Vlew WIN oe9om.ng awe me Inc; ;repmtea m tombs OF
sns tapoetles oax1n aua ~ 49, 1He saaso1an
.o,, ai r'1;s5 ~ ~ ~; =. st1Is
s,eo, nSI s appnso ~ s supstlofs TO ieaVen TBS
:n.1 a.:n9 ~ s9 ~ lISuh IT, Aunue1 " sao
strangers.
The growth OF Catholicism in this county is
somewhat astonishing. The Catholic Church in
oorotn1nicants Tba CsfIo,es oaa"'r1 ann ~!
t;nns chanois .rd chnre1,as ,hs' o'1eo 49,
Vice Of S7S nriests six Anostolic vcars ~
nina R;shona ] n;na Arohhishons and ona rort;;-
-,aI Tha l..1a a;,,, thaa,ae"1 sI ono oa;
..th r;saef, snn st,Sents a Gnn Spaeaes.
of ali crades md mora than ef1 aev,,as nsous .ns
hosnfsa Tlara &C amon.1 thaS, a:roa. 5;fsa as'u
ar,f Hrers - n,s ,nd nta1 sata se'e1 aneI~
Redamntor;ata IN ooncracotions =, ,,r;aate ~
hrn,hara ~ tbi-+1 s;aterbso5s u E'4'as@ III"
-. ~. -. Ir-
hnEnsh Mtuahssa 1ol4ow each other n quick
succession INFO lne embrace OF the Komlsh
Church. The last London mails report the per-
Terslon 1 III thas direction Of the hev Gordon
his letter to his Hshon resrninr- his c,1racv ~
gives three reasons for the ntep: First. hn ean.
mt eatisfv either Fis conscjenca cr ran.on fhat
the Anglican Church is the same as tlat which
the Lord built upon St. Peter, With the promise
it :. second. that the Ncene Creed declares that
there is one Catholic and Anoatolic ol,nrch md |
be CANNOT therefore. act IS thoncb there ware
two and, thirdly. he heiieyes tbat the ay;at;no
ralations Of the Chnrch of :T;nrIand and the !
State render It imnosaib1e for hes IT, ha iovat ~
nrmt1ye doctrine. eyen II aha were not c.n!Itr ~
ecnsm' - NV ~" seAS' -
Since the year 1900 and before 1872 the
LnpIch 81 Or England nad 6ulls S.2o4 churches and
REBUILT Szo, making 4+l29 IN ALL kestosatlons
&nd enlafgements wore still more numerous. 3" |
es TO make the whole number built rebuilt or
restored within the century, over 5000. at cost
OF ut least ELS o00.0 600. Al this was done by /
voluntary subscription, except grant OF E., ,000,-
eoo ny rhe PaIAament. In 1881 the number of
benetices was 10, 600 !; now they are as nearly aa
pr;yato eunu .tnne ~ ~ ~ nct ~ 1e9a
Eortv ve.ra .no +i,s1a r9aro On ~.
nor rhara are II non n Inn t1,ova xsa~a X an
cfcr-v in 1911 f,era ueTa N caa Fr,1n 1aen ~
1a73 thraa and ia1S ro;it;on - ,n,nds ,.a.o
snent, i, school 'b1;1Jing 1or ~ raP;sb P soboo]s
fsha nrnche ~ ,-at 80 ~ p onn ~.