, 1875-11-28
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

4 memorial tree chapel and school building.
costing Sl35, 900, were recently eoqsec1ated in
Ph,ladelphia by the Protestans Episcopal Bishop
OF Pennsylyania. The buildings are entirely
free from debt.
Ths Baltimore Mirror gives a List OF seventy
five Catholic churches in that diocese where The
forty houra' DEVOTION will be observed during
the current ecclesiastical year, from Nov. %,
! 1875, to Nov. 26, 1876.
The Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Missions
reports defcit on Nov. OF s226o00. Tho
deficit on Oct was $195, 900. During October
tho receipts fell 81 900 short Of the consribu-
tions Of the game month last yeaE.
Concerning the engagement OF = pastor by \
church in Kentucky, member writes to 1elig-
ious paper " We have secured his SERVICES for
the ensuing year 1t the salary Of 91o0- We are
looking forward for great blassinga!"
The presbyterv OF Baltimore comprises forty
nine Presbyterian ministers, four licontiatos,
forty-three churches, 4,7Os communicants. This
Presbyrery with that OF Newcastle and Of
Washington City, constitutes the Synod Of.
Baltimore. :,
4 deaf mute now 4 candidate for orders in
Now YORK, is soon to DO admitted to the priest-
hood, tho first case since the daS OF Pontecost-
| Tho New York Deaf Mute Mission Society supports
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| Thirteenth street.
The african Repository states that since the
! cose OF the War 5000 co!oreu persons have
| bean sent to Liberia and established there bY
/ the American Colonization Society. The regular
fall expedition Of the Society to liherls is to
start during this month.
The Boston Young Mems Christian Union, a
| Unitarian Association. has issued request to
| it's friends for subscriptions to complete its
| bnildipg. The sum Of $40 $50 has already been
| given; tho further amount desired il &l25.0o0.
| The building, it Is expected, will be finished
next March.
The increase OF Episcopal ministers in the last
/ wear in rolty-sx diooeses wss only tWepty-eighs
oyor the deaths. In four years. from 1870 to
| 1871 there was \ decrease Of 200 in the number
of candidates for orders during this same period
the Presbyterian Church Increased the number
| Of its candidates from 51l TO 800, and raised
e250, 600 for theological education.
The number Of Catholic Indians in the United
! States is as follows: In tbs State OF Name,
| l,400; in New York 9O0: ia Michigan, 1000: III
! WISCONSIN, 1850; la Minnesota, 10, 500: in pa-
| kota, 1000 in Kansas, 2,8o0: in. Montana,
1923; in tho Indian Territory nearly 400 600 )
! Territory, moro than 10, 900 in Oregon, 1.600;
! in California, more than 5000.
Church property is taxed in California, and
| th1a exception to the general 1nlo among the
States Was brought about bE the heathen. 1t
| Was found that the Chinese availed OF the OK
extion Of church property to evade taxation on
their joss houses, which are very numerous, and
mainly merely opium-amokerB' resoAt8; and to
prevent this it Was found necessary to make
genera! the taxation OF all real estate used for
| religious purposes.
At the Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Conyen-
| ton Of New jersey last Week q very bold and
practical sermon was preached by the Rev.
George Z. Gray, OF Bergen Point son OF Mr- J.
A. A. Gray, OF Mem York, aud Bishop Odenoeim~
! et presented these statistics OF tho last year:
Number confirmed 481 in thirty-fve parishes;
one priest and one e'deacon ordained; eight cler-
gymeu received from other dioceses. seven trans
ferred to other dioceses, and one deposed.
The admission OF lay delegates to the Annual
Conference is now the leading question before
the Wesleyan body Of Eogland. The SPECIAL
committee in charge Of this subject has just held
meeting, and adjourned to meet again in Jan
nary next. Its recommendations are to be sub
mitted 10 the May district meetings, the mixed
committee OF ministers and laTmen, and the next
Conference. It ia thought that lay represents
ton will bo. in time, adopted.
One of the most vital questions to be brought
OF the electioa OF Presiding Eldsrs by the nnu-
ii Conferences, instead Of their appointment
bv the Bishops. More than half tue annual
Conferences bare alteady chosen THAR delegates
to tho General Conference and tho Rev. w. H.
Pearne has made g. calculation Rs to the way
they will vote on thisquestion. His tables foor
up Yeas, ministers, a; laymen, l8--totaL 10.
Nays. ministers. 64 !; laymen Aa=-total, l57. Of
the sixty yeas Mr. Pearne believes he knows at
least ten who will not vote Tor the measure Whom
the time Of action comes.
The Rev. DR.. Dix maue sorne ve:y plain re-
markB at the annual festival Of the united choirs
OF Trinity Parish, lust week. He SAID: Church
music is now in very unsatisfactory condition.
Expensive churches require popular music as
we'll as popular preachers. Instead Of hearty
wa find the inVo1n
evolu:ions, and convolutions OF quartette
choire or else tue faultless execution Of so1oist
paid 81, 900 year for sineing two sacred songs
one day in the week: The popular iG1 taste unonl-
sites OF church music are. thas it should be OF
the essence Of worship, that it should be de-
votional sud that it should be simple, go that
all should take part in it. The music would
then be the Yolce OF tins whole people, ana not
Of the choir.
!; ROMAN CATHOLIC REVIVAL
The revival movement appears to be making
its way throughout the whole country, and
conservatism, were supposed to regard the move
ment with little favor, ara joining in it. The
last number Of the Christian Register contains
long account Of "Catholio Revivals In Boston,"
and describes meeting IN the old Chambars
Street church, once 3 Unitarian and now Ro-
msn Catholic church. The sight from the choir,
where tho writer, J. F., sat, vas remarkable. No
women, except about dozen in the choir, we're
present. The meeting had been held during the
whole week. and sometimes as early as o'clock
in tho morning. Two thousand men and boys
occupied the seats. the latter chiefly. in
tho galleries. Tne Rosary" WAS first said,
the audience making the responses and repeat
ing tbs Pater Noster ~ many dmes over. Tha
prayers at The altar we're in English. At the
close Of the preliminary services the preacher,
orucifx in hand. advanced il font Of the altar
and epoke from the text "Choose ye this day
whom 70 will serve" After very earnest SER
mon tho preacher said: Those who are ready
stand up" and 1000 persons at least stood up
and In measured cadence repeated the solemn
xGd VII 1n tbs ssp 10 rep
ask 10 return, Who knows? PEotestants some-
times r:ake solemn resolutions And some break
and some keep them. at great revival meetings
aad elsewhere. Who knowe ?"
THE FEELING OF owNEasHn. "'>s
The Interior OF last week has tho following
editorial paragraph, which has ability and good
sense enough TO hare been written by an out
alder:
Last Sabbath the Bo1uan Catholics dedicated their
nav Cathedral Of tbs Holy Mama situated the
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