New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

DR. Dexter OF Boston HAS Soho w E"'"P' w
procure materials for his lectures on Ihe er"t"eoi
COngregationIlsn."
The first Reformed Episcopal Church in san
Francisco was organized sunday, Oct 10 The Rev
q. Newton Is the pastor
Dr. Cyrus Hamin, the President of Robert
College. ConstaniinOpe, is lectur.ng before the lae
Divinity School on the Turkish Empire, and ITS kea-
tiOn " Christian Missions"
The Rev. J. L. Rankin of Washington ID. c.,
estimates that 200 to 1900 members have been
added the churches of that cy as the result ol ']e
preaching OF the Rev +. i. Hammond
Bishop Haven sails for Liberia on "Wednesday
OF next week A number OF coOnists destined Tor
Liberia will sail the same ship. After visiting the
Methodist missions. the bishop contempates voyage
along the African coast
A Home Missionary mass meeting, under the
auspices o. the Troy Presbytey announced to be held
IN that city Nov 13 and H. The principal toc oI ds
eussion The Relation OF Home Missions TO The
Future of the Country
The Mohammedans of Bombay held large
meeting Oh s-pt 2l at which they adopted an address
to the Queen praying her to withhold her consent from
any proposal fo the dismemberment of the Turkish ta
pire The Moha,nmsdan newspapers of India express
great sympathy with the Turks
The Western section of the committee ap-
pointed to rovse the Methodist Episcopal Hymn Book
met in Chicago Oct ~, and recommended the holding
of a meeting OF the entire committee in New-foTk Nov.
Is II WAS declared as tAe of the Western Commit
tee that the book should not contain more 'h"h
500 hymns.
AT the Connecticut Baptist State Convention,
held at suali las, week. The number of churches IN the
State was reported 10 1905 number of settled pastors
e9 otner ministers and Hconatcs, 10; added by pap
tsm during the year. 1888; n4mhor OF communiclnis,
1865; amount Oi money raised iOI al" purposes ~ ''o
churches. 81 l-5,952.
1t appears from the latest reports from
France that the breach between the Orthodox ana
liberal r in the Reformed Church in France cannot
be healed The disruption of the church. 1t Is no" sla'
is inevitable meeting OF delegates OF the orod"N
section was held short time ago at NSan at winch the
nlan of reconciliation was rejected account Ct the con
General S. nod is to be cony0hod
AT the recent session of the Alabama Matho-
dist Episcopal Conference (Norther held at Huntsville
Bisbop Scott who presided was waited upon 10y tle
Southern Methodist ministers and heartily welcomed.
Assurances we're given bo;h sides of purpcst to
maintain fratcrna relations Among the persons pres
ent az one OF these interviews was commissioner Of tnc
Methodist Church south, win Edi taken part III t"lo
the basis Of fraternity. recently made pnbnc
AT the recent meeting OF the Long Island
Baptist Association the following preamble and reSolu-
ton were adopted "ghcrcGS There are on Long Island
Baptist Clurchcs not associated with us; Therefore
Res9rd That the Executive Board be requested to take
carly steps 10 ascertain what difficulties, If any, may be
in the way OF union" The resolution refers especially to
The churches Brooklyn that do not agree WIN we
association IN relation TO tho terms oi "''nSSo" " ''
Lords supper
The American Bible Society has modified the
administration Of its Home Department by consider
able reduction the number OF state agents In New
Engaud there is only one district superintendent
in NcvYork the number Of agents has been reduced
from five TO one the first OF the present month seven
other agents chiefly in the Western and Southern States
were retired The society has paid IN past years 0i i''
agencies from $4,000 20 @T5.OuO Undcr the new syo
TEN the expense for this item VIII De 3JO'oOo.
At the meeting of the Presbyterian Synod OF
Phiiadepuia held this week complaint was presented
by the Rev j. y Clark against the ITcsbytery OF LAca
wanna. Mr. Clark had immersed candidate FOR bii-
tsn this the Presby terry took exception on 'ie
ground that IL contrary 10 the principles ana
usages Of the PrCsby terrain Church" The discussion OF
tbe complaint developed considerable difference Of
opinion tne menlhers 81 ~ synod II was nn3'i{
wrong was Ut according % Ilr,;N ttlldn usage
The papers transferring the Old South
Church. Boston, have finally passed ana the sale j. con-
rleed II is now held by NlI L. ii. Puisicr as trustee
To-, the ov ncrs. The sum OF $4,000 was advanced
100000 without security Ly friends Interested in tAr
purchase ol the building; the rest Of lc S4UVotV j.
secured ly 50 and second mortgages. The condition
annexed 10 the sale by the Standing Committee Of tae
Church, namely, that the building shall not hc used
for any pur,o,e whatever sunday for 80 years, *
oept 50 far may DE necessary iOr ls pfeSeIN"'4
was ratified Oy the society.
The C9Eqreyafoualjst Of this week doyotcS
more than page 10 enumeration OF TIE theological
scmuaIies United States with the best aan"me
statistics each The facts collected are valuable INC
Congregational semiuaries the Prcsby tcian,
the Methodist. IL; the Baptist. -; Unitarian, 2; un-
versast =; Protestant Episcopal. Il; Lutheran, IA;
Roman Catholic, Is; Reformed 8; United Brethren =;
Unden0inin9t oual, =; Mora'ian, l; Hebrew, l. enc
aggregate n lJ; some Of tLru, however, being no o.r
thln thc0lugrL departments " colleges Ntif't tI o-
these school, urnsh aid TO the students Who need IT,
Further details have been received Of the
English Church Congress which held At Plymouth
oct So Tue leading proceedings Of the first DAY have
already been mentioned The sitting vhcn excited the
most general interest was held oct 4, " Mission
Work 10 africa" being the topic paper 10y Sif ba,ic
Frere was raad and an address was delivered by Com
Inadcr G inerou Tie latter favored the founding OF
mission and commercial stations 40 miles apart aro>,
Africa from east West This, De stated, coad easily
be done tie continent having width Of about l,'o0
miles slavery could only be CIunhtG by so" degrees >
civilization increased Sir Barrie firrc IN ms 4lrI a'G
sketch OF nat missionaries i3d oohe III A1'd anu
spoke o. s.-n terms Of their efforts.
The Illinois Methodist Episcopal Conference
passed at M last session the following resolutions ia re
Iation 10 Eyang,ists a. That while we believe Tie
great Head oi tie Church gives His church now az IN
the aposolic days some Of Hs ministers eyaugeists
and Others AS d. stors and teachers also believe that
these various or ministers shoud alike be subject
to the authority and direction Of the Church (2J Ihat
IA view Of responsibility to the Church a. It's pastors
in order avoid the divisions and dsseusions which
must otherwise inevitably arise, we viii only couJcac
with and open churches TO tuu>t cVaGScss VINO come
into fields OF labor our own invitation td) indt
recommend 70 the iny To n'l'r no eNdlSea's luI0
circuits aul stations but by consent OF tcI pastors
The 43d annual session Of the Congregational
Association of NcwYOrk was held at LOckpOr oct. Il
10 The association consists Of 2jO churches and 2iO
ministers Only Gs Of the ministers settled pastors,
the remainder being acting pastors One hundred and
twenty ministers and delegates present ~ Lock
port. The Rev. W A. Robinson was elected moderator
Papers were read upon these among other topics "he
Power OF the Holy Spirit" " The Eyangestic Pastor"
The Evaueclistc Church." Woinans Work for Christ"
and "Thc Consolidation OF Feeble Churches IN Small
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