, 1876-05-21

converted to Professionalism. 4 chapel md a
echool-house have been built, aud q preacher
and teacher stationed there
The next annual meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian Association OF the United States and
Canada will be held at Toronto, Canada, July
1916, in Shaftesbury Hall. A large attendance
OF delegates is expected, :
Messrs. Moody and sankcy, after the State
Sundsy-School Convention at Jacksonville, are
coming to Chicago. The different ministerial
associations of this city have invited them to
hold few union services at Farweu Hall DUR
ing their stay here.
The present Presbyterian Church at Hunters
town, Pa, was built III 17s3. 1t took the place
OF log building, which had probably been
erected before 1740-at least graveyard ut
tached to the church has headstone recording
a death SIS carly as 1888.
The English New Testament Revision Com
mittec have struck out as spurious the last
seven verses Of the last chapter Of St. Mark.
They have also struck out, as being false Inter
polation, a verse in one Of the Epistles which is
frequently quoted Is proof OF the existence Of
the Trinity.
a third English mission is to be planted In
Central Africa Tic London Missionary Socie-
ty intends to found mission upon Lake
Tangauyika, with headquarters ut Ujji. The
sum OF, 81, 600 has been offered to the Society
toward the purchase Of a steam launch to be
used upon the lake.
Methodist Episcopal Conference is now in ses-
sion, seventy ty-s1 Methodist churches OF these,
forty-nine belong to the Methodist Episcopal
Church North, eight to the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, eight to the Protestant Method
ist, SIX to the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the remaining five are independent
The Presbytery of Huntingdon Pa-, at its late
meeting, admonished two preachers, first, for
irregular action in preaching beyond the bounds
OF their own PresbytcEsses without any author
ity, and second, Tor preaching doctrines known
ance with tue truth as held in the Presbyterian
Church, and, therefore, j" dangerous and per-
nicious."
OF the $50 students In the University Of Vfr-
ginia LOG, together with Is out OF the % mem-
bers of the Faculty, have formed a Christian
Association. The Association has prayer-meet-
conducts four Sunday-schoo1s. The students
are classified according to their actual member
ship III churches or denominational tendency:
Episcopal, III; Presbyterian, &C.; Baptist, 81;
Methodist, 80; Disciples, {; others, 15; ae-
the Association, 2S3.
a Parliamentary report has just been issued
in England about the additions made to the
British Museum during the year ending March
81, 1876. Among the rare acquisitions are q
number OF Sanskrit works and six copies OF
Papal Indu1gences printed upon vellum, which
arc very valuable, Ono Indulgence is dated
l517, and is one Of those granted By Pope Leo
X. In return for contributions towa11 the erec-
ton Of St. Peters at Rome, the sale of which
through John Tetzel called forth Luthcr's first
remonstrance against the evils of his time
Lap1and mothers are not in the habit Of stay
ing at home with their babies. The Lapps are
very religious people, and take long journeys to
riVcs at the little wooden church, and the Tcin-
deer arc secured, the father shoVcls snug lit
tic bsd In tho snow, and the mother Wrnps the
baby in skins and deposits it therein. Then the
set on guard, while the parents go dccorously
into church. Often as many as thirty babies
may be seen laid away in the SHOW about
church.
The London Times Of April 20 says: "The
Revisers OF the Authorized Version OF the New
Chamber for the fifty!ninth session, and sat for
seven hours. The were present, the Bishop OF
Gloceste1 and Bristol (who presided), the Deans
Of Lincoln and Lishfeld, Archdeacon Lee, Canon
Westcott, Professors Brown and Nlilligan, Drs
Angus Hort and Vance Smith ana a
and Mr., Troutbeck, the Secretary. The COM
pany carried on their revision to the end Of the
222d verse of the 5th chapter Of the Eplstle to
the Ephesans."
The following advertisement appeared 10 re-
cent number OF a religious paper: Wanted,
gold and silver, old studs Or links, chain, or any
Exod. xxxix., q to complete the fac-simile Of
the dress OF the High Priest Of Israel Con-
tributions to be sent to Dr.. who desires
also to make another-ana he believes much
more perfectr-model Of the Tabernacle Of |
fhoe ~ hot II, hia nneenSEfnn.