New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


The restoration Of the cathedral at Rheims
has been ordered ny NJ WALTON. the French Minister q"
Fable Worship The cost OF the repairs will be 100000
francs
The usual religious services held in London
duril the week Of prayer were well attended IheFc
were meetings at wlis's Rooms AMI at various pnbc
halls ard midday services sc the London Tavern Tor bust
men.
DR.. Giusberg, a distinguished Oriental scholar
and member of the English company Of Old Testament
revsers has gone to Alexandria aud heppo IN he hope
OF making discoveries among the manuscripts stored In
those cities.
The Clinton Avenue Congregational Church,
OF which the Rav Dr. Budngtuu has been tie pastor Tor
% years has 672 members 81 members were added
during 1870 The location OF ts church is one OF the
finest In Brooklyn.
The Bap,ist Social Union of Pittsburgh and
Allegheny city, which held e nTst meeting for 1870 on
Jan. Is, discussed the question what is true re
yiyaI, and how may IT BE promoted" Prof T. v Eaton
10 the resident of tie Union.
The canvass OF the state Of Maine by dele
gates " the Young Mems Christian Association OF that
STATE eth goes on with great success App, niment'
have been made up TO March L. Tag eHect hS DeeA Been
in numerous additions 10 The chrrchos
card was recently dropped into the collec-
don basket OF Boston churoh wIcn money was asked
for foreign missions, with these words written on IL;
Annual subscripuou 81 900 lul',o ,s"ih'' "N'
nube discussion in England foc " for s rejection
I'm. been formed IN the Church of England A. the meet
ngs 81 the rural dcanees olutlons I'm favor Of public
cemeteries Tor hOnconiormsts ale almost uhN.iH"!
passed
The Rev. DR.. Crosby, the Rev. Or. Hutton,
william L. Dodge jr ESQ, Dr. d. A. Wallace ~ zion
mouth H. Dr. J. L. y. soaLc oi Allegheny, PeAu ald
Dr. William Roberts Of Scranton were appointed com
uittee TO nominate repr,s NATIVE P:esbJtorins TO pre-
pare for TIE coming C0-hcL
- &c fhn
terrain Historical Society Lad uniform paper made
and ruled far lie centennial dsccuTses Of tie pastJrs
This simple cypcdeut wi. facilitate The binding together
aud t,e preservation " the yhtn they tire DC
posted with tine historical soe.c'y
A petition has been presented to the Legs
oture Of Massachusetts asking ton the revocation Of tne
seDtence II Punishment against Roger Wilkins pro
pounced when Massachusetts colony. 1t WAS re-
trf,d in tl House to the Committee on the Judiciary
! ike petition has been presented before.
The Irish Sunday Closing Association an
pounce that tue have taken for then motto The whole
day and tie whole island" They have undertaken
to ulocurs half million VI signatures 10 THEN petitions
10Y the Sunday closing Of public houses. Every house
holder III Ireland viii DO asked 10 unite Win them
Judge Wheeler of California has granted
supplementary order enoinng the Ban Francisco lres
bytcry fom using certain private lotters Of the Rev hr
dawson which have come into their possession. The
Letters we're addressed lady The entire case Will be
carried by appeal To- me supreme Court oil Inc state
The Archbishop of Paris has issued a pas
oral 10 his clergy Ia which he orders an annual coiiec
ton to be taken in the churches for the new University
Tie Archbishop further desires that weathy Roman
Catholics should found prOieoaolshps, and that In
creased eorls should DC made 10 Ilse money Tor tho
University.
The Rev. A. 3. Earle, the evangelist has
been preaching IL Halifax, y. 5. hessrs White and
Blss upon the invitation OF the Evangelical Alliance OF
ST Louis. ID. gan thcr services IN that city jan 20 The
skating rims which VIII seat 1000 PERSONS haS been en-
gagged or the evening preaching Ihe day services aIo
held in the churches
The North Carolina Conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church has Refused BY vote 81 Two TO
one 10 concur tie proposed Convention Oi 1877, when
has besn called for tie purpose Of eOnsunmatHg tie
unjo bet cen the Methodist Protestant and the Meth
odi.t Churches These Two n1E-EpscopAl bodies were
separated by tie lac "af.
II is stated that a meeting Of delegates from
the Baptist Methodist, Episcopal. Presbyterian, Conre-
gational, ChIstiau, and German Reformed ChnTehes,
held lately at Denver, COLI adopted petition to the
Convention against taxing property used
exclusively religious worship. education, pubic chsr-
ties and IOi ehaTItasie purposes.
The Trinity corporation of this city intends
in the Spring to build i chapel the site of the old
Quaker bury ag.sround, Bouston-st, tie Bowery
The chapel is intended nearly 1000 persons 10
IT viii b. Sunday ciaas4ooas ana snd room Ioi
the managers OF che msiou. The building 70 10 be called
the Chapel OF ST. Augustine
According 10 4 re NtCOc- DCHOcIOt thc lOiioN-
ing places OF worship dedicated in 81 Louis during
the year 1879 ST. Augus.ine's, the Hebrew Temple
B'uai FL" and tho Church OF st. Peter and IT. Paul
CorncrefuOes laid ~ tue GiascOw Avenue Preshy
terrain Church, Mestminster Presbyterian CDurcn,
aud re Chapel OF 81 JOseph's Convent OF Mercy.
The Christian Union of Lewiston, Maine, calls
attention to the fact that the Constitution OF Maine pro-
yides that all religious societies fl the State "shnl At MI
tiuos have the exclusive rgat OF eoctng their public
teachers" Under this prov,sion says The nion "sny
HethOdist Episcopal Catholic Church hiss tire right
10 select s pastor vhensvsr II 80 decides 10 do"
The Episcopal Hospital Of Philadelphia has
an eudo Nent fund OF $4,000 The lat
we're sac s32 LOIS persons treated. the average
duration OF the treatment being az Gays. There
we're also 1918 dpensary patients Tho daily average
Of 4 patients was lOJ OF paying, 10. the new
building IL ready for and can be occupied at any time
The Rev. Cbas II. Whitecar, ID. d., of Camden,
j. has beon appointed by Bishop simpson TO preach tho
Centennial Sermon bofore the New-Jersey Methodist
Annual Conference az its next session which Ia 10 be
held ut Mount Holly The Rev. John e. Porter, d. D. Of
Burlington ~ d. VIII preach the Centennial Sermon be-
fore tue Newark Methodist Conference at lie next
session.
The friends of Temperance have called q
Centennial Temperance Congress, 10 meet in Phladcl