New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


| Church OF Ireland ia 10 meet April 70
The General Assembly of the United PresDy-
ertans IL 70 be held In Philadelphia beginning May "a
Messrs. Whittle and Bliss, the evangelists'
propose to 90 to Mobile and Selma Ala, after leaving
The annual meeting of the Jewish Conyen-
ton is to he held this year at philadelphia beginning
Sunday, May IL -,
The work of rebuilding the Episcopal Church
at Virginia City which destroyed IN the great "ie
there, Is 10 be begun during May
A Universalist society numbering % persons
has been formed al Dayton, Washington 1errl'or''
church for their use is to no built.
The Rev. DR.. Lovick Pierce of the Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church. who is in his 97h year, 10
quite III at hs home near cptrta, 1eorSia'
An authorized denial has been gwen by
The London Guardian to the many rumors current III
England that MI Gladstone is writing some theoiOsc"i
work
The death is announced of the Rev. Charles
f. MeIlvaiue the OF the late Bishop hclysine OF
Ohio At tie time OF his death, Mr. acllvaine hAu charge
Of Christ Church, T0wandA Penn
The National Temperance Society has sent
memorial to the United States Centennial Commissioners
requesting them TO prohibit the sale Of intoxicating
liquors upon the Exhibition GROUNDS.
Miss Maria A. West, formerly missionary at
HIpoo Eastern Turkey sailed from Boston Tor SnyrhS
Feb. 26. Miss West goes under the auspices OF tine
American Board to organize mission among the "oi"e"
OF Smyrna.
The second annual meeting of the New-Jersey
Sabbath Union be held at Trenton, March T. hOrh-
ING afterpoon and evening sessions to be held The
Rev W. J. r. Taylor ID. D., aud other speakers, are TO
make addresses.
A mission TO the Cubans on Key West has
been organized by the Rev. DR. Steele, Rector OF 81
Pau's Protestant Episcopal Church, upon the Island
Religions service. for them In Spanish have been held
snce dee. -, 1873.
The Presbyterian Historical Society has
received tie fret church history prepared In compliance
with It's request Centennial histories of the various
Presbyterian churches It sent by the Presbyterian
cnuic Bl!ssiied, Mich.
Tho death is announced from England of the
Rev Eciimln scirerth Moravian Bishop OF tie British
Province. aud senior Bishop Of the entire MoraYian
Church He was born at Funeck England, In 1872 ana
died ~ OcabrOok, Jan. 81, 1876.
During 1875 tie amount raised by the
Uultrd Presbyterian Church Of Scotland for foreign mis-
sols was s37gJ3, Increase over 1874 u e3ols' Vi
III, twelve otner nds OF Tie chufch the net l'c'e'e
during TIC pact yca' was s23,"ol.
The time for the meeting of the General
Conference o. the Reformed Episcopal Church DDS been
Poe oncd from tie 10Th OF Nay to the 12h Of July The
place for the session OF the Conference remains u
changed, namely, Ottawa CANADA
The annual meeting of the Western Branch
Of the Wonans Foreign Missionary Society u the hctho-
DIT Episcopal Church TO b. held g Dies MoEcs, Iowa
Auru 20 The annual address T. q ae delivered by ME-
Newman, state Sec. ctary of Ncbrasiai
The friends of the Southern Baptist Iheo-
logical Seminary are raising for 1t Centennial endow
ment OF - OoOO About half OF this amount has been
ALREADY subscribed. Tie seminary is to be removed
irum t,r,ruyie. :. G, 10 Louisville. Ky.
\ new way of paying the debt of the church
bas been devised by tae Plymouth CONGREGATIONAL
Society Of Chicago II has issued 100 shares Of stock IN
q Centennial siuAng fund. which are sold 70 the mom
sTH. -. q traas limo
hcTs al f'' OF 80 aP'e'e' Inc eh'''' '' wv
A camp-mecting is TO be held at Bennett,
Nebraska by toe National Holiness Association com
mencing June - Bennett Is seventeen mites southeast
Of Lincoln upon the Missouri Pachc Railroad The rail-
road company has agreed not to run Sunday trains 20 inc
oaiIFr-fU.u4
The vote OF the Prcsbytcrics upon the over
tur, Tor SYNOD al representation "a the Geucr Assem-
by ia leu oil she petr; form 81 Presbyteria representa-
ton il nov alie standing Is to IL Th' majority Of tho
Prebycrcs which Hc yet 10 be heard FROM II Is thought
will vote in th" negative.
At conference OF ministers Of the Reformed
Episcora Church Whicn bcid IN Philadelphia, Feb
% II was resolved 10 call urou the Standing Committee
OF the Council to appoint delegates 20 the General As
,,ny Of tnc rr- tei.n Church, aud TO the Synod Of
t!.c G.rm8u Reformed tHui'h'
Archbishop Purcell, Roman Catholic Arch
bishop Of ,incn All has issued notice to ala solicitors
~ fund. benevolent purposes that on recount OF thc
ur,rn. needs u hi OWL people during the present hard
tn,cs NO con ripauus viii D. raised 20 the churches Of
b.. arridiuc sr Ter outside purposes.
The new building OF the American Baptist
Publication society in Philadelphia, which was dedicated
Feb 20. orcupe, % ule site on Ches nnt-st Il Is o.
While mart and BIAS frontage OF 90 feet with depth
oi 200 The st Is five stories above ground and
two below. The cort has been s}J".COo
Mes,rs. Hall AM Cree, the delegates sent
south by tue Internal onnl Committee OF tue Young
Mems Christians Association, have reached Knoxville
Tennessee, where tucy have been warmly welcomed
Their services there were largely attended. They
pcctcd To proceed next to Chatlnoosa and Nashville.
The missionaries Of the Baptist churches of
North America who we're for u short time IN siam,
now permanently settled at COcanGda, upon the God
avery ryer In Burmah. This spot Ia to be the head
quarters Of The mission Ia the region where these
uiss,uu ,rics labor iAcIc are hve million inhabitants.
i Sunday school Convention was held at
Birnin siau Eastern Michigan. Feu %. %. in which all
denominations took part. Tie call Tor the Convention
WAS issued by the sunday school Agent OF the Detro
Methodist EPISCOPAL Conference. Similar conventions
arr to Dr held al other points OF the Conference
Mr.. William c. Prime is to give lecture on
Ancient Art and Modern Science before the NewYork
Science aud AIT Association, with the design Of showing
that the accuracy Of Bible history Is proved by the
manning works Of ancient The lecture Is 10 be deliy
cred March O q tie Reformed Cnurch On Fiith-aye
The annual Winter meeting of the Con-
necticu. Baptist Social Union held March /, at
the NewHaycn House, New-Ilavcn. Delegates were
appointed to tine Convention OF Social Unions TO be held
In Philadelphia during the Exposition. Several adj
dresses were delivered the subject OF Baptist educa
ton.
An appeal has been made to the clergy and
lay Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Virginia to
raise an endowment fund Of $685. 900 for the Theological
semnary ut Aexaniri. Friends OF the seminary In the
North nave subscribed the sum of $4,000 t. be paid
when the aforementioned SUN is contributed in the
diocese.
A meeting was held at Plymouth, England