New-York tribune., 1876-12-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The expense of collecting ana dlsDuIshS .n0
,nissionary funds of the Methodist Epseopal Ohurch
Ole per cent Of the amount collected
The Presbyterian ministers of Philadelphia
=. them last eetly meeting Dec. II, took mp the sub
ieet u "Iay Preaching and Evangelists."
qbf ,Je,risb Messenger Of this city reports that
NJ vita the protector of the North Sea Canal Whlch
was recently opened at Amsterdam is OF jewish uecen
Mr.. Gladstone is engaged upon translation
NJ the LATIN preface to the Welsh version OF e bOie
published by Bishop Morgan in the reign Of
IIpon its completion, the Roman Cathohc
Cathedral at Hartford, Conn, will be the largest cH
edifce in NewEngand Its spires viii DC Z0o Iee' !"
hight IT.,
The clergymen of Chicago have invited
., wbte and Bliss the evangellsts, to carry on the
religioN meetings after Mr.. Moodys departure ior
Boston.
The Baptist Ministers of Boston have chosen
for DISCUSSION at their meeting on next Monday the que
ton Is advisable to continue tho international SERIES
OF sabbath-schOol sessionsP
meeting for prayer for Congress was held
IN Philadelphia upon Dee 4, at which Mr. Seorge n
Stuart presided Similar meetings are to be hed IN Fn
adephfa as long as Congress is in session. -
over twenty of the students OF the Oberlln
rtoo,oeical Seminary CCongregationaD have the tenn
charge Of churches during their Winter vacation
The majority Of this number preach IN ONO
The number of church members in the Prot
sstont Euiseopa Diocese Illinois saccording to the
Journal of the convention OF 1876, 744S persons lhe
total contributions for the year were @Zl4,o"S'
new church in connection with the Meth
oaist Episcopal mission in Norway was dedicated at
Laurvig upon Nov s. The building Will aeG1mmodaIe n
Moo persOns The society which wOrshlps IN III mas lVo
members
Bishop Dudley of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Kentucky began emission" at Newport ny"
on Monday evening Dee. H. Missions were held iast
year throughout London by the cergymen OF the Est"o
lshed Church.
The Rev. Dr. Philip Schaff of the Union
Theological Seminary leaves NewYork to-day for Visit
70 Palestine and the East On his way home he Wlil at
tend the Pan-Presbyterian Council which meets in Ed
inburgh next July. -,
The week of united prayer (Jan. 7-14) will
he observed in London by meetings in the West End ana
in the City The WesEnd services will be held IN Lang
ham Hall; those in the City at the Wesleyan centenary
Hall, Bshopgate-st'
gress will be held in this city early In November 1871
n will Immediately follow the meeting of the General
Convention Bishop Potter been invited to preside
and has accepted the invitation
Four Roman Catholic missionaries were sent
this Autumn 10 the United States from the American
College at LOuvain, Belgium. Two Of them were aes.
Newark and one for the diocese of Buffalo,
Five hundred and sixty persons have been
confirmed this year the Church Of the Holy TRINITY OF
which the Rev. Dr. stephen H. Tyng jr' IS te rector
The last confirmation, which numbered III persons
took place on Sunday evening OF this week
The Union Gospel meetings at Indianapolis,
which are conducted by DR.. Munhan continue to attract
large crowds. Messrs Whittle and Bliss arc shh IN
Peoria The eyangeliss assisted at several OF the
recent services by Mr. r. c. Morgan OF London
Mr.. MOOdy's Tabernacle meetings in Chicago
have been fully attended this date On the very cold
Friday evening OF last week the sermon was 10 business
mem 1000 persons attended The interest ere
I'M Chicago prevails extensively through the NOfth"es''
The death is announced of the Rev. James
lynch ycarGeneral of the ROmon Catholic diocese OF
Hartford and pastor of St. Patrcks Church. New-lla'
ven In crossing the railroad track he fell and sprned
his back appointed YcarGeneral OF the dooese
in August last.
The Yale College Chapel received last week
the two memorial Windowsthose to Jonathan Ed wards
and Bishop ,Berkcley-needed 10 make it complete III
the religious services the I" College Hymna" is used.
The audenceroom Of the old chapel has been converted
into recitation rooms. - o--
sunday and Monday, Oct % and %, 1877,
have been named by delegates Of the London sunday
school Unon the Church of England sunday-schooi III
stitute, the Wesleyan sunday-school Union and the
Ragged School Union Of London, as days OF universal
prayer for Sunday schools
At tba recent.annual meeting of the Penn
svlvania Branch of the Womens Auxiliary Missionary
Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church. the amount
raised by the Womens Auxiliary Society during the past
year was reported be 500 569 Of which sum tic Penn
sylvania Branch contributed $l6,6S6.
The Ministerial Union of Philadelphia, a body
composed of evangelical clergymen will hold one OF Its
quarterly meetings upon Monday next, Dec IS at the
Presbyterian Assembly Rooms. The topic announced
for discussion Isl "The best method Of reaching the out
lying masses of ths city by the evangelical churches as
now constituted .
Miss Smiley has been holding series OF
seryees in the Congregational Church OF Rutland yer
mont she is about beginning another series in the
methodist Episcopal Church OF Burlington. The Rutland
Herald saws: Miss Smiley has made very favorable
impression here preacher and as an accomplished
and agreeable lady,"
The British Museum has Just received the
collection of antiquities. chiefly BabyOnan which the
late Mr. George Smith purchased in Bagdad The coiec
ton consists of about 1000 OBJECTS among which are
lion with the name Of the Egyptian Shepherd King set
Inscribed upOu its breast and tablets uaeo III 'ho esn
OF King Besbazzar
rife union of two Congregational churches
of New-Haven is proposed namely, the Third Church
and College Street Church. II the proposition, winch
has been fayoraby received is carried out the two cO-
s,oOatiops under the name of the Third Church, will
Worship in the COllcgest building. The new body would
consist Of 700 members
THE CoporegatiopdIist calls for the establish
ent OF distinct district sundayschoOl bureau for the
supervision Of SUnday-schOOls in the Congregational
churches The efortato obtain thorough Organi-
zation Of sunday-schoOl work. through the American
Home Missionary Society has not succeeded the society
declining to do than receive and disburse conr-
buttons.
The Second Presbyterian Church OF Phla-
dclphia which was founded by the Rev. Gilbert Ten
and WhiteheId celebrated the 9th inst its 1881
anniversary It's charter bears the names OF Thomas
and Jobp Penn The church stands upon Walnut
and Tweaty frssts Many "reminiscences Of the Olden
tlae were brought forward by the speakers WHO TOOK
part In the celebration.
At the late annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Point Chauauqua Summer Resort" held
at Mayvfe, ~ ", the Hon. walteF l.. Sessions was
elected President Seven miles OF avenues have been