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It is stated that the Congregation Of Rites at
tion Of Joan OF Arc.
work answering in the negative the ques-
ton. I" Is Future Punishment Eternal ?" will be
published early in May by Lockwood, Brooks T.
Co. 1t is said that the author is u distinguished
orthodox minister.
The American Baptist Missionary Union closes
it's fiscal year with an excess Of receipts over
last year OF S4,026. The total receipts for the
year have been e245, ,s97 expenditures. 1928,
176, leaving balance in the treasury of 522
$40.
It is understood that the Joint Committee ap-
pointed by the Reformed Dutch aud tho North
ern Presbyterian Churches, to consider the
closer corporation OF the two bodies, have de-
cided not to prosecute the matter further at
present.
The Northern Indiana Methodist Conference
reports 6,676 probationers and Is, al members,
being small incrense over last yaar. They in
structed their delegates to vote for change in
tho Discipline, SO as to make the Presiding El-
dership elective.
The thrifty City Of Rlgin is experiencing
powerful but quiet revival of religion, union
meetings being conducted daily and nightly by
J. ". Dcan, OF this city. It is estimated that
200 conversions haYe occurred. and the INTEREST
deepena every day. H. Dean Seems to be quite
successful.
Since Jan. 1, 1876, 1,2o4 persons have been
admitted to the churches OF the New York Prcs-
bYtety on examination and 676 On certificate,
and in 1875 500 were admitted On examination
and 653 On certificate. Last year the Sunday
schools Of this Presbytery we're reported to con-
tain 16,9o1, while this year they report 1896
OF $40 students in Amherat College. Massa-
chusetts, all but fifty hare made profession OF
the Corislian Mirror, with the exception of
the two sermons OF DR.. Taylor, no extra Ser
vices and no protracted meetings. The cIasses,
however, have held half-hour meetings. every
evening for two or three weeks III private ro0ns,
and noouday prayer~meeting OF half-an-hour
has been sustained with interest daily"
terry. April u, the Scottish Presbyterian Church
OF Detroit joined the PresbyteIy, and throughit
the Presbyterian Church of the United States.
4 resolution was passed bg the P1esbyte1y re-
questing the Board Of Publication to take charge
OF the news agency upon some one of the leading
lines of the country, in order to supply the pas
sengera with wholesome reading in the place Of
tho vicious literature now often sold.
At the laying OF the cornerstone, April 13, Of
the new Presbyterian Church in Boston, which
tho congregation Of the Rev. J. B. Dunn are
building, addresses we're made BY the Rev. Phil
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Methodist; the Rev. DR.. Lorimer, Baptist; the
Rev. II. q. H. afnrray. Congregatioualist and
the Rev. Dr. Miner, Uniyersalist. The church,
which stands at the intersection OF Berkeley
street, Columbus avenue and Isabella street,
will cost, including the ground, about 1000.
The materials are to be- brick and brown stone
Tho Maryland Methodist Protestant Confer
epce has issued an address urging the other
Conferences to Join in a call for General Con-
yeotion to meet in Baltimore in 1877. The pur-
pose OF the Convention ia to "make such
changes In the second. tenth, and fourteenth
articles of the Constitution Of the Methodist
Prot estant Church as may be deemed necessary.
together with such alterations in all other arti
cles OF the Constitution and Book of Discipline
as thev may Judge proper, and for tho further
purpose Of taking such action AZ said Congen-
tion may decide to be desirable upon the basis
Of Methodist Protestant and Methodist
Churches"
4 very important suit, involving the right Of q
religious society to convey its property TO an
other denomination, haE been decided in Phila-
delphiA The case was substantially this: The
Third Reformed Dutch Church, by majority,
transferred itself to the Presbyterians. taking
the name Of the Emmanuel Church. Suit was
brought BY the minority Of the Trustees OF the
corporation to test the right Of the transfer.
The Master. to whom the case WAS referred,
recommends the Court to order that the prop
orty belongs to the Plaintiffs. who adhere to the
Reformed communion, aud must be delivered to
them. and that the defendants must account for
all profits, rents, and lssueH Of the property dur
ing the time OF their occupancy The Presoy-
terrain General Assembly has already advised
that no appeal be taken from the decision OF the