, 1876-11-19
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

Arrangements are being made for calling the
next National Congregational Council in 1877.
The Presbyterian Church at Bridgehampton,
L. l., dates its history from the year 1910; the
Presbyterian Church Of Hampstead from 1G44
A Congregational mission is now maintained
on the COAST or Labrador for the benefit Of the
shoremen and visiting American fishermen.
Tie Rev. S. R. Butler, Of Northampton, Mass,
IS the missionary.
The Primitive A1cthodists report, as the result
OF thirty-one years Of labor in Australia, 500
churches and numerous preachingg-places, with
IN average attendance of 81, 900. There are also
15,O00 Sunday-school scholars.
Eleven conferences Of the Methodist Protest
ant Church have occurred in calling general
Convention for 1877 to consurnmate union
with the Methodist Church. Bota Of these
bodies arc small non-Episcopal Methodist
branches, which were separated by the slavery
question.
A revival Of great power is now being con-
Quoted in Mount Salem NJ. E. Church, near
Wilmington, by Mrs. Lowry, the converted
actress. Tie church is nightly crowded, aud the
altar filled. The pastor, the Rev. j. w: Weston,
from broken-down health, is unable to render
my assistance. ..
e tsFinancial embarrassments - is what they
call it in the Berkeley Street Church, Boston.
Whatever it is, it drives away the pastor, the
Rev. William B. Wright. This is the church OF
tional;st, was pastor, Its whole history has been
one Of struggle against difficulties.
Following the example Of the Mohammcdans
Of Bombay, number Of tho Mohammedans OF
Madras held public meeting upon Oct. { to e3-
press sympathy with Turkey. The correspond
ent OF the London Times, however, expresses
the opinion that the bulk of the Mohamnlcdans
Of India know little and care less about Turkey.
The Roman Catholics report great miracle at
Munich, Germany. A nun, who was 4 confirmed
cripple and could not walk, was consciously i'm
PEELED to swallow soma threads OF a relic Of the
garments of priest who was shot by the Paris
Commune in 1871. As soon rs she had eaten
the threads she was restored to complete health,
and all her lamcness vanished.
The second General Convention of the New
Jerusalem Church III Germany has been held ut
Stuttgart. Five candidates were ordained to the
ministry, among whom was the Rey: E. A.
Funfstuck Lu1hcran), Ut Wilkesbarre, Ia. One
OF the five candidates ordained the rest, andWas
himself ordained in turn by one of the new min
listers. The Society has 1T members.
The Boston Moody and Sankcy Committee
have received S29, l00 in subscriptions toward
the erection of their proposed tabernacle. the
work Of erection will begin in a few days.
Twelve or fifteen thousand dollers is the addi-
tional sum estimated to be necessary for the
current expenses Of the Moody and Sankey
meetings, The Rev DR.. Manning is the Chair
man Of the Committee on Preparatory Services;
D. E. Snow is the Treasurer Of the building
fund.
The Rev. DR.. Burgess, of Springfield, Mass,
criticises Bishop Stevens protestant EpiscopaD,
Of Pennsylvania, 1or ordaining recently deal
mute, Mr.. Syle, to the ministry. He says:
ssIhe Apostolic canons forbade the ordination
of those defective i'll the senses or grievol1sly
maiulcd, but permitted them to otlic.atc if by
accident such results were reached after ordina-
tio,,, or if it were the result Of persecution
These canons arc not regarded US binding upon
us, but the policy OF the Church may be seen in
them"
The Rev. Knowles Shaw, Evangelist, aud re-
ceutly pastor Of the First Christian Church,
corner Indiana avenue and Twenty-iifth street,
last week closed q meeting with the Filth Street
resulted III 104 being added to the church,-all
but six or eight by confession and baptism.
Amo1g the converts were four Roman CATH
olics. The house was throngcd from the conf
mencemcnt, and great interest was manifest
throughout. Mr.. Shaw, after brief OjOurn
with the church here, has again left, to hold
protractcl meeting with the Christian Church in
South Bend, Ind.
The Association in ireland for the Advocacy
Of the Sunday-Closing of Public-Houscs has
opened its winter campaign with undi1nin;shcd
yigor. 1t the annual meeting which was held
we're read from the Archbishop OF Dublin, Car
dinal Cullen, Lord O'Hagal, Mr.. Lowe, N. F.,
Mr.. Gladstone, and many other prominent per-
sons III regard to the amount Of drinking III
IRISH cities, the Recorder OF Doublin stated ut n
recent licensing session "that Dublin was fast
becoming sink of intoxication,' and that so1nc-
thing must be- done to check the drunkenness
of tile working classes.
The Congregation Bnai- -Sholom having begun
the erection OF their house Of worship on AIichi-
gan avenue, between Fourteenth aud Fifteenth
Streets, and it now being about completed, for
the purpose Of assisting il its finishing, the lady
members and their friends have made arrange
ments to hold grand fair, which is to be opened
Monday evening, Dee. !, and kept open every
evening during said week Except friday; also,
Tuesday aud Thursday afternoon. Tie ladies
have been quite busy for the past two months
with the necessary preparations to make the af-
fair SO attractive aud interesting that success
may confidently be expected.
The PRESBYTERIAN papers undertake to prove
that there is demand for more ministers;
basing their position on the fact that that nearly
all tie new ones from the seminaries find places.
Out of eiehty-seven "ncw crop'' ministers from
the three principal semiuarlcs, Union, Prince
ton, and Allegheny, seventy-scyen have procured
situations as pastors. It IS true enough that
these new men have been located; but there is
oro+haw f,nt 1r1,;rt taars 17o1 the RI ea pn.na1r