New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


iris ety las appropriated the sum OF $1,000 Tor tie pro
posed Hebrew college
The English revisers of the New Testament
hold their 59th session April %. The revision WAC
o,yed through the 22d verse of tie 9th chapter oi tne
Epstle 10 the III EesfulS'
One of the newspapers of Rome, the OSseTra-
~ Romano has been seized 10y the civil authorities for
,,,inc the pastoral letter Of the Popc 10 'e Bishop
~ Orleans upon his last reply 10 sgnor Mnsnoth
The annual Convention of the Southern
Rspt,sts was heldfn Richmond May lilo The receipts
o,e Board Foreign Missions during the year were Ty
s+d as s51 425 these Of the Board vi Home Missions
q ssi6oOO.
The American Sunday School Union reports
Cor he wear ending March l, 1876 1896 ne" schools cs
tabHshed 6,O74 teachers newly enlisted, ana 46774
scholars gathered into the schools Its missionaries htYe
visited l2,9J1 laliiiits
Messrs Moody and Sankey viii go to Chicago
s,rIy in JIM. where they viii open the new church
ch has been built for Mr. Aoody 1t IS stated aUAor
actively that all ~ Nr. Moodys sermons are carefully
prepared aud written out before delivery
THE Christian Union OF the United States
will hold its General Council at Providence Chapel Han
cock County, Ohio, May 81 The Christian Union Is an
orcanizstOn which designs 10 uil;e al OF INC Nhls
denominations in TIC country
A French Protestant minister. the Rev. ii.
Caye President Protestant Consistofy al bouSes
and two Protestant schoolmastes have be.n hhed jo
francs each for joining societies IN WAieh religious
questions we're ciscusstu
II ia stated that the Rev. Fredericl, Courtney
q, GLASGOW. Scotland has accepted invitation TO be-
eome The assistant pastor Of St. Thomass pFoesi"ui
F.eonsl Church OF this city. Nh Courtney "Ll enter
UPON LIS daties dalIs the h.stpgit II June
The address Of thanks to DE-. Won D1lIugcr
md tie other promoters Oi tAc Last EonE Coneie-cr'
which was circulated FOR signatures throughout Tie
Church Of Fpala has been sgnod b. 5,G2O clergy uirh
aud 4Oy3 las aeg. Am0n- III former are % riopS'
The Jubilee Singers OF Fisk University gave
two concerts London upon the 2oth ana the -oh ol
April soth were well attended Nr saIncei Morley
MP presided at the first and tie Eail o sEaiies'"r!
at tae second concert Mr.. Morley gave &lO0 To Jhc
endowment fund which the sins-ls arc reins fCr RISK
UIiyessi;y.
The annual meeting OF the Commissioners of
Auburn Theological seminary was helo al Auou4h ''s
IL Thirty-one Commissioners were present TIC moot
portau business transacted was Tie consldeFatoh o.
communication from the Presbytefy OF Cay u.a hs
D. founding cOiic-o for LAY ne al AaDI'h III "u~'
ton the Theological School
Lieut.. Cameron, the African explorer, was
recently presented with the freedom Of tue IhhrIa
compsny OF London In bis address upon the occasion
The Lieutenant suggested that Tie name Of the Congo
River be change Livingstone, in honor OF the great
assieuary WHO in reality discovered its sources He con
sdeed Tie Congo the aird largest river oi the World
The Duke Decazes came before the commit
,ec which has in charge the proposition 10 abolish tLe
Fcnc, Embassy at the Vatican. Apri 20 IN order %
=
Iaia, Governments, he said. were oi ihe most friendly
character aud no such procedure was necessary as
ean Of conc at."n. France, asD, ought ho' " "o'O
Its character as a Catb"Iic county
The Rev. Joseph Cooks Monday lectures III
Boston have extended to iortywO in number and nave
,lbad crowded attendaiee. 1t Is proposed to give
tue,n degree OF perma,enoe ard for this purpose meas
ur baye been taken 70 secure tpe necessary luids Inc
next series will begin ia October, 1876. and continue IN
1uae, 1871 The tte proposed is TIC boS'oh 'iono"y
Leeluresbip."
The Evangelical Ministers Association OF
Boston held iis regular quarterly meeting Aay TO- The
topic OF The morning BY what means VIC may reach
tne no-cluIesoing classes Of Boston" IA essay upon
this suIect was read by the Rev. L. b. Bates which
advocated the daily opening Of the churches ad the
presence at them during certain hours OF inc DAY OF te
pastor Other SPEAKERS advocated house 10 house VisI
lion, open ali preaching, and ttaet distribution.
third series Of lectures by Dean Stanley
upon History OF the Jewish Church. from the Cap
tyity Christian E" is shortly 10 be brought out
tyNr. Murray the publisher. Another work which j. o.
especial interest from the tact thai shows the course
public opinion u beginning TO take 10 Tie BiItlsh
OPIUM Policy. anu is results IN India and China, by Ir
key h. s. iu-ncr. Mr. Turner is tue > cfeluy oi tHo
iisds ''''''''' Guilty. ~ ~ '''i' '-'''''
The Baptists have made most progress III rals-
Ing Centennial funds fol the endowment oi tler colleges
IN TIC States Of Massachusetts,, Hew-York, ana Penisy
vsna In Nrco8sn they desire 10 rasc S3OOOO Tor lhe
thtoSment u Wayiaud Institute. Two ic5acics u
$4,000 aud sl2COC rclectvey, have been eil to the
Institute condition tina further SUMS Of money are
tased iof lts LeneAt Jhc funds when he ono Churches
sAoecfloe are " ~ ~ Dei.sJA Un.NeIa-ly
upon the anniversary OF keDle's blrth, Apih
x9 Use new chapel o. Kchc College at oxford, Waa de,
e@e1 a2d Tie cornerstone Of the bail and library
was iail The dedcuOfy services took place ~ tht
morning large number OF the Gigntarcs OF the
ehafcn were present; TIE preached by Df.
tose} iicia ttc tex, Blessed are TIC meek" The
MSiof me- OF uo chapel very richly decorated; II glove
uhtltu. ccivis. The CXttiOr Is composed Ol Icd
ho graz trel vita trimmings Of Bath stone. Is ehllic
t1me
Inc Russian ceremony Of saluting every one
lpch Easter with the sentence Christ is Riscn" and
Las, Was carried out with much pOmp by the Emperor
Ano MS court Precisely al midnight the hour being an
hodheed by cannon, tie Car, his family, and al the
ou' dgntafies, together with the chief officers oi the
@ny and navy went In procession into the church ad
,ouang the winter palace. Here, at certain OF
VfsihOnes, the Car gave three hisses each 10 the
se~te ugnitalts, Tie General, AdCs GeC8up and the
ssAmahOirg CfiiCCs OF TIC GUad Mass tAen ce.e-
''~'eo and ne company Dispersed
considerable exitement was caused in the
frotesiani Episcopal Diocesan Convention OF South
o~'ohna, which net at Charleston BY the diversity OF
sp1Aion which existed respecting the admission OF q
soored church TO the Convention The church in ques-
s"n was st. Marks OF Charleston IL had applied for
s'oa at the previous Convention, and committee had
ee appointed to take the matter into consideration.
s1e reports were presented by the Committee at the
convention he'd upon May IL, the majority report being
eIse and the two minority reports being in favor of
- 4aliksion. The presiding bshop Bishop Horne was
"a ss1r OF the application, but the majority report
a. inc recent Conference Of the Baptist Min