New-York tribune., 1876-08-26

BY the giving way OF truss in the building numoer oi
persons we're killed, and among them MITE Cro" nus
band the suit for damages The referees heiu 'na'
ipasmuch as the trustees OF the church employed COM
peent architect. and gave him unlimited power as t W
materials and manner OF construction, 'hey "cre '
liable.
The official estimates of the Methodist Epis-
copa Church South the 1873 contain the oi
lowing figures Of general INTEREST," The travelling preach
ers number 3,271 ; the church members foI'ooi, VI
whom 1881 whites. The number OF euhuay
schools Is 1878 which there 1927 teachers ana
3A6759 scholars or the money raised during the year
S64 326 was for conference claimants and Sl2Ol2S Ior
missions The latter fund showed an increase for tne
wear of S1S174 and the former OF lbs Inc increase
In the number OF members was 1886 persons.
The fifth annual assembly of the COngre-
gationa Union of Wales held at Cardiff, Aug. ID
The Rev. II. Thomas OF Bala presided The sessions
were occupied chiefly with the reading OF essays upon
such subjects the Scriptures and Their Proper Use
The relations of Sacred Music to Religious Revivas
"The Religious Education Of the Young IN our
Churches" etc Lord sandons education bill was dis
cussed, and resolution passed obeetng to the
power given by it to denominationa teaching. At "a
number of the meetings the language spoken was Wels.
The Rev. w. Evans was elected chairman or e @ ,
year. and Portmadoc appointed as the place Tor te
assembly. The union represents l,ooo coheros"
tons aud over 100000 members.
During the recent session of the British
Wesleyan Conference at Nottingham the resolution adj
oittipg ay representatives to conference passed
by vote of 1863 40 long debate preceded its pass
age which speeches made on behalf OF thefesoiu
ton by the Rev. W. Morley Punshon. the Rev. f. Robin
SOIL the Rev. Mr. Perks. the Rev. William Arthur, ana
other leading preachers. The chief dssenent was the
Rev slr Pope. whose views expressed in paper
which was read Mr.. Pope being absent through Illness
proposal made in the of the debate to delay te
final sci Element Of the question until after the next dis
trict meetings rejected by large maor1ty-3Zo 10
SO. The resolution accepted was In forlu proposed
by Dr. Punhon namely: That it is expedient that lay
representatives shond admitted into and take part
in tee proceedings OF the conference during the ne
when such matters shall be considered and decided as
shall declared to be within the province oi ministers
aud iaymCn sitting IN JOINT meeting"
The annual assembly of the United Methodist
Free Churches Of Great Britain held at sheffield
July 2G to Aug 5. The Rev. t. b. Booth was elected
President for the year The statistics of the dcnomlna
ton were reported To be $50 Minister'S 7l3l7 members
Ian increase during the yea of 2G65J, 26OO3 Sunday
school teachers and 176,592 Sunday scholars AN
increase of 5,ST4 schol,ls). A warm discussion was
caused during the carly part Of the session by motion
to send -raerua greeting the Wesleyan Conference
then assembled ut nottingham The motion was lost
after long debate. Among the delegates from other
bodies who attended tae assembly vas the Rev Alex
andeY CLARK d. D. the representative OF the Methodist
Church of America pr Clark very cordially re-
ccyed by the conference aud resolution oi welcome
WAS passed OthC. resolutions were pa-scu IN le'or oi
temperance reform and Oi equitable settlement OF the
burial question. The expenditures upon chdpei Dnlvy
reported be eT6,907. The assembly VIII DE heu
next year at Loutb.