, 1876-06-11
MISCELLANY.

The English Wesleyan congregations were in
creased BY the admission of II, 900 members Lost
year.
There now remain uusold 70, 5o7 lots OF church
property, coniscated by the Italian Govern
rncut, II is said that the State will obtain from
the sale Of this property as much as $3.50, ,o0O,-
600.
The recent Synod Of the1rish Church decided,
bv vote Of 103 clerical and 103 lay votes.
arainst eight clerical and four lay, to retain the
Athanasian creed but to discontinue its public
usc-
The Rev. G. " Custls, Of Philadelphia, has
received and accented q call to the pastorate OF
the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, and Is
soon to enter upon his labors. Mr.. Custis comes
highly indorsed as IN able preachcf.
After full debate, the Southern P1esbyteri-
an Assembly elected delegates to the Presbyte-
rian Alliance, which meets in Edinburg stuly,
ISL. Among the delegates arc the Rev. Dfs.
Stuart Robinson, Palmer, and Hogc, and Judges
Ou1d, Estes, and Schenck
The sermon delivered By the Rev. Jnnes De-
Koyep, D. a., before the st. Georges Benevo.
lent Association OF Chicago, in the Cathedral OF
IS. Peter and Paul, on the first Sunday after
Easter,-St. Georges Day,-16i6, has been pub
lishcd at the request Of the Association, and IS
! for sale BY Mitchell d Hathaway, On State
| street. Price, % cents.
] Tho t0tl11T IlCHS tulJStltH1- dnoO~u%lOA ~
| New York CITY is considering the propriety OF
starting farm in the country rs an auxiliary TO
| its benevolent work il tile Bowcry. The men
whom it feeds and lodges in that branch are
( GLAD to work and anxious 70 obtain It, Lust
gear this branch lodged 1913 persons, gaze gre
| away so,714 meals, and found employment for
! 1,634 men.
The synod OF the Moravian Church, recently
| in session ut Nazareth, Penn, voted to revive
| class-mcctings, which. it seems, have gradually
died out. This system OF Christian 1eilo%sn,P s1
| was appropriated from the Moravians BY Wcs-
! lev, and is recognized rs distinctive Method
| Isl institution. The question OF reducing the
representation in the Synod was referred to
Commission to be reported upon at the ne@s
meeting Of the Synod In 1879. =
A new sect, called the Eclectic Church, y
said to hare sprung up tn Iowa, under the !ead
Of a Mr.. Pickett. Tic following arc the Prtnc,,,
nics II thc new organization: II. One God, and
Father Of all. 9. We are living in the dawn o.
n new dispcpsation-tbe Eclectle Chutcn- ..
Rcd to two women, and two only. l. Jesus
christ will neyer come to this world ut some
future time. 5. Must have visible head TO
the true Church OF God. =. Llntea punisn-
ment in the future i!tc"
The Rev. Dr.. Tying. Jr,, who recently induced
tvo female preachers to take part In the serH-
crs ri bis church. has taken another remarkable
ster in l,aptizng nine Of his converts by inmcr-
sion. Hc went to d Baptist Church to perform
7 rnrct he converts tIlICE4CN3 AAA W. y
!,crseI tl1s f;ce forward, We notice that the
man.;st T,ners arc rejoicing over this incident.
~ Church allows great latitude to
s1et~v n many resnects; and the Rev Pr.
1 1re Ers takes more advantage Of its libcrality
tir3aa ~ Is ~: usual among his brathren.
tnsn 10 asoat Ns' ~, ,g,,n IN
The old discussion on Huse eItae IL ~ pH;iadci-
the United PresbyteIian, Ms5 nnct, ;nbarmon;-
phia, aud, as usual, p1ouuseu " ~ s;nqn@ crc;,i
onsncss The quess.oh 1 as - " In n6!r,; nc that
sively the version oI tne ti,rn rr;r.;nally
of Rouse. Some oi llle M nreS ~ ~ hes.
the older ones arc dsso.Gu1y ,,rrsr ,ret;,rc,,
rugged rhymes, "ans tne o"uIis ~. i',cn sG,mdly
'.shad ua1nS .5' faT making them. The odd thing,
Rhn,,t IL - that tie alhcrents of these particu~
s,'rscations consider them dyincly inspired
n,'d M rnnar1 The singing OF any otlleT devotional
I.,G irrics * positively sinful. Between the two
ly,res yrt;o - u:Rhn ore both strongly set in thcif
pa;nons thc CONTROVERSY will probably continue
thn,,f ,rr;vino at conclusion until all the Old
wasnous WILL s ar Ill The Younger ones arc forced into
easne m1% Iis, iess narrow-1ninded m communion.
eon4o A~' .,.. ,.xr. Northcro Prcsbyteriat
Concerning .ne 1aIss ~; ~ ~ his Ier1H ona
churches LIT. Mohao.2 2 ~ Ta's,soe'. Tnhcrnaclc
lrcs.er, says tssat 55 ~, nicants It j;
Brooklyn, has oveE 1, ~ omr cnnnertion. ex
now, perhaps, az r.,,nc Church [Dr Cuyler's)
ccpt Latayetle AvcnuH |A - ia statist;rs q
which had l95o ~Toie m, rnf,,aoc Ia, Ind larr,