New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

-Tbe General Conference Of the African Meth
at Episcopal Church is appointed TO meet in Atlanta
Ga the FIRST Monday IN May
large building has been purchased in
psbureh for the Of the Young Mems Catholic Asso-
cation Of the city. 1t contains hail. gymnasium ana
three society fooms
Tho Rev. Dr. Behrends was installed pastor
he Union Church of Providence, r. l.,
80. rs His first service in the church held March
Shefore a large congregation.
The English revisers of the New Testament
hid tber fity-seventh session Feb. D. The revision
carried through the ninth verse OF the first chapter
a, the Epstle 10 the Galatians.
In lieu of establishing Open Scholarships at
the University of Cambridge rs memorial of the late
p,hop Thrwa, 1t is now desired to found university
proiessorssip OF Ancient History.
"Tbe General Assoy iatiOn for the Study and
p,,ce. of Cremation ia the name Of society which
has just formed in Paris. victor Hugo mas been
reouesled by the members to become tie President
A Young Mems Nonconforn,st Association has
,esn formed IN Sheffield, England Lectures and public
DISCUSSIONS upon the principles of Nonconorny are TO
h. syen under its direction similar society exists at
Led.
vrhe Rev. r. A. Griffin, pastor of the Market
s,,ee Bap Church OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio in address
which he delivered to his congregation Feb % with
drew from the denomination 1t is supposed that he Will
jOin the Unitafians'
An "O,Conpell League, for delivering public
,,,uc,ion nom state control" has been organized in
italy The first public meeting of the League was held
ot Bologna, Feb 10. A large number OF priests ana
bishops were present.
II has been proposed in England to form the
Fiji Islands into an Anglican bshupric. The native pop
ulaou of the islands has been greatly edueed by the
recent outbreak o.! the measles one-th, the official
report says, died Of the epidemic.
The Rev. Paul d. Van Cleef, ID. D., of Jer-
sey City has appointed TO preach in the series of
Centennial at the Collegiate Church at Fiithye
and Twenty nintst March 49, in the place of the Rev.
Mr. Ganse, who has removed to IT. Louis
meeting of the Western Unitarian Confer
ence Is to be held Louisville KY, May lila Accord
Ing to the statement of the Conference conditions its
fellow ship on no domauc tests but welcomes all thereto
G sSi S''''' - WIN WIN '' ' ~
The decision, adverse to the Ritualistic party
Of England of the first adutcaed under the Public
Worship Reguls act has led TO number of modiea
tons by Rtuaisc clergymen of their services as TO
bring them within tie limits prescribed by L"rd ZEN
rance.
The Rev. Henry Westwood, ID. d., the new
paso Of the Chambers Presbyterian Church Of Philade
phia is to he installed Sunday afternoon March TO- Dr.
wood has lad charge Of the Presbyterian Church at
Lancaster, Penn, and was formerly Methodist minis
ter.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference OF the
Evangelical Association albright Methodsts) met this
wear In Baltimore its closing session being held March
The Conference attended by l25 members It's next
session will be held at WllapspOll, fchu-' GurIue
March, 1877.
The South Kansas Lay Electoral Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. which met at En-
poia March g. unanimously passed resolution IN favor
of Law REPRESENTATION in the annual conferences The
Conference elected the Hon. L. W. Cunningham and W.
s. Smith, csc. delegates To the General Conference.
The death is announced OF the oldest mis-
scnary in Bur1nah, tie Rev. Thomas Smons Of the
American Baptist Missog. Mr. simons was born In
Wales in 1901, and sailed from the United states TO-
Burah in 1882 where he died the 18th Of last Feb
ruary Ia the town OF Prone.
The Government of the Grand Duchy OF
Baden has doubled It's annual grant to the Old Catholics
making the present sGoO The number OF Old
Catholic in Baden is %; of these. "a
ere recognized by the State parocd districts The
entire Catholic population vi the Duchy Is i'oooooo per-
SONS.
The provisional chapel of the National
Church ut M0ntlnartrc Paris. dedicated TO the
eaercd Heart, was 10 DC opened March g. The public
subscriptions for the church now amount to nearly
SOO0,O0O francs. The subscriptions for the Catholic
University Of Paris have reached TIE sum "a oVO'ooo
francs.
The receipts of the Foreign Missionary So
ce;y OF the Reformed Church DUTCH fer the present
fiscal year were, upon March 8, about $4,000. The
amount appropriated Mt tie beginning OF the year for
missions was $4,000. gheyc-r closes April 30. Tn
efforts making i'll the church to supply part
VI the deficit.
The new building of the Young Mems
Christian Union Of Boston dedicated u on the after
noon OF March H. Among those who took part in the
exercises were Gov. Rice, the Rev. Phillips Brooks the
Rev Robert Collier of Chicago and the Rev W. II. II.
Murray. A reception WAS given by the Board OF Mall
ayers In the evening
The Baptists of Boston have revived one of
their old customs IN holding union service o. The Bap
tst churches Of the cit. One held Oil the oven
Ing OF March IL in the Somerset Street Church The
preached by the Rev. Dr.. G. {. Loriner.
Another union meeting held March 10 in tho Charles
rsfect Baptist Church.
The Rev. DR.. Lcgge, the newly appointed
Professor of Chinese the University OF Oxford is to
Translate In the series OF ransaons of the sacred books
Of various countries which the Uniyersty purposes TO
issue the caloa of the Chinese Budits and the Con-
furan and tie TaOuist Scriptures. Dr. Legge was Tor
merry AL English Congregational missionary to emma.
The first Sunday in July has been set apart
in the Reformed Duteh Church for the celebration OF
tue Centennial year In earlier day is desired by
any OF the churches third Sunday ia April has been
recommended by the General synod The contributions
upon these days are to formed into Centennial IN sehi
support OF the theological schools.
The Methodists of Savannah, Ca, are build
ing wesley Monumental Church" "a memorial OF
the work OF Wesley in that city, There is to be memo
rial Room" in building, where books, pictures, ana
relics Of interest relating TO Wesley and Mohodsm Will
be kept The building is to be finished possible during
the Centennial year. An appeal has been made 10 all
branches OF the denomination funds TO aid IN its com
p.eton
religious revival is reported in Hagers-
town, Maryland. Union meetings are held by the Pres
byteriai Methodist and Lutheran congregations. The
services If aeSsrs Hammond and Bentley still continue
Of Washington. Daily prayer-meengs are held at Will
iams College, wiiiiamstowp, Mass, the students Of
which have shown unusual interest III religious matters
The revival at Princeton College stii goes on
The Temperance Conference of New-En-
gland Ministers began in Boston March Is. Addresses
were delivered upon that day by Dr. A. A. Miner on