New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-01


days from Dee. 10 10 Jan g.
The PRESBYTERIAN Ministerial Association oil
Philadelphia has passed series OF resoiutios appo"s
OF the recommendation Of rhe General Assembly 'ha'
during the Centennial year histories OF all the chufcheS
be prepared by the pastors ard read to the eonsreR"
TONS after which they will be transmitted 10 tne freS
by,erian Historical Society for preserl anon. Inc ,
listers declare that they VIII AT once enter upon INC uuy
Of preparing these dseourses
The Board of Home Missions Of the Presby-
terrain Church report Dee the receipts Tor the
eight months Of the year had been S10l90 against the
sum OF S13i,29i during the same time last year Inc
receipts Of the sustcnation Fund $3.50 against
S2263I last year Tie debt Of the Home Mission Board
is 100000. The General Assembly's Coni2ittee on
Freedmen report the receipts from Apfl ~ Deo' d"
S20155, against SIS ,23s last year.
Tn. farewell meeting of the Rev. Mr.. Earle
in Troy was held Dec 22 in the Fifth Street PRESBYTERIAN
Cnrh Of that city At the close of the service many OF
the city pastors made short addresses upon The revival
The union services stil to be carried on Tor IONIC
time. The revival services Of the Rev h. T. Hamiiohu
in Harrisburg continue 10 attract 10 them many y sons
From 500 10 200 persons at the yarios
asked tor prayers, and up8 arr oi tZ,oOV eo'ch'h'
cards" have been given out and signed
A distinguished missionary in India OF the
Free Church in Scotland. the Rev John WILSON, d. d.
has Just died. Dr. Wilson began missionary work IN
Bombay. under the auspices OF the the Established
Church OF Scotland in 1923. At the tiue Of the drup
ton he joined tie Free Church panty In lso2 he tounueu
school for the higher education Of The natives, which
now part OF the University Of Bombay While IN scot
Assembly. lie aftcrFard returned 10 lnd'a.
The English Wesleyans have sent the Rev
G. T. Perks distinguished Woileyan Clergyman 10
South Africa 10 visit the various WcseyIn MISSION s
lions and to preside at the FIST South African wesleyan
Conference which Is 10 he held In Natal At the train
ing school for native Christian At Head Town,
Ciahaln's Town District, ttrtyeIsht ycuns men am
seven young wOlen have been St ost To t'he eu]Isv
i,,t t;,ilid 10 CONS, OF st,tdi r. tnty-cght AZ
picatons made for tir vacancies.
A lawsuit over the ownership OF church
building has just been decided in kentucky ~ the ate
chancellor. presbytcry OF the Associate Keio,meo
Church which owned "a oiurch in Lou, iic jJin'i o.,
southern = 5sbyt risnt IA 1870. suit t. d,pos'sf
them IL this bul.inZ vts brought beforo tlc courts
Tie decision confirms fuc right OF Che PrcshyterY 10 re-
tain tho property Oh the sloan a.. as .uTgn ,'1 ~
,,.T.,ip iniurg Inc .Ouiher church. 49, else nciiN
principle had Dcan ,arcude-sd
Tie circulation of the Snday-school Pc .od-
ica.s OF lrcsDJ terrain Board of Publication H'9 10
creased eco per cent within the pal four wears IA 90"
rordanc WITH the direction OF tno General Assembly
&c Allssloua-y lesson Lar Will bc Published b' ui'
Board GA the rt dav OF each month TIE lessons vh'rh
viii hr prepared by tbc Rev j. A. Skinner Wr 70
Gcscrha the l.slon work 40 home and abroad In man
n,t 20 Interest," t.e scholars. The conpi,'f, oi &c s-
Ua, -.cro4 t,uch,vs l,rns wAtyi aic li ~, h "a.
Drrya, fo. tte old r-,aurnt, ani D. herck JoHr.'n
for th. New I'st-I'eut.
The Dg5Hn Christian Convention which was
hold on . anniversary o. that oi I~.i over "Hrh III
Iroi, r.,. lcd wa- rcnarl,Abis for the ri'nh'r oi
chris, 1u. brought together from widely separated
points. America was represented D., tar Ecf hr A.h
dl'in Or. Iu'tco s.~-'r. and !H' ~, s'''rf 81 F-E
l'n.vr-,y GEORGE Mile. yf TIE HIi.t, O~1h'nas' WIS
r.re.uj 80 fac c..siu, meet pos the metropolitan Hal
OF nabin W.s crotd'l THE fa.o~in- caa.aun.c ,.''n
vas read by thr tf1hfn1n; " me tp BE- ',ii,'