New-York tribune., 1876-02-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


| At st. Louis are attended by large crowds
During the year 1875 the Moravians III THIS
country raised 81 364 for their mission In Bohema.
A special form of prayer for the Princo OF
Vale, js used In the churches OF the Brahmo so "e
| he Ia In India.
! The Christian Intelligencer contradlcts hu-
thorttatiyely the report that the Middle Duten
| Lafayette place. will be abandoned .
| prof. F. l.. Patton of Chicago has retired
from the editorial direction Of The Interior He stu re-
mains pastor OF the Jefferson Park Church ana roiessoi
| in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary .
Dr. VIM. NJ. Taylor of this city will deliver
the Yale lectures on preaching this winter Ihey WI" DC
l2 In NUMBER aud will be given al the rA'0 0'
week -,
The friends in Germany and England OF the
late Dr. Ewad the great Hebrew scholar, are coec'S
subscriptions monument to he placed over Lis grave
| at G0ttingen
wealthy man Of Philadelphia has sent an
invitation to Baptist missionary and his wife now III
p,rt IN como home and spend year at his house for
| the benefit Of their health. :.
memorial to the late Dean Hook, the dis
historian Is to be placed In Chichester Cathe
dral over which he presided. The sum OF ki'ooo aH
| already been raised toward the funu
The new stall of editors of The Congrega-
uoual Ouartsrlv consists OF the Rev. Henry A. HaLe''
the Rev WIN. II. Moore, the Rev Hiram Mead ID pi 'n
Rev. Ray Palmer d. d., and the Rev j. ~ IarDoA' ~ ~
| The Rev. Joseph Cooke, an evangelist, mas
|
| Monday meetings OF the Young Mems chrisuah
Association OF Boston. His lectures are to continue
| until March
There are reported to be fewer preachers
than churches Southern Presbyterian body inc
number OF churches stated to be l797 and the mum
Der Of preachers os4 Tho vacant churches arc SAID 10
| be $40 ia number.
The Rev. l.. p. Hammond begins series of
union revival meetings ut Washington to-day MI
Hammond il accompanied by singer, MI W. W.
Bentley % Few-York. Tic services are to CONTINUE
| through three weeks
| A Mass Conference was held at the Univer-
salst Church at Newtonvie, Mass. Jan 27 under tbo
auspices Of the Massachusetts, Uni9ersaiist Convention
The Conference which included the CHURCHES ~ Boston
| aud the vicinity, was wen attended
| II is stated that the Rev. X. j. Girdlestone,
who has been the superintendent OF the critical ana
linguistic department OF the British and Foreign Bible
sociey 5GG. intends t. resign his office on ace cunt
of ~ Lealih caused b. close apple alton TO Ills "orA.
According to the English Congregational
! Year 10 for 1876 tho number Of Congregational
cburche. In England amt Wales l. Bill the Number Of
preach NJ stations sti evangcslic stations 13l evan
,ests including preachers and lay pastors, 476i pas
| lor-. both c."ti al 'Ad las, I,3o1.
| The Jewish Emmanuel Seminary Associa-
tioa of this city des..c To found Hebrew college
where tho Hebrew literature and language viii bc
taught At o needing of the friends Of the movement
held Jan. ~ % resolved to address the jewish con
| grcgitions o' oiner cities u"on the subject
The Ncw-Yorl Baptist Animal reports for the
whole ate - as-oc AMI ~ cnurcAes loo b"i-
tsius Ia ls7J lUJ,2i- members aud e2l2,Jt3 cOt0u
tons for benevolent purposes 1854 sunday sch"oi
teachers nnd ~427 scholars All he totals $40" an III
| crease over l-fl
The rcccipts Of the Maryland Bible So'icty
FOR the nine months closing Dee. 81 1873. were 5a'@
decrease compared with the corresponding period Of
1874 Of SIOI0 The receipts FOR The month from dona-
on- aud -aI.' "ele Si-io' I"ioe co'p"' ''u' are e'
| Iio, ed D' iae Society.
The Chapel of Lchigh University. Ponnsylya
MA to wicA Judge Asa Pac.er has made such lrsa
ros VS. opcnci on Jan IG The sermon was preached
by tho President, tho Rev. Dr. Jo'hua ~ Ieavitt Thc
Unyro!ty viii ei,o ireo technical ins.rucion oi tho
| Aisn,st character 10 its l'ui'uio
| The agent of the Pubi hing House of the
soatcri Methodist Church arnouncc, that the capital
OF tao House las increased from ss.ldJ IA 1856. when
nu.iucs was resumed. 10 SJgj7ol at t.e pr ~ time
It II. f,s.t,d to pay 20 The .nt'r" ndc"i.Gn.- Of w
| 4cIcscc - Atlanta, pg, boo loss.
The annual meeting of the London Baptist
Association WIS hcd at tue Metropolitan Tabernacle Jan
H. Tie Association composed ~ III rlurrh's, VIII
mcmb.l. lp of 1881 pci-on,; the mem Hcrship las
year Wa. 80 2g2 persons. meeting OF ministers was
bcd In aud IN the eyrnns there was f"i-
,fa uoctns. at witch Mr spui-'on deii'eied an
adG.css.
The financial difficulties of Turkey have NOT
Gle led the work upon Mosque whicA tie Sultan Is
budin, near hi- palace NJ Douahbarchcl, aud which
Il r. estimated Nil cost A2oOOOOo. Tie correspondent
OF Thc Loidon I1,es tat tho eNpedency ~ dcpo-
lnr the -unn ON areonut c.~ny of h'- lavish >lr
expenditure. freely d-csr'i oi boti Ms Nohahnrir
| aud lao christian al rt-
a. W. Concy. the Superintendent of the
mission wok ~ tho Anciic.u sunda, school Union ia
tic VALLEY Of he Mississippi lcpTts that under hla
dir,c H. during period uf thir yci % coo SUNDAY.
school, have been orsau1 1rd. visited sui adcd i76 mis-
sorarlos have ern A. different times emplprei, AMI
books and papers value ~ 500 900 hav, cn di
trhuted these -c.oo-; OF these books ani 'rerS
part to the value of rJo.oOp were given grstn"u.y
The first number has appeared of The Pcain-
suia AdrCcIte. scmireirous AMI scnisrcular paper
which is designed to give the colo.ci the oppor
tunty "tn communicate with the public in ts way,
nv the expression OF - best thought IN relation to tn
great and inn rt,nt ,yent- ~ the times" Among th"
cont trihuors announced the Rev. b. y Chimney, the
Hcy j. H. Johns ln, and the Rev. Edward Williams. Inc
Adr0cdie IL published AT Wilmington, D'L
The late Dr. John Wilson, the well-kuown
missionary Of the Free Church of Scotland Ia India spcn
nearly tccn years In the study ~ the ca,te of India
lie has lett large amoun Of manuscript upon tGe sub
lect which be edited by his II the nten
ton ~ Dr mskc this hi+ great work. and his
manuscripts atAough unhns sIel contain much rare and
valuable information. The best known book AT cnt
written 10y Dr Wilson Ia his " Lands of the Bible"
The Missionary Conference of the diocese OF
Central NewYOrk opened Jan. -, at ithaca, hy
Bishop Huntington. who welcomed the cersymon AMI
laymen present Tho Rev. Dr. Ashton OXcuden. Lord
Bishop OF Montreal preached the opening sermon
Papers were rend Christ I'm Religion" "1he best
mode OF preparation for the Ministry" "PcrSonn
Power in the Ministry" The Parish system" "Thr A.
Of Men from tho Churches" &c. Tho Conference
lasted nearly two days.
A few months ago 90 Free Church Associa-
tion organized in Philadelphia with the object Of
promoting the adoption Of the free seat system In Pro
Episcopal places OF worship On the evening Of
Jan. "a u meeting ~ the Association held in the
Charcl Of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. which was
.. Ii 1 frf,.