New-York tribune., 1876-08-19

of London tho Lord Mayor and the s5erihs attend IN
state DR. pcrker gave In the discourse oil the day
history OF his church rs tho oldest or the NohEe8'
tons order IN London having been founded ID io4o "
DR. Thomas Goodwin. President OF Hagdaieh ooiiese,
Oxford and Chaplain TO Oliver Cromwell. propoS'i
ha. been mad. TO in the Temple memorial OF ~
fc6nder, and to put In sixteen inemoris wa"Ss ~
honor Oi famous Puritan dvincs ana S.nthneiu La 10
Letters from Bishop Steere at ZaIlzIbar have
Leen received In England up 70 the date o June oo "
these he reports the baptism OF ten adult at hoWen a
he eonsapt presencc ut the preaching OF other acul'a
who :rofesr to take much uterest IN what tbey ne
The constant vigilance of d. Kiri the British repre-
septye at Zanzibar has for thc time at cas. cAeeNed
the coast trade In slaves The slaves arc now tskeu III
laud 70 be exchanged for ivory. The Esh0p IL uahg
oxen 90 draw travelling carts. He states az hs belief th
the establishment Of regular wagon r7ic ls necessary "
the development OF the trade of AIrlci-
At the omen session Of the BRITISH wesleyan
Conference at Nottingham, deputations from Ireland
France Canada end South Australia reported OF thc
progress Of the Methodists In their several eoaher's
The Rev Dr. Rlgg Of the deputaton to the Uh'ei Tiee
gave an account Of their visit and reception py e Me'
oGIst General Conference Among the Americans present
ut nottingham was the Rev. Alexander clark OF 'pe
Methodist" Procsaut) Church OF the United StateS
Tha statistical returns showed uu increase OF l4c y
members, and OF 81 i2o probanoncrs
Lieut.. Conder of the Palestine Exploring Ex-
pcdton has recently contributed paper III Eb!ch 'he
Palestine are discussed Starting with .hc i1e doscrp
tou land o. wheat ard barley, a1i vines ahd S trees
and pomefranatcs; a land OF Cil-o;yc and honey ne
save that there IL probably nauTal product oil te
country noticed In the Bible which Is not iohha tete
now The climate IL trying; the water supp Is inc
same rs In ancient times. The seasons are chehluEe
ard there Is no evidence "ot remarkable alune Oh VI
the amount Of rain" The spontaneous fo"tis oi ''c
sol rcscnblc In character those mentioned IN III" bpo
Cultivation and drainage have occn neglected ior years
hut Lieut. Coudcr thinks that "thc richness OF the so
lngara u certain that very tlc lHbol wonic MAJ au
enormous change IN che proCictNcntSs Oi th' county
The absent city pastors ot New OrR may
soon b. expected 10 to thc: churches D' J"hn
a Is in Ireland whittier he called by the death OF
his mother and Wil rC;urn by the inichc o. hcp'hoer
Tie venerable Dr. Tying has been spending the summer
nj Iryington-oa the Hudson. Mr.. HcpW0th bn b.eh
detained in NewYOk BY tue e<Eencies ni MS chhFco
bat Will tak. brief vacation trip oiong our Northern
COASTS Dr VIA 81. Taylor viii resume preaching sept
IL although his ciCA wIl he opened Tor seiVicc on ie
Sd D.. L. s. StD!Ts has aUn'nc.rd at i%h1oA' Df SeIu
der q the Central Con .On Cnurod, BrooAyh' hA'
gone abroad tt viii occupy is pulpit again me second
sunday In September. Thc Rev william ALVIN bartlett
once pastor In BrUCSlYn has received cAi 10 te iie
hyt,ran Church In Indianapolis, ~ "ihch nc KY;
Icnry Ward bccchor laSnI ana hoiGs 'i1e III
under consideration.