, 1876-01-09

! ing was b-onght before the conrts. The decision
cerfirms the light Of the Presbytetv to tetain
the property on the ground that as 1ne Church
j had secu cd the right 10 uee an " Inspired
efn Ca'irch, 10 distinctive Principles had been
Surrendered.
! Some Ut the fashionable churches are oow
ccn1e1ie to economizc in their choir x2cnses,
at.d the suEIeriug5 anoap tho fancy cholTs IL
great. Tho West Arch Street Church iu Pills
detrhla. OF which LII. W..i.ts, tue lecturer, is
tusto', has just uo:i:i d Its :a,3 choir to stop
OF Their music sitter tho lst a. April. In so.ne
OF the costly establishments like this where the
passors salary is &c 0Jo or $1,000 aod the inter-
. es;-ucnav on 1nus. cages anu tio1:ln. deo!s Is
much OF morc tie peop'o in the re"e have to
psr good deal fur their religion n oEior to
make tl'e u.onay 20 far enough to include =
| cho.r Of expensive singers.
The Dublin Christian Convention which was
; he'd On the anniversary Of that Of 18Th over
which Mr. Moody pleslde1, was renlaskable for
tue Number Of Christians bso1ght together from
nidels separated points. Amcslca WAS te.'re-
rented By the Rev. Dr. Asa Aa:,an the J,lsi'ee
Singers, and the President OF Fisk untsess'ty.
Gc.rge Muller, OF tbs Bristol Or'nauase, WAS
present, At tile csos.ng iaettsnS tue aletrop I'LL
ian Hall Of Uuuilu was crowded The folio siuG
communication uns read by th3 Chairman
"Th:s day Ii the anniversary Of the thcnksEiv-
ing eervlee held 10 lhe Exhibition Building &. at
which about :, IuO Erofesseo to le coun,et'clng
aud al;h, aud !or Christ.
TIE Cnitar,an Almanac for 1876 gives the fol-
lowing 1n;cr. .st4ng statistics relating to iha: DE-
rtU1iuatlon: Tho nuiuber Of societies Is 3s1, ot
which llU haye uo regular munster. WEllo enc ID
regularly iu charge 81 i taymau. " the ~;
socletIrs which have 1ccular ministers only el5
have regularly eet!!ed PASTORS. IL one case ono
clergyman III pa.tos Of two societies. lree socl~
ei4es Lay. assoI14te pasi0fa:es. Only o'io Of
Ni.ch, howeyer, lias tile pAce os colleague litled
Or tar settled pastors ~ were soisled IL 1873,
ani : assulae tbclr charges th!s year. The num-
ber Of daiIcd ministers IL 5J1, OF whom " ale
not settled Ut the iatteE class como are p sr1Aa~
neutiy enSseed in ii:ertrs or educational pur-
Euits. UuruG the year i've ministers naTe died.
aud swu or three have Withdrawn from III > mill
is:ry- The oidcs: munster bv ordination is the
Eev. Preserved Smith, Df GreeEtiod, Who WAS
ordained i'll 1914. Tie oles. munster BY settle-
raent IS tue Rev. George PutLam. D. D.. Of the
First Religious society III Ioxbury, who " as set
tied IN $50. The oldest settled ministers III sole
charge Of their PARISHES are tho he*. CHARLES
Blpbidge Of 1sg'ele!5, settled IN 1853, and tha
Rev. Seth GEsad!er Of Sa!r!ss, settled IN l53i~
CHRISTMAS.
The .}e.ciSh Uesse14gtr has tho following in re-
gard to Christmas from a Jcw'a staadroItt:
Where the cunslstency Of Ikraetes giving Christ
Parties and exhibiting Christmas trees? Without
sayiug ~o1d in dapazagemeut OF festival that has
such haly ntld re<oicctlous for Chr!s1as and
ceremony that Is iunoeen: In i:scn aud gives great
pleasure young and Old. simply asE. Is 1t con
k1steut tOr Wouu-Oe HJet1l Jews, H0o nave FeWs IN
temple an. family Jewish cruetery, who fall
in rage when they notics The Jews Asperseh In til:
lress-and who L1otatly object to their daughters
1nl Sons visiting frequently amcn: Curl tans-:o
neglect Jewish festivals and eer1nouits having BIB
sI origin aud indulge Christmas, shat Is distinct
lively anti-Jewish To remember tne exodus from
Egypt by eating un;eavenei Tread, is iarb1rous O:
course; bnt they vii Keep day shosn origin ls prob
brass the giving OF tile Law h, display oI towera in
home and synagogue, is anu1uased bnt these Jews
Will walk FIFTH aveuue Eastc7 SuEdsy With rioets
in their cont iarpel because 1t il tn fashion among
young Christians to act. Chaaurs lights to b
tahooed, but Christmas trees are fuzzy in ozle-.