New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-01
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among the prominent ministers connected with the
organization.
The Church Conferences have been comparatively few
end unmportant The Evan elical Alliance hed rs Bi'
eDnal Conference &C Pittsburgh In October the Aef-
Wescyans. the MethodlSts lProtcstsntl, and ihe
Evangelical Association held TIER qWdftnhla center
eDces and the PTesb toraus Reformed Churches, INT
yerHalists and Lutherans held Their annual assemblies
and conventions.
PROTESTANT AND REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCHRs
The most noticeable event in the Protestant Episcopal
Church has been the election and rejection OF Dr. De
KOven Bishop OF Illinois. He chosen in February,
aud the Convention which elected him severely censured
the House OF Deputies OF the General Convention for
rejecting the nomination OF Dr. Seymour In
1874 The Standing Committees, by a large majority
refused to confirm Or. DE KOven. In September another
Convention was held. and DR.. McLaren elected lie
was duly confirmed by the standing committees and hes
been cOnrecrated The Rev DR.. Eccleston Of Phiadel
phia elected 10 the vacant b!shOprc OF Iowa, bus
there being charges that the election Illegal he with
drew his name from before the standing cominiitess
The House Of Bishops lcd speclai meeting IN New
York in October and elected Dr. scheresehewsky to the
missionary bshoprc o. China and Dr. Clark 10 that OF
Africa. Both have declined TO accept the nominations
The Reformed Episcopal Church celebfated It's second
snniyt Isay Dec = II Ias continued 20 gloM Seaaiy'
ana now numbers % ceiRymen all 'V ,oI sregdIiohs
s third Council held at Chicago IN May. 1879, at
which articles Of religion. differing n many points from
those OF the Protestant Episcopal Church, were adopted
Three bishops were eectcd-ean Clidge 81 British
Columbia, Dr. Nicholson Of Newark y j., IN The Rev.
Mr l4atane Of virginia lho united oti'ts ana ,ie DIV
ish Provinces were divided TO seven missionary dis
tGtA ana tnP OF NOuNai EQUALIZATION NfA DtAu
by Tie formation in tie Fan OF tho S, uod o. liiuos vita
Bishop Cheney as it, Bishop
ANGLICAN CONTROVERSIES.
The Keet tombstone controy ersy England remains
unsettled Tho Dean ~ Arches has given 4 decision in
favor Of tho Bishop Lincoln holding that the
bent Of the parish has right to It's graveyard FOR
pasture ground II he chooses, and that The word rev.
crend" applied to nOHcOnfomist ministers, silieRaL
An appeal las been taken to the Pryy Council which
has ye, decided the case. The Nouc1iormsts haye
determined obtain II possible such Of he parish
ayeysrdl as viii enable them 70 hold their burial
services and hore 70 gat hH rassed by Parliament
curing 10 them this right. The Public Worship RcqIla-
ton went into operation July l. special court being
organized, with Lord PcnzanCc pre9.iing Judge The
first case under the law set for TRIAL Jan. I. The de-
PENDANT tire Rev. G. Rdsdae is charged with wear
ing Illegal ycsiucnts. adopting tie eastward position,
and using lighted candies cn the communion table
MOODY hND sAHGEY.
The record OF the year would be incomplete without
mention ~ the special revival efforts which have boon
made in England and the United states Messrs hoc;y
and sankey's services in Manchester, Liverpool London.
and other paccs were pfOtIa,ed several month";, aud
were attended with public interest uucqualed before in
those cities in lecii,n with resiaus mccungs 10
was estimated that 100000 persons IN TIE aggregate
attended The meeting. ID Lontgu which were closed IA
July The tcyy1ts ted ia America in August aat
began their work IN October IA BrooMyn. All N
their s,ryiccs were wen attended, the Rink In
which the nightly meetings were bcl being too small
% accommodate al who desired admission After four
weeks paign in Brooklyn the yang'sts went 20
Philadelphia, holding meetings IN an lnmfl51 t.csh.
depot AZ the c0rn,r 81 Mafkct ani TfIrcrntsts Tue
revival has been In progress there since Nov u. al-
pareuty thDut any falling OF 49, The public Interest *
cited uT IN the results achieved. TIE railroads bius IA
excursion parties from the surrounding country Tor
many miles, and CONVERSIONS sild 10 Oo numerous.
Ot.rl cyau cl-i tine c't ot whom te lrs,ls. "hljie
and Bliss, =. T. Hammond and A. b. Ealr. have carried
on extensive rtvyHs Chicago. -. Pinl, Cleveland
Hail 5arg AID Oi-. places, and special c:0.,s in va
Uu5 parts OF The country have been attended Wl more
ID 3uCtess