New-York tribune., 1876-07-22
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, o. SHEET

have been four pastors in charge Twcnytwo HUNDRED
persons have been received n'o chV''i hhD.liuIp!
SlEo ODO ntyc bs.u ra scd Tor concreg ion aL1 not
/ lar from SO I,oDJ for bcrc"olan mt purpos''.
! Father GavazL;, in Che course o. his address
IN In saud has given of fts statistics ' te rec
Christian Church in Itaiy7 The church is ionud chiefly
in the northcrn and ccutri provinces Di ias In l@5
IL consi,ed OF 20 churches aud 100 commun'crnts; 10
1859 the organization too6 the name bY v'hcH t Is u'H
known; in 1870 numbers had nrrols "a r. 80 con-
"a, "a '"u~ S1}G r'htn1ii'tats' dI f'''' 'l.'.
at lublc worship. a1i -iu tgdt 1i.e l l.s hi4W '
larr.r lIsga proportion of Tie congregations are
| indopa pandout bodies.
The annual meeting of the Palestine EX-
pIor;uou Fund SIciciy of England was held "a Lpl""h
Jane ~ The report or the Executive Comni,tee stated
the map Of Palestine which is in course Of prepara
published 10 20 pHrts. Clci pari is 10 be tc
companied by nicm0ir divided into fnpoIraphv AchF
Oilgy, Name Lists. Proposed b1.fa hlcH'iH'"l'1h-
EhuolpeNFa.nt Gr"'osy. MAYOR -'u, L. J., VIZ Ii
chlfQe OF ordnance surveys Jt J"rus1e1 ana S'n
AMI Mr. George Grove nave been appointed edt'ls o.
! The man lts publication viii occupy about Is uiph.t'
after It is made ready or ergta'HS The sFycI EXIe
aiiion expects 10 return to syria during next Sp ins
| when it Vil inisl tnr survey OF western fae>tit'
The Evangelical Society Of Germany is now
holding serics OF popular Christian meetings IA tho
towns in lhe pare of o.c Empire. TIE drst one
ued during the latter part OF june at is'on Tnc
subjects OF addresses there delivered were, Who h
Christ :" "Is At OF any pray e. docs death end
all r. and others OF sm lar import the meetings con
uGucd during several successive evenings; tIe addresses
were made both by cergymen and laymon. All were ia
vl,e to attend. especially the u)n-churc igOefs Meet
nes conducted in the same inner are t. pe he!d 40
DJItLonG. Hagen, Dusseldorf, au" other ioWu'' Many
oil tur Protestant grr oI Germany ave thi e"
ate.pt o. reach 'e masses ANON its supporters -
| Dr.. trst.iru ui bonn.
| The Aldmay Park Conference, an annual
meeting OF evangelical Christians, which has grown oHt
OF tn services held by Jlcssrs Moody and oukeA ID
London began its session June Is Large Numbers have
attended, many 5000 persons being at times pres
cnt at one mcctiut Besides daily rci,0ns services
thefc were held subsidiary meetings, some IN tie open
the consideration Oi mission topics the London
Flower Mission had {, nt unou the gfoun Is, IN which
display of flowers made. The design ot tde mission
is the systematic distribution the patients in tLe
hospitals and mdrfndriCs of bouquets viii scripture
tcXt, attached mve nE i us d. .ih vac .' ""i'Hs
the meeting held icr the discussion oil MUSICAL nh
| si0Gs."
The opponents of the English opium trade
with China have brought this traffic before Jhr no
! tice " the pu5. Tie FIRST annual meeting of the
Auclo-Orienta society for the suppression of the
! Opium Trade" was hold in London June D. number
! Of speeches were made. c0ndcmnug the trade ANA
number OF resolution, offered. including one from
the Rev. DIR. Lgge, the ncwlyappJintrd Professor 81
Chinese Literature AZ o. ord. the income "i tue 90
cietv Wa. reported rs s927 ol June p. Mr.. Richard
brought resOu before ths House o Commons To ts
EFF ct that Of the unsatisfactory nature OF
the rations of England ana China " the existing treaty
between the tao countries should be 80 revised as 10 pro-
mote the interests of legitimate commerce. ana to secure
the lust rights OF the Chinese Government and people
several members spoke in favor o the resolution aud
Mr. Bpurke Oh behalf IT the Government stated tEat
the Briti.h Government had consulted the auhoritle Oi
France, Germany, ant tine United states as to revision
OF the treaties with China. L on the question or tie
morality the opium uIde :e Declined to commit nm
self After this statement Mr. Richard "ithdre" Ms
motion.
The Second Christian-Catholic Synod of
Switzerland" =" whcn held at Often during the wecH
beginning t. passed series of resolutions ms eN-
ression OF iis belief These resolutions are Of inDor-
tance On account their showing the position Of this
new church In brief they these: l. As 10 the re-
union of Christian cAurch-In order TO ala IN the
union which the Old Catholic Church OF Germany Is
striving TO restore with the Protestant Churches aud the
Greek and Anglican Churches the Swiss Church declares
its belief Jesus Carst the sole head of he Church.
recognizes only tFe seven Ecunenc Councils when are
acknowledged by Eastern and Western Churches and
announces lis its ndard Cf Catholic morals and dis
cipnc the morality OF the Gospel and tho discipline
used by tine undivided Church TIE synod dfccs t-e
preparation Of Ritual and Miidl IA tis Grtin@i ana
French iduEui-cS ana ora tue use oi NJ hdolIi '.
gua2c in celebration oi the H,ss B. IIe GnTanol
| the ccluacr OF the priesthood made obligatory.
| AT the 2lst International Convention of the
Youug Ncus Christian Associations OF tine United states
! aud Canada delegates were present from 80 states
| Provinces districts and Territories. The number oi
delegates 500, representing III associations. Rus
sell Snrs jr, of Boston, was elected PF"'dcnt Inc
annual report 4 the Executive Committee embodied re-
ports iroru 7s9 associations There been clear gain
Of l2s si3 IN association property Foryforr associa
tons are accumuating building funds The total value
Of property reported is S2O95,2s5 One hundred and
tive general secretaries and agents of the States Inter
national Committees make association duty their HE
work There urgent call for more men OF this de-
scrption Two Provincial and - state Conventions
we're held during past year. The National Bund'
OF GeIuanspeang associations met twice during the
! year-once in Toledo and in Newark, \. j. Mr.
Lang sAcaH has spent five months the visitation OF
railroad worknon. OF whom there are estigated To be
several hundred thousand the United States. McSsrs
Hall and Cree spent months IN tie south, and hed
there 2O3 Sings. Tie % &li,jc3 was spent b
the International Executive Committee In carrying or-
ward its work Delegate were sent To the Con clrcc
the Association of all lands which was held ln Ham
burg Aug. L. 1879, VINO presented fuA report u Tie
work American associations. Mr. GcnrSt Williams,
the founder uf the first Young Mems Christian AssoCla-
tlon-that Of LpnuV-Was introduced and most hea. ty
| Welcomed.