The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-08
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

the North west presbyterian will be
held at Indianapolis, April u.
The anniversary of the Baptist
Woman's Missionary Society of the
West is to beslteld'at Chicago, Tuesday
aud Wednesday, the 1lth ana 10Th of
April.
/ A aMexican League" has been formed
By the women of the Protest tant Episc0-
pal Z burcn in this county iof the par.
pose of aiding the Mexican ''Church of
Jesus"
The Italians propose to erect monu-
ment to GiordanO Bruno upon the spot
lil Rome where he was burnt alive by the
order Of the hfduisitiUil, upon the 'l7th of
February, 1910.
The Churchof St. Nicholas, just coin
|pleteu at Hamburg is the highest in.
Europe. 1t is tour hundred and seventy
bWO feet high, eleven, feet higher than
lhe Strasburg Cathedral.
| Presbyterian mission work in Japan
lis bearing good results. Tie church at
lYeudo has Increased from eighteen mem.
beers to sevehty.six. Five Of the girls iii
the scnools nave professed conversion.
| "A Convention Of the. Roman Catholic
Society OF 81 Vincent de. Paul is to be
held in Philadelphia July6 and Z. Dele
gates from the same Society in England,
| Ireland and France are expected TO at
tend. n......s
The Presbyterians OF Philadelphia
have made arrangements by which the
ministers and laymen OF that denomina-
ton who go to the Centennial Exhibition
can secure board and lodgings ut reason
able rates.
Or. Milrfan, Bishop Of Calcutta, is
a h,A,., ia Ad1r.n tkad Z,
OXFORD, and was consecrated Bishop OF
1Ualcutta in 1867, succeeding Dr.. Cotton,
who was drowned The previous year.
Bishop Miln1an died 0t a fever contracted
at PeShawur.
1t is stated that Bishop Johns OF Vir-
ginia, OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, is, recovering from his recent
stroke OF paralysis. Bishop Stevens of
Pennsylvania was to sail from Ber-
muda, whittier he had gone ON account
of his health, upon March 30. ...
DR.. Bliss, President of the Protestant
College at Beirut, Syria, has returned
to his post from a years. visit in this
| country. While here he raised an en-
dowment for the college OF $31,0 in
Scholarships. and secured a bequest in
England Of $500 annually for fifteen
lyears.
| The General Assembly Of the Presby-
lterian Church in the United States
| (Southern Presbyterian is to meet May
4 iS, in the First Presby lerian Church Or
lSavannah, Georgia. The opening SER
Imon is TO bo preached by the Rev.
of the last Assembly.
Il An Independent church in the town OF
lover, England, has hit upon a plan for
linn, NV intr M naI o;,
Il which is worthy OF notice. Once a
week "musical evening" is held at the
Church. The choir sings a number oil
anthems. This is followed by congre-
lgational singing OF l1ttle-knoWn tunes
and a short lecture upon music and sing
ling.
The Indian. Commission of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church has issued an
llappeal for funds. The schools are full
and the religious services well attended
the school at the SpoLted Tail Agency
mas ITO pupils. Unless subscriptions
. are sent in, the embarrassments OF the
lCommission will render the Withdrawal
Iof its missionaries and teachers neces
Isary.
i The last General Assembly Of the
presbyterian Church, i'm addition to the
4 historical sermon which it decided
the first Sunday Of July, further recon.
mended that collections be taken upon
the same day to aid in the erection of a
lItire-proof building for the Library OF the
J presbyterian Historical Society, and
Howard an endowment lund for the same
Society. g.; -
L A convention of all the Baptist Social
unions is to be held at the new Baptis
House in Philadelphia OF
81. Among the topics to be dis
, lcussed at the convention are the follow
ling: "The Secular Side OF Christianity" !"
il'sHow to Secure the Religious Training
of our Young People," "How to Reacl
1.-The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" and "How tt
lConduct Public Worship."
The Reformed Episcopal Church hal
suffered the loss OF one OF its churches
Emanuel Church, Louisville Ky. The
} congregation seeded from the Protest
, ant Episcopal Church, taking will
: them valuable lot, and the chape
erected thereon. The entIre property is
/ by decision OF the court, restored tC
the possession Of the Protestant Episco
pal Church, in accordance win th,
provisions OF the conveyance
One of the old colonial churches neal
Charleston, 5. C.-the st. Andrew,
/ L
been used since the late war;, was re
opened March 26. The parish OF St
Andrew was organized in l708. Its frs
ector was the Rev. Alexander Wood
Tne church records still extend to th,
year 1I34. In the adjoining graveyard
are many tombs of members Of leadin.
families of the State Of Iormer times.
The report Of the American Sunday
school Union for the year ending Marcl
, | /, 1879, OF the work done by it in th
States of Missouri, Arkansas, Texa
3 and Louisiana is as follows: The mum
ber of new schools organized by the SC
1 ciety was $50; the number aided, 543; al
9 together these schools contained 1852
r teachers and 32, 159 scholars; the value
! of the books and papers distributed /,
r the schools was s1,923; the number Q
copies of Bibles and festamefits distrib
] ruted, 5000. The society employed 81:
i MISUNDERSTANDING the year in this dis
trict. .......gf s.,.- r..
In Londonderry, N. H., there is Pres
!. byterian church one hundred and thirty
4 six years old. The present pastor, Rev
4 l.. b. Pert, says: "The present is th
1 eighth pastorale. The old custom con
i ttinues among the people of opening tow
|. meetings for election with prayer. |
n has indeed seemed strange to me to dis
lnha ta Inf nf n dlv