, 1876-09-17

year to its Office (Baltlmore) that it may print
the statistics.
The ancient church Of All Itollows, Bread
is doomed to destruction. Tic old church vas
burnt down in the great fire Of London, aud
subsequently rebuilt Lawrence Saunders, Rec
tor of the parish, suffered martYrdom Under
Queen Mary, in 1855.
The Pope greatly dep1ores the increase of SUI
icides in Rome, which he thinks is attributable
to the inroads Of Professionalism. He also de-
nounces the suggestion Of those dissenters that
the next Pope should be chosen bv popular
vote, q thing that would dissolve the mystic tie
which unites the faithful throughout the
world.
The Presbyterian churches which contributed
most to benevolent objects during the last wear
are the First Presbyterian Church Of New York
City, Of which DR.. Paxton is nastor, which gave
over S91, ,000 to bcnevoleuce, and the Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, of which Dr. Hall is
pastor, Which gave over ,0o00, as reported in
the -uinutes Of this year.
According to the Journal des Debats the dig
nitaries Of The French Catholic Church receive
far less for their labor than those Of the Church
of England. The Archbishop Of Canterbury is
paid yearly S75, QUO; the Cardinal Archbishop of
Paris, $4,000. The French Bishops receive 3d.
600 each, and an allowance for travelling ex-
penscs; the English Bishops average from S2O,-
600 to $4,000 each yearly.
LIZ fl.tSSs1E0Q1CLt5 4Ul14E hiaSlDI14Ef COCiE[F
{CongregationaD is pursuing the policy Of unit
ing two feeble churches under the care Of one
minister. Twenty eight have already been SO
coupled and placed in charge Of fourteen minis
ters, One of each two churches has Sunday
morning and the other Sunday afternoon preach
ing Thirty other churches in tue State could,
it is said, be ldyantayeously paired III the same
manner.
The largest Presbyterian church in the United
States is the Madison Square Church in New
York. 1t numbers 1,5o4 members, but this in
eIades arse mission ehapel on East Ihrtietl,
Lafayette Avenue Of Brooklyn; indeed, this
would stand first il the whole number on the
roll had been reported, but hundred or more
members, whose whereabouts are unknown, are
dropped
Many complaints are made of the long vaca-
pie speak Us If it was exclusively IN American
custom. But London paper Of Aug. Is, re-
fcrring to the Presbyterian churches {tlc same
remark will doubtless apply to ally, says: "Very
few pulpits in London are now occupied by their
regular pastors. London ministers, for the
most part, are enjoying a season of rest north Of
the Tweed, and by way OF change not fcw
ministers resident in Scotland are snugly housed
in southern manses."
The Catholic Society of St. Vincent de Paul
has had rapid growth III this country since it's
introduction here III 1915. 1t had III 1875 16
superior councils have been founded al New
Orleans, St. Louis, and Brooklyn. It is safe to
assume, therefore, that ut least $50 conferences
are now in existence within the United States.
The Superior Council Of Rome, which has the
Pope's especial favor and assistance, reports IS
conferences i'll that city, and receipts for 1875 Of
81 POI francs, Of which 10,0W caIne from the
Pope.
The first Waldensian Church in the United
States has been organized at Stones Prairie,
Mo. "A small colony Of Walitenscs have
bought land and settled at this place. They are
the Rev. Mr. Solomon, who, with them, left the
Alpine valleys where many years ago they aban- |
doned the land Of their fathers and emigratcd |
to South America. For many years they re-
maineu un that continent, but at last the coli
slant war between the ill-goyerned Republics of !
that country and the conscrintion of their young
men to fill up the ranks of the contendiug |
States drove them to seek d home and protec- I
tion in this refuge for the oppressed of al1 nj
tions. The colony is as yet weak one, but is
confident Of large a:cessions from beyond the I
seas. They are quiet Industrious law-abiuing !
peop1e.''
The Cincinnati Commercials correspondent at |
the Urbana camp-mecting says: "Thcy hare |
Q new song at this camp-meeting. They call it |
" Angels Wait,' II am not mistaken. They |
were put on oath, should say there have not |
been 10 minutes since I've been here, in daylight,
that somebody, in meeting or out, wasn't sing |
ing ''Angels Waltz The darky walters in the |
kitchen carry on duet with themselves, alter
mating with somebody OH the other side OF the |
camp-ground. 1t is something about shining |
angels waiting at the gates Vi the kingdom. |
|" Angels wait, angels wait,n huns Christian |
lads, proceeding to ascend the stairs, with much
dignity. 'And the shining angels wait,' is re-
prated from tent near by, in voice like Mark |
Twain's soprano cat. s'Ange1s watt" answers |
the mezzo-soprano chambermaid, as she skips !
along With whistled accompaniment. Another
.olored brother whistles Angels wait in alto,
mouth of d big bass darkcy iterates, like the
boom OF cannon, ITO unbar the golden gates |
of the ldng-dum." So it goes on from morning
I'LL night"
The Gazctts della Capitala Of Rome, referring
10 the moral support given by the Pope to the
Ottoman cause in the present war, observes that
MS policy in this matter is entirely opposed to
that Of most Of his predecessors. In the four
teenth century, when the Ottoman power was |
strongest, john XXI. joined the Christian
eague, and Eugenius ". sent an army to pro-
tect Hungary against the attacks Of tue Turks.
;tantue, offered his allegiance to Pope Nicolas
w.; but the latter replied by forming league
between Rome, Venice, Florence, Alfonso Of
Arragon, aud Duke Francis Sforza Of Milan, in
January, 1445; and in March Of the same year, !
when he was on his deathbed, he directed the
Cardinals to be informed that he had promised
lis support in money, troops, and ships to the
snyoys OF the Greek Emperor, who had come to
Rome, and that it was his last wish that this
promise should be fulfilled. His successor,
Calixtus III, prayed to God on his knees that
he war might bc allowed to take its course, and
he Papal troops on the Sea Of Marmora be giyen
hc victory over N1ahomct's army. Calixtus died
If grief when be learned that the Christians
we're being beaten; aud only the worst Of all the
oopcs Alexander Borgia, assisted the Turks
against the Christians, accepting presents from
sultan Bajazet, and encouraging him to send
expeditions to the coast Of the Mediterranean
md the banks OF the Danube.
THE METuoDI5r Observation-Disclosures.
The Presiding-Eldership in the Methodist
Episcopal Church is likely to prove is trouble
ome as did lay representation. After discuss
ng it for year in all its aspects, it came before
be last General Conference, il Baltimore, Tor
ction thereon. One party in the church, large
nut still minority, asks that the Annual Con-
crcnce shall have the right to say how many
districts they will have and who shall be their
residing Elders. Tile other party, comprisipga q
mall majority, don't want any change The
istricts arc now fixed by the Bishops in Annual
Conference, and the Elders arc appointed by
hem also. The General Conference found it.
elf unable to change this form because Of the !
constitutional rules Of the Methodist Episcopal
'hurcn. It, therefore, sent proposition to tic
9 Annual Conferences to change the restrictive
ule. II threc-fourths OF the Conferences vote |
or the change then two-thirds OF the next Cen
raj Conference must do the same ere it caa lc-