New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-29

days simultaneous meetings OF sections viii DO heid 10
give time for ample discussion. National ana STATE
organizations requested to send at least seven t
gates each local churches and organizations Nv toast
two delegates each.
Tile Jelcish Messenger Of this city, IN comment
Ing on some statements recently made oy MI hooy'
says This charge has served to bring ioreiDy oeoi"
the reading public the tact that the Jews were inhoeen
OF completely the cruohXion Of Christ that they even
endeavored to the victim of Roman oppresIom, s
that they been made the victims oil efuei
standing for centuries"
A meeting il to be held in London, Feb. 10,
by tie friends OF the Liberation movement TO cohsuei
the course TO be pursued toward the Church OF England
and 10 EXPRESS the opinion the Liberation party upon
some OF the questions which expected to come before
the OF Commons in the ensuing session: among
these questions are the Bufials OIL OhNe'"i'5 ho'''
and Clerical FellOwships IN pie unlVefstles'
The Maine State Temperance Convention
held at Augusta. Jan. 10. Gen seden Conner was
elected President committee 10 draft an address 10
the people Of the State was appointed. The proposed
Temperance convention of ministers, 10 be held In
Boston, March and II, was approved OF AZ hls con
yCntiun ii Intended To discuss the TesponJbtes Vi
churches and olergymen in relation to the liquor "do
The Board of Directors and the Alumni
Association OF the Gettysburg Theological SEMINARY
have made arrangements for semieent"nai celeOra-
ton in June next. The seminary founded In ls2O.
Addresses Will De delivered on the history OF the sem
mary and Of theological sfnlnares In general the IN
Huence VI the GetysbnTg seminary on the Cnsen Is
days.
The National BAPTIST complains that out OF
the 925 Baptist 800, more than onethird
have made 10 returns Tor tue Year Book OF 1876 The
associations heard from report 1854 bapsIns durnS
1873 Estimating for the others, The National Bdptis'
makes tie whole number Of baptisins Tor The year
100000 The total rship of the Baptist Churches
il down at l,Slj3OJ an increase from Iasl 3eF Vi
5+.I29.
A memorial has been sent to the British and
mn A. NJ
have been driven from the province OF Hamassien'
Ahyssinia by the native priests for reading the Bible
The petitioners. who number 81 priest aud 40 other
persona have ned to the wilderness Of Ast In Egypt
where they live. They dear" The intervention Oh
the Ensish. that they mdy return III peace u lhel
homes.
At the annual meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian Association OF baltimore ie receipts Tor 1879
were reported SOLOS and the expenditures s6O69
The Friendly Inn" has been very successful It's re-
cepts the past year $500, aud tho disbnrss
o % meas furnished, and 3al persons provided
wirn employment. Nlncty-srvcn new members OF tie
Association we're elected during the year.
The Rev. S. L. Barrows has lately preached
tac Arlington Street Church. Boston. on the
subject, How Untarans Can Help keyiyalo" lie spoke
very highly Uf the work dOue by Messrs. MOODY ana
saukey both in England and this country. "should
Uniartiis" he asked, throw cold watcr the fires
tboy have knuIcdI' The tlcaAcr lhoHght tnat Dul'~
r,a's rst hc,p TIE rtNvartH by pre-. nk t"e ~u'uS
Mr.. +. p. Hammond's revival meetings i'll
Uarrlsbuig have IL is sd, resulted la the addition
Of 900 member, t. the churches OF that city The al
dtlous the churches IN Inncas cr, since lie arrival
the re- al The beginning OF the year. reported TO be
500 4 farewell meeting was held In tie Opera UOus"
Of Lancaster Jan o. which frol til mi ui ht. 1t was
resolved a' lis close that Nh Hammond should be urged
to STAY longer and 10 this Mr. Hammond consented
The suggestion that Americans take part in
the restoration Of Chester Cathedral Engani has re-
suited in appointment ~ Al American committee
The whole cost of the e-tmatel at s-OOou
o. which ESQ OC0 had been contributed s ycar There
l. no Iif ulfy in procuring funds but tho corporation a.
Americana has been desired pct NJ bothcy fellow
snip II IA proposed that Americans undertake the
cost Of Ie great window oi the hori" uaisep, oou
and part "a ie other itslOId"As oi lNe si"e
Tho official statistics OF Egypt show that
80 u0u BOYS now receive wnat czrd pubic iurtfuc
ton against 100 In 1868. and iHucn smaller number
some lime picyiu - tna Outside OF Tho large tonf
however, tue kora Is AL that IL taught. On account e"
public prejudice. only 5000 girls art educated by thc
s.ate aud few Of these Molammsdans public
school for Mohammean girls has been started AT Caro-
~ ,OND 10 appropriated ~ 'Ho ot"'' w.
public Instruction.
The recent notifications Of the slave circu
lar have Lot with unqualified approval H. tr-l"nd
Tic birmingham Liberal Association, the MancIciei
Coucr ionai Board. and nnmclouf other bodies have
psssed cndrnultory resolutions. Tie reasons assigned
nv the Nuchc.ter Con ,rcca.iolll Bolrl ar that no
dr1i,c informal ON ha. been given To the public
poriunty has been allowed for tbr cIrios,on ~ publ,
,,nbn AN Parliament and that The eitcuHa frtn, it,
.ost objectionable dtue, Lie p"e'e"' ieieSi1 vi lh'
s,-lisr oi the British Hig To slaves.
The programme for the General Presbyterian
Council which ~ Edinburgh the .th OF july next
las been prepared ~ e Scottish Committee and sent 10
this country. IL wasapproyed Dy the Am rc4n Commit
tee At needing held jan. le. The prCgnnlne IL FOL
lows:
l. Presiyerianism. It's scIipturnl .uiaoI, and prin
cipts- iiirN. Statistic. 80 present coma l"h VI iAr
Pi,sbyty an ChuT,h,l-HaImony % thea Confessions
etc -.
. PrfebyerJan Oricers. Organization, aud NdohsnerB-
Tie Home Nogk uf the Church
O. I9,reIl Iiss',jts.
l. fy,riud LiIe-Q uc'ud!ng the Family. Tho Sabbath,
Instrici ion OF tie Young, Revival etc.l
g. Ant.Jgfsl.c fOrccs Skrptlo.sIu and POIery-Inicn
prraucc and other Social Nv
g. Educational GIoi Liitrary pplimceS-Iraping Of
The Ministry archaeological and Popular Lt,I@.are-
Use of the Press.