, 1876-06-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Colored Methodists will observe Aug. T.
and the Southern Metbodists Aug. 8, as day O.
fasting and prayer
The Methodist Missionary Society OF Canada
has lately received two gifts, the annual income
of which amounts to $780,
A Christian newspaper, the first in Japan, his
been issued at Kobe. It is printed in Kama
characters, which all the people eau read.
DR.. Cuyler's Church in Brooklyn last Sunday
celebrated jubilee 1t had been numbered with
q debt Of about 50, 600. Subscriptions were taken
with view to wiping this out, and the result
was over $4,000. Df. Cuylcr himself subscribed
$500.
The class which has Just been graduated from
the Berkeley Divinity School, MiddletoWn,
Conn.,, contained seventeen members, and is the
largest that Was ever graduated there
Eighteen free churches and chapels have been
established b7 Protestant Episcopalians in Balti-
more within sir years, with a seating capacity
Of 5000 and having connected with them about
2000 Communicant8 and about 1850 Sunday
school children.
The Methodist camprneeting at" Martha's
Vineyard opens Monday, Aug: q, to continue a
Great improvements have been made on the
camp ground, s., 900 having been expended on
the construction Of concrete sidewalks alone.
The Universalist Church in New Orlcansis COW
cred with mortgages two or three deep, amount
ing in the aggregate to 100. The pastor,
Rev. ". Spaulding, is now in the East soliciting
present aid to the amount OF So,oo, n ana "a an ar
ment of the annual interest on the balance for q
few years, amounting to S1,0i0. With these
aids, the prospect is that the congregation Will
work out of its embarrassment, and thus save
their place Of worship.
An international Sunday school Parliament
ut the Thousand Isles Camp Ground, on Welles-
Icy Island, St. Lawrence River, near Lake
Tuesday, July IS, to "Wednesday, July % Qn-
clusiyel is to be one Of the great events Of this
Centennial year. Wellesley Island, being a
delightful sanitarium and summer resort, will
Methods of Bible reading and study will be the
most prominent subject, two whole days being
given to it, in addition to u Bible reading each
day. There will also be q Teachers day.
day on Tie Best sunday,school Machtnsry,"
day of %aaEa aav 93sstsspsn sptta day oa ch se
the % United States have been en-
gagged for addresses and institute work.
The regular camp-meetfng at the same place
commences on the. 18th Of August, and CON
tinues for two weeks, at which large number
Of distinguished pulpit orators of the country
viii be present and take part in the exercises.
Among the speakers engaged for the August
meeting are the Rev. J. ?. Newman, u. D., ot
Washington, D. c.; the Rev r s. Rust, .. D.,
Cincinnati, O.; the Rev. James Elliott, Prcsi-
dent Of the Montreal Conference Of the Meth
odist Church Of Canada; the Rev. ". Fl. Pool,
of Toronto, Ont, etc; also the Tennessee
Singers, the popular colorcd band Of charming
Christian singers from Nashville, Tenn, will
be present.
BISHOP Qu1STARD IN ENGLAND.
At the Protestant Episcopal Convention OF
the Diocese OF Tennessee at Sewanee, in that
State, few days ago, letter was read from
Bishop Quintard, Of Tennessee, who, it had
been falsely reported, met with n somewhat un.
kind reception from his Protestant Episcopal
brethren in England, where he has been travel
fng. In the course OF his letter Bishop Quin-
tard says:
My reception in England by the Most Rev.
ereud the Achbishope, and the Right Reverend
the Bishops the clergy, and laty, has been all you
could have asked for me. have on two occasions
administered the Apostolic rite Of confirmation for
the Lord Bishop Of London. have on two occa-
sions held combinations at the request Of his GFase
the Archbishop Of Canterbury have assisted his m
Grace the Archbishop Of York at confirmation OF
iJy invitation Of the Archbishop Of Canterbury
participated in the opening services Of the Conyo-
cation OF Canterbury, and I have the singular
distinction OF being the first Bishop, OF the
Church not member Of Convocattoa ever
admitted to that service. It was held in
the Chapel OF Henry VII, in Westminster
Abbey. It Was very. great pleasure 70 me 70 -
sist 1t the opening service Of aeb!e College o1ioIa.
wks present eight years $50, at tue laying OF Iae