New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-26
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The total revenue OF the Church of England
is said 70 he s7O0OO0O. The estimates Of the total
number Of churches vary from 10000 to 10000
The Boston correspondent of The Christian
hci'Jcnccr reports that the first sunday OF tins
month 1000 persons were added to The churches OF the
city and It's vicinity the fruit OF Mr. Moodys IaDr
uacle meetings.
The salary of each Methodist Episcopal
bishop and each book agent aud editor at New-York
Cincinnati, and s.; Loos has been aSed at $1,000 An
all0wauce isalso made for house rent.
Francis Murphy. Neal Dow, and Frederick
smith, Secretary Of the Band of Hope Temperance
Unions in England, are expected take part IN the
Temperance Camp Meeting which begins at sea Cuh
L. l.. July ..
The appeal of the Rev. Dr. Blauvelt of Kings
from the decision Of Is CLASSES. which depose him
for heesywas decided against him by the synod OF New
York. lie now appeals tic General Synod of the Re
formed lDrtchl Church, which meets in june
Besides the 10 delegates who will represent
the Presbyterian General Assembly of the United states
at the Pa;Presby teriap Council in Edinburgh, 80 cor
rcspondir Z members have been appointed The Assembly
now in session at Chicago has ratified ali the iohha
tions.
Fellah FL Fadil en- Nnas, Bcdawcen sheik'
living on the east side OF the River Jordan has written
letter to the Rev Dr. X d. Hitchcock President of the
American Palestine Exploration Society Expressing iS
friendship aad Offering protection 10 All the society eX
porriS.
A Palestine Exploration Society, after the
model ~ English SutletN, - 10 NJ Offled III
Tnc English Palestine Society has recently requested the
roG,tabshnrnt of the British consulate at IIatd, the
suppression Of has left Northern Palestine without
a British consul.
The American Tract Society held an ami
vcrsaIy meeting il Philadelphia upon May II III Tie
Be5h-sden Baptist Church. The Rev Dr. Baum pre-
sided Among the speakers of the occasion were tie
Rey r. D. Anderson. y. d.. and the Rev J.. ID. Bevan of
NcNF-Iork and the Rev. W. j. GIRLS Of japan.
The London Missionary Society (Noncon-
form'sU at Il, recent anniversary IN Exeter Hall re-
ported an income a63 G6i. slight increase on the
year preceding. This society has been the principal
agent IN the ChlstianiAdion Of Madagasetr ald mas
done important work in Inc south Pacific Islands.
The second Sunday in June is "Chldlcn's
Day throughout Tie Methodist Episcopal Church. Col
ccons taken on that day To- increase the Cmirens
FUND, which Is IN charge OF Board Of Education ana
now amounts TO $4,000 Tho object OF thr fund j. 10
assist mcritorious SuudayscAon scholars IN obtaining
more advanced cducatlon.'
A mcetinc has lately been held in the It.
AhaIs Churln HolDoru London at which il Was agreed
10 form cnurc' league for obtaining the separation OF
ti.c Church from The state. proposition 20 coninc
,no league 10 an aitatop the repeal Of the Public
WORSHIP Regulation act was voted down More than
1000 cegymcn have -Ivcn their adhesion 10 ihe league
The Archbishop of Canterbury presided over
q meeting 10 Lamb IN Palace upon May which had
been called to consider the religious condition OF the
HISTORIANS aud other Christians IN Asia. and 20 settle
the means az raising funds tie support OF Church OF
England mi onaIies among them. TIE HISTORIAN Pa
uiar,A recently requested tiat ~Ieh missionaries might
De sent.
At the annua! council Of the Protestant Epls-
copa diocese Of Virginia tae Bishop reported that Dc had
confirmed 900 persons since May 1876. On the Iucs-
ton erecting West Virginia into separate diocese Tie
vote stood Ccrsy-Yoas -; Nays. !; aity-icas %;
Nay. 10. on the question of erecting tine counties ON
n IT, separate ''''''' 0'' '''' ''0'"' '' VS. "
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies on Fri
day May A. seuor Mccrar, in answer TO an inierpoia
non in relation 20 the EFFORT making % restore the tempo
raj power Of the Pope sax. "TLe Powers are perfectly
aware OF intentions and our acts and are cousc-
ON ntly convinced that the Pope and the Church have
complete liberty and independence. The Powers have
a., IA ~ Inc Inc mul!ic ,r,cr OF Taronc
The following is the list of topics selected
FOR discussion in the Protestant Episcopal Church Con
,re,s which meets in Ncw-Yor oct. * C) The Church
Architecture that we necd 60 The True PolicF toward
the Indian Tribe; 3j The Relation OF the Popular Press
TO Christianity in America; 81 The Spiritual Force, in
Utilization; ~ Christianity and Popular u>encniS:
GJ Tie Organization ana Admin stHfon ~ Charity a.
The Inhlchrc OF me run" U Nil' lli'c-". 'iu
Life; a. Inc Relation OF tie Christian Church to S"cai
and National Life ia America.
The Rev ThOs. Iluband Gregg. VI. d., -. d.
Trinity College Ddbliu who has been elected Bishop Of
the Reformed Episcopal Church fer Great Britain Is one
OF the leading Low Church clergy of the Church of Eli
gland for many years Vicar OF East IlHhorn" Brnmg-
ham, which living h has iust resigned lis evangelical
and temperance tracts have hat large circulation for
uav wears tbr0gh the Religions Ftact -ociptv and his
essay on Observation-Disclosures, which pictu.d hy John
Bright of the most elective papers ui i"i tn on That
4uioct congregation 90 900 cJiu11'c NJ, near Lon
dom which las iuoi serrdod hpn tIc T., enlistment as
Reformed Episcopal Church, have invited d. Gregg to
become their minister
The first Jubilee reception given 10y the Pope
was TO the pilgrims froui savoy Monday, April 80.
There were about 400 IN the company. Gu Nay the
Breton l.ims were received. On thejth Of May the
pope gave audience to 800 French pilgrims. The fol
owin American Bishops are expected ~ Rome during
the Jubilee: Archbishop williams of Boston. ~ -h0p Nc
Ncrney Of Albany, Archbishop Bavcy ~ Baltimore. who
has stopped in England account Of his health Arch
bishop Wood ~ Phiiadcpli Bishop G1ihtrry oi Hart
ford, Dr. NcCiCehcy, Bishop Of Louisville, "ud DT:
Domcncc. Bsaup o. Allegheny, have already reached
Rome All the Bishops are uc.Icrs ni large con;rHu-
tioHs.
The Boston anniversaries begin on Thursday
Nav 81 Tie Cou-It Qdtoual societies meet 1 the TIE
mont Temple On that day; tha PaAlslns society At 10
A. m: the American College aud Education Society at
1880 a. m: ia, American Missionary Association At II
a. M the American Congrc -at.oue Union II 100 p.
the American Home Missionary society ~ 3 p IN; tlc
American Board ~ p. AMI the Festival Of tho CON
grc,atioaal Club viii take place e: p III. Tic Boston
Young Mems Caristdn Association holds it, animal
meeting on SUNDAY, June 3, 40 1870 p. ~ the lbrr
nacie; the MHS1chu>rito il'' Sn1'"l!t u tn' l't"
street Church 40 the suc bong. The Gnucfal Af-ociaa
non OF tho Congregational Churches of Massachusetts
hold, It's 10Th auaua! mec.inc iu CAcisc,. June 80
a motion brought before the House OF Com
mons upoa APRIL 30 by Mr. NcArthur for the discoutuu
ancc Of the state grants rJr tine support OF The Anglican
and Presbyterian Churches ia Ccion defeated by
vote OF l47 10 I'll Mr. NcArth1r stated that the total
population ct Ceyon was 2.l0j.2s7 persons OF these,
llgO57i are BudGhst,, 1891 EIdoos, III - 80
hannedau- and 53i v,ddais making altogether a
pagan population Of 21jS,j95 persons. The remaining
population consists of about 10000 Roman Catholics