, 1877-08-12

Sunday-school Convention Of Georgia viii be
held at Athens, Aug. 2-26.
A stainetl-g1ass window has Just been ercrtcd
in Christ Church, Houston, Texas In memory
Of the first Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of Texas,
the late Rev. Dr.. George ". Freeman. The
window represents the Last Supper.
Under the new Constitution Of Pennsylvania
n tux has been imposed on the unfinished Cath
olic Cathedral ut Eric, on the ground that s. it
Is not an actual place OF worshp.'' The case Is
in the courts, and will be decided in September.
Col. Rawlinson, the Assyrian explorer, has
exluncd the diary OF Ncbu:Lalnezzar, in which
that monarch gives an account Of his grazing
procliritles. He WAS suffering from a dclir!um
produced By illness, aud faacicd he was IN OK
in pasture.
The Rev. George W. Cox, an English clergy
man, is the latest iconoclast. He suggests: that
the stories OF the youth Of Joseph and David
arc substantially identical, and that both belong
to the same cycle of io1x lore Of which ssClnder-
ella is familiar example.
The Oldest aud the youngest Of the Presby-
tcrian Churches represented in the Pan-Prcsby
terian Council at Edinburg were both OF Europe.
The Waldcnsian Church OF Italy has history
Of seven centuries. and tic Church Of Spain
numbers less than rs many years.
Capcleini, the Evangelist, who had charge of
the American Methodist Episcopal Military.
Church at Rome, Italy, las transferred his ser
W. s,ees @ anu eoossias ~ '!!e 15tst "es'cJans, Mno
Aietholists arc asking, What does it mean!
The English PresbYterians propose to put ND
two churches at Oxford and Cam bridge, to cost
not less than 4.25, $50. Inc Scotch churches
are asked to help on the ground that Scotch
IiIe:spysGIian ssuues ase iou!.u III lne two
t,;a pn',tn. - asG G,1a ntd " tne
eAeesAo'' ~ 'e1'"A o'''eso "' oAAoAa'
Few persons know that there is such a church
aef fhn {fpnnrproffnr11 Nafhn1isf Church II,
country. There is sucn an organization, how
ever, and it Is sold to have 0,00O members. a
newspaper is published In its interest ut Cave
Spring, Ga The doctrines and usages Of this
church are Methodist; its poI1ty is Congrcea-
tlonal, unacr Generai conference, whlch pre-
sef1ocs u''l'orl'l 'o'es ioR 1ne "aoie ooo5'
The Primitive Methodist Conference OF Ire
land was held at Dublin during the first part of
july The Rev. james Griliiu, u. D., was elect
ed President. The income Of the Missionary
Society was reported at e3, 150. After a long
discussion upon the proposed union with the
Irish Weslcyans, the report Of the Committee
in favor Of the Union was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote. The formal a.t Of union will
probably take place in June, 1878.
Two missionaries, the Rev. S. G. Beveridge
and the Rev. i. Rogers Of the London Mission
ary Society, and their families, were returning
mere Of the Britisl,-Inilia Steam Navigation
Cornpany. which was recently wrecked OH Cape
Guarlafui, on the coast of Africa OF these two
families, numbering in all nine persons, only
thrct, asranel namely: A.r Rorers and one
ci,il If enrh family like calnmity has mt
hefal1en tho Society for n great many years.
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hoI,1 convention viii, the Rantist Church Of
E1gin. iii. commcncing on Friday. Aug, II, at
evening. No time viii be consumed in ar-
nnintinr committees. nassinp resolutions. hear
no rcnnrfs. rte It viii be Che p11rnose OF the
C6nmission so to employ the time that not
only the Bible cause will receive new inspira-
iH' le;on snail be advanced.
1@'5s'' ~, 1,-S-..,:-,
lhe BRUSH Evangeheal Allianee gave Iecep-
lion upon satu1a.i ,, aaGlnoon, '1l5 -! - tue
tbc fini1ed states. CANADA. and other countries.
The Earl of Sha1tsbury presided, aud made a
short address Of welcome. Sir Cnarles Reed
and several ottcr Eng!Islmen also spoke.
Amonr thc Delegates from this country who
renl;cf7 wer., the Eev- Or. Plumer. the REV. Or.
Stlart Robinson, the Rev. Drs. Or1niston and
Potton. md the Han. IT. n. Williams About
~. -. 1,,,,o.a,. ,ors f,,u+;r,o,,
Ero1. o"uE oGes ~ & a ootS - 'ltSJ ~,
playing caros III t1ie palu. ~ tt!hhs LII
should tue parenis put up :!a e!u-.no.e III ene
~ ~ eaa .,.1 sa.s ~ tha-a h.,
Of the party, and should the said father or faith
arg 1nuu heartily over the sudden GeuG{lElueutS
of the 7,yhist. = these parental guardians would
not Nv. called sg.ateyuo,'' nor the tsoid man
nny more. hut would be loved as companions in
hanniness, and be called ssfather'' Each home
shpni1 have its own eames as regularly as its
fonl or sleep.
1.-:.,, a.,,,.,4.,, In, hoor, f,~noa n
JeWlsh ossanAat1oa Q a,l nas oecn losuleu D- ~
rnilaaelpnla c..llsu, IIe ~ hin+ ~ 7.i,;a, -
Heprc" Iongseeatils' ane ooJees - a'in i. -
10 promote Inc eouctiull " ae'1 i 1tau - -, asn ,.
Apropos Of TINS or%an'zatIon M ars !ne iouoMlnS C
historical 1acts: lne utuest ve".sa eunS ~,
ton III ta1s couutls = .ae ~ sas @ ~ Inst
synagogue, OF MeM aoh' ofnT nst.r paot ~ lGss' D.
neA.. o'1a I5T ,,or1 P!s1of Sh,,om n Phi,,i,".
nhin i7s): Beth Eohinl, of Charleston, s. c.,
I'M. Sfichye Israel, OF Savannah. Ga, ITO;
and tben Beth Shalom, Of Richmond, Va, 1791.
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Inc Genesa olsuu ~ tne o".ss U.u - tts
says: rups,s, oaa ~ n tber minas ,,dcr y,
Cantou o. Gene'a, niuuo 1 ~ ;uI ~ .Ia;,
the lnSpfation o ens ptas9.n III pu'T Taaa S,e
Catnoic 1eaaom1a 1:. ~ tha aI;aia anas a. 1irst
prac1lces quitg VI tn1 Th nnaohrn;'s, s"a,naI
eEeateu a91'oneh ;aaoh,o ,isasan+rv hat nnnnle
SO IKE o1saSlseo i:t sa,.1j t. nAA4Y ~, .tut
Walteu 70 see 10" enln+s "oufu 5ai;hooat. o o.,
recognizing Ina5 u was pal' " ata a'e pia,
tue authorities aeIernmco 10 ~ ets;st % oe ro
shoopkeepers OF Enou'eh, WIZ 5aIs hnua - hao
1uslng TO seii tA M, " t4o 4s a*a ~ - fron,s ),
condemned NY tne cou's ~ nne " ~ 1'ANs'
A correspondent sums up the results OF Lnc