, 1877-02-25
THE CHURCH IN GENERAL.

The new Church Property Tax bill, passed b.
| the Legislature of Maine, excmpts from taxa
ton church aud parsonage property worth no
more than 5000,
| The Northern Methodist Conference Of Mis-
| siesippi has passed resolutions approving th.
| basis Of fraternity with the Church South. Il
reports 25,if1 members, 1890 baptisus, 24t
churches, and 23f Sunday-schools.
| The International Sunday-scnool Lesson Com
mittee will hold q meeting for selecting the
lessons for 1879 at indianapolis March "a and
Is. This will be the last meeting called to AZ:
range the seven years. course Of lessons.
| Francis Xavier has perfected arrangements
for La Trappe monastery, three miles from Buf.
falo, for this most severe order, who sleep upon
the floor, cat only bread and vegetables, worship
Ut midnight, dig their own GRAVES, and observe
perpetual silence.
the Sunday-school OF the Presbyterian Church
in Bloomington, O., has furnished thirteen men
for tho ministry, fifty heads OF families Tor the
church, has had the same Superintendent for
twenty weight years, and the same teacher Of its
adult Bible-class for thirty years.
At the annual meeting OF the Church of the
Pilgrims, the Rev. DR.. Storrs, pastor, the report
showed that S7;21G had been contributed for be-
nevolent purposes during the year, and that 150
municants. The present membership is S25.
Calvary Baptist Church, Washington City,
the Rcv. Afr. Mason, pastor, has a membership
OF over 500, lao having bcel added during the
past year. This Church has no debt, sustains a
home Sunday-s:hool averaging an attendance Of
80, and two mission schools aggregating $50.
The Roman Catholic Diocese Ut Newark. which
Catholic population Of 1s6,5,o persons. The Di-
ocese was established in 1858; it has l60 priests
and 121 churches; its parochtal schools are at
tended by 2, 0N children. The present Bishop
is the Rt. Rev. n. 4. Corrigan, who was con
sccrated May 4, 1878.
The second annual session Of the Laymen's
Conference protestant EpiscopaD OF Ohio will
be held at Columbus Feb. q and 23. The object
OF the conference is consultation Of the earnest,
thoughtful men Of the State upon practical
Church matters. Subjects will be discussed re-
lating to s'The Spiritual Life OF the Church u
and ''The Church aud It's Temporaltfes."
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Feb. 8, 1901 new members to their roll: the to-
tai number Of members is now 3,452. During
the year situations were found for 995 adults
aud $50 youths under 20 years OF age. Seven
the rooms Of the Association during the year,
The church which the Methodists Of Boston
are about to erect at the corner Of Columbus
avenue and Berkeley street will be the largest
OF their denomination in the United States. It
is intended to provide seats for $500, or, with
the addition OF the lect1Ee-roon, 5000. The
means Of cgress will be SO planned as to make
it possible to empty the building in three or
four minutes.
In St. Louis there are twenty-nine Catholic
churches and college, where the studies are
superinfended By twenty Jesuit. Professors,
French, Beluian, aud American. The Sisters OF
the Sacred Heart have built for themselves at
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