, 1877-07-15
GENERAL NOTES.

| There were seven admissions to plymouth
Church, this city, on Sunday last.
The Scotch Presbyterian Church OF this cit
received fifteen new members Oh tic first Sun
day III July.
The Baptists will hold their third annual
camp-mecting at Nagtha's Vineyard, beginning
Aug, 1o and closing Aug. 19.
A Methodist paper announces seventy-scye1
camp meetings 10 be held In July, August, anl
September, the latest meeting Sept. 4.
The defa1cation OF Dr.. Baird in the Pub1ica
ton Fund of the Southern Presbyterian Church
| foots up, go far as has been asccrtaincl, S2S
| 36044.
| The conservation of the crucifl1 attached to
| the Astor memorial fu Trinity Church, New
] York, has created considerable gossip in Low
Church circles In that city.
4 proposition to allow females to be made
members Of the ycstry OF churches was, after .
| hot discussion in the Epscopat Convention Of
Kansas, tabled BY very close vote.
! The Untarians OF Hungary have elected the
| Rev. Joseph Ference US their Bishop. They
! have now 100 churches. At the Synod which
chose the new Bishop fifteen young men were
ordained to the ministry.
The Lutheran General Synod, South, has been
invited to an Interchange of delegates by the
Northern General Synod. The Two bodies were
separated by the War. The organ Of the South
cru Synod believes TINT body will cordially at
cept the invitation.
At the meeting of the third General Synod Of
the Episcopal Church of Ireland, held in Dub
liu. tic Lord Primate delivered IN address, In
which she expressed his satisfaction At the
Church OF ireland being free from the Roman
iZing influences active in the Church Of Eu-
gland.
For the first time In the course Of its exist
ence, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hyde
Park, las paid its quarterly expenses, interest
aud all, without extra contributions. Tie sys-
tenn adopted upon the entrance of Mr.. Lester
to the church was the envelope collection, which
seems to be success.
The Brahmo Somajes of India have been
moving recently toward an Organization OF tncr
forces. Recently about seventy representatives
Of the Solnales, or churches, held a meeting in
Calcutta and agreed to organize Representa-
tive Society similar, probably, to the Unitarian
Association in this COUNTRY
Dr.. Schapp has been travelling In the East
during the past spring. and says OF The result OF
his inquiries: ''The great majority Of the mis-
sionaries with whom ] hare cunverscd on the
subject Of the Turkish rule II Consrantinop1e,
Deyrout, Dau,nscus, and other places, heartily
desire the speedy overthrow OF this intolerahle
dcspotisln.h
Since Bishop Herzog's conservation the Old
Catholic movement IN Switzerland has made
great progress. At the, latc Synod ut Often
there were reported ffty-hve church congrcga-
ttons, seventeen associations, with sixty-six
priests, and $3.50 members. Tie Roman
Bishops OF Switzerland have e1communicatedth the
schismatica1 prelate, and he has replied in Wig
orous style, and there the matter is likely to
end.
Sad case that OF the Rev. Mr.. Maedougall, OF
Stamford, Eng. Having been SO unfortunate
rs to fall into drinking habits, he was suspended
for a year. Returning recently to his parish
and its duties, he went SO fnr IN his determfua-
ton to have nothing to do with strong drink rs
to use unferuented wine ut the communion