New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
RELIGIOUS IN7ELLIGENCE.

The Convocation of Canterbury is to meet
April "a. The Conyocation of York, April II.
A memoir of the late DR.. Henry Is. Smith OF
the Union Theological Seminary will be published soon
Messrs Moody and Sankey have been invited
to hold services in Hartford Conn., after they leave bos
ton.
II is reported that the Methodist PrOtestants
of Georgia have arranged of union with the Lu-
therans in that State.
The annual reunion of the theological sem
inares Chicago took place in the Presbyterian Semi
nary Of the Northwest on Feb. 90
The National Baptist says that there are more
Baptist churches and members in Philadelphia than IN
"auy other city OF the world save London"
The Rev. DR.. Lorimer, the pastor of the Ire
mont Temple Boston tBaptis s having large accessons
10 the number OF his church members.
The Rev. George j. MiBgins OF this city
closed his meetings LOckport Feb. 10. ADout 800
inquirers were enrolled during his stay there
The receipts of the Presbyterian Committee
Of Missions for Freedmen from April l. ISIS nave ooeh
S24, O4O, against S27 ,552 in Tue year preceding
The Rev. Emory j. Haynes, late pastor OF
the Seventh Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Brook
lyn will be baptized tomorrow by the Rev. Dr. Arlni
tage.
The Methodist Hymn Book Committee mas
been in session this No. sos broadway lhero
is hone expressed that the book VIII De FedS Win
III year.
The death is announced of the Rev. Dr.
WeIons the most prominent minister OF the southern
Christian denomination. Dr. Welons was the ed'Of oi
The ChTtSttdH SIN.
I'm addition to the sentence of two years and
a half of IMPRISONMENT and fine Of 300 marks the
PulsSian court which tried Cardinal ledochowSh FOUND
him guilty nigh treason. The CARDINAL II III hoWe'
The death is announced of the Rev. SIT
Henry William Baker, the originator and principal cdof
OF the "Hymns Ancient and Modern one OF the most
popular collections of recent date among English church
The National Baptist societies missionary
educational and Other) have been invited to hod thcr
annual meeting in May next in Providence, Il. l. The
invitation will, in all probability be accepted Inc last
meeting ia than clty was III ISbZ'
The Centennial subscriptions for the fuller
endowment OF the Baptist Theological Seminary at
Chicago have reached $4,000. Much of this, now
eyor land and cahnot be made at once productive
The new site Morgan Park thirteen miles south OF the
city, contains five acres
A venerable missionary couple, the Kew.
Crpas Bennett wife, celebrated their golden we'd
ding al Raugoon Bnrmah the 1o;h of January.
Fortyg years OF their welded lie have been spcnt in
tne WOrA of the Burmese Baptist Mission.
Mr.. Needham, the evangelist, has been con-
ductiug successful revival services in Portland ane
Union religious services are now held III Tue Opera
House at Elizabeth Ncw-Jersey Unusual religious IN
has been manifested in the chdrcheS Oi LeWislOh
Maine.
The question Of dividing the present Pro-
,cstan Episcopal Diocese Maryland into two will he
brought before the Diocesan Convention when meets AT
Baltimore in May The proposed new diocese WIN con
tan Washington, the District Oi Columbia, ana the ad-
joining counties oi MaIyi
The next international Convention of Young
Mems Christian Associations Will Dc held Wednesday,
June 6, Louis' lc, KY Instead OF ST. Louis os oIlgi-
naly intended. The st. Louis Association found it i'm
practicable TO make suitable arrangements for the enter
tanmcnt of the delegates.
The English Liberation Society has taken
advantage Of the present ecclesiastical excitement to
issue fire 81 pamphlet disestablishmcn entitled "The
Imprisonment Mr. Tooth" In this after the facts OF
atcham case rocitcd the continued existence OF
such a state Of affairs is declared 10 be impossible.
UpOn the 18th of last December rcyOlu-
tionary demonstration made by students in the Ka
san Cathedral ST. Petersburg at the close Of service
About 10 persons, among whom women, wro
were arrested by the Government for taking part IN the
affair." have since been sentenced 10 transportation TO
Siberia
The Bishop of Para, Brazil MOnsiNOre An
tonic de Macrda, who has been called to Rome, is t.
give evidence before the Congregation Of Bishops as to
the troublcs which have Brazil between the
State and the Church in regard t0 FrccmasOnry. Tic
INSTRUCTIONS to he sent the Brazilian Nunc.o MOnsig
more R0Dcctt will b. based upon this evidence.
The Sunday school EncampmeHt at Love
land Ohio viii open this year July "a and close On
Aug 2. is intended to represent the states of Ohio
Kentucky, and West Virginia. A normal department
has been organized and also "pastors' division" This
division win daily from to p m. and will dis
the various relations Of tho pastor To the Sunday
school
The discussion by The Independent of the
relative strength the Protestant churches in seven Of
the largest cites, namely New-YOrk. Philadelphia,
Brooklyn Baltimore. Boston. Chicago ami Cincinnati,
has led to careful examination of denominatonal STA
tscs. The Independent made the aggregate OF Meho-
dist in these cities 5000; of Episcopal
60 900; OF Presbyterian. $1,000 Subsequently it ill.,
Tho al ~ q
Of PresDy tPT1ars " O2.1Oo
Mr.. Moody's services in Boston are attended
by large crowds but their influence is not yet as thor
oughy peryaslve i'll Boston III Chicago The ZiOn's
Heroid (setliOdIsr which is in sympathy with Mr..
Moody says, The work has not reached the point OF
creating serious atmosphere Throughout the city, and
attempting in any wise the general tide of wodineSs
the hurry OF secular business during the great re-
vval of 1851 ana said 10 be apparent during the
last weeks Ji the services III Chicago"
On the 18th of February the Rev. Mr.. Tooth,
in Jail contempt Of court released by Lord Pen
zance He rcced the ana stated that the order
for the Imprisonment of Mr.. Tooth granted not for
the purpose Furnishing him but 10 obedience 10
the The Is informed that possession OF the
church has been obtained by the clergyman whom The
bIshcp Authorized. and Divine service is per
formed there III consistent with the law As
This end has been obtained there is why SIR.
Tooth should liberty again Let the
his discharge bo drawn ny at once"
The American missionaries in Persia have
sent an address the Archbishop OF Canterbury calling
mis- attention 20 ndigniics put upon then native
assistants by IA. 5limOOm, the HISTORIAN Patriarch OF
Persia Mar Simeon declares that hayIne placed him
self under the care Of the Archbishop. other mission
aries tban these Of the Church of England address
MS people Inc that they have Ia
bored among sthe HISTORIANS since 1885 at annual
exucnsc to Their supporters Of $4,000. They have
translated the Bible the vernacuar which until
then a spoken language only organized schools ia nearly