, 1877-10-07
GENERAL NOTES.

Chicago Az. tMoodys) 1873 $4,000 2a, 600
GENERAL NOTES.
The Boston Baptists are hy the ears growing
out OF the rrefcrnent Of charges Of ',crc5y
agains the Warren Avenue Church and its ac-
complishcl pastor, the Rev. Il. T. Pentecost. It
is Il fight over ''close communion"
TnE TRIBUNE acknowledges its obligations
to Mitchell Il Hathaway, Of the Church Book
store for i daily edition OF the CAurein.at
containing the proceedings Of tie Episcopal
General Convention. now III session III Boston.
The Gnobas, Z tribe on the west coast of
Africa, Christianizcd by tho late Bishop Payne
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. arc de-
scribcd as being industrious. intelligent. ants
| possessed ot wonderful facility Tor acquiring
foreign languages.
| An illustration Of the high regard IN whi:ll
| missionaries are held III China is furnished by
The fact that tn l!lc,l has been trus:ct! all the
,;oncy subscribed by merchants in China from
Singapore to Pckin, With much OF tial given
by the Chinese, for relcf in the terrible famine
| il the northern districts.
| Tic Rev. Father Dowd, OF Montreal, in ad-
dressing his congregation lately. spoke Of the
| courtesy with which the pilgrims will whom lsc
| travelled to Rome hat! been treated by a::ieEt-
can anil English customs officers, a:,d compared
| them with the Italians, who levied heary duties
! OIL all the presents 10 the Pope III that way
! the Germans had to pay ,o00 and the Spanish
| 5000.
| There is new sect in Russia called the 1'ur-
| flers belonging to the Greek Church, Their
leading doctrines are that all must marry on
comm" of are. that the husband must be sub
ordinate to thu wife. AID recognize her rs the
| head OF the family. and that once week liz
| must confess his sins tn his wife. 1t IS not
statud to whom tue wife is required to make
| confession.
The Rev Dr.. Coke, prominent Presbyterian
| clergyman am! father uf Bishop CnSc uf til:
| Protestant Episcopal Church in Western New
| York. WAS asked wha; lc usllcrstu;'! EitualiSin
tu be. lie replied, Il is an attempt to squirt
the c,,int tessencc ol the MEDIEVAL intt the
ninctcenth century" The Rev. Benjatni.! Holm.
| son most hapt,ily ,lefrs it as s.thc doctrinal
| expression Of wor!dllness."
| The annual session OF the Cnivcrsalis. Cen
| cral Convention will bc held ut Chicago. ILL.,,
| commencing On Wednesday, Oct. -. 1ss., ut
III l. III. The Convention Is composed ot the
Presidents {ur, in their absence the 'irc-s resi-
dent5> aud Secretaries OF tile several State Con-
yentions in its fellowship, uf clerical aud lay
| delegates from each of these Conventions. and
| one delegate from the District Of Columbia and
| each Territory.
| The eyangelistic work of Mr.. Moody and his
co-laborers In Vernon: will begin about the Is.
| Of October. According to the plan adopted 1T
-
himself will begin il, Burlington ant Maj. Whit
| tie il, Rutland. 1t WIS decided to send Alr.
Nccdhasn to st. Adams, but the sentiment there
| is that 1t would be too near Alr. Moo'r, and Sd
| not be as successful as il thc two were IN Il
distinct field, 50 he will preach first in Bcnnlng-
| ton.
| The religious press having taken DR.. McCosh
| to task for his remarks oil American preachers
| ant nrcaching before tile Edinhurg Council, llc
replies in their latest issue that what they con-
meutud upon WIS but C:lrcaturc oil what nc
| said. and that he means to abide by what he
dill saw and whether the press approves or us
approves he will advocate Bbilcat exposition
| rather than notional cxhortations i'll the pulpit.
feds thought, not 1nans, Is what the World
| wants.
| The Rev. Morris Henderson, pastor 0! the
Beal Street Baptist Church. Memphis, len.: l'sns
| A remarkable man. Without education. being
scarcely able to read. he has nevertheless gath
cred Il congregation Of 3:SOo communicates tcnl-
orcd} and III one revival ol half Il year II! le'h
| he baptized ?O0 persons lie began ms WORK
anon. the colorcd people when there were lew
or no Bartists i'll that city. but now nc eau count
several strong churches formed BY colonies from
lis own.
The Baptis.s OF Boston are in snarl oye- the
affairs OF Pastcr Pentccost anti the Warren
Street Church. Ills otlcnse aud that OF the
church is that they have extended the hospttIll-
~ Of the communion table to Others thtn Bap-
tists Dr. Fcutccost has offered his resignation.
s r.o,lr lt,r,. ,.ynrcssetl their unwilling
ont ms peop.e pt,. u ,ud cav thrv viii stand uy him
ness @ 70 actIp ts' + H. % M Tnc cn,est PROMISES
ana ent Luz t, one and viii be bolh BIT
70 10. oe nd ~ rr<tr'rtct, e1dl-rI e' 0''~' '@''
ter ana prot'ae'e1
i story is told of late bcnetactlon TO the
Cuurch Extension Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church from an old man n wno!n s'ni1
Bishop Aules had much interested IN TIE Work. N
He added u cotl1ctl ~ MS "l' s!| 'A ~
two:lades who were hts heirs dcc'hct 10 taSe
advantage oi th1s le!sal ha"' siyils :. nr ;'at
Is fathers WILL dhai couS ra = 1usi - Ra,hr,