New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


Bishop Haven, who left this port for Liberia
Nov l, has arrived at Monrovin, the capital
The annual meeting of the United States
branch OF the Evangelical Alliance will be held on Mon
day evening ucxt at Association Hall
The international Sunday-sChOol Lessons are
issued from the American Mission Press at Lucknow
India in the Urdu. Hindi, and Eaelish languages
The death is announced of the Rev. DR.. John
C. Lord or many of the foremost Presbyterian
ministers Of Western NcwYors. Thrtycight years OF
his ministerial life were spent IL Bnf'aO
The Methodist Episcopal Frecdmen's Aid
socety has founding and supporting ~ iustitu
tons the higher education Of freedmen Some OF
these styled universities, Others Summaries, normal
schools. and biblical institutes
At the recent monthly meeting of the Amcrl-
can Unitarian Association. held in Boston the Pubiea-
ton reported that there is an activelycon-
tnued call" for Unitarian publications among theology
cal students in all parts OF the country
The Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of
Relief Disabled Ministers states that the poverty
Of many Of families aided by the board so extreme
that they arc obliged anticipate their appropriations
In order % obtain toe bare necessarles OF me-
A public meeting will be held in Association
Hall in this cy on Tuesday Jan 80, to express sympa-
Thy with the Christians OF Bulgaria Mr. VIM E. Dodge
will preside. and address will be delivered by Dr.
Thomson. who has spent many years OF his lie III tue
Eas
The number of young men now receiving
aid from the Presby Board Of Education AGO. OF
whom 23i are studying theology In point OF scholar
ship, lO3 Of the 23i graded rs "hgh" 30 "aboVe
med "a medium below '"'0i"''i' al"
On the 17th inst MessrS Moody and Sankey
left Chicago for Boston The meetings in the Tabernacle
will be continued by Nessrs white and stebbns' the
latter taxing the place Of Mr. r. p Bliss At their first
meeting tho audic room was filed to its utmost
capacity.
The BAPTIST Weekly of this city mentions q
report that an insurance company Of Boston, which
holds a mortgage OF $4,000 on the property OF the
University Of Chicago Tapst, is about to foreclose-
The ground which The University stands was gwen Dy
the llte senator Douglas.
Upon the recent reOpenlng OF the second
Congregational Church in Fair Haven, Conn, the Rev.
John $ C. Abbott the former pastor who has been for
some time the point Of death, sent letter OF congai
ulation. During In Ahhotts pasiora'c from January,
1870 TO May 1874 1913 names added to the list OF
members.
At the Goth anniversary of the American
Colonization Society, which was recently held IN Wash
WAS stated that the desire Of tie cOo:ed people
Of the United states to migrate Africa led increased
since tlc war Fmls have, however, so fallen on thai
The society send only few OF the number who ohef
Themselves
President Smith of Dartmouth College hav
ING refused 70 reconsider his resignation, several names
have suggested for the Office soon T. be vacated
Among the prominent Is that Of the Rev Dr. A. H.
Quint DR.. CUNT is wen known as The stafiscian Of
the Consrc caCn9l churches during the war ne was al
chap IN
In the State of Texas the Meth0dists and
Bapsts are the most nGm"rous Protestant deno.una-
tous The Methodist missionaries were sent thither
in 1887 the first Methodist conference was formed IN
1e4l with 500 members. The number q church mem
be- he State is G0o25 being one to every 10 oil t'c
total population.
The Rev. Stuart Robinson of Louisville, KY,
who recently obtained Judgment Of $4,000 against
The Missouri Democrat libel has declined 20 receive
more than $2,7OS Of that sum. The alleged hbe!ouS
matter was in relation to Dr. Robnsons conduct dHrns
.t,-1 he (Fgl utln =
traction" Of it, m.s-ta'cmcnt.
AT the ffty-second annual meeting of the
Basic Missionary Society one of the most important On
continent 81 Europe the receipts for 1S16 were re-
ported Ia be Sl722o~; expenditures. Sl52702 There
native helpers The Institute at Basle for the training
Of missionaries has SO pupils.
4 paragraph appears in the OSSerGdt0r6 no
uaro stating that when The Pope appointed Cardinal
smcoui to be Ponthca Secretary OF STATE" he also by
another Decree coufdcd TO him the Office of Project Of
tbc Sacred Apostolic Palaces, and Administrator Of the
property Holy See together with certain special
death, aud wlile the Pontihca throne is vacant"
Great interest has been awakened in the
CITY Of Pittsburgh by the temperance movement, led by
Mr. Francis Murply. The Number OF pledge sgncrs has
reached % 900 The churches filed the evenings
MONDAY prayer meetings also held. with "a Crowded
attendance: Many Of the reformed men have joined the
oiurcac.. Daiy meetings are also held in A!c-lauy
N PENNSYLVANIA. Eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
Bishop Cheney of the Reformed Episcopal
Church las published letter IN which lac defends the
churches - icago against the charge made in ono OF
tie pa crs they neglect the and virtually eT-
clulc them rom pubic worship lie states that for five
y,., the evening service IN his church Christ has
been ;ec and that the seats are filled With men and
women viii, unabc 70 rent slItinSS Tee same p'n
h. been recently adopted hy the Second Prcsby terrain
Church Of that city.
The Boston Moody and Sankey Tabernacle
was drtlictted Thursday of This week. Addresses
y "a. Il than, ID
The general arrangements iorthc meetings, which Deg'n
tc-:ncriov arc as follows The General Committee
hers h.tcrn; the Executive Committee eleven The III
uuy Room Committee seven; the usrers are 10 number
7Ot: the Christian workers. 1000; the singers, loo
ON tomorrow two services viii lie held. Clarendon
street Church opened for overflow meetings
:I fremont JrIulc and the Mel'IdOh 70: serve
in TIC morning "T at n"1l
Dr. Austin Phelps OF AndOvcr Seminary, who
has ,e writing nlrn the smalluess Of the namb"y Of
tie graduate. ~ theological Summaries who ohe them
selves foreign missions, expresses the OPINION tat
thc great tits country have drawn their aten-
tou to the home field. Many years ago band o. grada-
atcS known as Iowa Band went TO the then Ter
Iito,y of Iowa. This followed by the kansas
Eana" whose members did good service during the
Ieroi Of The struggle there with slavery Prof Phelps
raises Ia. qIc- ion whether f,rsecin2 lcy docs not
dictate -Ises.1l 81 advance in thC iOcl-n Held,
allowing simply hold IT, oTn. Il this j. reccss iry t.
tc speedy avl' cncnt OF certain preliminary CoHquc-IS
tls county
The Baptist Animal for the State of New"
York l.si i,.u,l report. $50 churches and 1l0.2lO
Iacrh,is ia 1870, against SOP c.archcs aui 1867
member. in ITO This makes hot gain oi Abs mem
hers The h4r!isms OF the year we're $3.50. The mum
her Of SuYday-cool Teachers ard scholars is 03.2iG-a
gain OF 1I4. The bucSo ut contributions for tie year
we've sol $50. an advance o. e3N.s52 Oh 1870, The