New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

A BAPTIST minister of CharlcstOwn, Mass,
about to leave for the west, was rendered dinner by
the nei;htoring Catholic clergyman
According to the Year Book OF the TRINITY
Church this city the total amount Of property held 10y
the corporation is $7,O0ooOOi the annual revenue Is
5000
The General Assembly of the United Presby-
criau Church. at its late meeting Sparta Illinois. de-
cidcd against permitting the of musical instruments
IN public worship.
In his address to the Scotch pilgrims to
Rome P0pe expressed the purpose OF racsabhshng
the Catholic hierarchy in Scotland Since 1877 there
have been three Scotch vcars, the Eastern Northern
and Western.
The income Of DR.. Talmage's Tabernacle for
the past year $i1178 The debt vas reduced to the
extent Of S11.4j0 During July DR.. Talmage's pulpit
VIII DE filled 10y the Rev. DR.. c. H. Fowler, editor OF me
Christian Adcocaie.
Bishop Andrews, who has been making tour
OF tho world inspecting the Methodist Episcopal foreign
missions expects 10 embark for America the 25th of
July. The last two months of his stay abroad will be
spent IN Germany, Denmark and Sweden
The Southern Presbyterian Assembly will
year in Knoxville, TENNESSEE the Northern IN
Pittsburgh. The Northern Assembly determined to IN
crease its contingent fund, and pay its own way. The
commissioners will hereafter be dependent upon the
Inequalities OF the people
The Executive Committee of the New-YOlk
state Sunday school Convention recommends that t.
prayer" in behalf OF the sundayschool cause and
that pastors present its claims morning. The state
snndayschOOl Convention will be held in Buffalo, June
| 1914.
The census Of the Old Catholics in Germany
when has lust been taken gives that body 1871
hers in Prussia sGG in Baden. 155 in Iicssn 1888
n Bavaria 247 IN O'dcubGrg, and 237 in Wiiitemberg,
making toai of $500 The census does moi claim to
! Dc complete Last the Old Catholics in Germany
numbered 4ySGS persons.
The managers of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of Philadelphia have opened home
for incorporate women upper aud middle classes.
The discipline OF the will bc Christian The best
medical attendance VIII be provided The home for
class Of WCmcn for whom other rciortOry INSTITUTIONS
would lie wholly unsuitable
The following Congregational State Associ
ations meet this month"; Rhode Island, Westerly. June
T.; Connecticut Planvilc. June 10; Massachusetts,,
Chelsea June 10; Vermont Bradford June 10; Oregon,
seattle June u Maine, Calais. June 2G. Al the MasSa.
ciusetis meeting historical survey Will be presented
by tie Rev. Dr. l. y. IarbOX.
Thirty Catholic priests and eleven bishops
from the United states named ms being in Rome in
the latter part Of May and also Messrs. william Devln,
James ODonoghuc, and Robert J. Hoeuct armcn, from
bearer ON IN" bari Of Mrs Gcm@1a sorman Of 1000
from the c thoc laity of the United States.
Missionaries in the northeastern provinces
China give painful accounts OF the famine prevailing
there The struggle for existence is very The
people OeNOuf oldoSilES, utIh OF tiftN lull ttN'9'
or whatever can be eaten. In towns, during the
cold weather large pits have been dug. in which crowds
nuddle to keep Chingchow has four such pts
in ore them 90 persons were racled As last the
dad bodies We're removed rom H. there WouId De "a
struggle for the vacant places.
The twenty fourth anniversary of the Baptist
Historical Society celebrated in the Tenth Baptist
Church OF Philadelphia June 4. The library of the
society consists of 500 volumes. The receipts for the
wear were S7G1 The entire period OF its organizations
/ Cub rft,fil
building which is greatly needed On the election Of
officers. the Roy. Howard Malcom, y. D., chosen
Honorary President, and the Rev. william Cathcut,
| ID. D., President.
At the Annual Convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Diocese Of Ncw,crscy held at Elizabeth
last week the total amount Of the episcopal fund
reported 10 be $4,000 From this the Bishop of Nor
| thcrn Ncw-JerSey receives $4,000 per annum and the
Bishop Nev-Jcrsey $1,000. The fund viii not be di
| vded during the lifetime of the present Bishop of
Northern NcwJerscv In his address the bishop stated
INT the salaries OF the clergy Of the diocese
were less than 81 600 lie urged building recto-
The Rev. Gordon Hall, pastor of the Edwards
CONGREGATIONAL Church OF northampton celebrated the
| 25th annvelsary Of his pa-torate on June =. The
church which OffshOot of the in which Jonathan
Edwards oiciatcd has had only five pastors. The first
was the Dr. John Todd. Among the others
III, Rev f. p Rogers D. D., Of this city and Prof Geo.
T. Day Of the Yale Theological School social meeting
was held in honor Of Dr. Hall on June ., at which
addresses made by ministers OF the surrounding
| towns.
Among the suggestions of the paper upon
the Chinese California, which the Prcsbytery Of san
Francisco laid before the recent General Assembly
| the following: That the Board of Foreign Missions
station returned missionaries from China who speak
the Canton dialect in all OF the principal towns Of the
Pacific coast; that these missionaries have under teir
direction Chinese schools. and native Chinese colpOr-
teurs; that Christian Chinese newspaper he published
and that the mission 10 the Chinese women which has
started IN san Francisco be extended 10 all OF the
| towns the coast.
The annual report Of the Ladies' Five Points
Mission Methodist Episcopal, just issued states that
during the year children have been taught in the
mission schools the average attendance in the last three
months was o CT $50. About 800 families, embracing
nearly 20OO persons have been dependent the mis-
sion for daily food and 10 these 3Si9 35 atIons have
been given Services held every sunday morning in
the chapel Tue attendance in the library and reading
room varies from 80 10 100 every evening; Tire library
contains .7CG VOLUMES The total rccipts OF the year
| nave been $21 $50; expenditures, Sl932O.
The General Assembly of the Church of Scot
land stablshedj began its sessions in Edinburgh, May
| "a. The Rev. Dr. Phin chosen moderator The re-
port Of the Endowment Committee stated that up to
1876 there had been added the Church of Scotland
90 parishes the total value OF buildings, endowmcnts,
&C. being 81 ,GGG,OOO During the year ending April
l5 1876 Is new parishes had been added the total
! number OF sittings in the - churches 1920
II was proposed to 100 additional parishes No
/ cost of c15OO0O. The Scotch Free Church Assembly
met also on May "a. The Rev. Dr. G0od, formerly Of
the Reformed PrcsN terrain Church. was appointed mod
ciaor The report OF The Committee Religion and
key III Scotland as having stimulated lay agencies.
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