, 1877-09-30

| for the relief OF this indebtedness.
The Peoria Transcript declares that the Epis-
copal churches in that citr arc unanimous in
their opposition to the proposed change of that
county from the diocese OF Chicago to tue pro-
posed new diocese Of Quincy.
"Our most Holy Father, Pope Plus II, >,
sars the Pope's Secretary, "has craciouslG con-
ccdcd' hundred days indulgence to any
American who will visit any church and pray
for the conversion OF tile Indians.
Wednesday next the Upper Iowa Conference
| Of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in
| McGregoE, lu. The people Of that city have
| made ample arrangements to take care of all
| who come. The attendance will be large
Bishop A1nes will be in charge.
The Church Missionary Society has been COM
| PEELED to make large reduction in It's expenses
for the present year. II began the year with a
| debt OF about so. .0o3, and the expenses conse-
| quent upon the sending out Of twenty ueH men
| make the amount needed this year Sis iu
| c1cess of the income OF last year.
The Rev. William ". Taylor, D. D.. travelling
| in Switzerland. found the Scotch Presbyterian
| congregation in Lucerne worsh'pinr in i Roman
Catholic church, the property Of the Canton.
| Hc reports that The sight of the cruCixes and
pictures did not hurt bis feelings affect his
faith, and says that he left the building feeling
| kindly towards the Roman Catholics.
Besides the Protestant Episcopal General
Convention and the Congregational Council
the General Council Of the Evangelical Lutheran
! Churcl. in North America vii! meet this season.
The Iast-na1ned will assemble lit Philadelphia.
| tBroad and Arch strects) Oct. 10. the Cnngrc-
| gatlonal Council opens III Detroit, Oct. II. As
| already announced, the Episcopal Convention
| opens in Boston, Oct 3.
| Within the past few months tho Reformed
| Episcopal Church has organized the following.
| churches:
Christ Church, Minneapolis, the Rev. Dr. f. u.
". Ii. tonner II H. intr nT 1;hirs"o rlrtnr M
Panl's, st. Thomas Ont. the Rev. John Drown
| Rector; Church Of the Reconciliation, B.ookyn
this being the f,urth established in that city
Sir james Douglas. late Governor OF British
tolumo'a was scstrysnan in the church OF Our
10TH. s'eto1'a ana uas lctt Inc parish a generous
'oHae'' ~ '4'' ~
The Methodist Episcopal Church has in its
foreign field :07 foreign missionaries and assist
ants, 24b native preachers and 7S2 local preach
s!o GAo. 3 ". .: ai,u eeaests aAls tots
a,,. /; ~, 49, ~ tMs tou ~ -! eonhull
scl'o1,-s 3'G oI ~ da,. s,.,,.t, ,e 2T.!uoa}
~ ~ a,t ;f,,,;; ~, 1 i. @ ...n ~ eo ~
Thesc f,r,e shn,r +h,t ~, N.;h,; et r;'i
1,hu-h bs ,,,,a '"n ,'a' j.;
,n,ss,ons ~, ;,a. th't 49, j.; -, ~ ho,,u -
'rrast ~, s,,:.se @ ~; . t. l. - W AA's tf
6A~ '7 Az s@ 4"es'
George Muller, the founder and head of the
Ashley Downs Orphan Asylum, BRISTOL, Eft
land, has been lccturing in BROOKLYN on the
forty years. He depends for support of the
asylum e'tircly On so'untaEE conlrloutohs ana
r x,ss -, ~. 1ss sf,.@ ,. ~
anr f::,'1 .ls a ~ H"s,o r.. 'na Hnu
~ .no' - tu.s t, ~ ~ ~ ~ ni 80! a.
IL pi.,9 W ttle L1'u .o' ns1p, ulsua1llniS tue
osuln@' ~ slsscr. y. aPtsae ,s'a eaoasn .c ne"s
tEape's' t. @ue e5S'e'a nAS p4o'eo fe4y suleess-
hui.
Grace Church. sacramento, CAL, has been
sold at auction, aud bought by i bank which
n pr
building. The Rector having resigned, tue YES
try have made over to HIM the furniture of the
church and cllancel, the communion service,
ETC., and the bank officers have applied to the
tpuFt aor an in!unetao', W al9n I's acton Q!
tho -, thc; c,;,n .e ~ ,., ., y"
ttx .,.. 80; eA... ~ -, ..'a. m' .a'ose ''
t,,s ~. rsI c;t,,.nl ~. ~.
Essho'an ~. Eplsso Gnutsn nas not W.
.s 80. 'th g. .t'ps'' :" t"e eAp''o' e1'o "
tt'.1t "s''t"s "e*''e
learn, Oh what seems the best authority, that
Mr. Moody is paying the penalty for oycrwurk.
He was greatly worn down at the close of the
Tabernacle meetings last spring, and his nervous
system has not rccuperatcd as he hoped it
might. In fact, he has been unable to TO much
solid studying this summer, aud has had co.-
siderable trounle iu his head. This State Of
thl1es n's ieet ll''s 10 tl.e aecisoh MOI 10 uacs
ANY tns eotis acsuns tne . e1;t T - " ue9t
tr, 'v ,, ~, ~ ~ ~ ~
.' o @ % ~: -: :r,. ~. ' .,; . - - e w. rt1 :. - :,
q pi.ee' ~ ui'c1 e''' ocee4o'9 VI NC"
Il "f1aye YOU any Catholics among the Jews?"
was tho question recently put by Il Christian ot
supposed intelligence to Ill 1sraclite. The lnl-
prcssio:1 in the querist's mind was that ''Jcw''
was another namc for 'sforcis,neT,'' perhaps for
German. lsraclitcs, too, show Il like ignorance
when they use "Ancrlcan y and "ChrlStian" "
rs convertible terms. There are still locali-
ties in this broad land,' says tho ien1sh -Nesse-
ger, 'swhcre dew Is a mystery, where people
cannot conceive that he may be rs retinc, gen
tlemau as any ucacon or vestrylnan, anu where
his appearance would make as much co1n1no-
ton rs the sight Of ho5.obEiu on Fifth ave
nue. during promenade hours.'
The Methodist Enjscorr,l Church has becn in
the foreign field torty-iour Years: Its first for
elEn mission Was planted Ill Liberia, Africa, III
lSts Slice which time 1t has added Ut intervals
other countries to its held, until 1t now counts
ten distinct missions. four OF which are i'll
he3then countries. lie sucfety was ORGANIZED
IN lSl9, making It's slrst rcpoFt IN lS-a', It's re-
cclpts beng about Ss4f. lts hrst Work was
among the sieriiiAn anu other European 'tnin1,
grants and the illulans, cxpendng down To 1853
an Average o1 about S',0Uo Il year on home
mission work. When 1t began TO feel strong
enough to enter the foreign held 1t ha.i IN tic |
nei.hb0rhood Of half million communicates, I
and i very large domestic work.
Tile Jan,ncse ark-shr;ues described hv MIR.
" S;,nnsrn IN th.. - Transart1nns, of lie N.
c;o,r of Rihlic,i Arch.r,1o1v arr ca1lnf Term.
go - ~ :. uaavan;s lnr1,, and Ia. toxhi or |
.ts1...a, w eaa1 Thax ,ro n,in,at,,rse II |
1a,,anaos pI.eaoa .,,n. r,t, sn,,,r. rc1a ov.rs