New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Jubilee Fund of 100000 for the en-
dowment Of shmtlc1 College, Illinois, has reached 800
600 IA good subscriptions.
The General Assembly OF the Welsh Presby-
torsns liz the United VIII open in Chicago septe-
Der 49, Upward Of fifty commissioners will be in attend
ance.
The American Home Missionary Society re-
ports its treasury to behind" TO TIE extent OF $50
600 About 400 missionaries are dependent on the re-
ceipts Tor their support
The English Church papers report that sat
isiac,ory settlement the difficulties between the mis-
solares % the Church Missionary Society and Bishop
Coplcs'oHe o. Ceyion is probable
A meeting of ministers has been called III
Philadelphia, to make arrangements for series Of meet
iugs 10 DC conducted by George Miller OF Bristol Eng
land, Who Is expected 10 arrive sooh'
The National Temperance Convention of the
Catholic temperance societies begins IN Buffalo August
20 The Rev. Fathcr Crouin, editor Of The Catholic
Unon viii deliver the address OF welcome to the dele
gates.
The "honorary members" of the American
Board have been requested to send their autographs to
the Treasrcr-oa bank checks. The needed 10 bal
the accounts Tor the year IS now stated 10 DC
100000.
1t is claimed that about 100000 of the
church members in the United States committed by
TIE Teaching and discipline OF their churches against
societies. IN this Total hc Roman Catholics count
100000.
Bishop Marvin of the Southern Methodist
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Conference sitting BRISTOL This is the first instance
of be reception Of Southern Methodist representative
by that body
At the annual meeting OF The Church of
England Working Mems Society which was held in Lon
don upon August I, sympathy was oNireSsed with The
Society Of the Holy Cross and thc practice o. confession
was approved.
Without having fully determined his plan Of
action for next mouth, N. Moody is inclined to the
opinion that 'Ic viii do better to follow up the "d-
vantage gained by the Boston meetings by working IN
the cities and smaller towns OF New EhSianL
Dr. MOufaug who has been nominated by
The Chapter Of Maycncc successor 10 The late i'op
yetter j. the leader Of tho Ultramontane party in
Ucsse and the head Of The Catholic Uni The Govern
mcni win probably refuse 10 confirm tine nomination
Prof. William Stevens of Dennison Uni
yersy has accepted the chair Of New Testament Exc
gesis, in Rochester Theological Seminary, made vacant
ly the sudden death OF Professor Brown. He VIII enter
S sg his duties a" the opening Of the next term S''
The Union Theological Seminary of this city,
opa,is FOR the new term September 10; Princeton
seminary on September 6;the Auburn seminary sep
teDDer 5th. At Auburn the Rev. r. H. Welch viii be
asrgursed Professor Of Chris ian Theology October
g. The incO luctory lecture at Princeton VIII be 0eN-
cred by Prof. c. Wistar Hodge.
Bishop Whipplc of the Protestant Episcopal
Church who has seriously I'D, has entered again up
on ms active labors for the Indians Of Minnesota He
Iitdtutio
Earth: al look forward with blessed hopes to their
ministry among their heather c0untpmcn." The
Bishop also confirmed eight Indians aicy at Red LAKE.
The plan is advocated in a Boston paper Of
sending ont tine poor aut unemployed Of the great
cities by ehurcnes 20 the vacant ands OF the west
The Roman Catholics already sending out such col
onies 70 the West South The NncGad plan is spoken
OF In the Boston paper as a. model. The founder Of
Virelaud received medal from the Exposition 10 Paris
Tor toe BEST example Of the organization OF an Industrial
community.
On Saturday last from 1900 to $4,000 ex-
cursopsts arrived at Marhas Vineyard. After dark,
saws The Congre1 aii0naiSt the air ablaze with
calcium lights col,rcd fires, Chinese lanterns and fire
works procession promenadcd the principal streets
several military bands performed, and there was an u-
mnaon Of cottages and hotels" The CoaJreJa'ionais
express the opinion that this was poor preparation
for sunday
Messrs. y. Clay Trumbull and John o. Wat
ties have become the proprietOrs OF The Sunday School
Times Philadelphia. They say: Mr.. John Wanna
maker who rctircS prompted to his purchase
Of Times nearly six years by simple desire to
preserve and continue it the line OF its important mis-
sion, as a representative undenominaona paper, de
voted TO the interests OF the Sunday school work and
workers in America"
The United Methodist Free Churches of
England held their Annual Conference at Louth, in Lin
coinslre, about month ago The statistics reported
were "a follows: travelling ministers 37l local preach
ers, 1901; members 72997 chapels, 1911; Sunday
Schools 1905; suuday-schoo scholars. 1s3,3G1 teach
els, 26.2O5 The Rev. Anthony Holloway elected
President Fraternal messages to Prcsi-
dents OF the other Methodist bodies.
The English correspondent of The Christian
Tntelgencer says Of the Pan Presbyterian Council On
the opening day ST. CHESS Church, the folk OF Edin
bro Town. highly amused by the sang
American Deputy, who got into the royal ana after
irving two or OF the Enthusiastically at
settled down in Queens Chair and remained there
,t, M int wa "A
ton Of Republican parity, Viii ch Edinburgh laughed
good deal
DR.. y. G.. Clark one OF the Secretaries of
the American Board Of Commissioners FOR Foreign Mis-
sons reports that tie Turkish authorities have been
very careful to do everything in their power TO protect
missionary families and they have also warned the Mos
lem population, through the Mosques, 10 forbcar all VIC
lence and treatment towards the christians. With the
exception Of the Esd Zaghra station Bulgaria. and Of
Erzelum Bitis and Vau md their out-statons, the
work has not Dee iLhuehccd 10 any great cAtcut Dy
the now going on.
The General Convention Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church will begin its sessions in Boston,
Wednesday October 3. Tnc opcnng services will be held
in Trinity Church In the Chapel OF Trinity, the House
OF Bishops viii sit tine House OF Clerical and Lay Depu
Tics will mold its sessions in Emmanuel Church. On The
evening Sunday. October 7, Missionary meetings wll
be held in ali the Protestant Episcopal Churches OF Bos
ton and its vicinity On the evening Of Thursday Octo
Der H. there will be Missionary meeting III the Taber-
naclc The Rev Charles L. Hutcins the Secretary OF
The COMMITTEES on Hospitality.
The success of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in outstanding the American Indians has
aroused the zeal Of the Moayans who formerly dis
tingulshed FOR their activity in this field The AOrar
the organ the Church, says: LsttcIy our Church
has been doing but little interest appears 10 be
i,ested in the work of cvaugeizng the Indians. We
have several times referred to this humatng fast aud
cndeavored 20 excite interest in the very prom
ising work now carried by other denominations and