New-York tribune., 1877-10-27

Mayence about hundred delegates present Pro
fessor Huber was chosen president Letters expressive
Of sympathy with the effort 10 renite the churches were
read, one of them being from the Bishop OF Lincoln
The Freewil Baptsts, at their recent General
Conference in Farport recommended that all be given
10 theological students, condition that promissory
note for the amount he given by the ncneacary, to be
paid within four years after graduation, otherwise 70
The Long Island Baptist Association has in
ten years raised S61l3G for home mission purpose s.
WITH this sum. twentythrec churches have been aided
in supporting pastors Seventeen Of these churches arc
$1,000. ''' "'''''''''" '''''' ''' ~ '''' ''''
The English Liberation Society, which has for
its object the separation Of Church and State has M
nounced ts purpose to hold meetings IN All the borouG
3 Great briah' uurnG t,r .o.hIg SOU, 1 CrTnn
RGgers. Dale now IN The United staiesl, ana 'N'eH
Williams are announced as leading speakers
The Brandenburg Consistory, Prussia, has
cancelled the call Of the Rev Mr. Hossbac to the charge
OF the Parish Of II. James, in Berlin. Mr. Hosshach Is
known as "a decided nationalist and the veto put upon
the Of The gaon y the consstory has eN-
cited much remark IN Bo'iln
The American Church Missionary Society
protestant EpiscopaD which VIII hereafter be merged
in rho Roarl Of Missions was organized in 1860 Il grew
ont OF "a dissatisfaction on the part ~ many at what a
noared 10 be prevalent tendency IN the operations Of
the board TO favor particular class OF views III e
church."
Croydon suburb of London October Q. The coneourse
Of people attending is described unexampcd" The
opening sermon was preached by Professor L'ghtioo
After the inaugural address by the Archbishop ol can
terbury. the Congress discussed Alonanmean Se,,
"Christian Faith Relation to scepIioai Cu'"e' "u
" Trades Unions
The proceedings of the.PrOtestant Episcopal
General Convention were marked by great harmony
The Chrchpan, OF this city says: "The stormy scenes
of past strife only matters Of history ana tha
almost forgotten There does not appear to DC the F
ow of party IN the house ana @ no oS 0D1 ;b 5e ~,
foresec when any member rose 10 Sps JI Cb5 Loj
the question he would advocate" me CH"cH OO""'
bears the same testimony.
The Triennial Congregational Council, which
met in Detroit. October II, continued III session four
davs The statistics showed gain in three years, oi
1si churches The present number is 3,509 Of these
465 are in New England, and 1921 in the West, ana
353 in New-Yorl,, New jersey and Pennsylvania. the
annual expenses OF the churches estimated to ne
~ 600 OGO The number OF ministers in the pastoral
service is 2S74 mcreasoot eighty in three years
The committee of the Bonn Old Catholic
Synod to which referred the further consideration
OF the subject the cebacy Of priests. has made an a
plicaton TO the State Ministers of Baden asking wha'
legal hndrauccs in TIE OF abolishing the ooh
CATION of celbacy Baden and what objections there
would be TO such q step. The Ministrr, though no
ayersc 10 the abolition of compulsory celbacy has re-
piled that will act only in conjunction Win Other
States especially Prussia.
Ii is now formally announced by the PaleS-
tine Exploration Society OF England, that their survey
of Western Palestine is completed THIS survey mas been
in progress January 1s72. with the exception OF
fifteen months IN 1896. One Of the leaders Of the
the surveying party, Mr. Tyrwhitt Drake fell
victim to exposure and the climate The Chairman II the
Executive Committee states that the new maps ana
memoirs Will contain thousands OF names very many oi
places in the Bible not before Identified together WIN
many found in Ialmudic Early Christian ana Crusadng
histories.
Cardinal Riario SlOrza, whose recent death
has been announced was born in $50, and was nofni
mated Archbishop Of Naples before he had resched hi9
thlty-hfth year. Al thirty-hve years he WAS made
Cardinal by Pope Grasory XVI He was member Of
four gregatons-BshOps and Spiritual Orders the
Council OF Spiritual Immunies tho Index and the sci-
pine Of the Spiritual Orders There said to bc but
four Cardinals left OF the number appointed by
Gregory XVI-Amat, schwarzenberg, Asqunl' ana
Carafa Cardinal Siorza gaeatly beloved IN Naples
for his beueyoence which was conspicuousy dispaycd
curing the prevalence of cholera Iu 1867.