New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-01
RELiGI0Cs INrALLIGENCE.

The last Scotch Free Church Assembly de-
ternired % raise 100000 for church extension. Tho
T!iuh.r.l Pr,,hytrry has rcconhv appointed commit
a., o. uusl forward this undertaking
On las Monday thc Rev. DIR. II. Ciapp
resigned lis position on of the secretaries az tire
AIueican Homo Missionary Society, "a order 20 enable
u 70 make a needed reduction IN The EXPENSE u man
eicni.
Ncssrs. Moody and Sankcy have closed their
cacoaJ month of Evan-cl. site ohor. ma N-w.E1Iud.
slr. MOODY and Mf. sIuk.y have been Pie'cAing ana
singing to cr wdcd cougF cations in &ancAcster Many
have uroics3rd CONVERSION.
The National Church Of the Sacred Heart"
10 Do ru.I: by tr French rcopie Noutmfrfc-s. -
bmGius very slowly Tire subscriptions 60 Dc have
rraelcd thcsn 90 100000 hHt nh" fiibe ra'u'- 9i
.le ground laa rent o. ay an Mormon '"'
I tUrc :le found tou. OF the bl liihe'
The Southern Presbyterian Church has
established school to- the raningo cocrod ministers
~ Tuscaloosa Alabama. SIX candidates attended during
the last session. The General synod Of the 4 5thel
Qbltc.l CtufcI' hi- pr'u' ' ,inar,
In a recent charge to his clergy, Archbishop
TIE ch Of Dubn, takes very depending vie" "i t"e
prospects OF tac English state Church. He thinks tl"t
tDe ctcs danger comes from tue interference Of the
state and s,s that the 5tate political 9rganisn.
sa,d T.. as s snci G to be- c ai at all"
Messrs. White and McGranahan have had
lnree and Interesting meetings IA Portsmouth, ana
Messrs Ncedhau and Cato 10 Concord The meetings ID
Vermont gun In October, have been kcoi up ali tns
month Mes-Is. Moody ard sank'y bgn their worN IA
Providence, r. l., tomorrow; Messrs Ncedaa'n and
Cat5In wort, Ind Mcssrs Whithc ana McufMlhlh
in LIWltuc' Mass.
The nrosecutIon of Professor Robertson
Smith, Of Aberdeen scotland, ,ria for herey, VIII br
conducted by layInan. The charge is denial OF The
inspiration Of tie Bioc. 10 the sense held by Tie CAurch
The Rev Fergus rgson Of GLASGOW minister Of tne
United Preuy terrain Cuurch wi Dee tred soon Tor bis
ayuwa OF dshc.ei 90 & ynis, as SET ior'h III tie 'uo
ordinate doctriual standards.
Tomorrow is the day appointed by the Pres
byterian General Assembly for taking ia tine churches
the collection Freedmen. Besides synods in which
are colorod ministers, the Northern Preshytcn Church
las a synod Of Fr,odmen-tle Atan'ic-c"mrr' sing
Presbytcries - ministers. lbs churches and 9979 CON
muucanis ON. OF dob Pi,sWi"rdh chhoHe'' "D"u'
1000 contribu ed 10 trIS ilud lass, year
Father Beckx, the General of the Jcsults, Las
published q letter addressed by HIM to Father Carol ID
relation to The later's Withdrawal FROM the society.
The substance Of tie letter is that Father C'ruS WIN
dar al is accepted with reluctance Bu as SOM OF hiS
opinions IN his published Writings, constituted a-eave
outrage against tc car Of Jesus Christ and were the
cause OF scandal" Father Carol had presented 90 hn the
alternative OF traction o. scpii on nom 'ho S"'')'
10 which nc had belonged since $50
The voluntary system of supporting the
church has rot made much progress among tue Protest
ans OF France 1si5 Monod and de Gasnariu LEFT the
site Reformed Church. from desire to establish ne"
cvangelioal communion. Al the recent annual meeting
Of this Union Of the Evangelical Churches OF France
not more than forty churches represented Among
tie Gistlnguis delegates Edmond de PrcSscfae
Gently the Free Church has lest three o its leading
men-M. Fersier. the ve'lkuown Partisan preacher
Theodore Mon d, and Jean Bust
The decision OF the Hartford South AssCcla-
ton Of Congregational Ministers to continue in fellow
ship with tie Rev J. L. Dudley, IN charge OF the
congregation of the late Theodore Parker, has created
much dissatisfaction among orthodox Constesalonal-
lists. The association said II il appear that be does
not preach the Gospel that he breaches antChfist THIS
would furnish ground for charges but The association
has bcfur, dcnce 10 ju~ belief that Brother
Dudley breaches otherwise t1au h. has done IN TIE
past" The COgegdtioHdSt taxes issue win the assc-
ton.
The statistical returns for the year have been
received from - OF the 81 annual conference 81 the
Methodist Episcopal Church Estimating for the six un-
reported tho returns, made up. SLOW ii shops 81
confer noes, 1926 travelling preachers l2jS3 local
preachers; 1473OOG lay members in fdil communion;
2OO2sI prohat Ouors; 5000 churches 1891 parson-
ages; 1878 smda,-scbools; 2lG,i0i officers and
teachers and 400 2s3 scholars Tho increase OF travel
ling preachers j. Isl; Of full memhers lsol2; If |
churches. 2S3 ard oi nars9nage, ~ The Churches
are valued at 7Ol33.613. and tho paIsona-rs al
S9OGJIl7.
The official gazette OF Vienna, on November
10 contained an order of the Minister of Educauon aud
Worship. acknowledging he Old Catholic Coner'ga-
tions in Austria. This is the first official recognition
given hy the Government It IS said that recognition
was Withheld until the Old Catholics should declare
themselves secedcrs from tn Roman Catholic Church;
This they have hitherto been unwilling 10 do. In Boz
hernia there are said to be 10000 GA Catholics; III
Vienna. 1000, aud The borders OF Bavaria, 3,uOp
They hove in vienna the Use u the salvador 'hur'h
Not than hif dozen priests III Austria nave gone
TO them.
The text has been published of the Royal !
order of the King Of SPAIN ccnsurng the Mayor of
Igaoraf for cOnstriiun by Official pressure Fran
cisco Gutierrez AMI his wife, who had proiessed the
reformed faith to have their children baptized ac
cordng to the rites OF the Roman Catholic Church.
The order declares that the eleventh article of the
Spanish Constitution Of 1875. which provides that no
ucrs shall b. mo!esed for his religious opinions, nor
Tor Tie nee exercise OF worship, save the rtspec, de
ia Christ an morals, has been violated by Ills dct INC
Ibrl papers ~ ain. such as LIS EDoct, ~ DiGftO
III IteDO, and otlcrs all express me upui'h th tue
Government should have summoned Inc MAY OF al i%u-
turaf to trial before tAe courts.
Much Importance is attached IN England TO
the speech recently made at Edubnrgh by Cord litng
ton on the Dscsablshment OF the Scotch and the Eng
sh Church. Being Liberal leader perhaps next to Mr..
ad.tone the head OF the party, the meaning OF his
words has been carefully considered As to scotch dis
establishments he said substantially that whenever
scotch opinion requires that il shall be taken in hand,
the Liberal party ought not to refuse It's cooperation"
All the London papers IN this statement announce
mcnt Of the future policy Of the Liberals Of England
say, The Spsctatlr: d" Lord Hartiug0n's speeches in
Scotland VIII increase tic respect OF TIC Liberal party
for his Judgment and 3 confidence In MS strength ~
PURPOSE. We have always maintained tiat Establish
ments are matters OF policy, not It Principe
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