New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


Jewish ministers.
The Welsh Presbyterians of the United.
States opened their General Assembly IN Chicago sept
Is Tho session is expected TO last about one week
1t is SAID there has never been such col
lection of Bibles OF various editions brought together
WAS displayed at the recent Caxton Exhibition in Lon
The Rev. DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, for this year
Professor Of Theology Bangor, has prepared work
"upon the civil political and religious changes in Iur-
key, GUrus the last forty years
The twentieth anniversary of the Fulton
street Noou-day Prayer Meeting will be held Monday
next the 24lh in tae Collegiate Reformed Church, Laa-
ycttc-place, at II o'clock
DR.. Bellows aud the Rev. E. L. Hale were
present the meeting Of the Name state Unitarian Con
ference, which held at Bangor September 10 d..
Bellows made address upon missionary work 10 tAe
STATE.
The English Congregational Union VIII meet
Leicester October d. two days before the time OF the
opening Of the Congregational National Council, at De
tloii The Rev. Dr. Macasen of Manchester breaches
the opening sermon.
The American Board oe Commissioners for
Folcig Missions Ia. increased Us debt during tie fiscal
year inst closed, 900 As much $4,000 Of this
deficiency Is owing 10 q falling III the contributions OF
clght men Of large means.
The New-Yoll Baptist State Convention will
meet in Troy October 81 Tic Pastors conference VIII
assemble the day preceding. Local Baptist as>oci'
Tons are entitled TO appoint delegate for every four
ol the associated churches.
On the 9th of September, The AdyaRcc of
Chicago celebrated IT'S anniversary. The sum OF
has been expended in placing il or IT. prescott
pccunary foun ation TIE hdrauee aims 70 represent
/ the Congregational CHURCHES oi thc N"fiH"tsl'
At the recent session of the St Louis Con
ference Of the Southern Methods; Episcopal Church. The
Publishing Agent Mr. BEDFORD made ~ appeal hi behalf
/ Of the Book CONFORM. az Nashville. The Conference
accepted assessment OF one thousand dollars for s
relief.
The Murphy temperance men have formed
state organization ~ Pennsylvania and held con-
veniiou 40 Pitt-5urz september - Joseph Hunter
was elected chairman. Delegate, were elected 20 the
National Convention, which viii be held In Cleveland
nest month
At the session Of the Indiana Methodist
Episcopal Conference held Washington, last week, W
g. De PAW made eighth annual gift Of $1,000 10 the
Preachers Aid society. 1t his purpose 10 found fund
Of SOB 600 for enc relief OF sick and w0out preachers
Of the Conference.
The Delaware Bible Society held lis Sixty
fourth Annual Meeting at Mddletown. September l3.
This although u STATE society has jurisdiction OF single
county only-Ncwcdste. The Kent and Sussex Bible
Societies have hitherto declined cooperation. preieIri"g
10 operate iuGepcndcntF
The Fourth United Christian Convention
will be held in the Exhibition Palace Dubm, next
month These conventions were begun by MeSsrs.
Moody and slnkcy. when IN Ireland in 1874. All the
eyaneecal cticcs oi ireland VIII be represented In
the speakers and addresses.
The Warren Avenue Baptist Church, of Bos-
ton dcfeuds is practice Of open communion Oh the
ground that such practice forbidden By the Com
fcasoI OF SEQ" under which TIE church organized
me faith and ueuages Of This church are now undcr
investigation by committee OF the Boston NOrh Baptist
Association. appointed lust year.
The Board Of Publication Of the Reformed
DutclD Church will need for its relief $4,000 before
I,vemJer9 Ii the money is raised, the stock Of
aud firm ho
satisfy the claims Of creditors Mr Samuel b. Scncln
is the Treasurer Of The special uHd which II IS proposed
10 Ia!se Tor The relief OF tins Indebtedness
The death is announced of the Rev. Dr.
Benjamin Schneider OF the earliest OF the American
missionaries to the Turkish Empire. He graduated from
Andovef in $685. ana left immediately for Constantnople
lie stationed al Irousa. where he spent many labor
ioS years Dr. schneider died al tie Clty Hospital bOS
ton where nc had been taken ioi surgical treatment
The Ministerial Association of philadelphia
are taking action in relation the opening of the Per
maucnt Exhibition sundays The Baptist ministers
meeting, las, Monday, adopted condemnatory
luti0ns The Methodist preachers meeting appointed
committee of i've TO cooperate with other committees II
calling public meeting 20 consider The Sunday question
The Roman correspondent of Tile Lond0R
Times under date OF Sept 3, writes thus of the health
the Pope There doubt that the health Of tho Pope
has considerably dcteroraied He sil linGcr for
some time bus that serious apprehenscns felt ia tue
Vatican that II just likely he pass any
moment * evident from mjunCtions 10 his physicians
not to absent themselves from Rome"
At the adjourned meeting Of the Annual
Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal diocese o North
Carolina, which closed al Raleigh september -, the
farther consideration Of the resolution TO divide the
diocese was indefinitely postponed In relation to the
change OF the name o. the church it resolved That il
ia inc incident to make any change at this time" The
deiegase TO the General Convention were Instructed nc
coTdngy.
The statistics OF the Roman Catholic Church
ny the T..v Ia nor
chester of Boston at recent meeting OF the Evangel
irl Alliance in tIat CITY: Archbishop. bishops,
priests 549 churches, Dos chaucis auI stations I14
colleges > students, 1O- .cademies and select schools
81 parish schools 20 a.ylDns' -; hospitals o. e.
uuacd population, 100000. Ia Boston uicrc are 30
Roman catholic caUtcLes and ciapcl- ana 80 pIcstf
The question, much debated, how TO make
the Congregational National Council more effective Is
discussed by a correspondent Of Inc CongyeaatoI.0s
this week. He expresses the opinion thar the Council
should u make strong impression the vital centre
OF the Congregational churches 2 Devise scheme
Of advisory supervision OF Congregational churches and
pastors 10 occupation Tor the past0Is and
10 keep tic churches supplied CD Consolidate ana COR
contrate the work Of the Congregational benevolent
crtios.
The San Francisco Theological Seminary
(PlesycraI) was dedicated with appropriate scryiccs
Sept g. Addresses delivered Dy the Rev DIS Scott
and Burrows and II II. iiaght. The building purchased
for tho uses OF the Seminary, with tie furnishing
$4,000 six students have already entered The Roy.
Dr. scott il Professor Of Systematic Theology the
Rev. DR.. Burrows OF Greek Excgesis the Roy Wa.
Alexander Of Ecclesiastical History. and the Rev. Or.
Eclls Of Pastoral Theology ana Homiotics.
The Convention Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations Of Eastern Massachusetts, which met
at somerye October ., adopted resolution declaring
that in view OF the purpose OF Messrs Moody and
KEY to spend coming Winter in NewLHslaid. the
first step their opinion, 10 be taken the
ine OF convention III Boston during October. 1t
suggested that the pastor and delegate from each