, 1877-02-18

was concerted action at u the Ritualistc churches
in the metropolis yesterday, similar prayers Tor
| St. John the Divine, Remington; ST. Agnes
Remington; st. Albans, Holborn, and other
| churches.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
THE CHURCH IN GENERAL.
The .Sunday-Scho Times gives the following
Us the Sunday-school statistics Of Holland:
Schools, 800; teachers, 2,470: scholars, 75,OO0
Father Chiniquy announces that during the
past few weeks not less than 230'' French
Canadians have left the Roman Catholic Church
and become Protcstants.
The TRIBUNE desires to acknowledge the re-
ceipt OF the files for 1875 and 1876 Of the Labor
| Of Lore, an excellent Sabbath-school paper
| published by Edwin 4. Wilson, Of Springfield,
Ill.
| 4 second convention Of Christian workers
| among the Chinese will be held this month in
| San Francisco. The net gain Of Chinese In the
| whole State Of California in 1875 was {, ,4e5,
| while the net gain to the population by imlnl-
grafton from all countries was 81, 600. The net
gain to the State in ten years from all arrivals
was 301, 100; from China, 70,500
| The Rev. DR.. RyeEson writes from London
| that lie has been most favorably impressed with
! one feature Of the public worship which be OBJ
served in all the urches,-Anslican, Wesley
ans Buptists, and Congregationuiists,- which
was ia silent prayer after the benediction, SO
| solemnzing anu impressive to the mind and
heart, as the last act Of worship In the house Of
God.' lie mentions the custom in contrast
| with congregations who arc in the habit of
jumping up and Fastening their preparations for
departure Ut the very moment, and sometimes
before. the minister pronounces the final
| T. 'Amcn."
St. Johns Reformed Episcopal Church, which
| was organized at Oakland OIL the 10th inst.
seems to be making good progress. The Vestry
have decided to call y Rector at once, and have
| leased the Congregational Church oil Oakwood
boulevard until Easter. Sunday-schoul OF
about eighty scholars is already III successful
operation, the Superintendent being MIR. A. ".
Briggs, who until lately has held the same posi-
ton In St. lIurk's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Last Sunday afternoon every seat III the church
| was occupied. The new parish being situated III
| such rapidly growing portion ct the city cannot
| foil to become, with proper management, ere
long powerful organization.
The Rev DR.. Schaff, In writing from Geneva,
| Switzerland, concerning the approaching meet
| irg of the ran-Prcsbytcrian Council, suggests
| s.Ine difficulties fn the way Of securing proper
| delegates from the various national ard State
churches. Orc difficulty is their close connec-
/ ton with the Civil Government, which prevents
! them from acting independently, and another
is on account Of the retionalistic tendencies OF
these churches, whose delegates l.sgs.t defeat
the very object OF the meeting. Hc says that
| in the very churches founded by Zwing!! and
| Calvin the old confessions OF laith have been
abolished, and almost any hcresy, as well as Of
| tlludoxy, may be openly preached.
| Efforts have been made to ascertain the pro-
portion Of children in the Suuday-schoos to the
| wllule number OF children i'll the country uf
school age- The census OF 1870 puts the n1lui-
ber oi children IL the Statcs and Territories le-
tfa1
tlay-srl,ool scholars i'll iorty-seyen States and
! Territories is 5.7U, 100. Some Of these are no
doubt unlc: S years and Others over Is years
| There are i'll the whole country 6?,s1l Sunday
statistics do not. however, include Catholic
| schools Estimating literally for these it ap-
! pears TINT not more than so per cent OF the
| children OF school age iii the United States IT.
| ccive Sunlay-schooi instruction: Reckoning by
| States, Pennsylvania stands first, with t,6do
| SuuJay-sclools; New York next with G,O90;
| Illinois third, with 5,9G7; Ohio fourth, with
| 5,545
| An account Of a Christian who has abjured
| his own religion and embraced Eindoois1n Is
| given by Calcutta correspondent. lie pcrSert
was born in 1895, at Cawnpore, OF European
! parents. Once, when he was on hunting cx-
| ccursiou, llc met hermit, with three or four
disciples, living in hut situated i'll the midst Of
| Jungle generally believed to be the abode OF
| ferocious animals. He had talk with lin on
eu,pe lie fn,'ower His rlnthes are those of Il
| EaEir i''S 4 toarse blanket aud q piece of rough
| r1nth .orc The only costuule that lie cares for
Iic iixes thc lie OF a Fakir, but does not, like
him 10 hts hrra from door to door, lie asks
nn M nnr for morsel OF bread or glass OF water,
h,,t evsrth holnss ,.ats with ayilty whatever fare
:" ~ ,,'c.I h.fnre lin Ii;,. stui,cn Hindoo, he
! dots not eat ANYTHING which comes from the
| hantl OF ii Mohammedali, u low-castc Sudra, or
| Christian. He IS always seen telling his beads,
and this indeed, appears to be his only occupa-
| tion.
| Sav York letter tn the Louisville Courier
x,,,.,',, ,r.Innoe:s tabernacle will seat I,OO0-
.,oari,, t,ric ,,s many as Plymouth Church, It
T. 'a hni1t nf nrcssed brick trimmed with gray
s,,1stn,,e Je " fts architecture is English Gothic,
| anI it';s well 1iehtetl by ample stained-glass
uu .su,aws + il Er1,riforl. With gr5ined arches
"nn niiasters. aud is decorated witt, quatrefoil,
! J trrfnii md hitler traccry. while between the
aii;,,t;,a1 or,,;ns the vault is painted blue The
rr5n@e1,9nt Is nhithcatrical, thc pulpit being
~ th ex;s If sc,,i-trcc. or sclnicipsc, with
~ H. .re ,iet5 at1cs ali cct'ternr there. and the
enets 1.;n~ era.l,ally one behind another to the
,tcr row II is entered by several doors, aud
,act,he .ac * rcry pictur:sone. is Lord Ches-
t.rft "a advised his son to dress from his neck
lernelo autstu s;sear 10 81 ths s;f;c scerns tn have