, 1877-10-14

The anglican Church in Australia and New
Zealand claims 1900 OF the total population
G, ;s,2 :icE}, of these colonies. The Church has
sixteen t1ioceses.
4 New York Jewish paper, with unconscious
IRONY, remarks: ''No wonder the Rev. Dr..
lIucbsch's temple is we'll attended, for, apart
from the many attractive features Of the SER
vice, there ure 1orty-eght charming young jew
esses, who sing every Sabbath in the choir,''
The Frssn,an's Journal, prominent Roman
Catholic organ, says that churcll-bulltling
priests rarely attain an advanced age Their
object gained they languish, weaken, and die,
still yoang in wears. There is nothing SO inter-
c,tng, SO varied, SO touching as the faces ol
priests engaged i'll clurch-puildlng-
4 correspondent writes: "lt is gratifying to
know that the proposition to change the name
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church has been
etIectually killed at this carly stage in the t'cn-
eral C.Alycntion, Gov Fish, Of New York. from
the Committee to whom was referred the ap"
,oiltment Of 4 commission in reference to TINS
aud other constitutional changes, having re-
ported that it was inexpedient to appoint such
cunlln:Hsion.'
The Christian Iute1igence, says that the min
istrv suffers at the hands Of careless reporters.
The more foolish and outrageous sermon Is
the better it suits the pcnny-a-Ilncr, however
much it may disgust sensible people. Perhaps
the most exceptluuable Of these reports are
those prepared by cgotistical preachers them
selves, who have a passion. for blowing their
own trumpcts, and are ALWAYS baring their per-
fornlanccs before the innocent public
The Qs,akcrs are holding their yearly conven-
ton III Lawrence, Kan. Among the prominent
Friends in attendance are Stanley Hulnphrey.
and wife Of London, Eng; Walter Robson. of
Ensla.Ai; David Cpdegraff, nt 0hio. The
t}uakcrs have charge of the following Indian
agencies: The pottawattan,ie and kickapoo
Agency, the Pawpaw Agency oSage Ase,nsy, a,E
| the sac and Fox Agency, the hiowa anu Co.
| n,anche Agency, Wichita Agency, and tue Chey-
| e1ne and Arapalloe Agency.
| The Executive Committee OF the 1nterna-
| tional Sunday-School Convention met III New
York, :; few evenings ago, and ratified the mr.
| raugcncrts which mas already informally been
1uatlc to hold the next Convention in Atlanta
in April next. \ hearty invitation has been cx-
| tended by the Atlanta pcuplc. The lnterna-
| tionai Convention IS held every three years,
| aud delegates are sent from the VARIOUS STATES
| in number euual to the representation IN Con-
| gress. Tie last international Convention Was
in baltimore in 1915, aud the Rev. George Il.
Pcltz was its President.
The Evangelical knowledge Society, an
| organization within the pale Of the Episcopal
Church, met in Boston on thc 9th inst. Inc
| Rev, Dr. Over, Secretary Of tho Society, read
th. tricnnial report of the Executive Commit
tee. which set forth that since the last meeting
GUD books and tracts had been published. Among
the prominent deaths had been those of the
Rev. John Johns. the Rev. Johu PAYNE, and the
! Eey. C. W. Andrews. The Committee had not
thought it best to assume all aggressive policy,
believing that non-action was better then ulVlu.
cd action. The cash on hand ut the commence
ujcnt of the term was 81, 5.!D; receipts during
three years. S13, 4G9.9 81; expenditures, Sl2 l4S -.
| The Committee ut the close asked that tile So
cicty decide upon its future policy. and IN re-
gard to the disposal OF the plates anu cuts, Il
large number Of which have accumulated, they
being of but little present value
The Pail lEau 0a.e!te (Russophobic) SAYS that
the doctrine OF Nihlljsm is making great head
way i'll Russia. Nihilisn is simply violent con
tempt OF all religion whatever, and hostility to
the whole existing framework OF society 1ts
founder was Dobrolinboif, the son Of clergy
man, and pupil Of an ecclesiastical seminary;
and the seulnaries, as we'll as the schools where
the daughters Of the Clergy are brought up, are
it's nurseries. Nearly all the young. people
turned out by these establishments are Nilllists;
and, Us the whole clergy, the greater part ot
the teaching profession, and mighty array OF
functionaries, medical men, engineers, Journal
lists, etc., are scminarists, the Nibllstic move
mc1lt spreads irrcsistbly; and no; only through
out tile educated middle classes, but even
among the sous and daughters Of the powerful
aud wealthy. Moreover, its ndhercnts have no"
beeruu, with devotion and sclt-deniaJ worthy
OF a better cause, to preach to the laborlne
| classes.