New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08
rELLGL0rs INTELhIGEYCE.

Sinor Ninghett the Italian Minister, has
written q pamphlet fayoring the separation Of tho
church from the State.
The entire proceedings in relation to the
case % Father C1rci will y Is said, appear in an early
number or the RcfoTmc c1th0tt9te.
There are 5000 scandinavian Baptists IN
the United States They have periodical in their own
lanelage and teacher lin Chicago Of students Tor the
| ministry
The Rev. George Miller, OF the Bristol Or
phanages England las OF late been preaching IN Pnila-
delpa where lac has addressed himself chiefly to muis
/ tcrs and sunday school teachci8'
The Rev. Or. Az H. Clapp, whose resign9
ton as one OF the secretaries Of the American Home
Missionary Society has been announced has been
| lccted the treasurer no q salary
The United Brethren in Christ report, for
Obi. year. as. 7G3 members 1907 churches 059 min
sters 2s97 sunday schools, and $50 officers, teach
| era and scholars. Tho d6nomInatonal publishing house
/ t. ~ Dayton, ONO.
! The appropriations for Methodist church ex-
tension in 1873 made b7 the committee which met In
Philadelphia November -, reach the amount Of sl37-
! 600 The sum apporonei 10 be raised by INC Sew
! York AMI Nev-York East Conferences IS 9l3,5OO.
/ The Heidelberg Catcchism has been trans
lated into Jauancs,. An edition Of 1000 copies will be
printed TIE theological schools OF he American Pres
pvt,an aud the Reformed Churches m Jauan have been
mtcl ip'o The combined school Will be- p1ceI ~
rko where :. s contemplated TO erect suitable build
/ iuc without delay.
The Protestant missionaries in Southern
TuIa where the famine has prevailed have orsanzcd
Fnendless Children Protection Society The society
rIirp,sos 10 receive dcstule children into temporary
homes while the famine continue. oni then go provide
Tor The rearing of such may hereafter remain I'M
| claimed d. relatives.
The American Congregational Union has re-
solved to- change tS name. and viii hereafter be known
/ ~ the "CourcgafionaI Church Building Society"
There will hereafter be only secretary. and the lesIG
nation o. the Rev Dr. Raw Palmer has, therefore. been
ace 'pfed Tor several years past the contributions TO
! The " Union have fallen OF greatly.
Bishop +. Il. Marvin, Of the Southern Metho-
dist Episcopal Church died very suddenly in st. Louis,
November 20 lie had recently returned from an extern
.iye tour through The Roy. Dr. A. T. Blodsoe,
one Of the chief Southern Methodist authors has been
stricken with paralysis, and j. no" ly2 az ms nome III
! AlcxIudtia, Va. IN q pr'ca1ous condition
DR.. SOneryillc the septuaEeaarian eyange-
st Of the scotch Free Church, is now In sydney, Aus
| trsl. \ correspondent writing from sydney to an
Iues paper, says Of hm His Intense earnes;ncss,
beautiful Illustrations surprising energy and yet
cradle appeaIance-his snow-ghite hair flowing To h.
shoulcrs-icp 70 heiglten his popularity and crowds
I attend every meeting"
Mr.. +. p. Hammond, the evangelist, has he'd
great success in Yonlers duiuc the last Four five
weeks than five neutrality-suspicious. there, under the
influence Of his preaching reported to have signed
tic covenant" The Rev A. l.. Earle has been preach
ing in Rockville. Connecticut Philip Phillips The sing
ing EVANGELIST has holding services in the Trinity
MrluOlt<i Episcopal
have attended.
Last Sunday collections werc taken in the
Roman Catholic Churches OF she Archdiocese Of New
York aid in finishing the Cathedral. From SIS
600 to $4,000 collected Father Quinn In his SER
mon published last sunday stated that Cardinal Nc
Closkey had had give mortgages the property and
budin order 10 keep the work going on; but at as
il would bc rash for him to give morr, Dc had no
other course foc TO pursue order collection.
70 : to help pay the interest"
Messrs Moody and Sankey began their meet
ings at Providence with large attendance people.
The Music Han was well filled at O'Clock the morn
Ing and again the afternoon. OF the night congega-
ton The Providence Press says: "Nohin. like the crowd
that bescgod tao OF Music Hal, think Is
say. has been in this city The meeting
WAS amounted FOR half past SEVEN but began at half past
six tho Han being led ancen minutes after the doors
wer, ofcnci" Regular meetings were held IN two OF the
adoinug churches.
The drift OF Scotch opinion toward disestab-
lisbmcnt OF tho Scotch Kirk is very percepube. The
Earl Of Mlnto in Il letter The Loadoa Times says:
The ac is that the Church OF scotln is pretty near
" dlsestablishcd already. And rejecting men must
surely admit that the more comnpte has been her se-
cleansing herself from an cXtraneous Influences.
from beyond her pale. aud IN as-imatlng her position
completely must her claims m exclusive monopoly IN
the National endowmcnts be discreded'
The CHiied Presbyterian, of Pittsburg, does
not spare words in conlemnns the presentmeut made
by Grand Jury Allegheny County In relation 10 tho
July riots. II SAYS: 90 That community should ap-
pear to have lost It's manhood for time the presence
OF such mob shame enough To attempt 20 exon
crate churches by throwing the blame Others made II
worse. And now to have the whole dsyraceful affair
brought under the drision Of the country ms has been
by Grand jury not only t. lessen The chance. Of
relief from the losses, but 10 iasten the disgrace on US
forever
As Il means Of reaching the masses of the
people through the agencies of the churches the st.
Timothys Working Mems cub and Institute was opened
on November "a in ROND1rOugh. Phiitdalphia Tho
building Is three stories hgh 40 feet by II feet and
has tower and clock. In tho basement story are bowl
Ing alleys aud bath rooms IN the upper stories are a
reading room with library Of 1900 volumes a con-
yersaton and smoking room. and billiard room There
Is aiso main Ill., when viii seat 270 persons Tui, Is
sa!t DE The frs. building of the Kind ever erected ma
tho country; the cost was $4,000
The first MorIyiln Church of Pmladclphla.
which founded by Count Znz3udorf has lately ccle
brated its 13Jth anniversary. the valuable historical
sermon preached the occasion lay the Row H. Jacob
SON list IL given OF the numerous sects in rcnns-
vania in 17l3. Among them are mentioned Qualers
EpiscoIHlilus Prcsbytcrans In ylsh anl Swedish LII
fherans. Dutch Reformed. Baptist Meunonitcs United
Nlalmineers, aud H4terlinicrs sociuiaus. Schwcnk
folders, German Oh IGnEer>. New Tunke,-, Insured
Ones etc. etc InI'udOf called Pennsr iyanil "a 10 to
MANY faiths proiessed by ITS inhabitants, complete
Considerable excitement has been created in
London by two sermons preached b. Canon Farrar (-
thor oi Life Of Christi in Westminster Abbey o., tle
Future Lie. Ia closing the first sermon he said that
finding neither In Scripture, anywhere ANYTHING 10
prove that the fate Of Is at death rreyocably de-
tcrmiuel he rejects th, dogma Of IN endless nupis,
mcnt His answer 10 The question Whlt i. the fatr OF
dead sinncTsf was with Thomas Ir.kiua. that men are
lost here as much us there and hat CHRIST came Ia
seek and cave the lost The crowd attending the
mons WIS so great that many persons had TO stand dug
Ing their delivery.
The failure of two important prosecutions,
under the English Public Worship Regulation Act Of
hat Mr. nf