New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The English revisers Of the Old Testament
have carried their work as Kings, XIV lC They
have he'd forty-thlcc sessions
The last Legislature of Texas enacted To-
cal option Temperance law It has beer adope , two
Father Tayor's first audience in the Me-
canics Pavilion San Francisco estimated AZ 1000
Ills voice was hardly strong enough TO reach SO many
persons
Mayor Whittle is holding daily religious
meetings in Toledo, Ohio He has the cooperation OF ID
Of the churches and the Toledo Young Mems Christian
Association.
The 47th annual meeting of the C0ngrega-
onsl Union of England aud Wales will be held upon the
9TH sth and lth Of May. The annual meeting OF the
London Congregational Union was held upon April 3.
The Rev. DIR. j. p. Newman has been ap-
pointed by the Methodist bishops agent OF the MetTopo
tan Church. Washington of which ne is pastor TO raise
fnmds for Tie payment ~ its debt The dehi is $4,000.
A conference of the Irish Branch of the
Evangelical Alliance was held in Dublin April 10
Among those who took part in the proceedings were
the Rev nT. Davis the Rev Dr. MacCafIhy ana Oth'Fs
Father fiyacinthe is to deliver his lectures
upon morality in the Cirque oliver al rams To-
morrow (Aprl ~ and the two following Sundays His
topcs are Regard Truth" Reform of the Family"
and " The Moral Ciiss.'
The Baptist Anniversaries, to be held in
Providence Rhode Island will take place in the follow
ing ORDER Missionary Union, Tuesday and Wednesday
Ma
Mission Society, May "a Publication Society, May %.
The delegates to the third International Sun
day-School Convention, in 1873 are to be appointed by
the state Conventions this year. Each STATE is entitled
to as many delegates IL has representatives IN both
OF Congress The last convention was hcd ii a
tmOIc.
Measures have been adopted for the cstab-
lisninent OF a Presbyterian Orphanagc in Philadelphia
The PreshyteIy OF Philadelphia Central at its last meet
lug appointed committee OF five elders TO cooperate
with like committees from the other presLy o that
ready pledged and the sum u 5000 in money.
A council met with the Washington Avenue
Baptist Church, brooklyn, on Thursday the l2th, to
consider proposal to set apart to the work OF the
ministry the newlyelected pastor, the Rev Emory j.
HAYNES late of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On
the same evening The Rev. Robert b. Hun was rccog-
nizea the pastor OF the Tabernacle baptist Church III
this city.
THE Church Journal of this city expresses the
opnion that the creation of small dOceses III the Prot
estan Episcopal Church has greatly promoted its inter
ests In 1857 contributions OF the Diocese OF New
York were $494,9s3 in 1873 the contributions OF the
three dioceses made from it-Eew-York Long Island,
and Albany were Sl,744,74s In 1865 the conribu-
tons OF the Diocese PENNSYLVANIA were 1888 729;
in 1872 the contributions OF the three dIOceseS INTO
which il divided were fl,l65,349.
The Pope has sent special delegate to
British North America. The person chosen for this ser
vice is Dr. George Conroy, Bishop of Ardagh, Ireland
His Jurisdiction will include the ecclesiastical provinces
of Quebec Halifax Toronto, with Vancouvers Island,
Newfoundland, British Columbia, and Prince Edwards
Island Lac March Bishop COnrOy was in Rome re
ceiylnc the Necessary instructions for his mission Dr.
Conroy educated at the PropagaDda IN Roue' ana
was for some time secretary to Cardinal Cullen.
The annual report of the chaplain OF the
Ohio Penentiary presents careful statistical tables OF
the nativity race education, church relations &c, OF
the inmates received during the past year, III in num-
ber Nearly half OF them are natives OF Ohio, Newfork
coming As to parental church relations, the fol-
loving is the record Methodist Episcopal I'll Roman
Catholic lS9; Baptist, 90 Presbyteia1' a Lutheran,
81; Protestant Episcopal, 81 United Brethren, T.
Disciples 10 OF the III prisoners, 257 Lad attehde"
Sunday school
The New -England Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference at receat session adopted the following roso
lutlon in relation 10 the admission Of new members;
THAT in admitting members we will discriminate
between brethren who grow up within our territory
and those who f. ON beyond believing that those
VINO are OF Us have the first claims upon cur consideia-
LOB Other things sSas the Tso sSGt OF h6s S e
didates for the ministry who have not grown up "lthA
the Conference territory
The law officers of the Italian Government,
having asked whether they should bring prosecution
against the ne wspaper Chat published the Papal ocu-
ton Of March u, official circular OF instructions has
been issued by S.gnOr Mancni, the Minister OF worship
In this after rccapituatng the statements OF The aO-
cutiOn against the Italian Government ana giving an
emphatic denial TO thc the Minister says that notice
is TO be taken Of the republication OF the aOcuGn by
the public prints unless u s accompanied 10y cflnnai
manifestations of adhesion, by desires for the subycrson
OF the state and ~ outrage against the laws ana acts OF
the Government"
The three months suspension of the Rev.
Pelham Dale rector Of 81 Vcdasts, London, clergy
man recently disciplined for rtuastic practices has
pired without his yielding to the law The Bishop OF
London hss therefore formally seguestrated the living
The official notice posted the church doors
upon March o. aud guarded By policeman during
day 1t is reported that Lord PeDzanco, the Judge ap
pointed try all arising under the Public Worship
Regulation act, has resigned his position. One reason
assigned Is that a hill before Parliament reduces his
salary 70 81 GOO year
A Western paper states that the temper
ance reform begun in Michigan last Fall by In H. A.
Reynolds lie sweeping the state like an all-deyouring
flames DIR. Reynolds is graduate OF Harvard and 4
physician of experience He appeals TO Christian motives
In his addresses draws his lessons from the Bible
In every town visited by him red ribbon clnb" made
up of reformed men, Is orssnzed me red ribbon men IN
tie state now numbeT 10000 These clubs have been