New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGE NCE.

TO the Roman Catholic raith
The SYNOD of the Old Catholic Church of
Germany began this year at Bonn, on May 90 Bishop
Reinkons presided. The increase OF members ior INC
| year is J, 49,, tho present total being 5ooio'
| The American missionaries, whose stations
are in Asatlc Turkey have determined to reinain al
though they will their families to lrebzond TOT
safety. These missionaries at Erzerim hafPor''
| Van, and Bitls.
The Rev. A. f. Kittredge formerly of this
city but now OF Chicago appointed by the Presby-
toran General Assembly carry its patcrnal message
TO the National Congregational Council which meets Id
! Detroit October next
The WESLEYAN Methodsts of England have
lost one Of their distinguished meE-thc Rev. o. l.
Perks He had been President of the Conference TO
which Office ne succeeded the Rev. Luke H. Wisenan.
| His death was quite sudden.
The Methodist Chinese mission school of San
Francisco celebrated its seventh anniversary at the
Hosard Methodist Church OF that city upon June
l. The exercises consisted OF singing, recaliohs anu
! speeches in English by the pupils
The annual returns Of the Wesleyans OF En-
gland show increase in all the districts, with the eA
cepton of twc-Oxford and Sheffield. The total number
Of persons received fellowship 10000 the net
increase 9,617 members There 100 canddite ior
the ministry who have come forward during the year
DR.. Phene, the English antiquary, has re-
| Gently made an exploration OF the island OF Patmos'
While there he had the opportunity OF inspecting Inc
ancient manuscripts in the possession OF the monastery
on that island DE- Phcne will communicate the results
OF explorations 70 the British Association al It's he
meeting in Plymouth
The Rev. Joseph Cook of Boston has been
engaged to deliver OF lectures upon The Rei'
tons between Science aud Religion" before the KocheS
| ter theological Seminary next Autumn The lectures
are to be upon the evenings OF Nov 2, o. 10 ana 10
The money necessary the course has Uech uF
nsled by friend of the institution, Mr. j. H. Trevor
The Reformed (Dutch) Church OF this coun-
try has had great prosperity during the past three years
In 1875 there reported 4423 couversons Ill 1870
5993; in 1877, $50. This denomination has now 300
! churches $40 ministers, 1851 COMMITMENTS. and
II $50 sundayschool scholars. There was raised las
year for benevolent purposes, SZoO5So; ior CohgcH"
tiOnal uses, SSO9olS.
The Western Theological Seminary at Allie
ghcny City Pcsbyteran) has chosen the Rev Dr. Henry
Van Dyke OF Brooklyn TO succeed theTeg Dr. H. A. }.
Hodge AS theological professor Dr. Hodge elected
recently assistant of his father the Rev Dr Charles
Hodge, of Princeton Theological seminary Dr.: Van
Dykes decision Of the question OF acceptance mas hoI
| yet been made known.
The Roman correspondent Of The London
Tablet saws The american pilgrims, from the richness
Of the offerings from the United States, and from
the importance OF tho addresses which accompanied
them attracted considerable notice" There were pres
ent bishops, 40 priests AMI nearly 100 io the lal'y
at the Papal reception Among the gifts was silver
brick, weighing SIX pounds from the town OF santa CIu%'
| in California.
The Rev. Dr. Gausha Anderson, in his ser
| mon before the Illinois Baptist Education Society, at
.i,n Inn. IN ,,ads this remarkable statement: 1--WE
have over 600 more churches than ordained ministers,
and moments reflection shows that we must MAKE
largo deductions from reported clerical force Making
these deductions Gud that the number o. our cAuIchS
IS nearly fully double the number OF our mitcis
who are able to do successfully inc "oiA u an oi'''
Vnr'S''"H i"'S'o'"' ooo .... ,I.o vo,,-
| FOR INC HIsU unio III w !O"i' NV W"
| higntiu society vi rilon's ""' 0' " ''', -
| outsiuc 81 No"Poi" i"'' ''
Portland began June anu o'o>oS 'O,'I "I'"o ,r
| large hu"pcr VI iii'"'s no 49,, 49,, a., r
| o'her yearly meetings u '"'' 0' w -,
| ooh yearly "oe"'N N"'0 ~ 49,, ~ go,
session OF juno WIS "''''o" " ''''''O' , ~, ~,
to the usiai annual reports an accom- wIs ~ ~ 49,
Jones OF the growth ct the mission al MOUNT leohoh'
| Syria.
Piebon Clo,l, of Rhode Island states that the
t,noy,,r will he the tonic, considered by tn Pau
Anglican Council which neris al Lambeth. Jaly 1879
n, The unity Of the several branches Of the Anglican
church: f2 the establishment Of courts u arbitration;
g, the relation of missionary bishops of different
branches OF the church III foreign couHtcs % the
talshment OF chaplincies the Continent OF Europe
and elsewhere; 90 me specnI iofis 81 noe. my
qua 10" NY a. ~ "f he h,,ic.n con,uuni"g
'", :. 49, II, 10 1.II o. oooo,
! hoHSl'u' - .i, -
Grove ~ IRON 'He A-''"'i u '''o ~ -,
| Oc'o"er' iu' I''"''f -, - -.
Inc "oHl"' '".,.-"- -, -, H. o >.
! July ls-2S; the young foolIe N'scIu"'!' A"S. o
aat; ot sca CIig oncns upon June 49, and continues
| .n I1,,,q M. Van Cott "a IN have charge Of the
., c,o vii, no assig,ed NV me Pew A. G. More
house, The Rev Dr. james Porter w the place Of
Bishop Harris. who cannot attend, id VIM preside over
| ihe ne tHo0S' CAM 0's " e 9'
| m, ,t, o,or,o,,, 10 making worry randi
| -. 9, ,,,,,,i ,rl,o chief ,,eet,pr has he.t
pios'eNS IL - - , ,o, h,t n,b,Iv moot
''l' ~ NY - g., % ,o 81 Tho c,,, and tho al
ii'S az ,t ,,rh, o1irosa.s so,c-al meetings