New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-31

ono ob,rch IN the city 10 accommodate them On last
eundav evening the meeting transferred to Snakes
peare Hail. from which hundreds who were uhapie 10
gain admission, went away. During tho iai.er P"' VI
This week services have been conducted in the hrory
ana merp,ng meetings are held for Christian WORKER
The number conversions s estimated nj one .hoas"
In long letter to the Pope, the Archbishop
OF Aqua urges the canonization OF Chris'op"o' S
bus on the grounds that the great discoverer mas ue
served we'll of social civilization Catholicism ana the
salvation o., souls; that his Qualification In an age when
Catholicism represented rs an enemy Oh PROGRESS
show that Christian perfection ana sahcuy hhu eo'
maryelously assisted eDco and art; ana t!n ooiu
bus was indebted To the FrancIscans IN Undertaking u
yovaqcr The Popc IL also reminded that he IL me Only
occupant the chair OF 81 fetcr wHo was eyer m 'o
New World Plus tx; spent ., t%D S Sels
The Rev. William Taylor, the well-known
evangelist, has returned for short time TO MS early
field of labor San Francisco Upon Sunday, March a.
nj the invitation Of the Methodist cergymen oil the cy
he began series of revival meetings in the concert
of the Mechanics Pavilion. These meetings are 10 as
a month. Mr. Taylor preached in San Francisco rum
ls4g to 1885, and there made his reputation rs re'
list of great power During this period he organized TWO
congregations, namey-tbe Powell street me'hoois'
Church the first Methodist Church in the state ana tn
seamens Bethel Since then he has preleneu III, ~ 90 20
parts Of the world. Next Fan Mr. Inyio' WI" io'""
India.
Joint convention of delegates from the
Methodist and Methodist Protestant" dchomha.
lions will he held in Baltimore during inc hrs par'
NAV to ratify the basis OF union adopted % coh"S
soners of both churches who met at F1ttsbursh oc'o
her 1873 Separate preliminary meetings for organza-
tion will be held by the delegates on May H. Ihesc
two bodies which were formerly separated In 1861
mon the question OF slavery To effect the reunion the
word white" be dropped from the constitution OF
the Methodist Protestant Church, and other minor ioo
fcations will be made. The name Methodist Protest.
ami will he the one retained The statistics OF the new
church as reported. will lbs as follows; henDers au
probatioueis 10000: itncrant minister's i,soo az
nual conferences 10; value OF church property S3ooo
600 These churches Don-episcopai Ill ther or" Va
government.
Mr.. Moody has expressed himself as espe-
cally satisfied with the results OF the division Oh c
noon prayer meeting the Boston Tabernacle INTO
half dozen meetings "Whcn Christians get done, he
said running after and go to praying this "orh
will be successful and its results permanent" Az the
fremont Temple the noon meeting Is attended by Zooo
persons at ;he same time OF the day, womans meet
ing led by Miss Frances l.. Willard, Is held at the farK
Street Church Other noon meetings are held at East
and South Boston, the Highlands and Chcisea mar
kct mems meeting is held every day at Lakemans HAM,
ON Friday at noon great temperance meeting is con-
venod Mt the Tabernacle On Sunday last the ninth
week OF the Tabernacle services began: nearly 10000
ncrsons attended that day. AT the nlght
| meeting nearly 100 who had been gathered
from the north end OF the city and fed, we're present
The sermon was TO only. The attendance ths week
has been large Tuesday evening, when was stormy,
| 5000 persOns present Or the eHcct OF tbosc
sTyicrs THe Boston Trdreiicr gives this estimate BOSTON
is certainly stirred has seldom been Stirred before
still wider reach and deeper influence than at present
each day who have been lukcwafm are pfoubhl
into active coGperaon While many indifferent hnye Deea
interested, ana some VINO were nostc hNc OUCH ooubh
| TO look upon IL III Il new ight.'