, 1877-12-02
ENERAL NOTES.

There are upwards IF 10000 Sunday-school
in the United States, with about G0OO,00
scholars.
The new synagogue on the corner Of Wrigh
and Harrison streets will be dedicated ut 2 D
Ii. to-day.
The Christian 1yorld, of London, says tha
'Prcsbyteriaus in England, with few c1ccp
| tions, favor 4 revision Of the Confession o.
| Faith.''
1t is said that Connecticut Congrceationalists
are in favor Of merging small colorcd cnurche:
which are poorly supported with ncighborius
! white churches.
4 Congregational Council will be held in
! Plymouth Church Tuesday afternoon; and in
| the evening the Rev Charles Hale Everest will
| be formally installed pastor OF the church.
| The number OF autumn ordinations in the
Church Of England is 332222. OF this number 12:}
were or'laiued dcacons and 50 priests. The
largest number in any one diocese Was 3t-u
I Oxford.
The Rev. N. N. Parkhurst will deliver the
third OF the Sabbath Evening Lectures On the
Parallels this evening in the Clark Street Meth
otist Church. Subject: ''Thc Rich Man and
Lazarus.'
According to the Evangelist, more than 43, 600
were added last year to the Presbyterian Church
In the North. Sixteen churches received more
tiian TIA 100 members each. Four Of these were
Chicago churches.
The City Road Chapel, Of London, wbicl, Was
founded bY John Wesley: celebrates its ccntcn-
nl'l anniversary Noy ], 1875. Efforts will b.,
made during the year to clear OF a Debt Of
I::,50o still reuainiut. upon 1t.
The sale OF church 1iyings in England is at-
trarting the attention Of Diocesan Conferences,
One Conference, that Of Exeter, has adon,ed :,
resolution: declaring "that the interests Of the
Ehurct1 ttcu'aud change in the laws affecting
Church patrol!agc.''
~, There is . prospect Of another church trial
The Rev. Mr.. Wallace, Of Traal,air, Sco,Ian,l.
recently announced to his congregation that he
saw no reason why the hours Of the Sablali,
should not be employed, in casc Of ;,er>i fur tic
ingatAerng of the fruits Of the carth ESPECIALLY
Us the harvest was late and the injury done tn
the crops great.
While the Catholics were talking about the
purchase zof ''Erskine's Leaguc.'' d TRAIT of
.5.000 acrcs of CHOICE land in tua,lalo,1oe Cu11n-
t., Texas, Methodist colony IRON Wilkes
barre, pa.' and El.nira n T.. step,>c1 i'll anu
very sad about it. The situation is 4 beautiful
one for colony and for educational institu~
tons.
The Church Journal expresses the opinion !
that the churches are becoming weary Of utl- !
settled opinion IN ministers. It saws: 1.-The |
practical ialtv are coming to the conclusion that
experiments Of untetigtd thcologjsrs, The rc-
suit is growing disposition to look for men
VINO have come to liked conclusions, and who
are not going to put the minds of men in
STRAIN Of discovering which arc true the no. !
tons OF the actiye-1ninded young Rector tlis
ycur or his notions iast.'
The complaint is made that IN somc wall
known colleges Jews are excluded from scrrrt
societies. columbia is referred to particularly
49, Us ati .nstttuttou from Which many Jews have
standing which no jew is allowed to bcro,uc
nc!hber ol any one of the seven so.ictics in th,.
college, In tho words Of the article mentioned,
III Inc door is shut asainst the jew. lie has no
'9lt' to take part III tue social meetings of his
classmates. Lie IS branded, in their eyes, viii,
thc inttelible scarlet letter, and lie fiugcr If
seorn is pointed ut l!inl.''
The Consistory at Rome las lust canonizcI |
The second American saint, Up to the present !
year, saint Rose, OF Lima, has been the only
:es!uent q d this continent that enioycd CANON
zation. The present recipient OF these lo,lt.rs |
5 10 oe known rs Mary OF the Incarnation. Shc |
'is not a native Of America, although most vi |
icr l1c WAS spent and all OF her good deeds |
zone .l'[ mere. Marie Guyart, now Saint Mary of
he incarnation. was a native Of France, ,g,.o
anne over to t}ucbrc in the earliest days Of its
ettic1nent AS nun, she wrought those 1ood !
Forks among the Indians Of Canada and North !
rn NC" ORR Tor Which she was cauonized i few !
ays ago.
ot. au!'s aIethoQl5t Episcopal Church OF / I
Jew York City, DR.. O. Ii. Tiffany, pastor is the :
trongcst and most wealthy church in tile New
orE Conference, and yet tho Conference never
'eets there. The membership numbers G}D |
MI tue sabbath-school 81 scholars and teach i
rs Inc church property is valued at 1901 W}o. | /
nd the benevolent contributions Of the society
'st year amounted 10 $l1,7s7.7O. At the re- Il
:ptlon to the Missionary Committee and Bishops
IL" evenings ago DR.. Tiffany pledged the I,
,urch for au advance 1.ail along tie line =" Of p
collections. 1t is now the banner =
'nrch Of tue denomination in the Urited States | j.
missionary contributions