New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
RELIGIOUS INYELLIGENCE.

The Rev. Mr.. SrWgeOn has recovered rom
his ast attack cf' 'nlncs7 now in gcUd ncaith
The Rev. DR.. Morley PunShon Of England
mas Obliged TO give up prcacGns Tor the prcn on
account OF Illness.
The Rev. c. ". Mossell goes, in February
next missionary of tue African Methouist LpIS'"p"
Church OF ih.s county 20 Hayti
The Bapti>ts of Ohio have contributed
-2I62It 10 e Foreign Missions of the Baptist CuuCacs
t.d sont Out Ia missionaries
The Friends III England have raised nearly
Is coo for CO.., Christian ssifegeTs IN the Ea5i the
.nolcs is distributed by "n agent 81 'hrir own III III Rad
Cardinal Simeoui. the successor to tine late
CARDINAL Ap;ouom in the Office OF SecFctfy OF s,aic 10
the Pope took possession of ais apartments i'll the Nat
can upon Dee D.
The Cnirers states that large number Of
The Jcsuits cxpoed from Germany h.Fa gone TO idi"
The saiae authority adds tney have opened college
n Bombay, where they nave 6OO pulAiS
The christian Catholic Church" Of Swift
erland numbers 80 congregations, II ssoci''i ns Hd
nearly 10000 rGhcrcats since lis consecraton BisGop
Herzog has coas"cratcd nearly 2,00l persons.
The meetings for enquiry held by Mr.
Moody III the Chicago Tabernacle, snce his public SCI
wees were closed have been Of ea! interest Al tues
they have continued nom neon till 10 O'Clock Ill tie
evening.
The American and Foreign Christian Union
announce t.at il Stnclr ruiuse TO extend thcr w" %
Protestant Eyangclz alton beyond tie clty Of Paris.
In the early part of December the oldest clcr
gyinar In England dcd This va. thc Rev. j. Pratt oi
the state Church. who aged % years. For the last
sxtv-nve year, he had held the living Of Pasto near
fCterborOuGh.
The bell of the old Christ Church, Phila-
dehia, winch bears GA II the daie oi l1"2 amt VA
hidden during the Revolution III the interior Of the Stc
in order 10 prevent It's capture by tlc British IS now
cnctod upon CIIIst'a Hospital
II is announced that Tie ChristiGE IatciGgonocr
Of this ciiy tie orgon Of The (Du,c Reformed Iu ch,
,as changed hands. Te REV Dr. JohH NJ Ferris Will
the e-UOI>ibe editor. He wi he assisted bS the Rev
Drs. Camphcll, OrmistOu, Chainpyrs, auu o hers.
The Boston newspapers report t'rGt the az
rival of Mcssrs. Moody and 6nkc Matted III tiat cay
with keen interest TIE various denominations have
cordially aulea ia tie preparations !or tei" coming an@
large COr9s Ol Christian workers IS ready 10 dii thSh
At a meeting oi the corresponding SecTc-
tare of the several boards OF Cn.ed Plc>> >teran
Chuich "Pian of Finance wis adopted Tor Iaisih@
benevolent ana eyStcniation fa TAr report tur tbc
trsi muntiS O tc buticiti yCiI SHOWED Efcvt
iulliug fl ~ contributors.
An oflcial gazette has been started by the
supreme Church Connc OF the Protestant Cnurca Oi
Prussia. Each PARISH hoarl has been directed 10 ;aac
The Gn-etc whici! so contain all Of the Official
and is to be The medium 0f communication between the
capIomo Council AND ihc parish cuuncis
The "Alliance ISrarlito Uniyelse1e" recently
held conference Ia Pals at which it resolved
present ncnOr. 10 the ambassadors at Constantine
po re,uc.tug tncm to Obtain tno ssiae rights for the
jew tna, they seek for Chrtias The ESraecs of tns
county were Represented ~ tne conference.
Mr.. John WamnamakeT's Bethany Sunday
school in pnadeIpAa has on roi! 1000 scAoi.ra.
rDe church with whch ii il connected his 1890 mem
hcrs There are go persons in the Bible Class. All
adults Connected with the church Gre 9 dlspensary
at library Evening entertainments are also loaiuie
Of tic Churcb ne.
4 tHyQoUfp l,N a.
anesaon. "Wnat does tie Methodist Boob Concern do
vii it's profile 90 by sauDg thai tne profits must be
proniated fer the building on Broadway and Eev-
,nth-st 70 pay for this proPcrV the Book Concern IS
teit bonds 10 i!c .!no1t Uf $JUOoOu Niich l Tor 10
years n ~ JIMc ], lSS9
Tie Ckwrchsnan reports that the German con
gsygaton o. Joseph's. Rome, SCciliraI New-York
.onan CatLelic have aachod thcmseive, % tine Prot
esnt Episcopal Church ON Dee. 27 services OF insIi
tutlonv were held in tho church, Bishop Huntington
officiating Gin he presence oi niue of he clergy and
full cOne1ty yaiGn, almost entirely Cernai'"
The Ecclesiastical, Court at Berlin hls found
o,, iinanlau Of Minister ana his NicaI-Generil DE-
Gisc guilty OF tho emDczzcmcn; from ;he See OF mo eY
and other propery 10 the value Of a@5o1o The sen
ences are, for the bishop penal IIaisonne for four
years aud fOr yical general lhe same pun SAhtht
or iiye years Neither Of tne condemned Is IN irhasa
Prof. Austin Phelps states that the exhibition
o. the missionary spirit among lie ue"lo2leh students
Of AndOver Seminary has been per cdica. The frs
missionary awakening" was ~ fslolSl2; the second
took place in AZ 7-JeI9; the third in 1s30ls32. At
each pariod Young ,ne,, went the Seminary
slsoq qucluy became greatly distinguished III hc Els
SION hrids.
Tie .tmc,icdn Missionary states that when
the Rev Df. George whippe, late Secretary Of tie
American Missionary Association. first entered Upon The
duties Of hIs oce, he accustomed 80 write, often
continuing is work tin o'clOck at night taen
wrapping hin.eIf in 4 blanket lie would sleep Oh the
liable t o. O'Clock n Tia morning. and then spriBg
- has Wiisiug' His salary
was ptiauoe. Under the care o Dr. @hp9le tie
American Missionary Association grew 10 large
sources.
4 memorial tablet 10 the Rev. DIR. Thomas
Goodwin the founder Of the congregation now worship
ing in CITY Tempt, London, unyailed In that
chureh upon Dee 4. Tae pastor. tho Rev. Dr. Parker
performed ,le ceremony. The tablet which is Of white
marble contains following inscription " The City
Tinpe Is the oldest Congregational CiuTen ia London
The church assembling here founded in 1910 by the
Rev TLos Goodwin. -. d.. Preacher To- the Council OF
stute; President Of MHgdaleE College, Oxford Member
tisr Westminster AsetiAbs oI lh'htsi tAapitu 10
Oiyer Cromwell
DIR. A. NJ. Shew, Superintendent Of the Con-
uecticu Hospal the Insane, eontradicts the frc
au.pty opinion That there 10000 persons
IN the aayiuns OF United States who have been crazed
nv spirltuansm The Connecticut Hospital has since
$685. received 200 patients and not one became insane
from that cause In letter 20 The Erangelc Dr shcw
gays: "A careful examination Of the tables of supposed
causes in the reports Of all the a,Yums in the United