New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

A nephew Of Cardinal Patri1 Is Catholic
missionary Washington Territory where ne mas spent
many years.
After holding daily meetings for five weeks
the Rev, f. p. Hammond has left Newhurynort MASS.
About five hundred signed the covenant" the most Of
them young pcrsons-
Bishop Haven opened the Liberia Methodist
Conference at Monrovia Monday Dec. ls. On the
26th OF December he expected to 80 to Cape Paas ana
thence 20 Cape Town, south Africa.
According to The Je,riSh Times of this city
there arc six sraeltes in the present Italian House of
Deputies There ten in the last One Of the six,
Mausogonato, elected Vice President
Both the State and the Free Church Presby-
teres OF Edinburgh have had before them for discussion
the prevalence OF ntcmpernce in Scotland The Free
subject.
The arrangements have been announced for
the Chaatauaua Sunday Assembly 20 Inc held In
tina Summer Of this year The Scientific Conference,
which successful In the assembly OF 1876 will be
repeated.
The temperance revival whose manifesto
ticBs have been extraordinary in Maine aud Last
Massachusetts,, has spread 10 Michigan. It's principal
leader Dr. Reynolds vino has mad great success IN the
lumber region.
CIV atch-nightn services after the Methodist
pattern, have been adopted by tie Anglican churches d
London known advanced" Mr.. Sturgeon also held
watch meeting in his tabernacle New Years Eve.
IL was attended 10y Il great crowd
A bill HIS been introduced into the Legis-
laure OF this state limiting the amount CT real estate
owned by church which may DC exempted from tax
alton. The allowance IA restricted to the ground
which tie church stands and 20 ieet on cach tldr
Edmond De PresSenSG, one of the leading
Pedestrians OF France WILL during this year. contribute
article every other week to TIE Christian World Of
London The ecclesiastical questions now debated boih
France aEd the Continent VIII De by him
The Temperance movement in Pittsburgh has
yEil
ply, described stout, blunt I1shn.an, without
particle If grace pretensOn" Daily paper meetings
held. and daily sernOns are preached in the
churches.
The Rev John s. G. Abbott of Fair Haven,
Conn. had4or some time several japanese students
living In his family. One OF thenI young lady OF
higl rank, wrote bone 20 the Government and her
family for permission to joih tie christian Cnuch
Permission was gwen, and size was baptized " Mr. AD-
bolt
The NORTH Western Christian 1dr0cate says;
1--WE have coed reason 10 believe that MI MoodJ COL
sdsrs his Chicago campaign 10 be the mcst Important
and successful be has conducted. IL is certainly
marvellous tla; he could return TO lis Old and
cite such tribute TO his honest, unseish, earnest nlr
istry."
A collection is. to be taken this month in
every Southern Methodist congregation for the renee Of
the Publishing House at Nashville, which, is embarrassed
by debt IL proposed also 10 ISSUE bonds OF ~ 0 and
under to 20 years. The bishops AMI Book C+aB-
nitce have issued appeal in which they say Our
Publishing house Is III peril Unless IL gets siscGy re-
lief ii must fail"
Attic General Conference of the Mennonite
Church. was recently held at Elkhagt, Ind
resolved thar all members OF the Church who had voted
at the late Presidential election should be admoHsled
and that every minister should try 10 itdacc his
bers TO abstain from voting. A resolution was also
adopted prohibiting members OF the Church frUn joining
SECRET societies.
The persecution of the Jews in Roumaila
has attracted fresh attention from recent Mayors orer
a. the Hebrews OF OF The towns 10 leave
days. II tie practice oil the RGuBanian
to eonstrue The laws To make all native
born Jews aliens. No Jew be q ROainsiu8n. As
result Jews are excluded from the eIeits Of the clause
OF Ec koananian Constitution which declares that al
natiScboih persons sii%l ENJOY elVlt CIuality.
Father Genn (Rouian Catholic) writes OF the
Indians Of Dakota the Missions Caftah9es: several
hundreds OF wandering Indians have been baptized
by me in the plains OF Dakota" tribe OF Catholic
half-br,edS, who formerly hvcd at DaiHtb. bu; have
reti cal to the border OF Montana Territory sad
by Father Genin 10 bc Catholics. They ntInuc~ III all
SEQ persons. Tie AssMDOlnSs WHO i've tl,.r mega
nurarert
Cardinal McCloskey has issued circular to
the Roman Catholic Clergy OF Acw-EoTA ia relation 20
the participation OF American Catholics il the Pap3l
jubilee winch place this year. The Cardinal sI!
4" doubt not TINT all viii Ia bappy 70 unite according
10 their means, with hcir Caloe brethren IN present
inc WORTHY testimonial OF Their ii al homage and az; g
lUn most Ho.y Father OF his golden jubilee,
nlIeIh anniversary OF his ePiscopac, winch vail be tie
2lst OF next May"
A branch Of the English Church Union hay
ing adopted resolution hi relation the OF Mr.
Tooth in which II declared that ANY OF inl
Dion PRONOUNCED by any Sitting under the
Worship Regulation act is spiritually null and void"
and that any minister dsregafdnE such inhibition viii
be sustained Dy the Church Union, Bishop Wordsworth
has wrTte letter disapproving o? GIch position.
that the authority Of the Crown over all ccrgy
men vi the stats Church Is unqresti1nabe.
Fitting tributes are paid by the religious
papers this city the memory OF Mrs Doyeu, The
sister of ex-Gov Ifaines Of NeWJerscy AID mother Of
Prof K. ogden Doromus Mrs Doremus and her brother
died within three days Of each other. From the year
1928, when she projected m'ssion TO the Greeks, until
1877, she actively engaged III the promotion OF
Christian mis- soDs. Mrs DOreaus often 10 the
the lower parts Of the CITY, making her
with painful sIowness 5ut iheut upon soie eTIaEd or
Christian charity
A writer III The Sunday School Times thus
describes tAe appearance OF George MeT, the founder
Of the extensive orphaages at Ashley Down. the
Cy OF Bristol. England "spare and tall, full six feet
high he stands soldier under his 70 years He
wears q long black frock coat and black vest, button
ing close 10 lis white crayat. His black hair is bat
slightly tnged with gray. His German accent is very
noticeable, and his ministerial Tone "a speahhK 40 married.
his ministerial costume BIZ Muller belongs 10 the
"Plynlouth bgcihTen."
The Rev. Joseph Cooks Monday noon lee
ture in Boston Is well attended, though one OF Mr..
Moodys meetings is held at the same time. The COnGre
gat0aaiiSt OF Boston reports " The appointment OF
prayer meeting Park street Church to be conducted
by Moody and sanEey the hour with Mr. COOKS
lecture al fremont Temple, looked upon VAIN some
InIsgiving by few. The doors OF PARK street Church
have TO be closed against the crowd hijeen minutes
and fremont Temple, nearly away In WIS
reported packed as seldom II ever before
The work Of the numerous eyanGeilsts who
have appeared in the country ills considerable part OF
the space OF vi the daily papers AT Portland, Me-