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

Tie Rroollyu Roman Catholic Cathedral, on
which work has been hecnn again. will cost ~ 100000
The Rev. Mr. Sturgeon has returned to Lon
don nom his trip the Continent Tor the bencn' OF Ills
health. "
The publication of q new newspaper, WHICH
will express the views OF the High Church party IN En-
gland, win he begun in London On May l. 1t Will be
called ne DdttY Express
Major White has begun a new series OF
meetings in the Chicago Tabernacle. Although this build
ing has in quite six months, the c0hs'ga
tons drawn To 10 are stil! large
The British Government has sent the draught
OF treaty for the suppression OF the slave TRADE ia
Egyptian territory and the Red Sea toit C1nsnGeherai
in Et.yy, 10 be laid before the Egyptian authorities.
When Mr.. Tooth, tic Hatcham rector, re-
turns from the Continent he Will rcassert 50 Is said
his right 10 oifcia,c In his church He has advised
his rrJuers not to attend the services during his alb
sepce.
The Canadian pilgrims to Rome, whose de-
partUrc fron Montreal 10 attend the Paal jubilee mas
already been announced THE TRIBUNE. will leave That
city Ayrl -. II s reported that Bishop McNierny
of Albany viii accompany them
In the course Of its forty years. history the
Central Presbyterian Church Of Newark has had LIZ
members Its early history long struggle with
financial at last by great per-
sistence on the part OF It's members
The Womcn's Christian Temperance Union
of Massachusetts has 102 auxiliary organizations and
10000 members. There is a vicc-prcSdent IN every
county Of the state TIC reform cnhs Of men in Massa-
chusetts 100. and enroll $4,000 members.
Two missionary bishops of the Church OF
England ia Africa have returned home Bishop Crowther
of the Niger Mission, ani Bishop MeTiman OF Grahams-
toy1 soutl Africa Whether Bishop Mcrriman will go
back is stated 20 be doubtful, his health has failed
from OyerWOis.
A clause in tue decd of the Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Washington which President Hayes
ma
President Of the United States The Rev. T. Peytou
Brown a member Of the Baltimore Conference OF long
standing. ~ me l~s'or'
The March meeting has just been held Of the
Evangelical Minister'S Association Of Boston This Asso-
citation holds five meetings year. in January, March,
May September. and November, which are generally at
tended by over 800 ministers Its directors chosen
fiom all Of the evangelical denominations
The revival in Albany pervades all of the
churches Of that city. Daily meetings are held at a. H.
and arc attended by great crowds Three hundred adj
ditIons have been made TO the Methodist churches The
Presbyterian Reformed and Baptist churches have
been active and have added largely to their numbers.
Tie Netc- York Tablet reports that Father
OKecIc who kept up long warfare with his cccesias-
teal supcrors and especially with Cardinal Cullen. in
relation Calan schools has retired to Trappst
monastery Ireland Tie vow of the Trappists imposes
silence upon every member OF the order.
OF the sum necessary to meet the expenses
OF the American Board Of Commissioners for the
ycar-S47J 0O0-only S1T7,Ss0 had been paid IN Feb
81 tie close of the first six months In the first six
months Of the last financial year the amount paid in
S233.5ll In the next six months over S2eGOO0 will be
required.
Tverty-tlrec ministers and Il ruling elders
have accepted the appointment to attend the Tanes
byterian Council at Edinburgh Gceyat from the
Northern Presbyterian Assembly in the United States
and have been commissioned They will go at their own
expense, bat will be entertained after their arrival In
private families and at hotels.
The New-York Methodist Episcopal Confer
cnee meets Wednesday, April j. at Kingston, Bishop
Harris presiding; tie NewYork East Conference meets
OF tie same day at Hartford, Conn, Bishop Peek pre-
siding These conferences cOnain the pastors Of the
churches in New-YOrk and Brooklyn The Ney-England
Conference meets April L. Bishop Foster presiding.
The Young Mems Catholic Associations of
this country VIII hold their third annual convention i'll
this city on Wednesday, May 80. The place OF assem-
bling viii be De Ia Sale Institute, Nos AZ and 80
sccondst SecOndave. Societies requested to
their delegates and TO send notice of the elections
10 the Secretary OF the Unon On or before the 18th OF
April.
The University of Cambridge will be repre-
sentcd in ncd of foreign Christian missions by a
mission at Delhi the ancient capital Of India The pro-
motors arc the members OF the Cambridge Mission Aid
and Church cites" The ojccto; the mission will be
chiefly cducatiCnH and especially TO Offer "mCans for
the higher education Of yoqnF native Christians and can
didatcs belly orders" Five Will be sent forward
10 open the Woik'
The international Sunday -gchOol Committee
met week at indianapolis to arrange ne last OF the
seven year, Of uniform lessons Tue Kansas State
Sunday-.clO Convention meets at Lawrence on April
1874; the California, at Oakland May Is. a
Methodist sundayschool Congress was held az Indian
apolis "a March 1880; like congresses will be held NJ
ST. LOUIS GA April 9-lO; at san Francisco on May 49,
at ID NWrgs, Iowa, on May 2o-3U.
The authorities OF some of the colleges at
Oxford layo petition 10 Parliament requesting
sncb an M, 10 he
IL as will abolish the restriction Of certain hcdds y and
fcilowshps To cergymen Of the Church OF England.
Clerical fellowship have been the subject OF much COM
plaut By the NOucOnOrmists and have been used
argument Tor Dscsabiishpeut. similar memorial,
signed ine ago at Oxford VIII also be- brought be-
fore Parliament.
Sixteen stained glass memorial windows
have recently placed in the City Temple OF London
Eight OF them represent egat Christian virtues, Faith
Hone Charity &c These windows are intended me-.
no,tals of distinguished EonccAfonis and other per-
sopages--as for instance "Trath is memorial OF the
Rev. Thomas Goodwin, the chaplain OF Cromwell aud
founder Of the City Temple; "Telnperance." Of Groin
well " Patience" OF Baxter; Wisdom, OF Milton and
e FAITH OF john Wesley
An advertisement III n recent London Times
shows the practical form which the efforts TO suppress
exrava gaBce at funerals has taken in England. The
notice reads thus: Funeral Company lmitcd) % New
Bridge ST., BackfIars Reformed funerals without ap
eontments; broughams instead Of mourning coaches /;
improved cars instead of learsos" Another advertise
ment the number Of The Times calls attention To
the patent earttoearth cofins' OF another reform
burial" company
Among the most remarkable of the many sue
cesses of evangess Of the present time Ia that OF
the Rev f. p Hammond, in Syracuse The congregations
In attendance have grown beyond the capacity OF any