New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-15

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Rev. Henry Piggott.
The Rev. Samuel Cutler has opened Re
formed Episcopal services in Boston The Rev. "iah
gill; OF Denver Col, and the Rev. Dr. HARRISON OF MOI
tceo Fla, have withdrawn from the Protestant EpS-
copal Church. with intention OF entering the minis
istry OF the Reformed Episcopal Church. REFORMED
Episcopal congregation has been organized IN MONTREAL
and a church Will be built IN Washington, d. e.
Mr.. Moodys meetings in Providence con-
tinue TO be attended by great congregations III Tue
evening Music Hall is filed very quickly after IL Is
opened. The Precedence Press says: 'Ihe audience
pay close attention to all Mr.. Moody's dscourses wmch
possess among other merits, that Of brevity He docs
not protract his talk until his hearers become weared
Several hundred "mqurers" are reported as tho result
OF the meetings IN Providence.
Mr. Louis Street, member of the Society OF
Friends living at the capital OF Madagascar has written
England that slavery has not been abolished III that
island, that the Prime Minister Is consummate hypo
critic. and that he missionaries are MS toos
He states also that the Christian churches in all NADIA
gascar are the jurisdiction of the Church within
machine. THIS intelligence has awakened painful teel-
ciety.
I'm an address delivered before the Edin-
lurgh University Theological Society," Professor Flint
gave dscouragng Of the condition of theolog
cal literature in Scotland He said: "No well IN
formed man will deny that theological learn
ing is IN extremely unworthy and unsatisfactory con
ditiOn For generations not Ia single work OF European
reputation has been produced by the clergy OF scotland
Theological is In withered aud sunted cOndl-
ton among us. The system il wrong ana theoos-
ca science refuses 10 grow on scottish soil
A chapel for the use of the bows OF Glrard
College has recently built; it will seat 1000 per
sons The new buildings erected viii enable the college
TO receive $40 more scholars Although by the VIII OF
Mr. Grard ministers wholly excluded from TINS IN
stitution il is nevertheless Christian in its character
The President. DR.. W. H. Allen IS an accomplished and
successful lay-preacher; Mr.. Welsh, the Minister 10
England, has frequently occupied the desk AltnonEn
OF the graduates Of the college have entered secular
cangs, some have entered the Christian ministry
There is a church Gcbt-paying movement IN
progress Through the help OF Mr. Edward Knball, OF
Chicago the First Congregational Church Of Cambridge,
Mass has raised $4,000 payable in 1878, toward the
payment OF debt Of $4,000 The Protestant Episco-
pal Church the Ascension, Washington d. c. is about
clearing off its debt. six vestrymen give 10000; Mr.
W. W. Corcoran, $4,000 makiug $4,000 in all from
hm): and the congregation WILL II is expected raise the
residue few Sundays Grace Methodist Erisco-
pal Church, Chicago, costing SlOOoOO was Gedcaied
free or dept Oi inc S9nVBO Peu5 ~ at 'e Sr
Foreign Missions Tor the payment OF the deficiency,
$4,000 have been already PAD IN.
A correspondent of The Examiner and Chr0n-
ice writing from jefferson County, IN this state says
that the rev law Of 1874, which allows town meetings
TO elect commissioners of Excise IS securing in many
towns the entire prohibition OF the liquor traffic As
the result hundreds OF throughout the state have
elected Commissioner who grant no license in their
towns In some instances. neghborng towns have com
bined to make the work general, and districts from
twenty to seyeuty-fve miles in extent are living under
practical prohibition. Ia jefferson and OswegO Counties
tweuty-three contiguous last Winter elected tenn
pcrance Excise CommSs .Ouers. Ont OF twcntv-f0ur
towns i'm that section carried for nocense during the
past three years, oplv one has revoked s decision ana
| gone back 20 license"
! few weeks ago Tie COagregatiORdijSt sent
circular letter TO 100 ministers Of that denomination
! making inquiry these two points % Whether in
the minister's church and neighborhOod there was
any departure from the orthodox faith in relation to
future punishment (2) How far the orthodox belief
should insisted uoOn prerequisite to the ministry
I'm the Congregational churches. Answers received from
eighty of the ministers addressed show that siXseven
have found I'm their churches departure rom The be-
lief usually held in the congregational body; thirteen
testify notifications OF Congregational belief On the
second point sxtythree Of opinion that the ancient
faith rs to future punishment should be insisted as
a condition Of to the ministry and seventeen
would make concessions greater or ess extent The
replies were received from ministers living in twenty
three states ~ the Chicago meeting of Congregational
ministers held last Monday, the subject was dis
cussed OF toe twenty-five present all proiessed to hold
the orthodox belief: two would have been willing TO
Ordau Il pastor holding the opinions OF MI McIldu, OF
the Indian Orchard Church.