New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-20
RELIGIOUS INTELLTG ENCE.

The annual meeting Of the Methodist Epis-
eopa Book Committee takes place Feb Ia Mt No 800
broadway.
a town clock, the first on Mount Lebanon,
eatant Church 30 Lsich.
The Rev. Mr.. Hammond has been preaching
foi some time past ia NowbGryport Mass. Thence he
viii probably 20 ~ Washington.
The Reformed (Dutch) General Synod, ut its
arpo'nted the last Thursdoy IN January ~:
day prayer iur colleges and scnnares o len'nns
Bishop Whttingham of the Protestant Epis-
r,pal Diocese Of Maryland had stroke OF paralysis
nbou, week ago winch left him IN very feeble ccnd-
ton.
At the recent session of the South Georgia
Methodist Co ference. the Rev. Dr. LoVck Pierce, Who
~ 90 years OF preached for his son, Bs"p Pierce"
0n sunday morning
IL ~ expected that the Rev. DIR. J. L. NJ.
curry viii succeed late Or Fuller pastor of the
ruiag Place Baptist Church. Baltimore Or curry was
iorn.tly mcm6er Of Congress from Alabama.
The collection taken In the Second Reformed
EPISCOPAL Church II Philadelphia upon Dee q for the
new church. nov partly built. IL announced to have
reached at 600. Iishop Nicholson s the pastor
II il reported that Lord Ebury is about to
join tlc Free Church 81 England The bishop OF TINS
church recently eenseera'ed by bishop Idse OF tue
Reformed Episcopal Church ~ the Unitod states
The Baptist statistics for 1876 show the
the number OF communicates in the United States to be
i.o32.Isj There werc IO0,6si bapusms during the
year an increase Of more than 10000 over $50
The Methodists Of Boston are about TO build
church IN that city large enough 10 scat $500 ersons
The seals 20 graded ~ In au ampaitheaieF ana
6uildi1e.
At the monthly meeting of the Baptist Sun
day-.rhool Association Of Richmond twlnic upon Jan.
a. niue churches reported average attendance
daring he month OF 80 ocers and teachers. and 1901
S,holutS
The American Baptist Home Missionary So
cy bas schools IN South FOR preparing freedmen Ia
ne teachers and nrcachcrs. They are la Washington,
ana nashville
Unusual religious interest has been reported
since The week of Prayer from the churches in Utica
IN, Rev Mr. Earle the evangelist has been announced
to hold meetings shortly the FIRST Presbyterian Church
OF that city.
A weekly meeting is held upon Saturday
noous Al Farvc Hall IN Chicago for the bcnoht of the
SUNDAY teachers % the city After shor; religious
exercises for the next day II studied under
competent leadr.
A service in memory of Mr.. p. p Bliss, the
singing evangelist was held la tho Opera House Of De-
tro NJ ehican. on the 7th inst The attendance Was 80
largo that M ovcriev ncctn. Of thousand persons
was opened In a ncirhboiing church
The TuiVcrsalIsls OF the Northwest have
held M siouary conference at a. Paus Church Chi
caco. The conference bean Jan. lG Upon tie iirst
day there we've general religious exercises, Christian
work discuss, and in the evening an educational
meeting vas lcid
IL is now settled that the opening services
&, the Boston Tthoruacic ere ted for Mr.. Moody, will
not DE postponed beyond Jan. -. The building =
closc to completion It's acoustic propertes are said to
he excellent TIE arraugen nts for seating the audi
are tho very BEST
A conference of Universaist clergymen was
held at Qnucy Mass, jan H. There was one topic OF
discussion for each o the threo of the DAY In
4 rV.4lA and tIgp' IA he
afternoon aggressive Christianity" in the evening
THE Revival ~ Need
A meeting Of the Bible Society of Oneida
County ~ y, was held at Utica Jan. 9. Appropriai"
references made to the death Of the President OF tie
socicty Gen Joan Knox. who had held thc Office for
40 years, Tie Ouca Soc,t claimed 20 he the oldest
In the country. having been IA existence 6U Yeas
Since the Inhibition of the Rev. Mr.. Dale,
tie rector OF st. VcdabCs Church, London, for alleged
ntuaistic practices the forms Of service have been
greatly changed The candles, dover vases colurei
tablecovers, oassocks surpnces aud other aeccs-
been sdi Iifird 20 tue Lc".
A dcpHtaiOn from the Council of the Anglo
Jewish Association has recently waited upon Lord
pcri, 90 uICseut o. him memorial NJ relation 10 thc
g, udiion Of the Jews IN the Eis Tn" memorial asked
tina, the meeting ~ the representatives OF the GreatPOw-
cr- IN Coust.utiuoIc be taken occasIon for 20
vi ng treaties 90 - remove the dl,abicS uhdcr "hiVh
Jews suffer in Stlya ana kouuaiha'
"A
recently Lcld In Sau discuss the best meth
DDS of reaching the thiuesc la tbat State The topic
considered waf The following: Can our churches DO en-
listed ~ the work - Al adjournment was had until
February when The question:. "iio~ to conduct TIE
Cnine.e fchho 90 and "CIn tho Chinese converts be
tl,dc useful among their cOurifymonF VIII Dc con-
sducd.
The Rev. Dr. Ioriner of Boston has, III
recent sermon. the position That "h brother
holds open communion IN a Baptist church" he should
not b., denounced rs scntincntais nor excluded "a
hcretiop TO this the Rev. Dr. j. d. FHlton OF Brook
t has replied that "oprn oOumunlonst5 have no place
p n ysptis' church rncy not ~ ~ and should 80
uui aud stay out" Inc Ba Weakly objects To hs lat
trT cNprts.on %! opiuio1.
Mr.. Sawyer, formerly Of New-York, still
continues the Friday temperance meetings begun by
SIR Moody "a his Chicls 60 TaDcrnac!c Several thousand
.rsaus attend OF bis Of address, The AdrGnoe
says that 10 "s broken, impctu"us' unmsta&dbiy SIN
cere aud resonant wth tie Wsrmcrt Of good cheer HIS
gesture. are about such would naturally be made by
me boss carpenter AZ the Passing of Hl OiiashOued
picrtiug house" Mr. sawyer - "a reformed man
The directors Of the American College and
Tluratio society we're not able al their meeting last
week TO make thcir quarterly appropriation Ia young
men without violating one oi the socoiy's fundamental
pncplc--nOt iu debt. They Therefore adjourned.
their meeting 10 Feb T. the hope that during tho IN
tcryal the churches W 10 tacI sip. The number
~ the f0cr = b-ucGciarics - 200 the suh Oi money
needed = S1JuO
The Pope has distributed the numerous Of
fecs held 10y Caroina Patrz ~ the following manner:
Cardinal la Vaetta has been made Vicarencrai; Car
dnai Chigl Grand Pricr - tho Holy Orcr Of Jriusa
leu Cardinal Bills Project OF the Sacred Congregation
Of Ics Car ial CaterIin Secretary of the Roman and
Uavcrsa! luquisitiuu. Al cOnsisiory held December
IL among Eumcruus appointments OF archbtsh0ps and
bsbou a. tWO Tie United otirs: Peoria, Ihnuis.
the kcV John L. Siaidsg to De- bishop; kaiobtoc Bcs,
the Rev Francis Xavier Lorssy TO be ycai-s Ucrai
The st. Joscphs Missionary College of the
eacr,i Heat at NH I'LL, near LoGdVa which is under