, 1877-11-25

The Jubilee Singers Of Fisk University are
now giving conccrts IN Germany They have
raised in the six years they hlEe been singing
about S150,000.
4 Methodist church in Knoxville, Tenn,
hears the remarkable name Of ''The Parson
Rrown1ow Church, It's friends have lately
bccn raising money for its somewhat exhausted
treasury.
The Mayor Of d small town in the Province OF
,Joeu. Spain, having tried to procure the BAPTISM
in The Roman Catholic faith of children of Prot
cstaut parents, q royal order has been issued
rcprmanling him.
The religious societies have had very goou
receipts tic past year, Notwithstanding the dull
ness of business. Fifty-one Bible, missionary,
and educational societies report aggregate re-
ccipts Of SS,0l2'l5o.
Ministers who use tobacco will hereafter nave
n moor chance among the United Brethren. nc
Miami Conference of that body has passed
resolution to the effect that no tobaccocuslaS
rlcr,ryman will be admitted to fellowship
new sect has been organized at Allegheny,
Pa. called the Body Of Believers lhe Be-
levers believe not in the Trinity, but in Jesus,
in whose name alone they baptlze lhey nclleve
that the soul sleeps after death 'inth ChflSts
scc.,1l1 coming. when sal1@'s saaii oe e'o''4o1t
with Immortality.
One hundred and six churches, chapels, aud
,,iss;ons in San Francisco give one place OF wor-
shin to every 1900 people, exclusive o1 tue
strungcrs within the gates" and services arc
conducted in French Spanish, Russian, scandl-
nayian, Italian, German, Hebrew, welsh, En-
glish, and Chinese
The Roman Catholic newspapers OF the un1teo
States of which there are between thirty anu
forty. propose to establish a Catholic Associated
Press, with the object OF combining the thurch
nrrss against all forms Of error anu OF opoo-
sition to Catholicism, and to cultivate Il bc1tcr
acquaintance between Catholic journalists
At a recent Installation service In Buffalo it.
becnmc the duty OF thc kcV. ar. e1hI''s W sns
some exceedingly plain things to the consrc-
,ration. among which vas: ''Thc1e are three
Qualifications OF ministers: picty, fidelity, anu
novrrty. The first two VIC must obtain from
tue Lord by prayer, but We may trust Inc stfn-
rincss of the churches for the last"
l. The Jewish ministers Of Philadelphia, at o
meeting recently, resolved that " the ministers
~ phi]adclphia seeing the necessity OF higher
;nstr,,rtion in the Hebrew lanyuagc,-stch rs
translation OF the Bible, grammar, and gotn-
menta:ies. Biblical and Jewish history, Mis'ina-
TalJ,,,d, ctc,-arc willing to place their services
gratuitousiy NJ the uisposai u 1t'eii
ists."
The Rev. Arthur alurse1l. a prominent BAD
tist minister ol England, who is about To vls't
this co,1t,try l,as written LITTER which attracts
considerable attention III England, proposing
1ht. union Of the Baptists and tho independents
TO bring this about he suggested ts'at inc Con
rrrnationaiists agree to abandon infant bAnts1n.
aud the Baptists recognize snr1nkln- or aifn;!osl
rs BAPTISM. liz thinks the Baptlsts, excluding
some of tho dogmatic leaders, would be willing
to do this.
Dict, or Congress OF the Lutheran Church,
to discuss subjects Ut importance To that body,
Church, Philadelphia, Dec: 81. It is expected
that papers will be read by Drs.J: 6. Morris and
stor Ct rof5 RT se!Hs T5oMn a so1 aDd
Jacobs, of Gettysburg; and the Rev. DR.. Wcic~
| kind. of New York, All Luthcran5, Of what
| ever synodica1 connection, are invited by the
| managers 10 take part in the proceedings,
| Bishop Haven was asked what he thought
would be tho religious effect OF stanleys Atri-
| can explorations. The Bishop, as Is well-Snowl,
| has Travelled extensively i'll Africa and Is
| thoroughly familiar with The progress OF the
mission there. He replied that nc was reading
Stan!cy's letters with great interest, and ne had
| would lead to the spread OF Christian missions
into the interior from that direction. The Pres-
byterians already have mission ut the mouth
OF the river.
| The Convention Of tho Protestant Episcopal
| Church amended the canon prohibiting tile cicr~
| gy from solc1nnizing the marriage ot any u
| yorccd person bY Il clause forhitlainG them to
| administer the Holy Communion to persons
| who should contract such forbidden marriages.
| As the law now stands, not only are the clergy
prohibited from marrying parties, one OF whom
| has ,iiyorcci husband or wife living, but they
ar, not allowed to admit any persons to bap-
tis1n. confirmation, or the Holy Communion,
who shall marry second time during the life
| OF a divorced husband OF wife
| The Presbyterian Church OF England now
consists Of 25S congregations, dirided into ten
Presbyterics. Nearly one~hal1 OF the 2'S church
hr11din~s are freehold, and tho insurances on
! the same amount to s2,5oo,o0O The debts upon
| CHURCHES and manscs amount in all to $780, ,000
fully 40 per cent Of which is on the churches in
tnc London Presbytcry. These buildings 1Hn have
| or appropriated Several congregations have
adopted tue system of not letting sittings. The
government OF the Church is intrusted to 1,2aa