, 1877-12-30
GENERAL NEWS.

A new Catholic cathedral for Providence, H.
l., las been decided on. 1t will cost about
s200,000, and may be begun in 1873.
For five years past the Catholic missionaries
in China and in India hare baptized 1862
hcathcns, and Of this number II 600 were adults
st. Bartholomcw's Church, Montreal, the
Rev. William Mcclure, Rector, is the latcst
organized parish Of the Reformed Episcopal
Church.
A French Hugucnot congregation, which for
many years has met in tho mare of Canterbury
Cathedral i'll England, is about to join the
Presbyterian Church. 1t recently celebrated its
231th anniversary.
The First Congregational Church of Osaka
Japan, mas become selt-supporting, raising now
cicerfully $50 month, where lust wear less
tilan ST month was given, And the members
are pleased to be able to rent with their own
money preaching place
The Church Of the Redecmer mas recently
changed from congregational singing to Il quar-
tettc choir, with Mr.. John AlcCurdy, organist;
Mrs William E. Foote, soprano, Miss Florence
Ricc, contr:l1to; Mr., E.. De Celle, tenor; Mr.
William F. Brace, basso-
The Rev. DR.. Forester, of Newark, N. J.,
formerly Of this city, says: ''Io teach Christi
minister Catecllistn is like CARRYING. the trade
of Liverpool aud New York in vessels built on
the patteru OF Noah's ark"
It is announced BY MIR. Bcechcr's paper, the
Christian Union, that tho recent sermon in
which Calvinistn was elected from Plymouth
pulpit BY MIR. Beechcr was badly nlangle1 by
the reporters, anu that corrected version will
appear in that paper next week.
New Haven is a religious CITY. For It's Co.
600 inhabitants it has IS churches. The
Couswgationallsts lead, with Is churches;
the AIethoelists have II, the Episcopalans 10:
the Catholics Z, the Baptists 9. the Jews 3, and
the Lutherans and Uuiycrsalists each-
The Boston Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion has opened q meeting for the car conduct
ors iu au old skatng-rink on Sunday mornings.
The conductors pray with much carnestness
and sing with yigor attaincl BY long vocal
practice in announcing the names Of Boston
Streets
A curious complaint comes from the South to
the Catholic authorities, It is that the cotorcd
converts hold fast until they come within reach
of Methodist camp-1neeting. They then re-
turn to their first love, aud the process of con-
version to the Roman Catholic Church must be
done over again.
| The civil power is now supreme over the eccle-
siastical in the United States OF Colombia The
Roman Catholic Church has been dfsendowed,
| aud must depend for its, support on voluntary
| contributions. No priest may accept charge
| without the approval Of tie civil authority.
| Four of the Bishops are in exile
| The first Methodist newspaper was published
| in 1741, In London. The name OF it was :. The
| Weekly History; or, Au Account OF the Most
Remarkable Particulars Relating to the Pres
cnt Progress Of the Gospel" Its special cor
| respondent was no less person than the Rev.
| George Whitetield, who was advertised to sup
ply the paper with ''iresh matter every week. :"
| An indianapolis minister has given practical
| rcbuke to those attendants at his church who
care to hear the srr1non only and skip the in
n
| began his sermon Immediately after the singing
| of the first hymn, and afterward announced that
| in the future there would be no regular order
| in the arrangement OF the services, so that late
Among the most successful ministers in the
country is Dr. J. B. Shaw, OF Rochester. Dur
ing the thirty-seyenyears OF his pastorate there
| be has received to his church, OIL profession,
| 1,750; BY letter, 1,00t. The present member
ship is 339944. Nine Of these are over 50 years
arcs Of IS and 20. One hundred aud thirteen
are over 60. Altogether tocrably conscrva-
| tive body.
ssRounders +" is the appropriate title given by
| one OF our smartest fashionable sections to the
| well-dresscd religious tramps who go from
| church to church without contributing to any.
| In some of the stylish city churches these pco-
plc make up large percentage OF the congre-
| cation. The sections and ustcrs hnyc habit
| Of spottine them, just as the police spot pro-
| faseior11 thippnS Many nf these rGriD1tHtfC
-;oms fn,ks m;rht he lahe]ed q Known to the
Ecy1ons
..-.,
t Louis SIrects mcmper OIL tne eocictS OF
Friends, 1lytng a. the csaptal o1 -hauaSasea1 nus
written to ENGLAND that slavery mas not ogeh .9s
abolished IN that lsiatl1' that Tue fIillc nl11-
| lister is 4 consumfnate hypocfltc, anu that soHe
| Of the missionaries are his tools" He states,
t also, that the Christian churehes III al Maua-
| gascar are under me 1urlsulct,on OF tnc
| church within the palace ata thst lae Mhoie
organization IS otate ihaen.ne. LUIS 1nte'H-
! gcnce las awakened palh111 lccllns m alllons
tile supporters OIL Inc Lonooh e1lsslonaFy Gu
ciet5.
In an address delivered before the Edinburg
University Theological Society, Prof. Flint gave
discouracing account Of tho condition Of thco-
| ]opical Iitcrature in Scotland. lie said: ssNo
| wrli.informcfi man will venture to deny that
| theoIorica| learning is in an extre1neIy Iy tin
| wnrthv an,l unsatisfactory condition. For gen
| erotions n,,t si,trle work Of Europcan reputa-
tion las hrcn nrmlurcd by the clergy of Scot
innd' ThcoIotitnl sricucc is in wlthercd and
| stmnted condition among us. The system Is
wrouer and Theological SCIENCE refuses to grow
m Scottish suil.
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