The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-23
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Cardinal Cullen leaves a fortune.
Bishop Rosecrans leaves no other prop
erty than his watch.
In 1870 public worship in France
cost 100000 francs. Last wear the
estimates had increased to So, 800, OOC
francs.
The late Bishop Rosecrans was on
his mothers side descendant of limo
thy Hopkins, signer of the Declare
ton of Independence.
The Unitarians desire to contradict
the statement which is going the rounds
of the press, that 100 of their 800
churches in England are in falling cir
cumstances.
There are estimated to be about
100000 persons connected with the
Christian churches in India, China and
Japan, besides 200,000 children receiv-
ing Christian education.
The Universalist General Conven-
ton, at its late session, made an appeal
for funds to pay OFF its debt of 1928, 900,
in answer to which it received on the
spot pledges amounting to $4,000.
The Rev. Philip Grace, of St.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New
port, has been made by the Pope a doc
tor of the Catholic Church, the first
dignity of the kind conferred by Leo
XIII.
The number of freshmen entered
this year at Cambridge University in
England is I'll for this term. This
number includes 567 at Trinity, III TO
st. Johns, "a to Jesus, 40 to Trinity
Hall, and 46 non-collegiates.
1t is said that the attempt to raise
$500, 900 for the purpose of erecting a
John Knox memorial church and insti-
tute on the Thames embankment, Lon
don, in connection with the Scottish es-
Enlistment, has entirely fallen through.
"A statement has been extensively
published and commented on to the
effect that Canon Farrar was photo
graphed while in the posture of. prayer
and clad in his ecclesiastical robes. He
Indignantly says that it is without foun-
dation in fact
-Thirty-six years ago the Island of
Samoa had population of "a, 900, all
of whom were barbarians. The popu-
lation now numbers $4,000, the ma
jority of whom are Christians. In the
theological seminary are sixty students,
and twenty missionaries are sent out
every year to the neighboring islands.
The American Board has received
a letter from Robert Arlington, of
Leeds, urging it to undertake mission
in Africa, as proposed by Major Malan
AI.th nprtn 10 hn
has given upward of $4,000 to the
Central African enterprises of the
Church, the London, and the Baptist
Missionary SOCIETIES, and he now offers
$4,000 to the American Board toward
the establishment of its proposed mis-
sion.
The statement having been made
that many of the students in the vari-
Gus theological seminaries are I'M
converted land openly disregard the
laws of Christian integrity" has
brought out refutations from DR.. Nc
Gill, of Princeton; DIR. Van Zandt, of
New-Brunswick; and DIR. Hornblower,
of Allegheny, who declare that the
allegation is a calumny, and that the
students under their respective care are
pious and consecrated to their chosen
work in life.
The Catholic Union of Great Bri-
tain having complained to the Home
Secretary, Mr.. Cross, that Catholic
ministers are deprived of the privilege
of visiting freely the Catholics in the
prisons, Mr.. Cross, in reply, States that
he will fully consider the case of any
considerable number of prisoners in
want of religious ministrations when
duly presented to him, but declines to
enter into any scheme giving official
and general recognition of Catholic
chaplains.
The majority of church livings in
England are country parishes with
small congregations, although several
are in London and other large towns.
Thirty seven have livings of $4,000 a
year, 1856 between $4,000 and $500;
43 between $1,000 and $4,000; 3 of
$4,000; - between $4,000 and S15,-
600; l of $15, 900; of $15, 290; and of
S17,500. The archbishops and bishops
have GO under their patronage, noble
men have 48, Cambridge University
has 10, Oxford University 8, the Lord
Chancellor 5, the crown 4, and the rest
are in the gift of commoners, while a
few belong to deans and chapters.