New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Methodist population of the world is es-
tlmated 900 OO0 and the number OF communicates
at 44s9s77 In the United states the membership Is
about $4,000 with 26642 local and 22,l9i itiueraht
preachers.
The Old South Congregational Church at
HalloweIl Maine wh'ca was destroyed by fire Deem
Der q was built in 1896 Its was made IN Lon
don and act up BY The man who came from England
to erect the one IN The Oid South Cnurcn ~ Bosto "
the time OF the fire the bell gave the FIRST alarm
In certain sense the churches i'll Rome
represent the different trades. There church lor
cOachmen, for stablemen BARRIERS dyers carpenters,
ciockmakers plasterers, bOokbnders bakers, "lnese
er tanners ailOrs, bOOtmakers butchers innkeepers
boamen and scores of other trades Each trale n, is
Jealous and proud its congregation, ana each thihks
It's church the most beautiful and helps TO aoorn IL ny
contributing TO its funds.
The Rev. James Stephenson, presiding
elder the Methodist Church. arrested Two weeks
ago In Dayton Ohio for Drunkenness aud last Thursday
he was suspended from the ministry. About O'CLOCK
in the afternoon OF November 80 nc appeared in Oei
somewhat under the Influence Of liquor, and before he
left had taken three large drinks OF" whlsAey
straight" He invited others TO drink with him, and
iod them he could speak fifteen different LANGUAGES
Passing the he spoke to several ladies, and
udely placed Ms haHd3 upon them. policeman see
ing him repeat the act arrested him, but not unt aftei
lie had alen into the street and been covered WIN
mud H. was taken 10 STATIC house, hui SoOu alIer
was released and conveyed o. private residence.
Arthur Mursell, the Birmingham preacher,
has written home from this country series OF letters
giving his experience and impressions here. speaking
his lectures Boston he remarks that he had been
told not expect app ause, although he ml@h consider
his reputation anyone should cry out from tie au-
dIoncc. Bully you, Old hO,s." He very quietly adds
that nc disappointed OF this encouragement Dir.
Mursell THINKS little regard paid here to formal
ties When he mad finished one OF his lectures In
Ncw-YOrK and considering IN what terms H. would
propose q vote OF thanks TO the chairman for hs
abe conduct ia the char Tue enilre "sSthny ua3
made stampede leaving me alone with -!aSs 81 ce9
water. aud i lowering the gas ligns so tisI thai
hind me, else sleep III the ante-roOm all night
Religious Personals: Mr.. Sankey, two
weeks ago. singing IN Swltzerland.....Dr FuSy Is
SAID to be IN far health, but on two OCCASIONS lately
the weather bad, by advice or his PHYSICIAN
he failed to fulfil an appointment to preach III 81
Mary'-, oxford, and bis sermons we.c read by
auotncr.....A German writer has calculated that the
exact day Of Cnrists death Friday, April 5, the
wear 33.Atter Mr. Surgeons congregation had
sung he first verse hymn recently, he asked them
to sing more rapidly, and added: This 10 not
funeral" John Bright says that |: all the ministers
OF the Scotch Churches to Danish whiskey from
their houses ana the consump tion IL from their
social habits, they could do much TO dIscredt
ana To withdraw one ierte source 81 poverty anu s.
fermg In Scotand"......A memorial tablet OF whlte
Italian marJe IN ENGLISH Gothic style been raised
the Park Cnurcn, Hartford, TO the memory o. horace
Bushnell, who Tor tw, n y-sX years was It's pastor
An "apOlogia pro vita sua !" Is promised Dy
the Rev Orby shplry Ritudlist clergyman, who has
recently entered the Roman Church. Meanwhile he
flyors one the London journals with brief outline
In advance. 81 have long held" he says, land have
long taught nearly every Catholic doctrine not actually
denied by the Anglican lormullres and have accepted
and helped revive nearly Catholic practice not
positively forbidden" Subject to unusual reser-
yatons be has intellectually and externally, so far as
he could as loyal English clergyman acted ana be-
neyed as a Catholic" His formal secession to the
Church OF Rome has been simply Cue 10 ms discovering
that though he had hitherto believed and acted as
Catholic he had done " wronS prnclple-naneiy,
that OF private Judgment" He has now corrected TINS
error by surreudrrnG HI, private Judgment III peIpeu
10 the only sprltua body which he could TealZa thal
actually claimed TO teach truth upon authority anu thal
yisiby exercised the authority she claimed Tue hlgn
Church papers intimate rather cOarsely that MT shpley
was played OuL" before he went over lie Walteu tlII
his VOL was done, and then Ae look the last plunge