New-York tribune., 1878-07-06
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Moody is holding revival services at
Northhed. Mass. his Summer home.
A memorial has been sent to the Pope by
nine Bishops Of Yenea requesting the canonizton OF
Plus TX.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church OF Canada meets at Belleyille ona
rio. August o.
The 2d Of August has been appointed by
the bishops OF the Southern Methodist Church as day
OF fasting and prayer.
The latest letters from the English Uniyer-
stiles Mission in Central Africa, state that the Zanzibar
sayc-tTade has virtually ceased
The annual meeting of the Mildmay Park
Conference one result Of Mr. Moodys work in England,
will be held this year, July 1914.
The new Methodist hymn book has been
issued and is likely into immediate use 1t IL est-
mated that than 100000 copies VIII De heeded 10
supply the churc6es
The death of the Episcopal Bishop of Cork
has bren quickly followed by that Of the Dean OF Cork,
the very Rev Achilles Daunt, d. d. Dr. Daunt died on
June II, after "A short Illness
At the recent municipal elections at Rome,
two OF the twelve councors elected belonged TO the
Clerical party. The names Of these two however, ap-
peared some OF the Liberal Isis.
The committee of the late Presbyterian
General Assembly, whom the Presbyterial reports
submitted. estimated the total amount OF the church
debts paid last year 10 be over Sl.OOO,oOO
Maine CONGREGATIONAL Churches held at Auburn,
June 252G The statistics reported pa churches,
q 2I1 members. 2O9i9 sunday-schoo scholars total
contributions, f24,SS6.
The last foreign papers reported that Papal
Coustory to be hclI July . at which. among other
appointments Cardinal de Lucca would be made Wee
Chancellor of the holy Roman Church. and Padre san
Frlicc. Archbishop of Naples.
The Rev. William LLOYD has been formally
elected pastor OF the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church by unanimous vote. According 10 a communi-
already exceeds $4,000 annually.
The salaries of the Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church 900 per anuum, and al
Iowaucc for house rent The sum il paid to book
agents. ana official editors at Ncw-York Cincinnati and
II. Louis other editors receive salaries varying from
$500 to $1,000.
Lord Penzance has refused TO continue the
prosecution against the Rev John Edwards, Vicar Of
Prestbuy while the question OF the extent Of the jurls
dcton Of the Court Of Arches before the Court of
Queens Bench. Mr.. Edwards was suspended for six
has paid no attention 70 his scnJcnc'.
A society called the Congregational Spe
cal Mission has been formed III England for the
pose Of promoting the holding OF special religious
the Congregational churches there. Five hun
drcd ministers Of the denomination. IL is said have
joined LIangeIsts are L" hc sent ny Tue society TO au
pastors III holding extra religious meetings.
The eighth session of the National Confer
Of Unitarian ana other Christian churches will be
held Saratoga september According to the pro-
posed programme only essay will be read at each
morning session, and the discussion upon it Will be
opened by previously appointed speaker Saratoga
is the customary Place OF meeting for the conference
1t is proposed to hold a General Conference
Foreign Missions In London from the 2lst TO the 2Gh
OF October, to which all Foreign Missionary Societies
are invited send delegates Among the of
the assembly the Earl OF shafeabury, who is ex
pected to preside. tine Rev. Dr. Mucns, the Rev. d.
W. Morley PunShOn, and many other well-known men,
The press of Andover Theological Seminary,
which established IN 1899, and was designed to be
part the Scminary's working apparatus. has pub
lishcd books and pamphlets the aggregate Of which
would form 233 octave volumes Of 800 pages each.'
hundred works have been issued under the
upcrncudencc o. the AudOyer professors add have had
a circulation Of 100000 copies.
At the scventy-siXth annual meeting of the
Con egatonal General Association Of Massachusetts,
which held short time ago at Fall River Dr. Qunt
reported the number Of churches to be 529 and of mem
bers, 01l31, net increase Of 1868 members This Is
the largest increase for many years OF the churches
273 pastors 100 acting pastors and 60 vacant
The receipts OF the Home Missionary Society were
S5s, ,495.
An inquiry made by the Presbyterian Synod
of Now-Jcrsey into the number Of unemployed ministers
in the state has elected the following facts Number
employed evangellsts and pastors. 251 in cduca
onal work, &c. agents and secretaries 5; total, 295
Not actively employed, GO; making aggregate Of 3Gl
ministers for the state. Two hundred and Of the
PRESBYTERIAN churches Of the state have pastors; 80
have stated supplies, and u are vacant.
The fourteenth annual session of the State
Sunday-schOol Convention OF Indiana was held at In
dianapolls June 2627 The statistics reported
follows Number OF 5undaySchoos the state 1865;
officers and teachers, 39,357 attendance, 2l7
7s2; contributions of schools Sl543i, an increase
last year OF $4,000. The necessity of teaching the
children in the amShouscs whose numbers were said to
/ be nearly 10000, one of the topics discussed.
The recent elections in Belgium, have for
the first time in years. made the UltramOnane
party minority in the Parliament Before the elections
the Cercals had majority OF four in the Senate and
twelve in the Lower House; the Liberals have a
majority of in the first house and OF I'm the latter
The consequent appointment OF Liberal Premier NJ.
Frere Orban has been followed by the withdrawal OF
the Pa pal Nuncio.