New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| The Lutheran churches in the United States
have 1900 Sunday schools with 10000 scholars.
More than 400 Jews have perished at Mo-
gador Morocco from cholera and the disease prevails
elsewhere.
To every 500 persons in this country there
is minister while in India there not one minister
| to OO,OOO.
Mr.. Sankey will sail for England with his
family one week from to-day and will there devote sew
era months TO evangelical work.
majority of nearly 5000 of the voters OF
New have decided to put the Bible into the pub
Tic schools again. The Catholic vote contributed TO the
result.
sunday-schools have been maintained in
Palestine since 1909 by the London Society for Promot
ing Crstianty the Jews, and more than thous-
and children have attended them
When Mr.. Bryant last attended church at
CummingtOD, the minister failed TO appear After lit
tie waiting, the poet arose in bis seat read q chapter
from Bible, and led in repeating the Lords Prayer
Of the Presbyterian theological seminaries,
the Union in this city had the opening day forty
seven new students Princeton had tweDty-nine. Hart
ford thirteen Auburn twentythree and Chicago thirty
six.
Within four years the Methodist Church, of
Canada, has received increase Of 20,409 members
and l34 ministers beside sending out 1877 foreign
missionaries than before It's total membership is now
1898.
Thirty ministers have lately left the 0rthO
dox Congregational Church and Joined other denomina-
tions. Thirteen were received by the EpiscOpaaBs,
twelve by the Unitarians each by the Reformed
Dutch and Universat while two remain independent,
and one is classed as " Radical"
The largest Presbyterian church in Philadel-
phia will he. when IL is finished, the Collegiate Free
Chapel In connection with the Alexander Church It is
edhce. with thick walls, and will be ready for
the roof before Winter When that point shall be
reached everything will have been paid for.
There are in England and Wales 5000
places in which MethodIsm has no preaching room or
chapel Last year it decided 20 distribute 100000
between the two conferences $50 955 have prom
ised 100 cnapcs (ixtyhree OF which are in yagesl
providing additional slttings for 20.33G hearers.
The largest Sunday-school in the world is
probably at Stockport Chester County, England, town
with population OF only 53.Ol4. Che school building
800 900 and has between eighty and ninety teach
ingrooms. Since the institution was opened 5,Os5
teachers have been employed and 9OeOi scholars regis
tered.
A theological seminary for colOred students
at Petersburg va ls contemplated by the trustees Of
the Episcopal Seminary at Alexandria They have ap-
pointed agent collect funds, so that instruction
may begin this year, and s345 has already been OBJ
tanned. Several young men have been rejected for want
OF a department. OF this kind.
Last night, with the setting Of the sun, the
Jewish new year-the year 5.639-begaD and the event
was celebrated with prayers feasting and rejoicing
The following ten days known the " Ten Peniten
tal Days" during which marriage may take place,
is festiyy Of any kind permitted in Jewish homes
The Day OF Atonement comes on Sunday october o.
The Methodist conferences this Fall have
made considerable contributions TO the James Memorial
Professorship in the Drew Theological Seminary. The
Central New-York has given Sl,llO; the PtJsburg
81 Os6 and the East OHIO, Sl,22O, making total OF
S941G from the three; The total subscriptions o OF
The General Synod of the Lutheran Church
has called upon aid in the work OF missions,
urges that they members be organized into local
and general missionary societies. Dr. Joel swartz late
president OF tho East Pennsylvania Synod. recently
saldi Experience has furnished demonstration OF
the efficiency Of organized female help which relieves
the movement OF all doubt and uncertainty as 10 ia
practical results
Somebody has estimated that at the present
rate Of conversions In India will take 5000 years TO
convert the whole country. There others who
the converts are The rogues In India" The Er-
anner dOudonl citing these and other statements says
people are beginning TO consider whether u Is wise or
lust 20 send Of thousands Of pounds abroad 20 con-
vert people who moral than ourselves. while
at home have sunk vice, ignorance and degrada-
tion millions Of our own countrymen.
The First Reformed Church of Brooklyn,
situated In Joraemon ST. directly back Of the City Hail.
has long seeking OF pastor secured the Rev Dr.
d. n. Vandeveer DR. Yandeveer comes from the Union
Park Congregational Church Of Chicago. where he
ngned his charge in June last owing IL is said, to his
salary bong reduced lie formerly settled Kings
ton, N " and by entering the Reformed denomination
he returns TO the church In which his youth and early
ministry were passed.
Jewish Sabbath-school manual is in press.
The first part relates to the Biblical history Of the
Jews from the Babylonlan Captivity TO the present
time the second the Mosaic laws and the third
ains lessons about Palestine Among the jewish laws
and customs taught the following: Distinguishing
marks OF clean and unclean animals; prohibition OF
blood. OF fat OF meat and milk exchange OF male and
female apparel writing on the do0rpOs'si shaving
ha hes NuZaFite sacrifices: kndllnR
nro the Sabbath right OF primogenturei leprosy
in persons, clothes, and houses; taking birds nest
beheRdng the hefer the rebelous son, and witohcra
Dean Stanley, who is now in this country,
was graduated from oxford University In 1898. and
during the twelve following years resided there, being
at Que time tutor TO the Prince OF Wales In 1851 he
became Canon OF Canterbury and from 1856 TO 1854
WAS Regus Professor OF Ecclesiastical History at OK
ford From this position he transferred 20 the emf
nent place he holds He s recognized In England
OF the leaders OF the Broad Church party, which
Is as much opposed TO the Evangelcas the hand
as to the RituAlsts the other. He Is wel-knOwn by
his "Hstory OF the Jewish Church" his Life OF Thomas
Arnold" and his Memorials Of Westminster Abbey"
In 1874 he elected Lord Rector OF the University OF
| 81. Andrews.
The American Board of Commissioners of
Foreign Missions will meet in Milwaukee next Tuesday
| The meeting will continue four days II Ia reported
from Prague, Bohemia that although the gospel has
been preached there by Congregational minister Tegu
ary since November, 1877, there are only seventeen
| persons who partake Of the sacrament. Privileges
| which freely granted by the Government four
years ago are now positively refused. police COM
missioner must be present at each public service and
his fee OF about 81 IL must be paid each service being
| announced as a lecture with the subject given, and
each time permit must be obtained Although Aus
tria s Christian country. the province OF Bohemia
considered OF the most difficult places In which the
| American Board is now laboring
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