New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-10
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Sunday-schOOl Parliament at the Thou
sand Isle Park ST. Lawrence River begins Tuesday,
August 49,
Next week, August 1920, the Worlds Con-
ference Of Young Mems Christian Associations will be
held at Geneva. Switzerland
Among the recent victims of the famine
fever in China is the Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic, Of
Tche-ly, Southeast China, Mgr. Dub1r.
The statistics of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rians for 1873 show 112 Presbyterie 2,347 Congrega-
tlons 1915 ministers, and 106,253 communicates The
church property is valued at Sl.74 ,347.
Mr. Francis Murphy began his series of
Christian Temperance Meetings at Round Lake, on
Thursday Of tins week Great enthusiasm has been Gre
ated and many have already signed the pledge.
The Eighth Annual Convention of the Cath
oc Total Abstinence Union OF the United States will be
held in indianapolis, August % Arrangements have
been made for the accommodation OF 200 delegates.
Mr.. Thomas KelsO, leading Methodist of
Baltimore lately deceased, was the founder Of an or
phan's home, to which he appropriated 100000 BY
his will he left numerous requests to charitable institu
tons.
The committee of the Presbyterian General
Assembly appointed to revise the Book Of Discipline,
will hold adjourned meeting in Pttsburg next Au-
tumn At that time subcommittee will report on pro
posed disciplinary amendments.f
The English Wesleyan Annual Conference,
which is now session at Bradford is the first confer
ence attended by lay delegates There are 240 lay rep
resentatives among whom are four Members OF PaTa-
ment, and many other public men,
Funds are being collected in England for
the restoration OF the Abbey Church Of Mnsternhep
pey the Oldest church in Kent 1t founded in go
by Queen sexbuega and rebuilt in 1870 by William de
COrbeuil Archbishop Of Canterbury.
The last report of the English Palestine
Exploration Fund recommends that special expedition
be sent 10 the Sea Gaee TO examine its shores and
to settle definitely the sites Of CaperDaum Bethsada
aulO her lNCeg III.
ment.
The Rev. DR.. B. F. Crary. minister whose
work in Utah. expresses the opinion that the Chris
tan churches In that Territory have failed to make any
impression on adult MOrmOns He says: NEARLY oil
their attempts TO evaDgeze MormOnism have been fall
ures What they have gained has been by slow perse-
dren"
Bishop COnrOy, of the see of Ardagh. Ire
land and Pope's Apostolic delegate to Canada, died at
St. Johns Newfoundland, August 4. He was nephew
Of Cardinal Cullen About year ago he was deputed
by Pope Plus TX visit America for the purpose OF
settling important questions OF ecclesiastical jursdic
ton lie was received with great honor by Catholics OF
the United states ana Cabaaa ana was suceessul III ac
eOmpIshing the objects OF his mission
Bishop Gregg, the Bishop of the Reformed
Episcopal Church in England has received an address
from residents Of CeyOn, asking in substance for the
forming Of branch Of the church In that island Among
the sgners Of the address members Of the military
and civil service 1t will be remembered that much dis
sensOn has been caused in Ceyon by the measures oil
the recently appointed Bishop, DR.. Copestoue who is
an extreme Ritualist.
There has grown out of the recently held
New-YOrk State Sunday Convention plan for the
establishment OF Sunday throughout the world
The beginnings OF such undertaking already exist IN
tho work Of the Foreign sunday-schoOl Society, Of
Brooklyn Schools have already been established by 1t
IN France Germany, Italy. Spain, Hungary. South
America and Asia Monthly meetings are held, at which
letters from the schools abroad are read. and the
society's operations are reviewed The sunday-schOol
system as it is known in the United States has been
but imperfecty developed the Continent OF Europe
The ulan chosen for raising funds contemplates the
placing cOntrbutiOnboX In every SundayschOOl OF
our country, with the request that each scholar give
cent year Boxes will he furnished gratuOusly by the
President Of the Foreign School Society, Mr. Woodruff
No. 1870 state-st., Brooklyn.