New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-06
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCK.

The debt of the Ncw-York City Mission
Society is now s1316s 1t employs thrty-nyc mission
| aries.
The Rev. Joseph Cook will deliver four lee
lures he fore the Auburn Theological Seminary, beginning
April Ii.
The Rev. I. p. Hammond has been holding
religious meetings IN Rochester, NewYork for the past
four weeks. Part of last Sunday was spent by him in
addressing the inmates OF the Penitentary and the Aims
house.
On next Monday evening, the Rev. Dr. r. S.
storrs, OF Brooklyn will deliver the last Of the present
to st. john"
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
| Church i'm the United states Northernl Will meet IN
Pittsburg Penn, on May 10, at IL m. The opening
will be delivered by the Moderator Of last year
! the Rev. Dr. James Ees
On February II, the Rev. Yoitsu Honda, a
native OF Japan. was ordained a Minister by the Rev.
Bishop Wiley NIethodisD, in the Mission Church OF Hako-
dad Japan. Before ordination, Mr. Honda preached
! sermon in English, with when he Is familiar.
The Congregational Ministerial Bureau has
been opened in Boston again. 1t is intended to
bring together ministers aud churches desiring to
make engagements either temporary Of permanent
Formerly small foe was charged for thus service
The Baptist Churches of Cleveland have in
vlted all ilomembcrs and delegates from churches"
the National Baptist anniversaries which will be held
in That city, May 21-2i TO accept their hospitali'ies
Names and addresses OF delegates should be sent to W.
+. Clark, Cushing's Block, Cleveland.
The Protestant Episcopal Society for Pro-
noting Christianity among the Jews, which was organ
lied in this city last January has been Incorporated
Bishop Horatio Potter IL the president The number Of
Jews ia the United states estimated by the society
100000, Of whom onc-thrd are in Sev-York
At the New-England Methodist Episcopal
Conference, which met at westhald. Mass, April 3,
committee appointed to Try the Rev. Arthur A.
hp OH # pest
and Advcutism Mr. Adams Is reported 20 believe that
the second coming OF Christ will occur this month
Great activity is displayed by Protcstants in
the distribution sale of the Bible throughout Italy.
Copies can now be readily had IN the bookstores OF
Rome A copy has been placed In each or the
Quinnal, tue largest hotel OF the city Coportcurs,
also, from city to city, and sell the scriptures In the
maraet places.
The Presbytery of Philadelphia favor
reduction OF The Size Of the General Assembly. Their
committee has prepared overture proposing vara-
bic ratio OF commissioners 10 COMMITMENTS; TO DO 30
adjusted from year year. 10 make the number OF
members OF the General Assembly at no time less than
300, or more Than 800.
The Hon. Philo White, late Uuited States
Minister 10 Ecuador has prepared the request Of the
Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of
Central NcwYork manual. explaining the nature and
Of the exemptions from taxation to which Church
buildings are entitled m this and other states The
scope O the manual includes assessments both FOR geu
eral and local purposes.
The proposed meeting in opposition to the
establishment OF the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Scot
land held in Edinburgh, March s. great crowd Of
persons attended, aud addresses delivered by Mr.
The resolutions declared the restoration OF the Catholic
EpscOpate o. be- contrary 10 the royal preroguvc and
ia" torun0 Of tho uni"n of SCOTLAND and England
On last Sunday Mr.. Moody held a meeting
IN tho New-IIaycn Tabernacle, for sunday school
workcrs at o'clock in the morning The afternoon and
night meetings were crowded thgt The Howe street
during the week every evening at the Tabernacle;
dnlly prayer meeting &C the Centre Church, aud
supported by The ministers OF New-Havrn.
Only seven of the present Congregational
ministers Of New England have been pastors Of tie
churches for fty years, from March 1898 10 Murch,
1873. They Dr. Leonard Bacon, OF New-ITavcn;
the Row John A. Douglas, Of Waterford, Ne; the Rev.
DR.. Jacob Idc. Of West Midway. Mass; the Rev. DR..
Leonard wilmington. OF Newbury Mass. the Rev. Eras
tus yiatby Of Taunton Mass; tire Rev. Joseph Merriam
Of Randolph, ohio, and the Rev. Jacob 5. Clark, Of
Morgan. vi
Thc discussion by the rninIstors' meetings i'm
Chicago OF the question OF protecting minors nom the
temptations 10 lutempcranco has led TO several useful
suggestions. One a resolution adopted by the Meth
0disi Ministers requesting tho Young Men's Christian
Ahs"chtloh 81 lH' CIV 10 Elt 't'' pi Tree concerts
every evening means ~ drawing young and
women from the streets The Society for the Prevention
Of the sale Of Liquor 10 Minors Is also accomplishing
good results.
The PrcSbytery of Philadelphia, at its meet
ing Oh Tuesday April ?, failed a direct
on Dr. Boardman's to the General Assembly.
which proposes the dscontnuancc OF the tho Inter
national sundayschool lessons IN Presby sunday
schools Dr. Broadman desires lessons 40 arranged that
SUNDAY IN each month shall De given 10 the study OF
dcnomuationa catcchsms. TIE overture was strongly
opposed but finally referred to n committee who
will report to the next meeting Of the Prcsbycry.
During the past Conference year three minis
tcrs have Withdrawn from the New York East Confer
cncc and gone other denominations. The Rev Messrs
sccr and Meredith have united with the Congregations
alilsts; the Rev W. Lawrence with Baptiss. The
f. Tinker OF the New York Conference. and recently
stationed ut lunkcr5 has united with the Congregation
ais-. Mt. Meredith 20 the East Hartford COugrc
gational Church. According 10 The Hartford Times, the
assigned by him Tor leaving the Methodist Con
ference Is his strong dislike of the custom OF changing
pastoral relations frequently as " done in the McthU
dist denomination"
The Southern Methodist Episcopal General
Conference which Ia Atlanta, Ga, May will
sist OF over 800 delegates, onehaf ministers and
half laymcn Two, and probably three bishops viii be
elected one the place Of the late Bishop Marvin. who
died suddenly after his return from China and Japan
bishop il also desired for Texas and for the Pacific
coast On this coast, tho Southern Methodist Church
has already three annual conferences and II tho Column
ba Conference i divided VIII have four. 10 Is thought
probable that The southern Methodist RerieC will be re-
vved by the General Conference with the Rev. Dr.
Thomas o. Summers ~ tho EitoE
Delegates from the Northwest to the Inter
national Sunday School Convention, which opens at
Atlanta Ga April II. VIII meet at Chicago and proceed
from thence together, Monday evening, April IS;
trains will leave NewYorr for Atlanta Monday, April
IS NJ a. In via Piedmont Air Line. The entire
bor OF seventy four delegates from this state has been
appointed Delegates frnm Philadelphia will obtain
excursion tickets from the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad. From Washington there are three
routes Tho round-trip tickets from New-Iork are
$50 % from Philadelphia, 49, 75 This as has already
been announced, X a delegate convention
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