New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
A church is about TO be erected at Olncy,
England. as "a memorial to the poet Cowper 1t Will
cost $4,000
The death is announced of Ernst William
Croeccr one q the bishops Of the Moyuyian Church.
He had reached his sxty-seveDth year,
DR.. Galusha Anderson, the newly elected
president of the Chicago Baptist University, asks for
SlOOOOO-$lO 10000 for the payment af tie mortgage
debt, and 100000 for endowment
The International Sunday-school Convention,
at Atlanta meets April l719. Will be attended by about
400 delegates. and will last three days. During the
week OF the convention sunday school jubilee viii be
held at OgietholpC Park.
The death is announced of JOHN Stuart. of
Manchester, England brother Of George H. Stuart OF
Philadelphia Mr.. John stuart one of the most &c
tive Pcsbyterians Manchester where he founded Two
churches, building one entirely az his own expense
During the last days Of Mr.. M0Ody's stay at
Springfield, Mass many people have crowded to hear
him that building in the city contain them Over
flow meetings found necessary. The timc for
the beginning of their services IN NewiIayen has been
postponed one week from March II.
So successful have the temperance rcfOImers
been IN Illinois, tia, Peoria has 1900 persons enrolled
in temperance clubs; Bloomington has six reform Clubs
Beydore has enrolled half its population, joliet has
for two years maintained Monday evening Temperance
meeting which has crowded the City Han.
The statistics Of the North India Methodist
Episcopal Conference show: l,29s fall members. go
pre- oatoners 35Ij native Christians including children,
Isl sunday schools. vita G0l9 scholars and rs day
| pended the schools, in 1877, was S2i7I9.
call is made for contributions to complete
the Henry y. Saith Memorial Fund OF $4,000. which
will be used as an endowment Of tho Reference Library
Of the Union Theological Seminary of this citv. Contri-
buttons may be sent T. NJ Kingsley, treasurer at No.
| 8 University-pl.ce or to Professor C. 4. Briggs.
| Tile Golden Rule. w. II. II. Murray's paper
asks "shal Francis Murphy have chance AT Bostonl'
It Of the opinion that Boston has not been stirred
the subject OF temperance ht to be- and b..
for many years. What with wrangliuS over laws, and
Keeping the heavy machinery Of organizations IN motion.
the cause has gained little except notoriety"
Services have now been held III the Hart
ford Rink for nine weeks, without abatement IN the
interest Of the people Mr. PentecJst, who iucceeded
Mr. Moody as preacher aud manager. viii continue in
charge untI the end of tins month Many new members
have alrradv Decu received by the churches city.
Mr.. Moody is announced TO begin, tomorrow, q two
series Of meetings. in the Boston Tabernacle from
Boston he goes TO New Haven
Professor Austin Phelps states that the COM
mon assertion that Of Christian fathers are
generally worse than others is d-provcd by statistics.
He gives the following facts In certain NeV-Eng-
land town OF thousands OF people the records Of
toe Christian families were once examined thoroughly
such families who became reigiOu7nInen and women, rs
related TO those VINO did not was more than hve to one
Oberlin College, Ohio. Congregational has
a faculty OF 90 ard women, 1,0l6 students. of
whom So are the Divinity School and l61 IN the Col
Iege classes The highest salary paid to any member OF
the faculty is 81 COO income is small from interest
Oh permanent funds. 5000; from tuition Sll5oo /;
were $34 900 Tho Divinity school OF OberlD made
famous by the long presidency OF Dr. Finney Dr. FAIR
child is now President
The principal citizens of Edinburgh, includ-
ing the chef city officers, attended the funeral Of Dr.
Alexander Duff the East Indian missionary Three
simultaneous religious seryicesi were held two at the
home and at Presbyery Hall; a fourth was held
route OF the funeral procession closed The body
laid Ia the Grange Cemetery near 10 r graves OF
DR.. Chalmers, Dr. Guthrie, ana other distinguished
Presbyterian ministers.
DR.. VIM. NJ. Taylor, of this city, expresses
the % Mon in The ChrstiGn al Fork that topical preach
ing is responsible for the short pastor ties which
so copou IN the United States lie reasons out the
process Thus: When invariably takes separate
texts probability is that these will all run in the
same direction and sound note. Every preacher has
his idiosyncracs, and these will como ont IN Lis scec
ton o; his themes 80 that III very short time nc viii
preach himself ont he will ringthe changes on few
topics until after time the people will grow weary
both OF him and OF them"
Mr.. Osborne Morgans resolution, which az
hrned that the time had arrived when the long con
troyersy ntermens IN parish church yards should
be closed by permitting such ntelments either without
any service or with the srr1cs preferred by the friends
ircfed in The British House OF Commons by vote Of f.
to 227 In The Convection OF Canterbny-iowcr houe
"a resolution declaring that no other rtcs than those
parish grave yards was carried b. vote Of % To o.
At the opening of the COnyocation Of the
province OF Canierbmy, February II. n petition
against any the Burlcs question pre-
scented hy the bishop Of Liclhcd. II was signed b.
$4,000 OF the clergy aud 30l40 Of the ldty. CA the
Otner hand, the Nomcouforrsts have put forth state
mcnt la which they say that there hut O39
triqs with uncousccratcd ground for between $1,000
and II 900 eercsiasiic1l parishes having population
Of nearly twenty millions Out oi 2o19D Nou-c"n
formist places Of worship in England aud Wales only
III Lave burial places attached" They urge, more
over that Scotland, Ireland. IN the colonies and
I'm nearly all the countries OF Europe the burial places
are Open TO all denominations
The discussion OF Christianity and Christian
Socialism" at tour five great public meetings In Der
ill., became so teinpestHous that recently the police
have ntcr'cred 1nd the meetings have been closed The
Chrrtian Socialist Workmeu- party" has been formed
as posc TIE Social Democrats who are gcr-
orally unbc eVcrs The principles Of the party %
tbrstan aitliand love 10 fatnerand. (2) IL holds
existing social democracy 70 he Impractical ana M
uarlOtc. 90 4 pcactabc organization OF W0Ikmcn, IN
ORDER 90 prepare the way for reUrus % larger econ
n,icol security and equality. The meetings lately held
nj ne likely both the Christian Socialists and
the Social Democrats To greater ACTIVITY
DIR. Edward Pressens6 has published a letter
IN winch he expresses The opinion that there ue
ona,e solution OF the difficulties in the French Protcr
tant Church but the entire separation Of IA from
Szte" This church Is divided into three parties
III Inc Ortholo, when holds 10 the decisions OF the
synod Of 1872 IN relation 10 an exact confession Of
fifth and would exclude all VINO DO mol accept the Syn
DDS rulings 2 the Left, which declares that Poes
tansm is not pledged to any confession OF lath 30
fIe Right Centre which holds with the Orthodox party.
bui would not c0erce the party of the Left All the par
ties appeal o the French Government which Is puzzled
10 know what to do.