New-York tribune., 1878-05-11
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Eight of the graduates of the last and pres
ent senior class at AndOver will go foreign missions
A Catholic Congress will be held at some
point near Paris during the period OF the Exposition
The exact deficiency of the Presbyterian
Foreign Mission Board for the year just closed is S7
929 The annual sermon will be preached tomorrow
afternoon in DR. John Halls Church. by the Rev. Her
rick Johnson, ID. ID.
The Rev. p. B. Morgan, of the st. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church. Cincinnati who has Joined
the Reformed Epscopalians repels with great warmth
that this change has been influenced by con
sideratOns Of salary Both charge ana denial nave ap
pcared In the Western papers.
Archbishop Williams and the Roman Cath
Ollie clergy of Boston have issued circular letter which
read Catholic churches Of that city, on Sun
day last cautonng their people against excessive dis
trust of the savings banks OF Massachusetts. They
of these savings banks that their management com
pared with that Of other financial trusts has been eA-
ceptOnay free from wrOng-dong or default"
The "RecOrds of the Conference of Mission
aries" held in Shanghai last year. have beenpubshed III
volume form. The volume contains complete maps OF
mission districts The statistical tables show the follow
ing as Protestant Missions throughout the Empire:
Missionaries exclusive OF missionaries wivcsl 3Ol;
preaching stations, 511 organized churches 3l2 com
municans l3,O35 subscriptions by the native churches
S9,271.
upon the day the opening Of the Sale Evangeque,
by the Evangelical Alliance of Great Britain, ut the
Paris Exposition. The Earl Of Shaftcsbury
peced preside. The Hail. which stands on piece OF
land, fronting the TO the TrOcad6ro will seat
COO persons. Besides being intended for divine service
and missionary and other conferences VIII be used Tor
the promotion OF fellowship among Christians OF dher-
ent nations.
OF Bishop Sclwyn, Of the diocese of Lichlicld,
and from 1871 to 1867 Bishop OF Scw-Zeaand The
Churchman OF this city, that his name will be
written high among the heroes of the church militant
in all time" Bishop Sewin's death must have been sud
den nc had invited the American bishops who will at
tend the Pan Anglican Synod TO stop for several days
Lchhcd and share the hoSptaIies Of his diocese The
ishUp delivered the opening sermon at Tee Protestant
pscOpai General Convention OF 1871.
The Rev. William Taylor, the veteran evan
gelist who has visited in his tours every part Of the
world where the English language is spoken has recently
returned from exploration Of Peru. Bolivia and Chill.
He has made ngemcnts in tho chet cities OF these
countries for the organization OF selfsupportng mis-
sions lie will endcayor procure fifteen missionaries
an the positions selected Mr. Taylor laid the founda-
tion OF such missions in southern India which have
grown 10 be scfsupporting cAurches.
At the nlnety-fOurth annual Convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF Pennsylvania,
Bishop stevens IN his address, spoke very energetcaly
OF the spread OF Communistc ideas in the State "Ths
scheme" said the Bishop, can be met, not by arCu-
mcn not by legislative action but only by physical
or better STILL moral force, which shall bring bear
more closely on the of all the gospel OF peace
and love" Blshop stephens announced TO the conyen-
ton his purpose To attend the Fan nAnglcdn council,
which meets IN Lambeth, July =
The Chinese Government has ordered q sub
scrpton TO be taken throughout the Empire for the
benefit Of the sufferers by the famine The culture OF
the poppy has also been forbidden IN shans and other
provinces. The Rev. Timothy Richard, English
Baptist Missionary, stationed at the capital OF shansi
hat Wiuf oh he uIo
ince he saw for some miles large number Of trees.
both OF the road far as the eye could see on
level country stripped OF tnelr bark to height OF I'VE,
ten and twenty feet for food" Dead bodies were here
and there lying out upon the roadside
The Richmond Dispatch reports an extraor-
dinary religious excitement the coorcd people OF
that city. II prevails most among the BaptIsts In
some TOBACCO factories" says The Dispatch the manag
crs have found it difficult their hands to perform
their usual tasks the teachers OF the colorcd public
schools have had much 10 contend with. In several
instances the children have been 80 wholly given up TO
the religious excitement to make impossible for the
usual work to be performed The colored preachers
have done much TO moderate the extravaganza OF their
nOcks
The question has been raised whether or not
missionary work is favorable to longevity. CORES.
pOndent OF The Examiner and Chronicle gives list OF
nineteen missionaries to heather countries, most Of
whom lived to advanced age Carey died at -, after
service OF fl years Wade at a. after service OF 40
years JudsOn at G2, after service OF Al years ard
Gulick at So after a service Of 80 years. DR.. GulcK
spent AZ years the Sandwich Islands, and I'm Japan
and the whole half century never visited the uned
states This correspondent who writes from Siam is Of
opinion that missionary life, even In Burmah and Siam,
need not necessarily be short.
In the Southern Methodist General Confer
ence now In session at Atlanta the agent OF the Pub
fishing House presented his report Immediately after
the organization The present assets OF the House
$5G9O9I and the liabilities S27O50s. During the last
four years the sales Of merchandise have amounted
S27l i32. The profit the official periodicals pub
lshed Nashville has been for the same period S3i COG.
III twelve years the agent has paid for interest and dis
counts the sum OF S1j9.G7S. The communication from
the General Conference Of the NOrhern) Methodist Gen
cra Conference, In relation to an Ucumencal Council
OF MethOdsts, was referred to special committee The
bishops In their quadrcnnia address asked for the ap
poutment Of bishop be added TO their number.
On Saturday, the 4th iust the Rev. r. Abbey made
report special agent, on the claim against the United
Statcs Government for of the Publishing House dur
ing the war, and damage TO the property The total
amount OF the claim Ia S2SSOOO; the Special Commit
tee Senate recommended allowance of $50,
900. The report referred 10 the Committee Pub
fishing Interests.
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