New-York tribune., 1878-06-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


The session of the English Church Congress
at Sheffield has been finally fixed for October IL.
The Rev. George Muller sailed for England
May 27 One Of the last cities in which he held meet
ings was San Francisco.
AS many as 1876, 900 copies of the Presbyte-
rian Hymna been sold. largeprint edition Tor
the use of old people has been prepared
The PENNSYLVANIA State Sunday school Asso-
citation holds its annual convention in Wliamsport next
week, beginning on Thursday, the 1lth inst
The German Evangelical Lutheran Mmiste-
rum Of PENNSYLVANIA holds It's 12lst annual session
this month, at Easton, beginning on the l6th
The Massachusetts Bible Society during the
year ending May 81 sold 21,19s copies of the Scrip
lures and gave away s470 copies The receipts OF he
year were S39,S2l,
Gan attempt made by portion of the MEM
bers of the Church or England Society OF the Holy
Cross" to reconstruct II has failed Mr. Mackonoche
led the party opposed TO reform
The Protestant Episcopal Missionary Bishop
of China Dr. schereschewsky, has recently sailed for
his diocese At about the same time the Bishopeect OF
Mexico DR.. Riley, returned TO his post
The Protestant Episcopal bishops will meet
on the 1sth Of August to consider the resignation OF
Bishop McCoskry, of Michigan. After having with
drawn his resignation Bishop McCoskry has offered 1t
again.
The United Presbyterian Assembly, which
Cambridge, Ohio, sanctioned the appointment Of
women as assistants deacons It. however, stipulated
that such women should not be organized into sister
hoods
The State Congregational Association of
Michigan. during its recent annual session at East
sagnawvotc to receive in future women as delegates
There was long discussion upon the subject before the
vote was taken.
The Rev. w. II. II. Murrays scheme of an
undenominatona church in Boston is much discussed
by the papers OF that city. AS Of gathering to
religious worship persons who do not attend any church.
II Is commended.
The American Unitarian Association held its
annual meeting in the Hollis Street Church, Boston, May
29 The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Brooke Here
ford Of Chicago. The treasurers report gave the
cepts 1921 ,425 and the expenditures as S2ll93s
The Southern Presbyterian Assembly de-
cided against the appeal OF Dr. L. T. Baird the former
manager OF its publishing house. and remitted the
the East Hanover Presbytery. The Assembly refused
to make its meetings biennial instead Of annual as hero
tOfOre.
1t is proposed 10 celebrate, in the year 1881,
the centenary Of the founding Of SundayschOOs Mr..
Franklin Allen, Secretary Of tho international Sunday
school Committee, will, this Summer, confer with the
London Union in relation 70 the arrange
ments for this event.
Monseigneur Chatard, formerly at the head of
the American College in Rome, and recently made
Bishop Of the Roman Catholic Diocese Of vlncennes
Ind was cOnsecrated I'm Rome, May H. in the pres
ence Of many Americana The ceremony was performed
In the chapel OF the American College
Great satisfaction was expressed in the
Protestant Episcopal Convention Of the diocese Of
Springfield, ILL., when 1t announced that Dr sey
mour had reconsidered his declinaton Of his appoint
ment as Bishop and had decided TO accept Congaiua-
tory dispatches were received from the doceses OF
Quincy and Illinois.
At the fOrty-fOurth annual meeting Of the
London Missionary Society. held May the Rev. Dr.
Muens, the secretary, announced the receipts to be
larger than any previous year. the total income being
aI39132. During the past year. the mission in China
has been remarkably successful ne work IN Madagas-
iment has made encouraging progress
The ffty-eighth annual session Of the Gen
era Convention OF the New-Jerusalem Church in the
United States, opened at Boston, June l, the Rev.
Chauncey Giles, Of Philadelphia, presiding The treas
urer reported tho property OF the Convention to DO
$1,000 and the paid subscriptions toward the $4,000
o G S'J1yo 1sy we're 81 796 lie NeWeTusaem C6ureh
is represented IN twenty-five States.
1t is the practice Of the Congregational
charitable societies hold all their annual meetings in
Boston, on the day. The day chosen this year was
May 20 OF the societies had already held ami
versaries in New-YOrk The American College and Ed
ueaion Society which has not before been heard FROM
reported permanent fund OF $4,000 During the year
$40 900 was received in egaces. The receipts OF the
year 100000, OF which $4,000 went TO the Col
lege Department and $27273 20 the general fund -Four
hundred and twenty young men have been aided
The Baptist anniversaries were held at
Cleveland, May 27-3O. The following statistics were
repored receipts Of the Publication Society for the year.
1904 Of the year. 1886 copies Of books and
157 800 copies OF tracts receipts OF the Home Mission
airy Society, $175 200, falling of Of SAGA from the
preceding year. It's Missionaries number 222 persons
The receipts OF the Baptist Missionary Union 27s
723 OF which amount the WOman's Missionary Society
gave S33744. Among the speakers during the anniyer
saries were the Rev: Warren Randolph, DID, and the
Rev. Dr. Philip Schaf.
A Sunday-schoOl assembly, upon the plan
OF that at Chautauqua TO be held at Round Lake July
1926. The assembly is designed to be annual gath
erng in this the opening year. 1t will be conducted by
the Rev. j. H. Vincent, ID. Elaborate preparations
have been made for instruction. There will be among
other things. Oriental and Biblical Museum, Pales
tine Park. and q model Of Jerusalem. The lecturers
have selected from churches the assembly
being undenOmnatlOna in character Shortly after It's
close the Sunday-schOOl Parliament OF the Thousand
Island Park will meet August 1922.