New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Gordon, the well-known lecturer IN
Great Britain, the dlsestablishment OF the EhghS"
Church, has sailed for New-YOrk.
Canon Farrar of the English Church, mas
been making tour OF scotland as temperance lecturer
He is jealous advocate of total abstinence
In the Antonelli will case, the Court has
decided that the plaintiff shall he permitted TO give evil
dence in the support OF her case TIE costs are put
upon the defendants
II is now stated that Mr.. Barton, the heroic
hank cashier of Dexter, Me-. who sacrificed his life
rather than betray his trust, was the main stay OF Inc
CONGREGATIONAL Church IN his naive HOW'LL
The Baptists of Cleveland have already be-
gun TO make preparations for the BAPTIST National ami
versares when viii be held in that city the latter part
OF Nav The First BAPTIST Church OF the city mas Deeh
0xed upon as the place OF mecsinS
Dr. Murdoch, of the Baptist Foreign Mis-
sonary Union, that the contributions for he
present month must reach $4,000, in order to balance
accounts at the close of the fiscal year. April The
Baptist Home Missionary Society Is carrying dcbl
which is not likely TO DC reduced by It's current recepS'
Earl Nelson, one of the leaders of the
Catholic party the English Church. has organized
Home Reunion Society" Its object Is the reunion OF
Nonconfornists with the State Church. Among TIE
means used and to be used lectures, greater social
intercourse between churchmcn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and reunion meetings.
The work of revising the authorized Eng
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syndics Of the University press, who have copyright
in the book; the expenses OF the American reyers are
betrayed by private contributions. No compensation Is
paid to the for their labor II is expected that
the work VIII be completed in two Yeas.
| The Rev. DIR. Albert s. Hunt, of the New
York East Conference Methodist Episcopal Church. has
been elected corresponding secretary OF the American
Bbe Society TO fill tie vacancy made by the re'igna-
| ton OF the Rev Dr. Joseph Hodich. DIR. Holdch re-
tires from the seeretarysnp after having heu IL Win
all honor. for the long period o. t"cnty ihe years
At Mr.. Joseph Cooks reception, III Boston,
| ON MONDAY evening last there present. amonH
others Dean Gray Episco Theological School,
Cambridge; Professor Gould, OF Newton Theological
| Seminary; and Doctors Barol, Dudley Tarbox' CnSh-
ing ana Professor Mead of Ooerin Mr. Bronson Acoit
dscoursed on Heredity," which made the topic Oh
| the evening.
Two of the charges against Professor Rob
ertsOn Smith have been decided TO be irrelevant Dy the
Aberdeen Presbytery of the Scotch Free Church The
substance of the first charge that he denied the Mo
sale authorship she book Of Deuteronomy Of the see
ond that he lowered the Old Testament generally TO the
level OF an unpspired book The first rejected by
| vote of 20 to 20 the secoud by % 10 TO-
Messrs. II. NJ. Mallory & Co., of this city,
| the publishers of The ChHrehm0n, have issued me
Church Journal weekly paper, intended TO be me
dunn Of INSTRUMENTATION between the clergymen OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. Among the ESSAYS
nromised are the Club Papers, which will be prepared
under the direction OF club OF fifty prominent Clergy
men of New-lork Philadelphia aud Bos on The mrs
| number of this Church Journal appears today.
Mr.. Moody, when he returned to the Boston
Tabernacle last Sunday, found great audiences waiting
for him. He preached it is said, "wIth all his old time
| earnestness" In reviewing his work at Springfield
The RepuLlican says: "There has been attempt by
Mr. Moody TO fire up emotional fervor and While his
| apneals have been based the five points OF the
eircest evangelical doctrine. the appeals themselvc.
have been shot straight home for practical integrity and
| purity OF life"
| u. T,p
tute Chicago (Methodist Episcopal has been wholly
cut off by the great fire that city and the depreciation
OF real propertv To replace the buildings swept away
! by the fire debt was incurred on which $4,000 was
paid there sill remains debt of $4,000. The rentals
OF this property have far diminished that at present
tho entire income il consumed paying taxes. nsur
once and repairs. The managers ask for $4,000 PeI
annum to meet current EXPENSES, and an endowment.
Professor Austin Phelps sums up the judg-
Inent Of the American churches with regard to cardpay
ing thus: In the Catholic Episcopal and perhaps LII
theran Churches the innocence OF this amuement Is not
often questioned. In considerable fragments OF the
| PRESBYTERIAN, the Reformed and the Congregational
Churches the practice Of has years been gam
ing ground With these exceptions it be said thai
the voice of the great bulk Of the Evangelical Churches
at present in the negative. bshop OF tie Methodist
Church has recently testified that that branch OF tn,
| Church is almost a unit against card playing"
A fraternity of societies, to be known as the
independent Brotherhood of Christian Believers. ha'
| been organized In New England It's OBJECT il 10 pro
mote the reign Of the Holy Spirit in human minds anC
thus extend tho reign OF the gospel" The organization
il intended to consist OF local orotherhoods which viii
be organized into county. State and National conveD
ons, and finally an Geumenca Congress. The articles
OF faith are four in number ana the articles Of the
etitution twentysx The articles OF faith such a.
held by orthodox churches The proceedings vi tht
| brotherhood are intended to be secret.
The Ritualistic additions made by Mr.. Tooth
to the furniture of the St. James, Church. Hatcham
and which the Chancellor of the diocese of Rochester ha
ordered to be removed, are: o. A confessional box
C2) Atablet of wood with inscription of the st
| James's Hatcham, ward OF the COnraternity OF the
Blessed Sacrament. 80 Music stands, occasionally USED
| by brass band. 81 wooden structure called
| rypych, fixed TO the wall over tho communion table
and extending nearly one-ha OF the east window
90 screen with doors of heavy workmanship, separ
ating so-called Lady Chapel" from the Of tie
| church. 90 A screen with gates OF heavy workman
| ship separating the from the chanccl. "a
wooden beam extending across the nave, for the pur
pose Of supporting "a crucfY. An appeal from the Chan
| cellOr's decision viii he taken.
The church debt paying movement still goes
on with vigor The Church Of the Purans in Hartford
has discharged debt Of SlO000o on last Sunday tn
congregation were informed by the PASTOR the Rev +.
Clark that the of 81 $50 would free them; muci
as $lO257 raised that day. st. Johns Episcopa
Church. Bridgeport. Connecticut has raised $50, 00(
toward cancelling debt OF 100000. Christ EpiscOpd
Church Bridgeport has pledged ~ 900 toward discharg
ing debt OF I 900 The Congregational Church, al PEG
ria H. has paid of An Indebtedness OF $4,000 Plymouth
Methodist Episcopal Church Buffalo. which cost $27.
600 mas lust cleared itself OF debt The Simpson Me no
dat Church, BROOKLYN has nearly paid OF floating cb
$4,000; this total the ladies' OF the church have
raised $4,000 Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Ilai
rsburg Penn, on the dedication day. March TO- raised
| $4,000.