New-York tribune., 1878-12-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Two priests of the Old Catholic faith have
recently gone over TO the Roman Church In Baden
On the Pacific coast the average attendance
of Chinese boys girls the Protestant Sunday
schools is 1000
1t is proposed to erect by subscription, in
the Court OF tue Louvre, Paris statue Of Admiral
CogDy. the spot where he fell during the massacre
Of ST. Bartholomew.
1t is proposed that the Jewish organization
OF Beuai Berth shall be opened to all applicants regard
less of creed and Of the pronnent members fear
a resolution TO tnat effect VIII result In dlscOrd
There is now living in the province OF
Ontario, Canada, a Catholic priest named John Mac
donald who ninetyseven years OF age and has been
more tndn sey enty years III the priesthood
In North Carolina there have been !, 300 ac-
cesslons the Methodist Church SOUTH owing 10 reyv-
ais in the past year. The entire denomination IN the
South has Increased in the year between 10000 and 5o
600.
The PRESBYTERIAN church at KnOxbOro,
Oneida County which brought suit against man who
refused pay his subscription OF $780, ana which was
twice defeated technical grounds has at last
succeeded before jury in getting verdict Tor the SZoo
and costs, making "a total OF S94I TO-
A natural pulpit exists III North StOningtOn,
Conn, formed by cluster of large rocks, apparently
thrown together III some upheava Of The early
settlers used meet there for religious worship ana
among the eminent preachers VINO have occupied the
brown the two beng the eminent sepdratists
London has colony of MOrmOns But they
do not prosper. Such as the Mormon elders lay
hold OF nd it is said. hard work In London 10 be the
husband Of wife and the father OF one family TO
say nothing OF more deputat0n IRON Sblt Lake ClV
ia now III London. and conference was lately held TO
secure who would emgrate 10 the United States
Pope Leo XIII. is reported to be engaged III
drawing up plan OF agreement ~ be entered into
by all the European Powers with view to the repres-
sion Of sociaistc and International tendencies The
whole will when completed, be dispatched 10 the Papal
representatives abroad Tor submission to the Govern
ments 10 which they are accredited
The Reformed EpiscOpalians have pur-
chased Protestant Episcopal Church building at st
Helena g. Ca large building, but n a village which
was almost entirely broken up during the An Of
fort s in the denomination TO do with the
observance of Lent church last on the ground that
the indulgence worldly pleasures before and after
Lent is Increased by enforced abstentlon during the
season OF Iasuhg'
Correspondence has recently passed between
Pere Hyacuthe and the Prmus OF the Scottish Episco
pal Church,Yhich. The Chwchman says, "has remark
ahe interest" Pere Hyacinthes letter is indication
fbat he clearly what reformation OF the Church In
France means and that he entering ntelgently
an endeavOr 10 release the Galcan Chur"h IRON Rom
isb dominOn and usurpatOn" Ii is possible that the
time is at hand for the reformation OF the Gallican
Church"
The Episcopal Church in this country has 4s
dloceses l3 missionary districts 63 bishops, $3.50 cer
o,men 900 parishes and 3l27ls communicates. the
number OF communicates showing large increase. Six
tysix clergymen died during the year, and 1913
daned OF baptisms there AZ, ,054 and OF cOnfr-
matons 25 100 In the Sunday schools there $685.
SOD scholars. Reports from Iowa indicate gam OF
strength in that Stale -Four churches and chaDels
have Just completed and In each case no indebted
meas las been allowed TO accrue IN the work or church
bnlding and no appeal has been made for help from
abroad.
Among the possessions of the Theatre Fran
caise in Paris is the very bell which on that terrible
night in August 1872 sounded from the bery OF Saint
Germain PAuxerrOls. the signal for the massacre
OF ST. Bartholomew When the great Revolution came
il was ordered that church bells be melted up aud
into cannon but by strange coincidence tho company
at this theatre then playing CHARLES TX" and being
IN want OF bell 10 toll the signal for the Huguenot
massacre the convention asked TO grant this
historic bell for the purpose The request succeeded.
20 that three centuries after the great Protestant
tragedy the very bell which had announced its coming
smoke 10 the actor who played King Charles standing in
the window OF the Old Louvre looking out upon the
night
The Abbe Martin in his rejoinder to Mr..
Gladstones reply question What hinders Ritua
lists from becoming Roman Catholics" argues that
Ritualsts, like Roman Catholics, admit the divine
origin OF church that IL is divine In its life
does not depend that It is separate power
dependent OF the state and that 1t has and ought to
have Giving voice." laws, and tribunals Of Its own.
He contends that these things cannot be secured the
Anglican Communion He points out that Ritualsts
are living In daily contact with whom they know
70 be heretics and whom they treat SUCH They are
cOntenung themselves with orders which they know
regarded as dubious-which they themselves believe TO
DC they go elsewhere seeking contrabapd orders
| from they know not what bishops or what sect.