New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-13
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

be held at Nazareth Penn, August 1915.
Bishop Ames of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. is reported to be Ill at his home in Baltimore.
The Rev. DR.. j. H. Vincent, who has just
returned home held. while abroad sundayschOol Con-
at Basic and lectured in London upon the Inter
national SuDday-scnOO System of America.
The Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania
has by resolution. notified to the German Reformed
Church that the sending reception OF faternal dele
gates does not carry with it admission to Lutheran pull
pits and affairs.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey are expected to
spend part Of next Winter in Baltimore. Arrange
ments have already been made for their work The city
is be divided into districts but special building VIII
be erected for them.
The General Conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist Church of Australia opened at Sydney
New-south Wales May 8. NnetyOne delegates were
present The Rev. DIR. Gervase Smith represented the
British Wesleyan Conference.
The collections of the Reformed (Dutch)
Church for foreign missions have not during the past
two months. been One-ha of the sum appOrtioned to
shat % "r The amount by the
Three Anglican Bishops were cOnsecrated at
St. Pauls Cathedral London upon June "a. They were
the Rev. Drs Maclagan, Cramer Roberts and Stanton
and cOnsecrated TO the doceses, respectively, OF
Lichheld, Nassau and North Queensland.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed by the
Baptist papers on account Of tue abandonment Of the
started in 1867 and was issued until recently, by the
Publication Society Of the denomination.
The 1O9th annual session of the English
General Baptist Association opened in London June "a
The Rev. T. Goaby presided. The statistics reported
100 pastors 3s4 local preachers 179 separate churches
"a 943 church members. An address delivered by
Mr.. SpurgeOn.
The Germany and Switzerland Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church held its twentythrd
annual session this year at Basic, closing June 20
M ul.~o
reported This Conference is branch of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Of this country
A memorial was sent to the Berlin Confer
by the British Antisavery Society requesting that
the nations represented in the Congress hereafter hold
the slave trade to be piracy The memorial stated that
the trade between Eastern Africa and Cuba, and
the MOhammedan countries cost annually 100000 hVes
The Rev. DR.. Gervase Smith, ex-president
Of the British Wesleyan Conference sails from this city
to-day his way home Dr. Smith has just returned,
by way Of San Francisco, from Australia, where he has
spent nearly year in inspecting Wesleyan Missions.
His tour extended TO the Full and other islands OF the
South Pacific.
1t is stated that the Neapolitan bishops have
been directed by the Vatican to obtain the Royal
exeQuatur, and consequently their State The
given for this change is the falling of OF the
Peters Pence from the proceeds OF which these bishops
were aided This decrease in France Is estimated at
fOuI-fiths OF ithe sum raised last year.
At the commencement Of the Atlanta Uni
members Of the Examining Committee expressed most
earnestly their purpose cooperate in the elevation Of
the coored race. Judge Hardin said: 81 was slave
holder, and all the members Of this Examining
raised"
The Congregational National Council at its
session last year recommended that the denomnational
statistics instead OF being published as heretofore in the
January number Of The Congregational Quarterly, be
compiled in q Year Book, somewhat like that OF the
Congregational Union Of England To meet the expense
the churches are requested to contribute at the rate OF
cent per member
The sum of 81, 700 has been contributed to
the erection Of the Barron Memorial Church. in Dexter
Me. II will commemorate the courage and devotion to
duty Of Mr. Barron the cashier of the National Bank OF
Dexter who sacrificed his life in protecting the banks
property, The additional sum needed win be over
the amount Of $3.50.
The ffty-ninth annual conference of the
Primitive Methodist church Of Great Britain met at
Manchester, England, June TO- The Rev. II. Phillips
was elected president for the year. The statistics
ported for the home and mission stations exclusive Of
Canada were ll22 ministers, 174473 church members.
3045 Sunday-schOOs 1874 teachers 1858 1853 scholars
The total income OF the year was s23267.
Information has been received through an
Atlantic cable dispatch that the memorial OF the Evan
gecal Alliance OF the United States to the Congress sit
ting Berlin asking for the establishment Of religious
liberty all the countries coming under their supervi
T.
Thompson formerly pastor OF the Broadway Taberna-
Gle, also had interview with Prince Bismarck the
subject Of the memorial.
The Protestant Episcopal Free Church Asso
ciaon according to its third annual report, is repre-
scented in thirty doceses includes twenythree bishops
among patrons and has 431 members, OF whom 295
cergymen The object Of the society is to replace
the sale and renting Of pews by system OF system
ATTIC subscriptions by the church members 10 gain this
end tracts public meetings and sermons used by the
society One fits most active supporters was the late
Mr.. William Welsh OF Philadelphia.
The National Baptist meetings at Point
Chautauqua will be held this year from July % TO Au
gust The sessions will be occupied with lectures,
discussions essays etc Among the topics announced
are Educational Work OF the Denomination" Foreign
Missions" Home Missions" " The Praying Church"
Bible readings will also be given. The Rev s. s. Cut
ting, D. D., the Rev. j. N Murdoch, ID. D.. President
Anderson, OF Rochester, and other prominent Baptist
clergymeh will take part IN the proceedings.
In view of the assembling of the n-Anglican
Synod and presence there Of many Colonial bishops
the l77h anniversary Of the Society the Propagation
OF the Gospel in Foreign Parts held in London June
1928. Colonial and American bishops participated in
the services. Missionary Conferences were held and
sermons delivered in st. Pauls Cathedral and West
minister Abbey. This society has done much to plant
the English EpiscOpae throughout the world. It's
templated outlay for the coming year Ia al29,000
Bishop Cheney, of Chicago, who opens his
church Sunday evening TO all cOmers has issued
circular TO the "unchurched masses" of that city, in
which he says: believing that many persons who do
not rent pews in any church are kept from at
tending the preaching OF the Gospel by the fear that
they will ntrude upon the pews of Others open our
church. AT the Sunday evening service, free all who
win hear the Gospel You are atfectOnaely urged to
attend worship and feel that this Is your spiritual
home"
henineteenth annual meeting of the English
Church Union held in London, June 171S The Union
was reported TO number $3.50 clerical and 1883 lay
members. It's income during the past year e9613.
Among the speakers were the Rev. Mr.. MackonOchie,
the Rev. j. Edwards, the Rev. Mr.. MscColl, and the
Do O thanks WA asedh nv