Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-03-07
Religions Intelligence.


er, does not have high opinion of
Plus TX. He was, says the professor,
a nun in intellect, and the most ig-
norant Pope in 800 years.
There has been considerable cor
respondence in the English Church
papers about the dismissal by Bishop
Jackson, of London, of Rev. Mr..
Headlam, for lecture favorable to
theatres and music halls.
"The Church of God" is the name
assumed by the German Baptists, or
ganized in one body, by the Rev.
John Winebrenner. They number
$4,000 communicates, found mostly
in Pennsylvania. Their General Con-
ference. which meets triennially, will
be held in Syracuse. Indiana, May 30.
According to the Baptist Year Book
for 1877, the total membership of that
Church in the United States is 1882
3S5.
E. P. Hammond has left Marietta
for GAINESVILLE, Ohio. At the former
place there have been over 700 con-
versions under his preaching.
When the death of the Pope came,
preparations were being made for a
splendid celebration of his attain
ment of the years of the Pontificate
OF st. Peter at Antioch and Rome.
The 2sth of June was the time set for
this celebration.
The Reformed Episcopal Church
has won over another Bishop, this
time from the Free Church of Eng
land. The seceder is the Right Rev.
Bishop Sugden. He has been ap-
pointed coadiutor- bishop to DIR.
Gregg. who now holds jurisdiction
from the Reformed body in England.
Bishop Scott, OF the Methodist
Church, is rs years of age, and will
not be able much longer to perform
full duty. OF the other, two, Haven
and Peck, are troubled with malarial
diseases, and Bishop Simpson has
much sickness. Two bishops are
abroad, one in China and one in
Mexico.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
Extension and Loan Fnnd has
reached an aggregate in cash of $780,
600. About sl50,0O0 of this sum has
been used twice in loans to churches.
In addition TO the cash fund, SUBJ
scriptions and legacies have been re-
ceived sufficient to make a total of
$750,000. The Church Extension
Board has thus far aided 2,10O
churches.
On the 9Th of February Mr.. Edward
Jenkins was to move in Parliament
for a royal commission to inquire
into extent and the prevalence OF rit-
ualism in the Church of England.
Mr.. Osborne Morgan has introduced
bill to settle the burials question
by allowing interments in parish
church-yards. with or without any
burial service. or with the burial SER
vice conducted by persons chosen by
persons chosen by friends of the de-
ceased.
At a recent nesting Of the Presby-
terry of Edinburg, notice was given
that complaint would be preferred
against DIR. Walter G. Smith for hold
ing special religious services on
Christmas day, and announcing that
he should continue the practice,
Scotch Presbyterians regard the cele-
bration of Christmas as Roman"
custom, which should not be followed
by Protestants.
President E. P. Tenny says the Ro-
man Catholic Church spends 5000, 600 a
year upon the freedmen, and counts
10000 OF them in her schools. II
has nearly 10000 young men in its
higher schools and seminaries. with
$50 professors, chiefly Jesuits. There
are 5O0,0 900 scholars in its schools OF
lower grade. There are seven relig-
ious orders OF men and thirty-six OF
women to whom this work is CON-
mitted.
The Seventh Day Adventists are
the only Adventist body in this coun-
try that have competent and effic-
lent organization. They have fifteen
annual conferences and a general
conference. Each annual conference
has a missionary and tract society.
The past year these societies report
ed that 5,165 families were visited
and 1000 tracts distributed, not in
cluding periodicals and other literary
matter.
The Chicago Baptist University,
which has been for some time in
trouble, is in a fair way of being
wholly relieved. DR.. Galusha Ander-
son has been elected president, and
the officer of chancellor has been
abolished, thus disposing of one very
perplexing question. The insurance
company's claim of $l74O00 has been
reduced to 100000; this latter sum
represents the whole of the present
indebtedness.
Rev. Arthur p. Adams, Of Beverly,
Mass, has been suspended from the
ministry Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for holding and teaching doc
trines contrary to the articles of re-
ligion of his Church. He preached
the near coming Of Christ. and held
that the efficacy Of the redemption
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