Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-25
Religious Intelligence.

been delayed.
The Methodist Missionary debt
was reduced by about $4,000 last
year, but it is still very large, amount
ing to nearly $4,000.
The Tabernacle built in Boston for
the revival campaign of Moody and
Sankey is to be demolished. 1t is
far too large for ordinary meetings,
and it is said only Mr.. Moody can fill
it.
The story that Moody and Sankey
derive their support from the profits
of the sale of their hymn-book is
again denied. The profits from the
sale of this book have reached an
enormous figure.
AS may be imagined, the Methodist
Mission in Turkey has not had a
prosperous year. Some of the Mis-
sionaries were compelled to quit
their stations, and one was killed.
Only A members are reported.
1t is said that the Roman Catholic
Church spends 100000 year among
the freedmen OF the South, and has
10000 Of them in her schools. 1t is
said that there are 10000 of the
young men in the higher schools and
seminaries of the church.
Great activity is displayed by
Professionals in the distribution and
sale OF the Bible throughout Italy.
Copies can now be readily had in the
bookstores of Rome. A copy has
been placed in each room of the
| Quirinal, the largest hotel OF the city.
Colporteurs. also, go from city to
city, and sell the Scriptures in the
market places.
The Presbytery of Philadelphia
favor the reduction OF the size OF the
General Assembly. Their committee
has prepared an overture proposing
a variable ratio of commissioners to
communicates; to be adjusted, from
year to year, as to make the number
OF members OF the General Assembly
at no time less than 800, or more
than $50.
The Bishops OF the Northern Meth
odist Church have appointed Presi-
dent Foss, of the Middletown Uni
versity, and Hon. William Cumback,
of Indiana, fraternal delegates to the
General Conference Of tie Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, which
meets in Atlanta, Ga, in May. The
Nashville AdUocate assures these
brethren cordial welcome.
The Northern Methodist Church
stands third among the Protestant
denominations in the South as to
members. The Baptists have 1850,
900 members, the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, $4,000, the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church 100000, the
Southern Presbyterian Church 49,
900, the Lutherans 100000, the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church G9,000, and
the Methodist Protestant Church
10000.
The question OF a union OF the
Episcopal and Protestant Churches
in Ireland is now being discussed,
and receiving a good deal of favor
from both sides. The Ulster Ga.
zette, speaking for the Episcopalians,
says there being no longer any con-
nection between Church and State.
and all Churches being on level,
there ought to be lone Church, one
purse, and one great Protestant net
work spread over the whole country
The Presbyterians carry on Mis-
sionary work among the Senecas, in
New York; the Chippewas, in Wis
consin; the Omahas, in Nebraska, the
Dakotas, in Dakota TER itory; the
Creeks and Seminoles, in Indian
Territory; and the Nez Perez Indi-
ans, in Idaho. The number of Chris
tian Indians in these several missi-
ons is about LOCO. The number Ci
Indians assigned to the Church 10y
the government is "a ,194.
The Episcopal Register, of Phila-
delphia, believes that the provincial
system which has been pending for
many years. will be adopted in the
near future. The rapid increase OF
dioceses renders the adoption Of the
system necessary, as the General
Convention will become too large
and unwieldly a body to meet every
three years. Under the Metropolitic-
al system, it would not be necessary
for it to meet oftener than once in 10
or IL years.
The discussions by the ministers
meetings in Chicago, OF the question
OF protecting minors from the temp
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