New-York tribune., 1878-10-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


in Utah, with membership OfS77
The salary of the Rev. Dr. Talmage has
been increased from $1,000 to $l2. 900 year.
Paris has contributed 10000 francs for the
yellow fever sufferers of which sum Marshal Mac
MahOn gave One-fOurth.
MahOmetanism has 15O,00O,000 followers
In Syrian universities there 10000 boys who study
nothing but the Koran
About 800 English, Irish and American
Prolestans have joined the Catholic Church III Paris
during the pasl twelve years.
Two cOlored missionaries named Richardson
and johnson, who formerly slaves In the Southern
staes have just left London for work in Central Africa
Mr.. Moody is reported to be in excellent
health Ia Baltimore He has studied considerably this
summer and during the Winter viii preach two or three
times week.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church last
year gave 500 26O home missions $500 more than
was given by ali the PresbyterIans in Ohio, Indians,
Illinois and Iowa
Five Wesleyan missionaries have been muir
dered and eaten by the natives of NewZealand' ana
eighty Of the natives have been killed In retaliation by
traders and natives living on the coast
With the exception of a few towns on the
coast of China there are In all that Empire scarcely
dozen Hebrew families. The Jews are hardly known IN
Chius and only the learned aware OF their existence
The mission of the London Society to New
Guinea has thus far been successful Two OF the da-
lects have reduced TO written form, and twenty
South Sea Island teachers at work on the main
land.
The Rev. S. s. Seward, nephew of VIII
liam H. Seward and brother Of the Minister TO Chlnahas
called TO the swedenboran Church In East Thirty
ffthst, OF which the Rev. Chauncsy Giles was formerly
the pastor.
The Old Catholic Synod, which met at Bonn
last June, by OF 76 to ~, decided to abolish cell
bacy. One member thereupon withdrew from the synod
and another protested the right Of the synod to
adopt such resolution.
A Sunday-schoOl was founded in Hamburg
Germany as early 1885, IN 1852 in all the States
now composing the German Empire there were only
thrtytwO schools At present 10 estimated that there
are 800, with membershp Of more than 100000.
Seven Protestant denominations now have
organization In Rome: The Wadensian. the hetho-
dist, the Episcopal tue Presbyterian, the Plymouth
Brethren, the American Baptists, and the Apostolic
Baptsts. They number In all about 700 Italian ad-
herentB.
A bishop of the Church Of Ireland has ex-
pressed willingness to license clergym"n OF Tie Re
iormel Episcopal Church. This denomination has or
ganzed fourteen coored congregations in the nelghbOr
hood Of Charleston C., some Of which meet in log
buildings.
The old Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
which has been removed stone by stone Fifty
st.. viii be opened tomorrow for public worship. In
the morning the pastor, tie Rev. ]. d. Wilson will
preach and in tie evening addresses will be made by
the Rev. Drs Hall and Booth.
Among those who have been converted in
Great Britain 10 Romanism, during the present genera
tiop are a OF DR.. Arnold OF Rugby, niece OF the
historian FrOHde a sister Of Gladstone, nephew Of
whatcly, granddaughter Of Sir Walter Scott grand
sou Of Paley, and a son OF WilberfOrce.
A German publication whose character is
voucbed for by good authority says the fabrication OF
idols is ourshing branch OF glish These
idols II says eagerly received by the heathen who
pay we'll for them, they more artistcay formed
than which they can produce themselves.
A bishop of the Church of England not long
ago WAS visiting an Episcopal clergyman in New-YOrf
and the clergyman directed cOlOTed servant TO awaken
him in the morning by rappng his door and saying
my Lord the boy" The servant having knocked
the door in the morning delivered the message fol
lows: My Lord my boy"
At the meeting of the American Board of
Foreign Missions, Milwaukee, last week. 800 dele
gates present. The board has missions, 70
stations 529 OutsatOns, 249 churches, and about 10,
7I7 church members. Last year 900 expended
its work, besides payment Of 5000 Of indebted
ness that existed at the beginning OF the year
The living of st. James's, Hatcham, the
Rev Arthur Tooths former parrish has been offered to
the Rev. A. II. Stanton who has accepted it. 1t is DO
cved that he will adopt the full ritual which
when Mr. Tooth the vicar but there appears to be
me doubt as the Bishop % Rochesters cOnseutmg
institute him, and legal action may be the result Of the
nomination.
The proposed Methodist Gcumenical COun-
oil meets with favor in Ireland The Rev. Dr. Haven,
charged with the message from the American Church
has lately been In Dublin. This conference II carried
out, would represent community OF about l5,0OOO00
people, Of whom about 100000 recognized
church members. together with about 10000 ministers
and 10000 lay preachers.
The Rev. Arthur Mursell, of London, has
arrived in Boston, and will begin series OF lectures
fore the American Peace Society in fremont Temple,
| Tuesday evening next One week from tomorrow lie
yrfOu oh I'm he ODr Ar
mitage'). this city, Friday evening. October 90
will begin OF lectures before the Young Mems
Christian Association his subject for that evening being
| David Livingstone"
| The Rev. Mr. De La Matyr, who has Just
been elected TO Congress Greenback- cmocratic
ticket I'm Indiana formerly belonged 10 the Methodist
Conference in Western New-York and has long been am
bilious Of public position. The authorities Of the
ference to which he now belongs notified TO him
time ago that he choose between the former and
the pulpit, and refused to give him an appointment
| unti he had forsaken politics.
Dr. Samuel Adler, father of Professor Felix
Adler and for many years Chief Rabbi Of Temple En-
manuE in this city, performed the ceremony at the
private wedding OF his daughter last week Thurs
day That day beiug one Of the Ten Penitental Days
in which Jews not expected to take part In any
we ddiug or other festlyity, DR.. Ader's action has
Occasoned much comment He says in reply that there
is nothing in the Mosaic law to forbid marriage such
time, and that II 10 at best only custom which Is op
posed TO IL.
The Rev. Brooks Lambert, vicar of Tam
WORTH England, resigned because, with parish OF 500
population and large and costly church. his salary
was only S675 year. In his letter he says belong
10 profession which strangely enough seems rule
to reward those who belong in inverse ratio to their
work. The lyings on which man live at all CON-
forably are those where the number OF man
receives per annum are douple the number OF souls
under his care"
1t was reported that the Bible Revision
Committee had decided to omit, among other passages
those In ST. IOhna Gospel which relate the story Of the