New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-15
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Lutherans of this country will hold
second free Diet this Fall
There arc in Germany l 1861 Sunday schools
with $40 teachers. and 15s,6l5 scholars.
The Rev. DR.. Hodge, of Princeton Theology
cal Seminary has been i'll for some days past that
fears are entertained as to his recovery
The English Monthly Tract Society has
booths for the distribution of tracts at the Paris Exhib
ton. Great numbers of tracts have been given away
and the demand for them said TO constantly increase
The recent Presbyterian General Assembly
adjourned without receiving an invitation TO meet next
year in any city church The assembly however pro-
vded for tho payment Of its expenses IN the future by
assessment
In the statistical report read at the recent
Connecticut State sundayschool Convention, 1t was
stated that of the 1877 99 Protestant children in the
state 77 between the ages OF four and fifteen do not
attend Sunday-sehOOls
The American branch of the Evangelical AL
lance Will send address Christian liberty in the
Turkish Provinces, 10 the Berlin Congress. meeting
Ofthe Executive Committee held in this city on June
10, 10 consider the matter.
According to the recent annual report of the
Primitive Methodist Home and Foreign Missionary So
cety the society has 1877 ministers and missionaries In
England and Wales, ninety.tive in Australia, and
seventyseven in Canada The expenditures of the year
223, PCS.
The general secretaries of the Young Mems
Christian Associations the United States and Canada
held their eighth annual conference last week. at Buff
fao Among the matters brought before the conference
the complaint which is sometimes made against the
Associations that they endeavor to suppan the regular
church organizations. Tnis assertion was emphacay
denied a series of carefully prepared resolutions one
of them stating that the Associations hold the obiga
ton and duty OF members TO the churches with
which they are connected as superior TO those due the
Association"
The Seventy-secOnd General Synod of the
Dutch Reformed Church in America held in Utica,
beginning June 3. The report Of the Committee on the
State of Religion contained the following statistics
Number OF churches. $685. minister's $40; members,
79,413; Sundayschools, Gas scholars, 77,ZO3 total
contributions of the year, $205,70s. All OF these
figures show increase the proceed
ing year. Tho Rev. DR.. A. p. Giesen was
elected Vedder lecturer for 1880, and tho Rev. DR.
Harranf the lecturer for 1879 requested TO with
draw his resignation. In discussion upon Sunday
school work the synod called the attention q teachers
to the danger of Lesson leaves usupng the place OF
the Bible.
The stated meeting of the Board of Mana
ayers OF the American Bible Society was held at the
Bible House, Astor-pace, on Thursday, June 6. at
hapast three, p M, VIM II. Allen, esq, IL d., Presi-
dent chair The General Agent reported that the
demand the cent Testament had led to the issue Of
1000 copies day throughout the month OF May Upon
the recommendation Of the Committee on Publication,
the Board adopted price list in which the prices
of the various publications greatly Teduccd and 1t
decided that in place or the discount or per cent
hitherto made 10 auxiliary societies. books should he
sold Them well To all persons who buy for resale
at these reduced net prices The receipts for May were
S24,322 "a copies OF Scriptures issued 10i,0S7.
Great excitement has been created in the
Established Church Of England by the progress OF the
Reformed EpiscOpalians. On Tuesday, May Ia, the
meetings held in the dioceses Of St. Adams and Chches
ter by the Reformed Episcopal Bishop Gregg we're
brought the notice Of the upper house Of the COnvoca
ton OF Canterbury The bishop of 81 Adams stated
that the Reformed Episcopaans had built church at
sOuthend in his diocese whore they had largo follow
ing the bishop OF Chichester said that Bishop Gregg had
cOnsecrated a church at LittehamptOn, IN his diocese
one also had been opened the diocese OF the bishop Of
LANDAU Some discussion was had OF the Episcopal or
dination Of Bishop Cummins, the founder Of the
church resolution finally adopted In these words
That committee Of this house be appointed To con
calling itself the Reformed Episcopal Church in Eng
land.
The Episcopal clergymen of this city who
are in sympathy with the Rev. Mr.. MaekOnoche, OF
London intend 10 send him frAternal address Mr.
Mackonochie has boon suspended for three years by
Lord PenZaDce. In prOnOuncing judgment Lord Pen
zanee stated that MI MackOnOchie first proceeded
against in 1868, and then sdmonshed TO discOn-
tnue the practices complained Of up 10 1870 he had
not obeyed the admOnition, and shortly after he
suspended for three months In the present suit he
charged with having broken the law on Christmas day,
1875 and again in July 1875 and had been suspended
by Sir Robert Plimore for six months Lord Penzance
said concluding his decision, that he could enter
tain reasonable hope that Mr. MackOnoche would De
induced bv any short pension from his office 20 ren
quish determination which he had hitherto evnced
to act be thought right whether forbidden by the law
or not"