New-York tribune., 1878-02-02

scarcely bc expected to abaud0n al these Iof r'ia %
remote diocoscs mainly for the SAKE OF peihg h"
| bishops"
The Milwaukee Common Council recently
adoptcd a resolution protesting against public Bible-
reading and prayers hymns in the STATE University
and the Normal schools they also Instructed the feF
seuItfves of Milwaukee to present this protest 70 tue
| legislature Vigorous cOuntcrprotess NAVE 'oho"ou
| from many quarters. -
The Tuesday-noon lectures of the Rev. DIR.
George d. Boardman in the Association Hall OF Phla-
delpha, the Moral Lessons Of the Creation week
are attended by large audiences The main hall OF the
Yonng Mems Christian Association Budingis crowded
with hearers. THESE iectuies were originally deiiVefe
| TO Dr. Boardnan's own congregation
The Supreme Court of Illinois has affirmed
| the right OF Bishop Chency's congregation to the
church which they occupy The majority OF the con gre
cation went over the Protestant EXpseopai To tbc
Reformed Episcopal denomination taking their prop
erty with them It IS conrcured than appeal Will be
,rred to the Supreme Court or the United States
The Baptist year book, which usually ap-
pears some time February. it Is said vii! show
the following totals the United states Associations,
at the OF 1877. 1,Cl3 ministers, 1880 congre-
eations 20 sos oaptlsms, 1022a2; members ZOZi'-
22f There increase 1876 of 43 associatons
congregations and sl7 ministers. There is de-
! crease OF 1891 in haptlsms.
| Nearly twenty more churches are reported
rs having recently paid OF their church debts Among
these are tho Presbyterian Church ut WocOtt, New
York 81 800; and the following Congregations
SO 5000 First Church, Detroit 5000; Ekhart, So s0O
Redwood Cali SO $40; and also the First Methodist Of
Kankakee, III, 5000 Ihe debt paying movement
| seems likely TO become general
| This year will the hundredth since the intro
duction OF Roman Catholicism into Boston; il is pro-
| posed to commemorate the event in ne public way.
The following the statistics Of the Roman Catholic
Church in NewEngland at the close Of 1s11: Priests,
j49 churches Dos; capes aud stations, lO1; coueGcs,
>: ecclesiastical students, l6S academies ana select
schools -; parish schools, -; asy ins To- hospitals
| q; population, 100000.
Mr.. Tooth is still the Vicar OF Hatcham. 1t
Is rumorcd that he may reconsider his resignation and
withdraw It, II appears that Mr.. Malcolm McCOl, who
was designated TO succeed him, cannot leave his Old
parish In consequence OF being liable for debt, incur
red In church building. One OF the 81. James, church
warlcus has instituted proceedings in the Diocesan
Court 10 take down the screens and lower thr altar
Rather than this done, Mr. Tooth IS inclined TO
| stay. His health Is far from being good.
A series of Home Missionary Conventions
has been held in NewJcrsey during this and last week.
and will he continued until February 10 Conventions
will be held Tuesday, FcUuuy ., at Bridgeton;
the 9th at Camden on the 7th ~ Trenton; the sh
at Freehold. and the 10Th at Planlcd. The Rev
Dr sheldon Jackson Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church, vino
has planted missions in Utah. Colorado aud
Alaska 10 expected 10 present ldclS EhncIeu uuIg MS
missionary tours
| The Roman correspondent of The ChurchmdR,
Of this city, gives the following The last words Of Vic
tor Emanuel as reported by the Canon Amino,
ofhis private chaplains: &" die Catholic. | have
always had particular affection and Difference FOR the
person of His Holiness n any acts ~ mine have caused
dspedsue personally 10 the Holy Father declare that
feel very sorry. But in all that have done, have
the cousconsucss Of fulfilling duties a citizen and
Prince. and o: not dong anything against the reI-
gon of my fatneIs."
| The Conservatives in the Free Church OF
Scotland Of whom the Rev. Dr. BcGG the leader, have
entered negotiations with the Lord Advocate at
Edinburgh. Tor TO the State Kirk Ia company
with about twenty Of Free Church minister's Dr. Begg
waited on the Lord Advocate, and presented him the
conditions on which they would rc;uler the Establish
ment meeting OF the Commission Of the Free Church
Assembly has boon called for tbs purpose of dealing
WIN DI Begs ana ms "''oca'o' ou' 81 Lar ho'"nS
| has been done
The Public Worship Regulation Act passed
for the suppression 80 Rualstc practices by the British
Parliament, ls7i has failed In iwo more Instances.
The fret of the two the of Fowler agt ldncr,
sent from the diocese OF Lckn.ld Tls failed because
the proper documents forwarded to tue defend
Ia the Of the Bishop of London. against Mack
onochie the o' Illegal pictures, council have
pressed the opinion That the pictures nave been 50 lons
! Public Worship Regulation At.
No doubt is now entertained Of the confir-
nation OF the election OF ia" Rev. Dr Seymour bishop
| Of Sprin sGcd, by the Standing Committees OF the
Protestant Episcopal diocese. The far reported
stands thus: For conhsDation-Eew-Y York, Missouri.
Alsbama Minue,ota IIlinois. Massachusetts,, Maine
tennessee. Quincy, Indiana California, Ncrtrrn New
York. Albany, Central New-YorS Long Island, Texas,
! Fond du Lac ArkaIsas Gsorpa. Northern NewJerscy.
| Nisconsin-2i. Against connrmatiOu-Soutbc Ohio.
kctut ty irunsylytniI, Ccutrt Ptuu-5 lyani Virginia.
| Delaware Iowa, Louisiana, kiusas-9. Tue vote OF
| Northern ONO Was Ito.
| The Scotch Temperance League, though
growing does not Increase rapidly In numbers The
ister ISTs shows -l9g adults, and 1870 Juvenile
members the extent Ia which temperance princi
pies have spread the Scotch clergy, the following
| figures furnish some indication There connected
with the III ministers Of the United Presby
Church 90 o the Free Church. 80 OF the Congre
g,tioma p of the Evangelical UnOn - Of the Esab
.hcd Church 3 az the Reformed Presbyterian II of The
Baptist of the olIlual United Secession, of the Wcs
lNan, ond Of ID" EpiScopailIn. There u asO 1em
League asSOciatlOi formed under the spccs
| Of The state hrk.
Nou-Angcan synod. Ia be held In Lambeth Palace on
July 2, has been published IN he English papers and IL
az follows The meeting will extend four weeks
The first week Will be devoted To discussions IN Con
ference OF the subjects submitted the second and third
weeks 10 the consideration OF these subjects IN
| mittees and the fourth week 10 the final discussion
and determination OF all questions IN open Conference
The topics br considered ~ Tho best mode of main
tanning the YariOus churches of ihe ARglcan
| % Voluntary boards Of arbitration for
churches which arrangement may he applica-
BILE 90 The relation. TO each other of missionary blsh-
OPS aud of missionaries In various branches OF the
Anglican Communion acting la the same country. UD
The position OF Anglican chipllns ard chaplanccs on
| tue continent OF Europe and elsewhere. tJl Modern
forms Of iIidey, and the best of dealing with
them 90 The conditions, progress, and crccds OF the
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