, 1879-06-15

] communication OF God to man; and that tn
whole Bible must stand or fall together; and
further, that Christ Was either divine or tn
greatest impostor that ever trod this earth.
JAMES HoLDWELL~
| GENERAL NOTES.
At the Church Of Bonseccurs, Montreal, OF
the Queen's Birthday, mass was said "for th
conversion OF England, beginning With tn
| Queen"
Parts OF the Bible have been translated int,
200 languages. ger in only tifty-six languages AZ
there complete translation from Genesis t,
Revelation.
There are in Ontario, Quebec and Manitob.
354 Baptist churches, with 27,4s9 members, q,
increase OF 727. Three of the congregations ar
| in Manitoba.
One cent q day from each member Of tn
Methodist Church at Dunelien, NJ, is expected
to nay the church debt. The brethren have be
gun, and say they will keep on to the end.
The Bishop OF Ripon expresses regret at the faf
/ ure OF Parliament to settle the buria!s question
lie is in favor Of couceding to Noneonformfsts
| the liberty OF using the parish church-yards.
| According to the Church Times, the numbe,
] Of clerQymen that have left the English Church
for the Roman during the past forty-hve wears
| amounts to ouly Der cent Of the entire body
| OF the English Church clergy.
Christ Episcopal Church, Ottawa, was conse-
Grated Thursday by the Bishop OF Illinois. The
! Revs. Clinton Locke, Luther Pardee, 6. C.
Street, and H. G. Perry, Of Chicago, were
| present participating in the services.
In ten years the receipts of the British and
Foreign Bible Society have increased By sci, 40
those OF the Church Missionary Society b5
$4,000 and those Of the Society for the
Propagation OF the dospel BY more than
97.o''oo -.
At the annual Diocesan ConVeno9 held last
week at New BrunsW!ck, n: j., Bishop Scar
Dorough stated tha5 ne naa rcce!feu from q
friend OF the church, who did not Wish to be
known, the sum of $4,000, to be appTppriated to
the endowment tund Tor aged and lntrm % Clergy
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Baltimore Episcopal
Methodist having complained about q bogus I'D
Vertlsement Whfcn appeared IN that paper, tue
editor promises to drop m poo al advertisements il
his frlends will add lo,000 subscribers to his
present list. He is safe in making such au otfer.
Dnrfnp the month Of NAV the missionaries of
the American Sunday School Union established
and aided in the Northwest 1G1 Sunday Schools,
which had GIT teachers and 4,543 scho!ars,-an
average Of five and bali schools a day. or
thirty-three and two-tfths for eaehEot the five
Sabbaths OF the month.
Mr. snnrpeon hns oiven tn the. Tabernac7e q
elnosbousps S95 mo- of the testjmonial fund nre
sented to MIN BY his congregation on the occa-
sion Of his celebrating the twenty-ffth auuiver-
sarr OF bis ministry, and will devote, the re-
mainder to the assistance OF other organizations
connected With his church. :.
4 Parliamentary retnrn has haen fesrad of
the nnmher ~ comm,1n;cantu IN esrh nar;sh N
Scotland for the rcar 1S7s included in tho roii
nrenared nv the Kirk Session in conformity with
tie regulations Of the General Assembly. The
number was 2l5, Ill men and 291 ,375 women.
Population IN 1871, 5,56o'0lo.
French gentleman of undecided re,;oiops
be- ia The colupany of atheists. He then felt
orthodox. ont al mere onnosition. and Clearly
saw md exposed The fatlaries Of skentfeaj rea
soning. In the society OF believers the contrary
effects We're Enthusiastically Rtpe.o.
DR.. DotIinger has written letter. in which be
saws that DR.. Newmau's real opinions are not
hn,1er won1d not have been annointed , +, the the
Cord;na1ate. q Had Newman written in Frenrh.
ftaIion, or latin. many of his hunks won1f1 have
hren niaced m The Index Exnnreatorins.
-, oa,.n n.-
Ed,6ai,t n ~, noner in Si1esins nnnonnces ~
nramnms tor suhscrihers: Earth from the
tyronas ~ ,he holv mortvrs the catoco,nha ou1
Gniontha fthis 1ost was bronrht tn Rnm. hv IT.
Heiena1. secds from nIanrs Touched bT the late
Ponc md cnttinvs from the gardcns Of the
vnt;non nt,
.... .
They have some queer clergymen 10 England.
0ns a1 ~ ratire to t,,e;r c,osee Ind r;ta
go,nn III no ~ sns rev had comttcd since
thn;n ~ s. uaor Tor h,s eTam;n"ton Several
.ne .n % on NY yen cnmnc M Int 1he narents of the
ses " dre erar'' 80 ,snnstco ,rih +h;s &c
e,,,m rt;nn +hat thev footT them owav from he
o;nse ounto'0-' 'A'A' 10y
All Methodist ministers do not live ana die IN
poverty, even II they 60 receive small salaries.
schnficld died ip Australia last SIMMER, and
Ion n that coiony. His widow has recently
,aded ~ ont1 mare t' this snm. mating round
,,,a rter n,l1ion i]o1ars And vet she has enourh
i.ft ~ iva On for a fcw wears longer.
~. 80 u.-.,,a 49, h.a, ,,+or,,,.,,,,c,
some ciersymen IN New tork on the open!ng g u
public libraries SUNDAY, ana ITS repofeefs e touuo
Or. Ormiston' Dntch KcIormea, ~. houga1oh, .la o.