New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The new Italian law which cOmpels civil
marriage place before the religious one, as IN
France. has called out energetic protest from Leo
KILL He pronounces IT immoral, and says civil mar
rlages are merely lawful cOncubnages. Tie law, he
/ SAYS is violation Of his ponthcai rights.
| The Church of Rome has made marked pro-
grcss IN Great Britain during the past fifty years In
1929 there only Az priests and 4i9 chapes. Now
there 1903 priests and 1,122 chapes There were
monaseres, converts and colleges IN 1929, but In
1869 there were 81 monaseres, 232 converts and 20
colleges, and further increase mas been made since
| 1863. though the amount OF II is not reported
At Dover Me-, Baptist minister not long
ago. was secured occupy the pulpit of the church IN
that town. and short time he married young lady
OF the place. No doubted his story that his first
wife thrown from a carriage and killed short time
before he went to Dover. But that he has,
wife and two children living in New-Brunswck and he
is reported TO have another In Providence. When he
accepted by the church no special inquiries had
been made into his history
Mr.. Spurgeon, at the annual supper of the
students Of his pastors college, fortnight ago,
said had determined to make provision for the train
ing of fifty additional students, and that he mad conf
dence in Divine Providence supplying him with the
funds necessary The next morning he received
by post letter from lady Scotland inelosing 500.
600 for the college and an additional $4,000 for the
StOckwell Orphanage.
A body of Wesleyan. ministers near Man
chester, England, have adopted resolution of
plant against cergymen of the Established Church.
Some OF the clergy friendly them, they say but
Others by policy and teachings have increased the
difficulties of MethOdlsm and hindered its prosperity.
Doctrines taught and practices prevail which
pOpsh character. Guilds and other societies
are formed, one condition of membership being pledge
never to enter Nonconformist place of worship There
instances of persecution ana the clergy are in many
places seeking by subtle means 10 undermine ue, ana
10 ALLEVIATE our people from u.s.
At the recent Cathedral banquet Car
.F,t Iah Fvn1
the Pope by cable the day before dispatch of congratu
lation and benedction. 1t In Italian. and
ation has made OF II and also OF the response
Cardinal Nina. IN the of the Pope, whose
tary he is, teegraphed as folOws The Holy Father
sends your Emnence his most sincere congratua atoms
and blessing the auspcious occasion OF the dedca
tion of your grand Cathedral" TO this Cardinal Nc
Coskey replied: "Thiry-nine archbishOps and bishops
unite with In thanking our wellbelOved Holy
fainer. Leo Kill, for hls kind congratulations and
blessing and in praying God TO grant long life and
! every good gift from on high to HIS Holiness
| Including the ten Cardinals recently created
by Kill the Sacred College now numbers sixtyour
| members, thirtytwo of whom Italians and thirty
two foreigners. There ten Frenchmcn. four Aus
TRANS four Spanards three Engishmen, three Hunga
| rians two Portuguese and one each from America,
Corsica Belgium. Germany Bavaria and Poland. The
College is now restored the number it when
Plus TX died but the foreign element 1t Is believed
was never large now 1t is related of Mgr Pecc
the new Cardinal that when his brother was elected
Pope he tried to get from him promise that he would
never make him Cardinal, and IT was with difficulty
that be was induced 10 90 and live in the Vatican. He
was accustomed go about Rome silently and alone,
frequent old book sales. and his garments often
| worn at the seams He had dislike OF ceremony
! OF obseduous attentions He cared httc whether men
bowed 10 him nOtprcfoTed that mOet people would
not do soand he had dislike for those ether defer
which he knew would be given Aim II he lived in
! the Vatican with his brother
| Plymouth Congregational Church at Mime
apolis was relieved Old and depressing debt and
restored to harmony by the Rev. II. A. stmson, its
pastor at the morning services Sunday week OWING
troubles the church he had resigned, but his gna
ton vas accepted. He went into the church not
knowing what answer he would give 10 the refusal bat
endeavOrcd raise money. He addressed the
congregation earnestly, aud asked for subscriptions
II was not before the amount OF the entire debt
roo was raised. NJ. Stinsou then called the
trustees platform and propOuDded TO them this
question: DO you promise tins people that you will
| never again. as long as you trustees, allow this
church to get debt that you will Gloss the doors
before you will permit such thing I" They answered in
the affirmative aud returned TO their seats The people
were asked they would ever again dstrust each otner
and all said thcy would not. 1t then voted unani-
monsly that Nj. Stimson should remain pastor of the
church When he had pronounced tue benediction,
cation dispersed with bright expressions their faces.
Dr. Pusey writes to friend denying a re-
! port which gained much circulation in England that he
had most earnestly urged Dr. Newman To refuse the
offer Of a Cardinals Hat. The idea is, he SAYS simply
absurd" He heard at and the time that Hat
had been offered him and that be had declined f. He
waited aEd hearing contradiction of the
ment wrote 10 congratulate him on the mark Of conf
dence Which the offer implied and his
Of the offer" DIR. Pusey aiterward learned that" dear
| Newman thought that it declining the oher) would
have been uugrateul ir Inn toward those had been
al the pains oDtu tAis honor tor him. and that he
had accented IT, though Lc himself preferred obscurity
d. Pu>cy then wrote 90 rctIact what he had said "YOu
may assure our Friends" he adds that nothing
has or can come beiwe my deep ove for John Henry
| Newman" OF Cardinal hewmans speech in Bone, he
says: 1T wes be .ufu speech, quite the old John
Henry Newman speaking ont the truth. yet not wound
inga single heart" Two English mobiles intended to
purchase IN London "a spacious and elegantly furnished
mansion Tor thc Cardinals residence but ne has
his intention 10 make no change IN his mode Of
lfe and spend his last in the simple seclusiOn
ia which he las lived at the Oratorya lie, which says
DR.. Pusey. has been an ideal 10 me which love TO
! dweL UPON"