New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-19

prospor With population OF O05 IN an Inverness
shire parish the number OF communicates is oighti an
other parish with population OF LOGS furnishes three
whose population is 10,4o3 supplies only 2So
stu another parish has six communicates another TOUR,
and another FIVE In the Parish of Lochearron the In
Of the minister IL $500 year Tor each memoeI,
and OF members there are only Two, making MS iuoono
accordingly 5000
The services with preaching which the Rev.
Samuel Colcord held in Chckering Hail. produced
larger results in the year Just closed than in either OF
the two previous years new lease has been taken an
the hail. and on the DIST of september MI Loi.oiu WI"
resume these popular Sunday afternoon services
A member of the Established Church IN
Cheltenham England who had married his wife's sis-
ter was refused the sacrament last Ascension Day.
and he made an appeal the Bshp OF the diocese Dut
the Bishop sustained the Vicar. CATER having care
fully considered the report you have made 10 me- he
said in his letter Vicar 1t my Judgment tha
as the law the Church and the law o. ihe ianG no
hotb cxpllct YOU cond not have acted otherWlae,
though know well IT has given you great pam 10 ua'e
been obliged so to act"
At the recent meeting of the Presbyterian
General Assembly IN Ireland good story, ana seem
ingy fresh one was told of Daniel O'Conneli he
was crossing from Dublin to Holyhead on Friday and
a fine salmon front was laid the table at dinner
The great leader very hungry and after looKng
moment at fish, he lifted 1t entire 10 bis own pihe'
and then remarked Gentlemen, excuse me this Is
fast day In our church" 10 happened that cattle
upon the fish, but from OF courage had failed 10
carry it out When he what o'Connell had done
and had recovered from the surprise It gave hm, ne
Leaned forW ard knife and fork In hand. and cut the
trout in two laying the largest share on his Own plate
and then said: . Bad manners 10 you 10 you IninA
no has a soul 10 be saved but youiseiif
1t is proposed to raise for DR.. John Cum
ming, the celebrated Scotch preacher in London, who
has attracted wide attention in this country by his adj
yocacy Of the second coming OF Christ. sum OF money
sufficient 10 bin an annuity OF from $looot
50 800 during the remainder Of his life Owing 10 tine
SERIOUS falling away OF the congregation the funds OF
the church inadequate to provide retiring pen
sion as well a salary for the acting clergyman Two
facts are pointed out TO show what peculiar claims Dr.
Cumming has on the Church OF Scotland. He refused
for many years to accept the full income TO which, as
minister of the church. he was entitled and insisted on
relnquishng several hundred pounds annually toward
very heavy expenses have been incurred during ms
ministry, in the enlargement OF the chpren and tne
erection OF the schools at Crown-couTt nc now leaves
both entirely free OF debt
The intensity of the Baptist controversy
in Ct Louis abate and there are no indications
at present when It wil DE- Boyd has published card
IN which he declines TO enter into any public cohtro
versy The public he says viii judge Of character and
attacks even upon his personal honor will not tempt him
into quarrel in the newspapers. Other Baptsts In 81
Louis seem to be OF different make. william Ferguson.
tie Editor OF The Central BAPTIST newspaper, took
ground against Dr. Boyd and assaied by friends OF
the Doctor with charges very personal ana l-Ilhel'
In q newspaper interview he has replied to some OF
them. The question, he says, is not as TO how he
(sir Fergusonl educated or By whom, or whether
he can preach we'll or not. or whether he ever
wore ragged clothes. 1t Is true that the Second
Church Or Boyd's) did assist him while he
was ia college the amount of about $500, more or
less and some clothing but 1t not ct his solicitation
He was surprised at IL, he went TO college intending
10 work his way through He Ia thankful the KIND
ladies of tho Second Church for their generous assistance
but wneu be accepted 1t he did not think he was selling
Lis opinions and actions the Second Church or he
would never have taken cent. Nor does he think the
people in the county where he was born aud lived
wOnld he exceptionally ragged boy before he
went college II is true that in college ne wore the
cast q clothing OF the rich members OF the Second
Church. but he could help that without quitting col
eCe aud Le was determined not TO leave 1t he could
help It,