, 1879-03-02
GENERAL NOTES.

ing that the reputation OF the brethren is NOT
entirely without reproach. GARY.
GENERAL NOTES.
Ten students from Cyprus have entered the
Syrian Protestant College at Beirut.
A pastoral has been issued by the Episcopalian
Bishop OF Western Michigan coudemning world
IL devices for the purpose Of raising money for
church objects.
A Lumber Of Israelites at London, Ont, have
been summoned for disturbing the Sabbath BY
having a festival and dance at wedding which
took place on Sunday.
The English Committee upon Bible Revision
has now revised for the first time all the books
Of the Old Testament, except Job, Proverbs,
Ecclcsiastes, and the Song OF Solomon
There are now four Catholic dioceses vacant
in the United States,-Chicago. Hartford, Mar
quette, and Columbus. And Bishop Borgess.,
Of Detroit, resignation, it accepted, will make
the fifth.
The Council of the Evangelical Alliance an-
nonnces that it is now definitely settled that the
neyt. which will be the seventh General Con-
ference of Christians Of all nations will be held
during the present year at Basle, Switzerland,
beginning on Aug. 81 and continuing until
Sept. Z. ..
Tile Rev, Mr.. Mutt, Sub-Librarian OF the
Bodie1an Library, Oxford, will bring out 10 the
course OF next month hls edltion~of-Eifzier de
Beaugency's Commentary on Isaiah, with an
English introduq&}on on tile exegesls OF the
French Rabbs id the eleventh and twelfth
centuries.
For several weeks revival interest has heen
developing in the Sunday ay-scnool and cougrrSa-
/ lion of the Park Avenue u. E. Church. About
fifty persons have been recognized Us seekers OF
religion aud there seems good reason to he
lieye t.lat the eolsing year III Dr. McChesncy's
pas,orate will be successful and satisfactory.
The walls of the Jewish synagogue at Prague
are 80 thick with dirt as 10 be absolutely black,
Iocal tradition has it that the name Ut Jehovah
"a somewhere inscribed on the wall, and that it
it we're TO be cleaned THE holy name would be
efTaced hence, for generation after generation,
the Crime has been permitted to accumulate.
Much unpleasant excitement has been oc-
casioncd in the Vatican, according to INC cor
resnondcncc OF the London Standard, By the
result of the Pope's inquiries reapecting sundry
iargc sums mentioned in the will OF Plus TX.
as provided for various objects. Large amounts
hciieyel to have been invested abroad have
entirely or in great part disappeared leaving no
trace.
The Vineland, N. j., Baptist Church is in
trouble on the communion question. SoEc OF
fhe members recently communed together with
Congreoationalists. This was a heresy that
could not BE- countenancea, anu they were e1.
| fnrmaliry many more, who sympathizel with
| item. withdrew. and the once happy family are
| ut lo.gerheads.
| The Tablet makes an able plea for the revival
| of Peters pence, which have greatly fallen OH
sipcc the death of Plus TX, owing, Us the Iao'et
thinks, to the fabulous inventions regarding ac-
cnmulated millions In the Vatican treasury.
! The nrescnt Pope IS suffering In his Court and
| in his spiritual work for lack Of funds. Boxes
are hereafter to be placed in the churches to re-
| ceiye contributions for the Pope
b A gentleman OF liberal views recently died IN
| Bellows Falls, Vt. Bis widow, member OF the
| Eniscopal Church. desired her husband buried
! from the church, but, as he had not been bap-
tized, the Rector refused. After the sick man
| had hccomc unconscious he was spriuklea with
water, entirely without his knowledge OF con-
sent, and then the tender conscience Of the par
son was paci6ed, and the body was buried from
! the church.
| The members and friends Of the First Baptist
| churrh will be pleased to learn That the tiuan-
| cial embarrassments which hare long environed
it have at last bccu satisfactorily arranged. BY
| comnromi>es with creditors and elEdeniais on
Of mapy q ae S M te ie aeo. he
Ing allowed to run for five years at per cent.
nastor to replace DR.. Everts will be called as
soon IS possible
The Methodist Recorder, Of London. publishes
! a correspondents which shows That all the cler-
| ical bigots are not dead get. Two young ladies
Church at West Butterwick, aud taught in the
| Sabbath-schoo1. They occasionally went to the
| Methodist chapel, or "DissentinE meeting.
house,, a. their Rector, the Rev. .. j. White,
calls 1t. Mr.. White, having heard TINT the SIS
| ters were guilty OF such 3 crime, wrote to them
| to know If it was true, and at the same time
| telling them that If it was they might consider
their further services in the parish Sunday