, 1879-03-09
GENERAL NOTES.

|
| There are now fifteen graduates of the Bangor
| Theological Seminary doing missionary work in
] foreign countries.
congregational Mcthodism ~ is one Of the
| important sects in Georgia. The organization
| supports its own newspaper.
The Baptist Theological School just founded
in Paris has for its board Of officers distinguish
| ed members OF the faith both in England and
the United States.
In speech recently Philadelphia lawyer
cited St. Pau's remark off the coast Of Melita as
the first admiralty ruling in regard to the duties
of sailors in time Of peril: :" Except these abide
in the ship ye cannot be saved"
The Rev. ". q. Knowton will assume the
RectoyshiD of st. Andrews, ?. E. Church, and will
of1iciate morning and evening to-day. It is con-
tcmplatcd after Easter to make this free
church. The new Rector is confident Of its
future success under such auspices. =.
D3.ity, the organ OF the Unitarians and Liber-
ais In this city, has started on its second year
greatly Improved. It has been doubled In size,
new editor has been appointed, and to the
Rev. Robert Collyer has been intrusted the sole
charge OF the f'Table-Ta1k" =" Department.
=, 1N"'s' 80 nean,1s41 e " 49, aa.e. ttt1e
ol'A at'a tne eano'ho' ieAo'ns4' oass "e
have no disposition to compare the cMnese re-
he'on Win the oa'nol1c- o"t W. snoaiu fc-
member that Con1uc!ah1sm anu buduh1sm
united there have not yet been able to produce
Dennis KeaTney."
Tho ,,roof.eheote ot tha yc.r-poot- ~ +be
.Ae p1VuisIo ES ~ e To- t,ne ~ ,at. .ts
coa oS,nabos =; th;s nn,,ntru and !af ,nr
o,oSo Nv .n,,na,a. ~ .n'1 h.o ;ns.asnI ~ nf+
nnd n. n1;nisters hr tiftv There are fiS9
oh,1r,tes nnsmnnIiad and 1e6 ministers MT
engaged in pastoral work
m, r,,t1, c.~ao+ :, T. c,,zxo,, .fu,,o, .,a
po,1 ~ In1ncs ;s nastor lac hon anorc.aG
IVY. ~ .aaa - aaati -, - ~ ~
H.i - ha1 1nc ,gn;oh nnu, ,,,hors oto,,+ 80
n.a,srs 1,a,;~,r IN t1,a naet faas n,nn,bs
eenaa ,a1,ha5shin % of sso Wr Iohn Freamon
sgtI, - snna1i,tanGant ~ te schooi 'on1
- seup'l1n'ooAe"s - 1e oe"0o''
At Sunlay-school in the Methodist Church
o.oeA' ~ taso, .a thn enlIeee 4t ;e
ale .uIS ia ~. te tfap 80 &c ,as' 80
=, 70 n,,ra1;t1 tb,f - ,s;t IT, +1a1 ~
S.r hen thar jc,rn that Tf o
~ nusn .nU' .;d..".; russ M1 -
ou'y seeonoa's e"ns.oet etaslon-o"''s'
There are about 100000 Jewish refugees in
Turkey. There misery is perhaps not so glaring
as it was last year, when they were huddled to-
gcthcr in mosques in masses of LOCO and 5000,
but it is feared in point Of fact That sufferlngs
from cold anu munger are, Il possible, more IN
tense an9nssI ~ 1go,oeg u.spe.sea s 9ser ooI~
~. saau13nops @ n sus ~ Is1 Iu lao' seai'
LUG 1o1te e1u w 'otl'l'e W ocip 1ne"'
The choir organized By Mir. Stebbins for the
North Side Union Gospel meetings already gives
promise OF . large and excellent chorus 11r.
Stebbins is gratifed, not onlg with the large
number, but also with the quality Of voices.
There are to be three more rchcarsaIs, this even
ing and Monday evening. The date Of the last,
which will probably be public one, has not yet
been decided upon, OUT WILL DC announced next
"eeA'
The Freednens Aad society OF the ii: f.
Church has issued It's eleventh report: Inc
Church ranks tnlfd IN cnnrch membership IN
the South and second IN coiored membership.
There are now five chartered universities and
rWo Gc1cai colleges. and ten institutions not
o,,artaraf3 in which last year oi nuni]s were IN
t.meta1 RIO nrnoross thcv have ma1a Is ~.
ported as oecloeolg encouraging
St: Agnes Society Of Christ Church Parish,
~ us ;t ~ anh1;a Etj.te, 1b; 49, -, 49, n
tnetep! eAei1su ~ guotie tu!a uc neetot,
tne rev. Z: o5ao:ys uulen SuoA ~ aus"Et ~ .
oelense " oauIlnS 1Au "lue ulinhng Mneu
duly restrained oy Ieuglous tra1uin5 ana nome
culture" he m:lnLalns that soclal oancing is
nos iolpooea - snI s,.G au silt
II re!l9lous service WAS not nc4lecIea IN conse-
quence II n1sns p1opeliJ w lnuulsea III. ~
aenouneea lne"t4ea' oue eolnu'e0ueu pat1ot
eA~4'@A A~s"-'
A gentleman who has recently visited London
tells Of the remarkable influence OIL the Chris
tian lie in that country from the popular sing-
inu Of the Moody and Sankey hymns. The same
story comes from other countries in Europe
and elsewhere This modern American Sunday
school music, 50 much criticized and sneercd at,
hos already taken hold on the popular heart in
Amcrica, Great Britain, Germany, Italy.
Sweden, China, India, and the Islands Of the
Sea. such as no other music has had since the
dsvs Of .jr,bal.
~, 1,-..t. r-, c,,.-u. -
blshop while, ol .ne Ep!scopai Lsaen u a y.
'neiu'. uae 'oaueo az - " I, ,44~ ~
as nrescrhcd by the rubrcs in the Book Of Com
mon PRAYER. without adding thereto or subtracting
thcrcfrom. The decoration Of the church building
at Christmas, being custom, as old as the Church
itself in Virginia, may lawfully and properly be
continued. Ihe lnltoauet1on lnto Inc canlSa an o'
evcrercens or npMess ~ VI =. Aumess, ~ a
11n.s, OF ~ nvet. ana IN nnnrat;nn ~
Wi;nin ma onrht not to b. done or allowed.
The decorction Of sthe Lord s table, ~ pulpit, and
dcsk with cloths OF one color for some occasions,
and OF another color for other occasions, the differ
ent colored cloths being changed according to times
and seasons, is new aud strange tnlng IN Inc
Chutcn III virginia. anu ous"' no' - Do o'ne VI
allo"co-
The Pope has far outstripped the President in
the matter Of civit-serylce reform. He has sub
stt11tef1 ordinary Latin for the ancient IeutOnic