New-York tribune., 1879-03-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

At the beginning of the present century the
number OF Jews IN Jerusalem did not exceed 800, but
in the past years. owing TO the removal OF the re-
strlcons Of the Porte the influx has been great Nearly
all the old they became vacant, have been
bought ND ny them, while great many new ones have
been brt in all parts Of the town. Schools hospitals
and religious associations have been started, and the
populaton, which was barely 800 eighty years ago.
amounted In 1873 $4,000 in the city alone. rich
jew of Venice has founded ana endowed sen OF o1
agrcuturc with several thousand pounds, SO that the
country in far way to recover some OI It's ola
fertility.
Items from many sources: Bibles are not
allowed to enter Russia except through the Holy synod
but the late war enabled the British and Foreign Bible
society 10 place copies Of the book in the hands
of Russians while they out OF their native country
- The Chaplain OF the Alabama House OF Representa-
ves is colOred The public and private charI
ties Of Boston forming organization to be known
as the Associated Charities OF Boston. BY means OF the
worthy poor will, 1t Is believed, be better found
ont, and lmpostors who receive help from sew
cral societies at the time Will be dis
covered. The Rev. Phillips Brooks. the Rev. Edward
Everett Hale and others are leading the movemen..
subscriptions amounting TO $500 900 have been made for
the founding of Liverpool bshopTc, and the sum Of
SEQ 600 more is asked for mOng the EngiSh-speakng
people of the world EpiscopallanN rank first III number
with 1880 900; MchOdSts next, with IA 100000
and then come Roman Catholics, with l3,50OOOO
Prcsbvtcrians with lO,OO0OOO; Bapusts with 5000
900; Congrcgationasts with 100000 and Untarians
with 100000
In n sermon at Baltimore recently on the
Lords PRAYER Mr. Moody touched incidentally upon
the hard times 1--WE hear, he said great deal OF talk
abou, hard times, but what mas caused them Z sin
Look at the money that is spent in this great country
for VIII key alone. We DONE say to God. Give us this
day our da ly whiskey,' do we tell you there are
mnts OF money spent for whskey that ought to feed
chdren's mouths with bread. The fact of the ls
this nation has been TOO prosperous The Jews, the
q, nj t.,r1r, tU A.
soon as they got rich they went to worshpping idols
and whenever they got fat they began to kick against
God. / fear American morals suffer IN pro
portion as the Nation prospers." The falling with
persons who say Lords Prayer 49, Mr. Moody thinks
that they do not really mean what they say. II the
Lords PRAYER meant earnestly and made the rule
of life we would have none OF those great stand
ing armies that kept mcnacing another in the
Old World yonder." How can saw d" Abba
Father" if he Is not enid Of Gods and how can the
unregencrated man say " HdlioWed be Thy name Z
" Reverence thySeI is tne uiotto oI ihe world Inc
natural man works from limseli as centre All acts
all enterprises all energies aud ali ambitions have IN
view the great ap." Nj. MOODY does not know bat
saving the Lords Prayer without feeling ana meaning 1t
" is bad as swearing ITSELF
The carnival at Rome has this year been
the poorest known since 1870. When 1t began the
sky was cloudy and uncertain weather continued to
prevail. The King for several days not upon
the Cors0 aud only did the Queen and the young
Prince OF Naples appear in the window OF the Fano
Palace. On tue PiazzO NtyOna the night illumination
was prevented by OF The conduct Of boys
and men on the COrso, many cases. rude and u
fanly correspondent OF Tie Gio5e 0ondonl relates
that a certain American gentleman wearing a
silk hat was, day, the object Of vile
persecution lie did not care to have his hat
pelted with hard confetti by the base rabbe OF Rome
and IN company with friend showed "A disposition TO
use his fist and walking-stlck. This only aroused
scvercr storm confetti than ever that the Amcr
can and friend forced TO leave the COrsO No
who revlcd the police for this neg igence IN terms
fOTCble than pOtc,' was arrested. The first
pIIZr this for a SsOna car awarded TO
representation Of medieval town defended by ancient
Romans, the whole resting tne back O Gn enormous
elephant which was drawn by four horses. The Roman
warriors who filed the tower flung different d.
rectlOns flowers and bnnbpns The second prize went
TO a car full OF young devils.
The vast difference in the success OF the
missionary work OF Catholics and that Of Protesants
in China Is explained simple grounds by writer IN
The North china Herdtd. The early Catholic Fathers
who brought tue OF Christianity into the country
were men OF remarkable penetration and profound
learning who the their labOrs discovered
the two Distinguishing characeri-tics OF the Chinese
mind-a love Of ceremony and yeneratOn Or scholar
ship. When a religious system shows traces Of
sloyenDess aud neglect Of detail, IL Is offensive and
irritating to native susceptbiiues" and the mistake
Protestant has been trat they have gloried in
untidiness and the absence OF ceremony" With them