New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-17
RELLGIOES INTELLIGENCE.

Next Thursday the choir of Salisbury Ca
thedra which has been completely restored Will be
publicly reopened ana choral festival, with nearly
| 1900 voices, Is promised for the OCCASION
In the Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary there are nineysX students or the s1OOOOO
endowment all except 100000 has been raised IL Is
necessary now 10 secure about $4,000 for the ex-
| penses Of the seminary
The average salary of Methodist ministers
in fourteen South ern Conferences said to be 1912, and
| the average amount paid S435. In Northern Confer
ence the average 800, and the deficiency in pay
ments about IL per cent
The Society of Friends have i'll Philadelphia
IL schools with GG3 scholars. report read at the
yearly meeting in Philadelphia last Thursday showed
that the society has 81 meetings. with over thousand
children, IN which there are no schools
Arthur North is foreman of gang of Sec
ton hands on a railroad in Michigan aud three years
ago he was travelling with circus. Recently he was
converted and nearly every Sunday he finds an audi
ence somewhere along the line Of the railroad, and
breaches the Gospel as he has learned to know IT.
The American missionary college at Aintab
IL the largest educational institution In Asia Minor IL
contains seventyseven students all young men between
eighteen and twenty years OF age who are taught the
English Turkish and Armenian languages, and other
costing ouiy $40 year Nearly all the religions
in the country are represented Ill IT,
There are now 2,400 Young Mems Christian
America. The American associations are not only the
strongest in respect of number but they have the great
est wealth. They hftysix buildings, which. exclu-
sive of all membranes valued at over S25O0OO0
The annual expenses OF the American societies
100000 In over 100 towns a general secretary is
poyed who devotes his whole time TO the interests Of
the organization. The International Convention, al
ready announced in this column viii assemble III Batl-
more on May u, and remain In session five days
The Baptist membership III Rome is about
WIN was ased n year. 20
had previously been used billiard saloon. One hun
dred ages of fOOscap paper were consumed In writing
the deed OF il. missionary, recently returned from
Italy, relates that at Venice short time ago Roman
urests on a certain occasion, ordered the ringing Of
large bell 50 as TO distract attention from Baptist
meeting but IT so happened that the missionaries
AT that time eating meal When the bell stopped ring
ing were begun and ringing OF the bell had I'M
consciously secured for them larger congregation.
At the General Conference of the Evangel-
ca Alliance be held at BasIe Switzerland, September
l, TWO papers will be presented by Americans the
principal mectinsOne on the estate Of Religion in the
| United Statcs," by the Rev. Dr. Philip Schaf, and
one on Christian Union" by the Rev. Dr. j. f. Hurst
both In the German language In the Engsl-speaking
sessions two topics will be discussed, SUNDAY
and SOCIALISM" and it expected that the Rev. Dr. T.
D. Anderson will present the first opic ana the Rev. DR..
f. A Washburn the second The annual reports Of the
Evangelical Alliance Tor the Uhlteu states nave just
| been published.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in session at Saratoga, of three
assemblies which in convention in the United States
| at the present time. The two Others meeting at
Louisville aud Memphis respectively. The three bodies
| once composed single organization. the which
meets az Louisville was the result Of the rebellion and
| is known as the Southern that at Memphis had its
origin In opposition to some OF the Cdvnisc doctrines
| of the Presbyterians, with whom its members were
formerly connected, and is known the Cumberland
The organization in session Saratoga is the largest
| e. includes
| 523l ministers aud 567,S55 members in communion
The southern branch of the Church has LILY ministers
| and l14.57S COMMITMENTS, while the Cumberland
branch about 1500 ministers and 100 900 members
DR.. Newman arrived in Rome with as little
state as the most humble OF men. He had a plain
! black overcoat, and tall hat, with considerable
breadth OF brim rested on the back Of his head he
alichted the railway carriage His luggage con-
! sisted simply of a small brown, well-wOn leather
| portmaneau an extra Oyercoat, walking stick and
| an umbrella. II more than thirty years ago that
he last visited Rome and when he entered It at that
| time IL is recorded by him that he knelt down and
kissed the soil He resided two years at the monastery
OF Santa CrOce, in Gerusalcnme, and there began his
novel; Loss aud Gain" His appearance he reached
the city day is thus described by correspond
eut OF The boston PiOt: " A little old man, slightly
STOPPING with gray hair and beautiful and gentle ex
| preston Of eOunlensnce descended slowly from the
carriage. The large Roman nose the kindly gray eyes,
the repOse OF the facial 50 well known in numberless
portraits and busts-tOd us AT once that there was the
celebrated writer the clear thinker, the profound
| aN,Ju
his scYenl y-cight years his shoulders Rome
the highest honor that the Church bestow
upon faithful priests, the honor Of being enrolled
| among the Princes OF the CHURCH.
! The religious newspapers take various grounds
In discussing the results OF the Talmage trial. The
| Christian Advocate says DR.. Talmdge has more
friends than ever; It's good opinion of him has not
changed his character IS part of the public posses
sion and finds satisfaction In his having passed
through such furnace wIthou, being consumed" The
Chffsidn Union thinks IL Is the Brooklyn Presbytery
rather than DIR. Talmage that has been trial. aud
ecclesstcism than either, and says 1t is SIMPLY
astonishing that better method exists to determine
the truth of" common fame respecting brother than
this modified form Of paganlsm" II advises for want
better that the method recommended by Christ be fol-
lowed, viz: going a brother when feeling offended
and demonstrating, II that fail leaving the offending
brother alone, and, If necessary, making public
| ment why one does This method not. Pie Carts
tan Union admits very much in vogue Ia any denom-
nation as yet and affords field fornesc displays
and opportunity for newspaper notonety." In the
opinion Of The Con0re0donalis the verdict Is prae-
tiealy TO DIR. Tamage" The inudlclous manner
OF conducting the the Trial made" IL says, result
matter OF sentiment rather than conclusion based
evidence but from either point OF view the &C.