New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-11
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The head of the University OF El-AZhar. at
Cairo the best know Of Mlhometan colleges. Is a
Jewish convert and the of prominent Israelitei
Abbasi Is b. Lame. HIS conversion was at the time
T. the subject of considerable comment He Las held
the position since ISL and has salary OF $4,000. with
palace 10 1--we iu. Abont 10000 students and 800 pro-
fcssOrs under his control.
About twenty-five years ago Roman Cath
Ollie mission was founded the borders OF rnbe aud in
spite OF active opposition II now has several flourish
ing stations. The Wear Apostolic has just been III
means of conveying to England through correspon-
deuce with a .entemln IN India important informl-
ton respecting the commerce between Thhct ana West
ern China lie says that IN MAY Tnihctan
van consisting Of 200 800 and about 500 mules
arrives at l-tsen-u 10 barter with the Chinese-w in
ur. lynx. fox, wo lamb and shccpskins. aud about 400
loads OF wooa of which Is cXchaned for orick tea.
The pastor of Methodist Church in Wor-
cesier. Mass announced 10 his congregation las sun
dav morning week that lie ready preach, he
wanted ~ 900 first and could preach iill ne had
This was keeping with vote pass at the beginning
o. the year by the church officers that hereafter the plan
/ OF you-l,o would Doe cniorcd On October l.
half year expired ana the treasurer reported that hc
SHOULD need SIG to meet expenses already incurred In
a few moment cash aud cash subscriptions amounting
tou.Iry 1900 received. Siitncs In TINS csrch
are all pcr.ons. aud the expenses are met wholly
! by luuiary suh~crip'lnnS.
A French Catholic priest believes he has
discovered the exact spot the Red sea where the
army OF Pharaoh was ovc' wheed pursuit Of the
Children OF Israel In all he made an
appa tine Christian ord for the funds necessary
To cary ON the cxcav,j-ns hy which the relies Of the
army overcome by the Almighty himself" may be
brought to light The nm needed he estimates at
S6OOOO. ana 10 tins can be raised TIE good priest Will
undertake The work because the finding Of the remains
/ Of Pnaraoh's army would be powerful reason in
favor 6t the ,rnth OF tie Holy SCRIPTURES"
The recently cOnsecrated Bishop of Jcrusa-
lem when a mere child showed extraordinary
interest in the conversion of the jews although he had
never -een youthful DAYS. OF that race Ilc
often SAID to ais parents When am man Will he
"A clergyman and preach 10 the Jews and Try con-
vince them that Jesus OF Nazareth Messiah y,
He kept his promise. After graduating from Of tie
English universities n ordained to the ministry
and began his labois among she lsarltcs so Success
ul was ne in hi, work that he appointed SUI
rcrini ndomi of Caurch England Miss ons ia the
Jews on tue CoLtlfu. Aterwaid be succeeded 10 the
| noumbency Of Chi-t 'huicl, Jerusalem. Ia thai
riiy uc had the opportunity Uf becoming Oriental
scnoar Al the end oil ten tarS l"Dotl's pa-toale
Jciusicm lee me MS cha'E "hN returned To- J. y
aud. in London bee became acqu hntcd win Nj Glad
stone L,Ids ShaftesnurY ana beIc"nstcd and the
lDTd Chancellor. o. ino dcalh 81 Bishop Gooat. Dr.
Barclay recommended 20 to Qpccn FOR The vacant
the Floating Episcopal Church. NewYork. and Bishop
Barclay first cousins. but they have not each
other .Or more than iurtN yrai-.
The Bishop of Gibraltar has written pas
oral letter in when he that hne old church at
Nlkosia Cyprus. IN the hands of Turk and used
by Hun partly ~ a grdnary aud ptr.y az stable. be
| converted into Er-llsh house Of Worship. The
church bears The name of ~ Nohoias. the patron Of
sailors. aud Il II curious fact that early the be
ginning OF ihc fourteenth ccnufy There kikosiA
"A church called Nicholas OF the English. Whether or
no the cent church j. The building remains in
douhi. hut the good bishop remarks that Ia ease
r glishmen would have IN II bond connecting them
with mite past When Acre, The last fortress IN
| Palestine ruIItLdtItd To The Iuth.. compelled
ylcid. 1891. and the forces of tru.s had
drawn from The Holy La d, some Of them found home
IN 4. lam ftl lie al han
Acre, small -rini-rcielou. kniety order 81 English
men. TINS . dcI had been founded 10y the sister and
the brutbc T-naw ot Brraet. aud possessed hospital
built the st Ol the house, u London where Bckt'
born. A Che siege nl Acre, the Order IL repre-
leading The . ZOO whom tht Iuli-h
King Ed~ari T.. lad scat t1 Palestine. such memuer.
~ 10 survived the Siege settled ~ Nlho-n. where
| they possessed church called " 81 Ncuoas If the
English" Various religions ceremonies recorded
Ia ancient documents nS having been held Ia tins