New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

A sermon recently preached by Mr.. Sturgeon
vas IN number his fifteen huudredth. The sermons
have all been published
In a town in Tennessee two Methodist So
cietes are al loggerhead about htle church building
valued at only $500 The Methodist suggests that the
societies take up collection 10 build another church
jlst Ike the one in dispute
delegation has been sent 10y the General
Council Of the Evangelical Alliance TO seek an inter
view with the Emperor Of Austria for the purpose Of
presenting memorial relating TO various recent acts
~ religious persecution IN the Austrian Empire
The memorial TO Cardinal Cullen will be of
a twoold kind The college OF Conlinc, Of which h
was the founder. viii be called the Cullen College and
a colossal statue of him will be set up there. large
sum money has already been subscribed for the pu-
poses OF the memorial
DIR. Gordon Hall, of Northampton, Mass,
who was attacked with hemorrhage while reading
hymn IN Binghamton short time ago, has since died
Dr. Hall was born Bombay. India, and his father,
missionary there. one Of that famous Hnystack
Band OF Williams college, VINO founded foreign ILLS
DIR. LOvick Pierce, who died recently in
Georgia, was the father OF Methodism IN that State
lie the ministry 1904 aud went to Georgia
a. early a. 500 Daring the OF lsl2 he served
q chaplain In the army. At one time he practised
medicine but his late years were devoted 10 the min
stry. He the father Of Bishop Pierce, Of Georgia
Born in l7S1. he had reached the axe Of nnetyfour
St. Mays Cathedral at Edinburgh, erected
Walker short time ago by the Bishop
OF Edinburgh. About 200 English. Scotch, Irish and
Welsh clergy present. besides the Bishops OF
Down. Oxford Peterborough, Bangor Durham. Mada-
eascar all the Scotch bishops The cost Of tie edce
has been 100000 II erected from design By the
late Sir Gilbert scott ana j. crucform in shape with
tower and spre the rancpt. about 300 feet high
At the western corners te bases OF TWO lower towers
have been built with view to the erection Of the tow
cIs Themselves at a future uLle
German Protestant lady who recently
sought au audience with the Pope, was considerably
overcome by The reception she received. When the
Chamberlain duty inquired II any one present had
request to make OF the Holy Father, she begged The
Papal bcnedction for intimate friend. When the
Pope had bestowed IT, he asked why she had not desired
/; for herself to which she repled that her friend
Catholic but that she herself Protestant and had
clam 10 the Pontiieai blessing The Pope then as
s,.,c ,r ~ r WIS Niuin -, receive A. The oaer was
accepted with expressions of gratitude.
Mr.. AcOtts declaration that Emerson is, in
the iun sense Of the words Christian the.t made
4, seens m the presence of Mr. Joseph Cook Mr. Cook
has taken IL As the text OF his rst Monday lee
ture which he calls, After Emerson Wbati or. the
consequences OF Concord Thesm." Emerson. he says,
came before the world at first the representative o.
the egclian vaIor and his early literary career was
under the influence Of pantueism" from which he de
rived dangerous differences IN mOrals." Nh Cook
regards IL az sign of the tunes aud part worthy Of
ttudy that Mr. Emerson has been proclaimed to be
Christian neist, he does believe him To be theist
oi the most uns pOlOgetic aud audaciOus KIND"
The Old Catholics are about to begin
tnaucn Of their church In NewOrleans Thus far moth
ng has been done by them In America aud In Europe
their exissuce has been confined the Continent
Rev T. A. Vaudry will have charge OF the work IN New
Orleans aud lac Is encouraged 10 believe that large
number OF Catholics in that city ready TO join the
movement The chief points OF distinction, II may here
be said between the Old Catholics and the Roman
Catholics are theses The Old Catholics reject the
aognas OF Papa lnfallibilty and the Immaculate Con-
cepon and suricular confession paid masses
worship Of the Virgin compulsory ceibacy OF the priest
hood transubstantatoD and the persecution Of here
ties Their services conducted In the language Of
the worshpper Certain changes In recentyears have
brought them very the ground now occupied by
abe High Church branch OF the Church OF England.
The Catholics of New South Wales have
determined celebrate the elevation OF DR.. Newman
20 the Cardinaate with handsome testimonial II Will
eonsist Of golden saver. and when completed will be
forwarded the Duke or Norfolk. by whom it will be
presented A Latin inscription the saver Will set
forth that subscribers believe ell the gifts received
from God by eminent Cardinal were bestowed upon
him that he might attain knowledge Of the Truth for