, 1879-03-16

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was deep and very sore It occurred about a
| I1ontn ago, and the man Is now able to walk
] ABOUT the room at intervals, as well as feed
himself. and it is expected that be will be fit for
| work very soon-
Al Hamadan. Persia, which Is under the care
| OF Ieheran station, where reside the Rev. james
Bsssett and niece, Miss Sarah Bassets and other
| missionaries, there are fourteen families OF
| Jews who have broken away from the ancient
| faith and declared their intention Of becoming
Christians. Alr. .Bassett, while On visit there
recently, baptized twenty Jews. There is large
settlement OF Jews there, descendants Of tie
eaptire Jews brought there br the Persian con-
querors.
The Archbishop OF Canterbury having refused
| license to number OF seceders from the Par
ish OF Sideup for a new church. the members
unanimously resolved to open it as O Reformed
consequence of the dissatisfaction with tile
Vicar, and an iron church has been erected
which seats about 31o persons. The building
was crowded on the occasion OF the dedtcation
This is the first Reformed Episcopal Church in
the Diocese Of Canterbury.
The Rev: Christopher Cushing's Congregation
al Quarterly tas received, rs he believes, its
deatl-b3ow By reasnn OF the action OF the Ma
tioual Council of Congregational churches in
providing for Year Book Of denominational
statistics. Of these statistics the quarterly has
hitherto had monopoly, aud they hare kept it
alive Its publication is now to be suspended.
Meantime DR.. Gushing has been chosen IreaSu-
rer OF the Massachusetts Home Missionary So
ciety iu place OF Mr.. Charles Demond.
Fitz Noodle, the 'scnampion bill-writer'' Of
the United States, cannot exec! tl!e following,
which is clipped fro,n HI English newspaper:
The Seventeenth Iammersmith Corps will take
up Arns against the DEVILS Kingdom on Sunday
next; firing to commence IN The Broadway at 10
O'Clock Every member to muster i'll the Broad
way ut for general attack npon the Enemy's
Kingdom. Cant ". BnufI 0f The
Comn,ander-in-C Chief will deliver his charge to
the members OF the corps: and will exnlain the
many advantages offered to those who will yo|un-
teer to join the army.
Pope Leo Mi. has ordered general jubilee
Of the Catholic Church. to celebrate the ami
vcrsary OF his elevation to the Papacy. The
jubilee season began last Sunday, March 2, and
will continue until Pentcrost Sunday, June !.
This proclamation is in accordance with an old
established custom, each succeeding Pope wait
ing for one year after Ills election, when. il some
time has elapsed since previous general juhi-
lee, he declares season Of indulgence through
out the entire Catholie world The present is
what is known as special jubilee, the regular
gfand jubilee taking place every twenty-five
years, and the last having occurred in 1875.
The programme for the Worlds Conference
Of the Evangelical Alliance ut Basle, Switzer-
land, has hcen Issued. The Conference will
open Aug. 81 and close Sept. I, and the pro-
ceedngs will be in French, though English
meetings, for British aud American Delegates,
will be held Sent. / there will be reports on
tue eoaulton " IloteSIalll1sta 1 III Tue various
cou4Ilies 1ep'esente4, ~. ocnan reporting lor
l.a9 .:a oateu ~ ~ ~ 1 ~. ue 1ie
cntsl suo!eIt tGs 's1 .ne sesonu oas, euts.an eou
for the fourth Missions for the tifth and Chris
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H sne RFoGsantIe aie tuose y san o4steEzee'
Stouehton, Fliedner, De Presseuse, Christleb,
Arthur 1ondon), Hurst, and Stocktneyer.
There is q lively inquiry in Anglican Church
papers as to whether the Prince OF Wales sells
his church 1ivings or permits presentees to do
so. A correspondent Of the Guardian asks:
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