New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-19
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

A young japanese, fifteen years of age, who
was born a Buddhist, has recently been converted to
Roman Catholicism at Lyons France, where he was
Uapttsed. confirmed, and given his fist communion on
the same day with great pomp and ceremony 10y Inc
Archbishop.
An Episcopal Bishop who gives no other
cew to his personality than the information that his
diocese is north OF the Potomac, west Of the HUDSON
and east OF Lake Michigan" wishes to secure 1--WE min
listers for missionary and parish work in city and coun
try, all of whom shall be "gOdv, sound in faith and
body well educated active patient and sensible" They
shall use no narcotics, shall he ready to go whore they
are sent and give their entire time To the bishops ger
wee. Board bills and travelling expenses viii be paid
and II so year TO each man besides II Is ntimaed by
the Bishop that the result OF his undertaking may III
future be published.
When DR.. Ingram, of INST, in the Shetland
Isles recently died, his extreme age Q03 years. led TO
publication of the and OF other venerable
ministers in Great Britain These reports show that IN
the Church OF England the oldest clergyman is the Rev.
Canon Beadon. residing Wells who was born Deem
Der @, 1777 and il therefore in his 1921 year His
health is still good, lie reads without using sDccaces
and has never il Is said, worn greatcOat His father
before him enjoyed the living of stOneham. near South
ampton, and when he died. III 1870 the sou succeeded
to It, and has held il untl the present time. Canon
Bcadou's SON now seventy-fye Yeas Old has been for
long time curate In the case of Dr. Ingram II will
remembered That son Of his is also Free Church
minister and that four generations Of the family had
lived in the same house.
A chancel memorial window has just been
erected III the Church of the Holy Communion at Patef
son in memory OF the late rector the Rev c. NJ. A.
Dcwes On Easter sunday 1t was publicly seen for the
first time and between fifty and sixty crosses and
pot Of flowers filed the available corners around the
chance For nine months after Mr.. Hewes's death the
church was without a rector, and suffered much in con-
sequence. Three months ago the Rev. Charles Pele-
treau was called. interest has since been
awakened IN the church and on Easter the building was
crowded both morning and evening At the next visit
OF the Bishop about twenty-five persons Will be con-
frmed. The original plan OF the church contemplated
chanccl, but this is vet to he built fund has
recently been started for the purpose ana some hun
drcds Of dol aTs have already been raised.
Henry James, father of the writer of essays
and stories, propounds in his new philosophical work
the startling dicum professional religion IS the
DEVILS masterpiece for ensnariDg silly selfish men"
There are two heads the shoulders of the ugly
beast" One IS called Rtualisn, and Is intended to
devour a finer and fastidioUs style Of men-men OF
sentiment and dccorum cherishins scrupulousy mod
crate views Of the difference between man and God"
The other Is called RevIydam, and has great red
mouth intended gobbc up sort Of men, for
the most part OF fierce carnalty, OF ungOvcrnabc ap
petite and passion susceptible at hest, Of the most
selfish hopes and the most selfish fears toward Cod"
In Boston people not Mr.. James remarks, greatly
devastated bv either head OF the beast and II ia
ing 10 observe how afraid the great beast is of beng
picked pieces the streets by little indigenous
Gariam.cdck when calls itself Radicalism." This bird
bnnptioms and peremptory that Mr.. James dedes
d" any ordinary bdInyard chantIcleer 10 initiate It,"
The circular letter of the Bishop of Vir-
gua addressed to the Episcopal clergy and vestries
throughout the state, and IN which he pronounced
against the of flowers aud eyergreens and cOored
altar-clOths Easter on other occasions except
Christmas Day has called ont protest from the rector
and vestry OF Monumental Church. al Richmond They
say that usages aud customs have been In practise
in that church for many years aud with the decided
encouragement of their departed and venerdted pastor
and that they feel fully justified in expressing The
opinion mat he did not believe that he his vesry bis
congregation, violated IN any degree rubric Of the
or canon Of The church In Virginia Of the
general church They declare that they not prepared
To admit the authority Of the Bishop or the Council Of
inc Curch of that diocese forbid practise
usages and customs But while thus expressing their
convection and with desire 10 repudiate any tim 4
Ike refractory spirit" they consent under solemn
protest" To carry his wishes They add assur-
auce that now, heretofore we have had but sing IL
eye the glory Of God and the good Of our clOwmen
Arrangements for the Sunday school assem-
bly, during the coming Summer 1t Monterey, California
and in the Yosemite Valley, have been completed The
excursion VIII leave Omaha Thursday noon May 80
reaching ogden aud Salt Lake May 81. 1t will depart
from ogden Monday morning, June 2, ana reach YOSe-
mite on the following Friday Saturday. The assembly
will open Saturday evening and remain In session
TWO weeks. 1t is proposed That three questions shall
be discussed day day in series ofcOnvcrsaons
Probably a tourists chapel Will be dedicated at tho
close Of the meetings Excursions will be made to var-
Gus points Of interest in the valley. The Monterey
Assembly will be held IN what is known as the Pac nc
Grove Retreat" at Monterey, about $50 miles below
san Francisco on the Pacific Ocean. The programme
here will be complete than al Yosemite, aud viii
follow after that Of the Chautauqua Assembly. DR..
Vincent writes that there Is reason to expect That d
very large number Of persons will assemble IN that most
magnificent OF all the cati edras on the earth he Iose-
mite Vallcyl and Lope To associate with this
yeous H. ace the study Ot the word OF God the min
of Chris lans III blessed fellowship, and 10 erect chapel
as per- etual memorial of the visit The chapel Will
be dedicated the worship Of Cod Tor the benefit OF tie
tourists OF the world who visit Yosemite