New-York tribune., 1879-11-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Last Sunday the Rev. j. Ilervey Appleton,
formerly Baptist minister this city, ordained by
Bishop Potter clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal
Caurch.
Henry Lava Selwyn, full-booded Sioux
Indian and son OF q leading chief OF the Yankton
tribe has bee ordained pastor Of the church at lankon
ASency.
A report saws that Canon Farar will soon be
made Dean o; In this office he Will have
income of $4,000 year and handsome residence near
the Cathedral
Miss Mary Travis is an English lady who
few weeks reached the ago of one hundred years
and by the Vicar II Cottilgham was bIntizei
The year 1850 has been indicated as the
proper time celebrate the five hundredth anniversary
of the publication OF wycklfe's translation of the
Bible That year has been chosen because The New Tes-
lament then published. although the complete
Bible did not appear until slightly later date. Wyck-
l,'s translation the first copy OF the entire Bible
that appeared I'm the English language.
Twenty three persons, all of whom were as
sociated with DAVID Lazzaietti about year In
forclble and fanatical attempt TO establish new religion
in Italy, trial at Sienna. Popular sympathy
with the prisoners was great Groneto that the
venue changed Sienna. Lazzare Il himself will
remembered. killed while leading bss two thou
sand followers the mountains uo the plain. where
he intended TO establish the Republic and the Reign OF
God" Lazzarett had upon his forehead stigma which
he said had been pre sed there by Peter and cCri
ousy enough the ball which killed him struck just where
he had received the stigma of 81 Petcr,
A committee from the New-York East Meth
odis Conference makes public the fact that the old
Forsyth Street Church property in this city is in imn-
nent peril When real estate excellent property
ard tenenen.-houses easily rented, the church
reconstructed that IL gave ample room
for worship and supplied rooms for rental from
which fair income derived. Times having
changed the society is unable to meet the interest
SGs.5o0 Of debt and Is threatened with The loss of
everything. Within "a certain time 500 800 must bc
raised total loss will DE inevitable Ii s believed that
with 500 800 the present demands be satisfied and
the rental he arranged that sinking fund III few
years Will pay of the entire debt and leave revenue
fOr general mission work iHhe lower lSr OF the city.
Last March an old woman was burned In a
Russian village by peasants WHO believed She was
witch. Recently the peasants who committed the out
brought to trial Three we've convicted and
all the others acquitted the convicted persons being
sentenced TO perform small penance in church. tits
believed that judge and jury hOth Influenced in
their judgment by incident OF the trial during the
examination OF Katharine Ivanora, VINO insisted
that she had been bewitched by the old While
she was being questioned, the church bells from
unexplained began suddenly to ring ana soon
she heard them she fell the floor whiting and
shIcking. she declared. with pain. The physicians
could give her relief This lasted ab0ut ten
minutes, and produced visible effect upon everybody
present.
Bishop Gregg, of the Reformed Episcopal
Church IN England. has published charge in expaua-
of the nature and purposes OF his communion. He
expresses keen that there should be necessity
the his church in the spread OF the doe
trines and practices Of the Church of Rome IN the
Church of England, and contends that had Edward VI.
whom he calls the English JOSIAH" lived few months
longer there had been need now for his church But
the small germs OF RomaDsm which were left in Ed
wards Second Book were, he says, walcred ard ma
tured in the subsequent revsions OF James L. of the i'm
perous Elizabeth and o. the prongato Charles H. until
on Engand's Black Bartholomew, through the tyranni-
cal Act OF Uniformity, 1000 of the gody ministers
of Encland's Church preferred TO be banshed from
parish home and hearth rather than accept the prayer
book established by law the most Romsh aud the
anti Protestant which Lad been issued by author
ity since the year 1919" HIS communion. he proceeds
affirm differs from the Church of England only far
sanctions the doctrines and practices OF Rome.
O. Our mission is to give back Ia England, 70 her do
muions dependencies ana colonies. the Church OF Eng
land she used 10 he, and most heartily do wish
God-speed 20 all Christian denominations whose aim is
spread abroad the saving OF Jesus Christ their
Lord aud ours" within the this church has
added 10 its membership over 5000 persons.