New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-15
RELIGIOUS LNTELLIGENCE.

In Calcutta there are 1919 Hindoo temples,
III Mahonietan mosques, 81 Christian churches. and
2 Jewish synagOgues.
Near the site of Jacobs well, in the City
Of samarit, Palestine, there is Baptist Church with
congregation numbering hundred.
None of the Methodist Churches In Chicago
now use fermented wine at the communion table, and
only afew churches of other denominations use e.
Ten years ago there was in Dakota only
one Congrega tonal Church, there are twenty-five
OF the 293 churches in Connecticut only fourteen have
the same ministers that they had fourteen years
ago There OF thirteen churches IN
the fourteen years
In the chief countries Of Europe the Jews
number as follows: AustrO-Hungary, 1875 600; Ger
many 81 200; Russia. 100000; Great Britain, 40
600; France, $4,000; Holland, $4,000; Belgium,
1000; NORWAY and SWEDEN, 1000, and italy, 10000
1t is SAID that the new jewish SynaRoEne ut opened
in Warsaw, is ono OF the hnest in Europe having cost
100000.
The Philadelphia Bible Society held its for
tIeth anniversary Sunday During the paRt year 1t
distributed .547 Bibles aud Tesaments IN the English,
French, German, Spanish, Danish, Swedish and Rus
sian languages reduced the prices OF Bibles 10
only % for neatly hound copies and cents for
Testament OF Bibles and Tesains9ts sold dnrn9 tne
Mr. SpurgeOn regards his Pastors College
10 his favOrte II began with one pupil,
and now numbers nearly hundred The frat require
ment FOR admission Is that man shall have preached
two years no special standard Of literary excellence or
social position enforced Mr. spufgeon saws the pol
icy has to initiate The noris! by Planting large
number Of slips in the hope that OF them would
strike" From article in The Daily AsrS, 1t appears
that the total income Of the college last year reached
close upon $4,000 II IL Oh sound financial basis,
the large amount required FOR It's fupport being rCu
larly Forthcoming. But at time IL was In strait
encd circumstances. and Mr. Sturgeon having e1-
hausted all his personal resources IN mAnal9 ~ had
determined 10 sell MS horse and carriage to keep u gong
for few months longer lie spoke Of MS difficulty 10
his congregaiion ana theieqp%h ncgan oHe Ky
the cOn, gaOn that the annual aggregate OF this oner
ING shall be maintained az the figure OF the date ~ tile
vrar Iasf wear accordingly 81 S7s were forthcoming
nom the boxes at the Tabernacle doors.
The promotion of Catholics TO PrOtestants
cEyangelca Chrstisns) III the various countries Of
Europe shown in the series OF statistical tables known
a. Hbners France the number OF Catholics is given
as 80 800 600 and Of PrOtestants 100000, while IN
Grt Britain and Ireland there 5000 900 Catholics
against 90 900 900 Pr0e.tants. In Italy there 49,
10000 jholics and $4,000 Proestants and in Spain
lG 900 Catholics and 10000 OF all other denOmna-
tons Germany has ii 100000 Catholics against 49,,
100000 in Austro-Hunsary, and - 600 900 Professionals
against coo 900 in Austro-iIunGaIy In Belgian and
Holland the number OF Catholics Is 6921 900 and OF
protostants and persons belonging to the "HeioFmel
Church" 02l OO0 the roiOrmers in Holland alone mum
ants humber e. O0O aud me Catholics are estimated
at about 600 European Russia has 100000 Cath
Ocs "o T"9V'eV .;, 1it.rhnta ~ ties" TuTcDCon
Stofestbc Greek Church has the following membership.
In AustrollungHy, 100000 QGC,uoIne other Chris-
iians VINO are neither Evangelical" nor Catholic n
GERMANY. $4,000; in Great Britain, 4G0Du; N Italy,
1000 900; and III sweden aud Norway, 1000.
Religious Personals: The Rev. John Allen,
chaplain OF the House Representatives, Is
more III fouIscorc years OF agr and Is known in lis
denomination as " Camp-mc ctiHg John '......1he door
Of tue Witte9btTG CguIch, on which Martin Luther
nailed his famous theses, has been removed 10 Berlin,
where It is in at the ST. Bartholomew Cnurch....
Tie Archbishop OF Cyprus has assured the Archbishop
OF Canterbury Of the cooperation Oi the Greek Church
with the Church Of England at Cyprus He expresses a
pletelv established between all Christian churches no
hold the one and only Head and acknowledge tho one
and only Mediator between God and man, our Lord
Jesus Christ God blessed forever" Since Bishop
Jaggur Of Southern Ohio, entered upon hs Episcopal
offices the number parishes and missions about Gin
cipnar has been doubled. He has just begun move
meut for uniting the strength of the congregations
under BIS charge in Systematic work. Sturgeon
first went 10 London he invited there 10 preach IN
the New Park Street Church. Southwark pulpit which
had Just been vacated by leading divine Of the Baptist
denomination. He thought there was n mistake some
where and replied 10 the letter explaining that he was
4" only inst turned nineteen " and was IA no manner
ala cd nj The pulpit OF great chapel IA London.
Bnt the vltatlon renewed and h" then accepted H.
IL IL said that his scrm0ns have been translated into al
most every language spoken by Christians zee. Hugh
NcNeilr Dean CT EpOn who bias Just Died IN England,
snectioDGtely regarded by the Evangelical branch
OF the Church Of England as one Of its mort devoted
leaders His appointment TO the DeanerY or Rpon Was
by the Queen In 1868 on the recommendation Of
Mr. Dsneli, who then the Premier The TtiegToPh
GudoDj Says that his death removes one OF the aDest
advocates OF simple unad0rncd, religious worship that
the Church has possessed for many years aud In more
senses than one pillar THE Establishment hstialItn"