New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-16
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| In the Rhine Valley religious revival Is Ill
progress and among its fruits 200 cases OF CONVEX
sion in the town Of Dusseldorf alone.
Charles Sturgeon, eldest son of the eminent
london preacher. has been appointed minister oi
BAPTIST congregation at Greenwich, England.
1t is intimated by a London religious news
paper that the Rev. DR. william N. Taylor, OF ti!s cN'
will receive call to ST. Jehnewood Church in London.
Somewhere in Spain, but just where is not
stated mas been opened the first church in connection
with the Church of gland that was ever butt III tha
| country
The revisers Of the authorized version OF
the New Testament have recently held their nnetynl
session It i. expected the entire revision VIII Do
completed within year, and that publication VIII
speedily follow.
! A missionary in Iudia, named Narayan
sheshadri has caused a church 10 be built on MIL near
Jahra by native Christian masOns ana carpenters WIZ
originally were thieves by profession. In addition 10
becoming Christians they have learned ther 'ISue9'
The Church of Scotland has 515, 1856 mem
bers of whom 297 375 tsan one-hal, are "o-
men. In this church tho powor Of women to Vote Is
equal 10 the power Of men, that they could easily OUT
vote all their fathers husbands brothers and sons put
for reasons characteristic Of their sex they 90 no"
! In the town of Boston, Lincolnshire, England,
there is an ancient cathedral state of repair
Several blocks from the OLE structure were re-
Gently SEM Phillips Brooks Sc gift from Old to new
Boston. II is understood that Mr.. Brooks viii have
church.
A new Baptist academy will he opened in
septembeT at Copeuha gen, n. few years ago there
only seventeen Bapuss ia the place. now this lie
nomination the leading in town, having 100 mem
beIs aud church building. building has been
purchased for the academy and the Rev. J. o. Perkins
who in large measure, has been me means Of this
/ grow ia ia the church, Will nave charge OF u.
A recent estimate gives to the Church Of
Rome about oReeycnth Of the population Of the earth
to Professionalism between twelfth and a thirteenth
aud to Christianity as = whole little less than three
tents Another authority places the whole number Of
Catholics in the world 21G356 O0O Of which number
Europe has I53 444 OOO America 514O0, 900 Asia o.
| 1870 africa $4,000 and Australia G5o,OuO.
In the belfry of the Episcopal church at
EcOttsvie. n. Y, tEore is bell wnicu was cast u
Moscow in l7OS, and of chime for the cathe-
dRa which was burned during NapOleous Russian cam
paign Along with other old meta this bell was brought
to New-York by captain, ballast Tor his vessel!
Eventually was carried to Tr0v and became the prop
erty Of wel-knowu bell founder OF that uty Il
thre discovered by amember OF tue EucottsNle parish
who purchased ana gave II % the church It's cOhdlVh
| is sound aud its tone slil good
The MOravian Church now has 1913 preach
ers engaged missionary work. with 1,jO4 native a.
sisauts. aud has made II 900 conversions in heather
countries. At tie recent meeting OF the General synod
seventeen invitations TO begin new missions we're de
clined Oh account OF lack of funds. The synod de-
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| church, and 20 appoint person properly qualified TO
collect ana arrange materials for history OF IT, In
recent address the Earl O Saitcsbuy SAID lie had great
reverence for the missions OF this church. Nothing"
said he lis 50 Remarkable IL history as Their keeping
the ground they took 646 years ago IL Is SIMPLY tndt
God has preserved you true specimen OF what
cuurcn ought TO be. You have gone 20 countries the
most hOspitanle and cave not been trcsIassed
upon BY sacerdoal neisnboIs or misplaced bishops"
There are Catholic dioceses in Africa and
the islands OF the Pacific which give. it Is said more
money fOr missionary work than the largest Gocesvs III
The United States Last year the largest gwen by
any diocese IN this country came from Ne@-YJrk 1t
amounted To 1901. SIC. Bat this OudOue IN Al
rca where the diocese Of Algiers offered s453' soc.
Next to New-YOrk Albany with 4,526f. 4Oc Africa
surpassed America second time, the diocese Of OIan
giving 5OOSf. OSc Third order of merit among do
ceses came Boston, with 4336f 4Oc.. hut It almost
equslIed by another African See Port 81. Louis which
gave 423Sf. 4Oc. IN diocese Of Brooklyn gave the
next largest sum- its contribution amounting to 3O7lL
4Oc, which was oudoue 10y the diocese OF Wellington,
$685. So. and winch was nearly equaed by tie sand
vicn Islands, which offered 3.O5Oi for missionary
work.
In recent sermon at Westminster Abbey
on The Book Of Common Prayer, Dean Stanley main
tanned that there two modes by which the book may
be improved, namely By giving esst city aud
freedom forms OF worship, and by removing STUN
bng-bocks which contract the limits Of the Church Of
Il nd give offence to persons outside Its borders.
Twice since the time OF Edward W. the book mad
been revised, once under Elizabeth and under
Charles H. He cited as example OF what was needed
that the book did not contain single word about
pce gown, scarf or mood, not to speak OF those
curious habiliments which some churchmen affected.
Besides giving greater elasticity and freedom the
form of worship any reform ought whatever
tended the limits OF the Church. and give
fence those without its borders-such the cOmpul
soiy recital OF the AthanaSian Creed the prohibition OF
the reading Of the Burial Service sanity
members ofhe Society Of Friends the most innocent
of little children OF Baptsts The PRAYERS IN time Of
rau drought, ana plague ana the nasciyng for VIC
tories, could also be improved.
The Rev. David Macrae. who was recently
formally expelled from the United Presbyterian Church
OF Scotland. VIII not leave the church alone. His
gregation have decided to follow him and to retain him
as their pastor Mr. Macrae held the doctrine
dtiona Immortality, and because this doctrine found
TO be not at all inconsistent with the teachings men
who have been of high reputation Of piety In leading
Protestant churches, much sympathy for Mr.. Macrae
has shown itself. Another of sympathy is found
IN the that suspicious formerly entertained that
Mr.. Macrae somewhat cOnoeted, if not shallow
young man, who was rashly counting heretical
riety have now disappeared No doubts the hon
esty OF his convictions. Then there third reason for
the wide sympathy which given him. This is the gen
era feeling he has not had fair play the conduct
ofhis case BY some people the legality OF the proce-
dure Of the Synod IS denied, aud II Is spoken of
possible event that the case may be- caied into the
Court OF Sessions before II IS finally decided Further
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hold the rtle-deeds Of the ecclesiastical buildings.
church and manse these they have resolved to
tain for and MIR. Macrae's, indepen-
dent congregation until they are forced to give
them up.
The recent conservation of Dr. Riley as
Bishop o. the Church of Jesus in Mexico gives interest
to the history of Protestant missions that country
In 1868 church-and probably OF the first Of Pro-
testant chUrches-was organized Monterey by the
agent Of the American Bible Society Between 1868
and 1870 SIX churches were organized in various parts
OF Northern Mexico under the Board OF the American
and Foreign Christian Union by regular ordained mis-
sionanes. In 1870 the Baptsts sent ordained min