The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

| Two Priests OF the Old Catholic faith have
recently gone over 30 the Roman Church In
Baden.
Rev Mr. Spurgeon will not marry person
Of his congregation to one who Is not pro
fessor Of religion.
Both the Kirk and Free Church Of Scotland
| have sent clergymen to Cypress to establish
missions or churches.
The Rev. J. w. Bruner, Baptist. and Elder
J. b. BriDey, christian" have had O seven
days debate at New Haven, Nelson county,
KY.
DR.. Tyrrell, Anglican Bishop Of New South
Wales, Is about to resign his See He was
cOnsecrated In 1847, and has not been away
from Australia SINCE Rev. Robert Hodgson
will be his successor.
A theological lectureship Is to be endowed
In Edinburgh University through the instru-
mentality Of DR.. Muir, the eminent Sanscrit
scholar. 1t 10 supposed that Principal Fair
BARN will be appointed lecturer.
The will Of the late Mrs. Elizabeth White
house. Of Pembroke N H., gives $4,000 to the
New Hampshire Missionary Society (CoDgre-
gational, and an aggregate Of 500. 900 to other
religious and benevolent organizations.
The memory Of Rev. g. @. Parsons (Episco-
pail, who died Of yellow fever at Memphis, Is
to be perpetuated by the endowment OF a
the University Of the South, at Sewanee, Tenn.
The formula by which bishops who are
named by the Vatican to dioceses, the patron
age Of which Is claimed by the Italian Crown,
may ask the royal consent has been agreed
upon between the Vatican and the Quirinal
1t is announced that the physical infirmi-
ties Of Right Rev. DR.. Nottingham, the ven
cradle Bishop Of Maryland, have become so
serious as to confine him to his bed. None,
outside OF his family, have for several weeks
been able to see him.
The facilities for Protestant worship being
rather meager In Berlin, 1t Is proposed, be-
sides instituting three new parishes. to build
q Thanksgiving Church, at cost 81 100, 900
marks Of this amount o tenth has been
gathered already.
According to latest reports, there are %, 2O6
intinerant ministers, 1880 local preachers
and 4,489,877 lay members Of the Methodist
Church, Of whom In this country there are
1896 900 members.
A Bowling Green (Ky) congregation was
startled the other day by a colored worshipper
remaining seated when all who wished to go
to heaven were invited to rise, and rising
when those who preferred to go to hell were
requested TO stand up.
The Bible is the kings best copy, the magis-
trate's best rule, the housekeeper's best
guide, the servants best directory, and the
young man best companion; 1t la the school
boys spelling-book, and the great and
learned mans masterpiece.
Portsmouth, N. H.. at town meeting held
September 25. 1862, ordered that cage be
made or some other means invented by the
selectmen to punish such as sleep or take to-
bacco on the Lords day out Of the meeting,
10 the time Of the public exercise"
A new synagogue, said to be one OF the
finest Of its kind In Europe, and costing $780,
9oo. exclusive OF ground, has been opened In
Warsaw. Instead Of the Jews fiocking to
PALESTINE, they are said to be gathering In
large numbers In the Russian cities.
Rev: Thomas Hughes. Of Peshawar, has re-
celved q special mark of honor from the
ArchDishop Of Canterbury for his distin-
pecially In traDslatin9 the Scripturee in
Pushto, the language Of the Afghans.
The Papal hierarchy having been esthb-
it9h6d 10 Scotland, aGreat Catholic monasterv
n1o f1on@ insatutioh has been opened