New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

the newspapers. Here are two new ones: A
\ debt of $4,000 on the First Church at fitts-
! field. Mass, has been provided Tor ny SUD.
| scriptions amounting to 81 300 more than tnae
] debt while the church at Gr0ton, after pay.
ing of nearly $4,000, has solemnly pledged
| itself never again TO incur an indepieohess
| that Will bear any interest
| The Rev. John Miller of Princeton, who
| was dropped from the Presbytery year or
| two ago, is TO have new church. Since nc
was dropped he has been preaching ut stony
Brook and Plainsboro near Princeton, where
he has had the use of small church buildings.
The new church viii be put up at Princeton,
almost under the shadow OF the Theological
Seminary. 1t will cost a moderate SUM or
money, he crGcif0m in shape, and be
known as the " Old Church"
On recent Sunday night when Martin
IntLerr YVES performed In Paris theatre,
The manager before the play began started 10
offer some remarks on Lutber's wife, but the
audience shouted him down and insisted that
the play go on. Protestant journals record the
fact that several passages favorable to Protest.
antIsm were greeted with laundering ap-
plaase." and that every appearance OF Luther
on the stages called out similar expressions OK
approval.
Cardinal Newman was recently in Oxford.
and paid a visit 10 Trinity, bis first college.
| He went incognto aud placed in the hanos or
togranh letters from the author OF . The Chris
tian Year, which have been added 10 tho
collections of the college library; The Cardi-
nal has been in London also. He went there
| to see one OF bic old Anglican trends, who IS
now described as "a tremendous ntuahst."
| The Coneregationalists have in England ard
| Wales 2.9O7 churches. besides LOO branches
and preaching stations. During tlie PAST year
| Is new churches have been formed aud -
| chapels have been built anew On leconSG ucied.
| In Scotland the same determination has lOd
churches. Ia lloland 80, ~ Canada III, ana
III India I72. Then strength ~ England and
| Wales Is fuIther. shown IN thc fact that th,y
have Is colleges there with 469 students.
On Monday last check for ;s23 500 was
sent to- tins city for deposit IN tie treasury 10y
the Home Missionary Society oi Massachusetts.
II Is believed that larger check Was never
forwarded 10y the society. Ibe snin OF Tio,OOo
was derived from The oewail legacy, $4,000
came from the estate of the late aioaes Day,
OF Boston, while the remaining sic, SEQ con-
sisted Of donations from cauIches and indi-
yiduals.
The fftv-6ve churches OF all denominations
! in Richnon q have total OF 80, 333 communi-
cants In the ulnetccD Baptist churches 4,C9f
| COMMITMENTS are white ana II. 7j6 are cOi0red,
! ana ia the ten Methodist chucbes 2,7O5 are
| white and only 400 c0lOred The success OF
Baptist work among the Southern negroes has
| been very remarkable. The three Roman Catho-
|
| OF 3, l6l.
A Scotch minister, in preaching on the Tay
| Bridge disaster lIOm the text he bricks
are fallen down, but we will build with bewn
| stOnes,' mas called out from the contractor
| who furnished the bucks an indignant denial.
| lle insists that the bricks were OF the best
| quality and that II was the stonework, ana
uot the brick, that gave way.
Mr.. Horace Thompson, who died suddenly
| last week in tins city, was the main support
| of the Baptist cause III II. Paul, MInn., his
| home He gave over $4,000 toward build
Iug the chuch edifice, and IL - sald tlint his
will provides i0r. the payment OF the debt
| which remains on IT.
The Presbyterlans in Texas have recently
added TO their list of ministers the first colorcd
man of that denomination who was ever or
| ,aIned in the State. AT the ordination GER
emonies the first white man ever ordained In
the State by Presbyteilans was present and
| took part III them.
Colonel Ingersoll having said that tie
| preachers in tins country cost the people
| S12,00O,OOO every year, answer Is made by
| one OF the religious newspapers that the
| LAWYERS cost about $40, 900, goo, the criminals
| $4,000, 600, and whiskey $6O,O0O,OOo.
Favorable reports have been received from
the Rev. Dr. Ormiston, who Is ~ be
highland regions Of Northeastern Georgia, for
! the benefit of ms health He Is getting BET
| Ter rapidly, and there Is reason to hope that
in March he Will be able 10 resume hls work
| again.
II is believed that the only survivor of the
! handful of men and women who IA lSi2
f0unded the first Baptist organization Of
Elizabeth, y. j.. is a lady who stll lives IA
Elizabeth in The ninety-thIrd year OF her age.
The MOrmons have made considerable pro-
pless with converts in Mexico, and II Is said.
! hat efforts to found Mormon colony Ia that
| country will be put forth.
Resolutions in memory Of the late Bishop
! Haven have been passed by more than fifty
churches and other ecclesiastical Organiza-
| tluns
-Four Chinese converts were admitted as
members of the Second Preshy terian Church
Of indianapolis two weeks ago.
| In England the Untarian Church has at
present only 290 ministers m active duty.
Nr. Moody will not ride in n street-car on
Sunday.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION