New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

SLANDERING BISHOP HERzoG.-An official
journal at Basic has been fined $40 for sland-
additional fine of $40 has been imposed upon
the writer of the artible. In this article Old
Catholicism was denounced in violent terms
and Bishop HeZOg was pronounced "a come
GH, G@pp and "ac % 9Es Sus SS Ssy
on the words dltkath0lischerIp p ,drren. which
mean "Old Catholic Priest" The editor in
his defence atiirms that he had changed the
word dHkOhOiischer to GHkafhOlischer Ill manu-
script, but the cOmpOsitOr had set it up "dltk0
hOlischer, which, not being German wOld, could
hardly be set down as slander after all. For
the use of the expression " a comedian" an In
| genlOus defence was put IN. Ihe defendant
contended that inasmuch as Old Catholics pre-
serve many of the outward forms OF the re-
ligiOn they have left, and their priests clOthe
| themselves i'll saCerdOtal vestments while they
have abandoned the beliefs Of which these are
the emblems and the Church to which alone
they rightly appertain Bishop HeT2Og, when
he performs ecclesiastical functions, is really
playing part in comedy Hence the word
III question was simply descriptive and ex-
pressed an indisputable fact. The judges de-
cisOn in favor of the Bishop compelled the
paper to pay the costs besides the fine, $1O and
to publish III It's own columns the judgment
| III eXtenso.
the NewYork Baptist Annual for 1880 just
published, IT appears that the whole number
of Baptist churches in the State is 872, with
total membership of lib, 714-which Is seven
| fewer churches than were reported last year,
and 377 more members. Of baptisms there
were Abb, S24 fewer last year than in the
previous year. Four churches have more than
500 members. These are the Abysslnian OF
| New York, which has / 400 members; the
Strong Place, Brooklyn, which has S99; the
| church at BlnghamtOn, with S57. and the
Calvary of New-York, with S17. Thirty
churches have 800 members and more; 1l9
have at least 200, and 222 have 100 members
| and upwards. There are 434 winch have
fewer than 100 members. The reported valu-
| alton of all the church property III the
State is $7,775,7oO, on which there are en-
| cumbrances to the amount of %66O,9l9, show
| ing reduction of Indebtedness for the year
| of 81 500. At the same time there has been
| paid out for improvements the sum OF $780,
| 900, which is $4,000 III excess of the sum
paid out last year. The gifts for benevolent
| purposes have exceeded those OF last year 10y
nearly $4,000.
NOT PERMITTED TO MARRY:-Dr. A. ID.
| Madeira, pastor of the Central Presbyterian
| Church at Kansas City, Mo-, desires to marry
again. Tut his congregation are opposed to
his doing so. He is now past fifty years 0f
age, has been twice married and possesses
family of nine children, all OF whom live III
| Kansas City. He Is one of the leading dlYlnes
i'm that town, and his church Is very large
and influential one. The lady whom lie wishes
to marry ~ Mrs. Diggs, the daughter of
county judge, and said TO be both handsome
and accomplished. She is about thirty years
OF age her family Is of the best and her
place III society Is high. Ii appears however,
that Mrs. Diggs has been divorced fIOm
former husband and tins has aroused the OPP
| position. Recently 1t was decided to h0ld a
church meeting TO consider the case. This
accordingly was done and DR.. MADEIRA was
neard in his own defence. lie quoted largely
from the Scriptures ana cited secular auth0rl,
ties 20 show that marriage with divorced
! woman was lawiul III the eyes OF GOd ana
man. Many Ol his hearers weDt at his words:
SuOng opposition still remains, however, and
| further action 10y the church Is probable,
although it is believed that DR.. Madeira will
biaveiy marry Mrs. DigSs and take all the
consequences.
JosEPH Cook on CARLYLE.-From Emerson
| Mr.. Cook turns to Carlyle taking up the chap
! ter IN "Sart0r Resartus on the " Everlasting
lea,' which is taken to signify the value OF
secret prayer. This book was for years, Nil;
Cook Say :. the inspiration OF New-Engand
| uauscCudoutaiism, and Is very largely an aulO-
biography. After quoting the passage Whlch
| ends 80, Heavens, Is II III very deed G0d tlen
| that ever speaks through thee (Nature) that
lives and loves in thee, that lives and loves
| i'm me ~ Mr.. Cook remarks that TINS Is Car
| lyle's proclamation of his belief III a personal
omniprssent God, and that it was his adoption
Ol thesm winch first united the Knot when
ch0ked him." Another passage Is quoted, put
1T does not sound quite like panthesm.D Mr.
| COOK Instances As 70 supreme pSuiH VI Va
umph' passage IN which occur these words
| " iIa~ not the worship OF sorrow orlglnated ana
! been generated ; is 1t not here? Feel II III thy
| heart and then say whether ii is of Cod Ihis
Is belief; all else is 0pinlon-tOr which latter,
whose Will let HIM worry ana be worried
4 CHURCH ~ AN UPROAR.-The intentions
of an English vicar III Wiltshire 10 administer
| the Holy Communion at midnight on Christ
mas Eve resulted iii an extraordinary DIS
! urbance. While the bells were Ginning Tor
prayers at II O'Clock at night between twenty
| and thirty men entered the doorway and be-
gan to ring the bells, to talk ana to haloo,
while some OF them continued to SniOke their
pies inside the ed.iice. Every appeal OF the
! clergyman lOI them 10 cease tnen scanualuus
proceedings was IN vain. One man went for
| ward to the communion table ana began to
| lump about before IL. Others made an at
| tempt to pull down some OF the Christmas
decorations and to dtmOliSh Il cross which
these were made: were not going to have
any Popcry hcrcw mo ritualism - 1t WAS
only with great difficulty that Older was at
| last restored. These misguided mtludeiS III
some way imagined that Holy Communion at
midnight was connected with extreme ritual.
Is IT TIE POPE's PAPER l-The circular
which announced the appearance III Rome on
! january | of "A new daily paper to be called me
| aurora denied that ii would have ail Official
character, the denial being due no doubt to
runners that have been widely circulated that
the paper would be an organ OF the vatican.
| Nevertheless II is said that public opinion III
Rome still regards it at least under the prOtec-
ion and auspices Of high authority and be
leycs that it vii draw its spirit from the Pope
| himself Without anticipating his intentions
or having tie ar of forcing his hand It Will ann
directly to follow his policy. la style it will
adopt that temperate tone which at present
prevails in all Vatican utterances. The Editor
! of it is Picu0 Balan, who is an able writer and
has gained distinction for his historical knOwl-
edge. He already holds high position in the
! office of the Vatican archives. 1t Is predlcS
! by Catholics that The aurora will DE jJnr-
nal ht 10 rank with any IN Italy.