, 1880-08-15

the various religious denominations who spea
the E9gltsna lsnsnSs ataS' 1
1s5oauU: Presbyterjans, 1o,oo0 00o: Baptist
6:No.oo: Congregationaiists+ 100000: Units
r1ens. 1.oQ.00~
Reciprocity on the question OF religion on th
sionaries good deal. The Japanese are read
to admit that Christ is divine, und that Chris
tianity is true, but they insist that nissionarie
shull admit that Japanese gods aro divine, an
1helr religion {s also true
3fonsefgncur Dumont. the suspended Bishol
OF Tourney, to whose revelations is attributed
the rupture between Belgium and the Vatican
Louise mtcau. the celebrated fasting stigma
tst '' Of 1sols d'Hatne- According TO this iettef
she Is held in kind OF duress hy the priest "ns
prevents her from seeing Munseignelr Dumont
whom she persists IN acknowledging as ne
Bishop.
The new version OF the New Testament VII
be completed in England IN the couFsc OF nooul
six months. The work Of going through 1he
books verse BY yorsc is quite over The Aevis'
ing Committee are now working upon tho con.
cordanccs They take Greek word, nna t..t 1u f,la
translation OF it tn every case expresses ~
shade Of meuntng. One word Is used where the
same thing Is meant
The complete returns of the Presbyterian
Church in she United States furnish tho follow
ing statistics for 1850: Synots. 38; Presbyteries
III; candidates. 50: l!centiates. ~; ministers,
sa; i.sesare; r. e1t1nns io n;sers aniaa
rrcniyed. u: minister dismissed, 3: ministers
deceased, Is: churches. 5.4S9: churches organ
izef}, 1J9; churches dissolved. 159; churches re-
<,eived, J; churches dismissed, l: communt-
cants, 5.S,G1l; Sunday-school members. 63l, ,95o;
contributions for a1l purposes, $s.36l.t2s.
"A Jersey City Methodist preacher recently de-
the course of which be denounced Capt. Young
and his crew as -.cowarfs and poltroons." The
Cuptain. who wAs ono OF the congregation. n5e
fu Ills seat and called the preacher u liar. For
this Hr arrested thu rhnrkn 0f ffStt1rfjuH
Divine service. The Justice of the Ptace be-
fore whom the caae was tried decided that. Us
Of approval Of services while IN progress, it was
no injustice to infer that disappIUyaI was
equally permissible; Capt Young "as dis
charged from custody.
The co}ored people Of Warren County, Ohio,
nre holding camp p-tnceting at Lebanon:
Among other services, they indulge In material
subscriptions Of the parables. Last Sunday
forenoon. the parable OF the return Of the
prodlgal son was rendered with immense success.
The prodignl- dimtnuttye specimen Of Ham,
started out from the platform clothed in good
suit Of clothes and d we'll filed grtp-snck. In
ghort tl,nc be returned minus the grip-suck, and
dressed in his own clothes He WIS met by hts
Mfnther, M q ~ pound specimen Ct f. humanity; who who
clothed IN u night-gown. and crown, improvised
by ono OF the sisters out Of last years bonnet,
sang. De prodi9al returns. returns" and there
was Rreat rejoicing. Ten cents admission is
charged to the grounds, and frequent COLLECTIONS
to iquidartng debt on the church at Lebanon.
The Hcr. 4 l. Hobbs. pastor Of the Richmond
Street Christian Church Ut Cincinnati. will this
evening deliver sermon IN st pauls Reformed
Am This is one Of the course Of denoulinE-
tionnl sermons lately inaugurAted by Bishop
FAllows 70 afford the ministers of the various
1eigious bodies an opportunity To deilue the
belief md practice OF their respective deuomi-
natious. Dir. Hobbs. who Is an able, eloquent,
and interesting speaker. will in his sermon on
Sf.f Ifaff fam h3r7nr
Of the body known as :" The Church Of Christ"
or q The Christian Church. The fact of this
being the Church Of which Gen. Garfield is
member. and the existing and widespread de-
Sire IL Eain moro accurate knowledge OF their
plea. Will doubtless lead many TO attend the
service This evening. Mr.. Hobbs will this morn-
ea.rner OF PInirie avenue and Thirtieth street.
His subject will be "Ingcrsolls Test Of Truth"
TaE NATIONAL uNlTAR1AN CONFERENCE
Al the ninth biennial meeting Of the National
Conference OF Unitarian and other Chrlstiuu
churches, which opens at Saratoga On the 21st of
Semner @ 1seFf will he thEee III; read and
will present the subject Of 1.-THE Bible: What It
Noiaae ma M pastor y Of I the South s Parsh, ss Ports
Mouth. y. H., will consider '' The National Work
Of The Enitarian Church. and slr. Henry D.
Education and Wurls:" As already stated, the !
sermon no nefore the Conference win be delivered
delegate Of tho british and Foreign Unitarian ]
Association. Thc services will take place I
.a f:St EpsSRa sa chnch 1nc Reo
reports in behalf Of the local Conferences
WI os nPa presented That IN IN, behaf Of the
South postoa. @ TIE 'ff lion. = 1sset: RSefvoed %
Hour, Of Concord, VINO has presided over the de-
lates sessions viii probably 1ill tho Chair again
on this OCCASION. The officers OF the Conference
nro the s1d, n"n h9ekood t' WOO Monr Ct Concord
keokuk- In; George 9: sha1ruck, Esq. Of Bos-
ten; tho Hon. Joseph II. Choatc, Of New York:
t6e Hon 81 of s
y; aud the Hon. Thomas Taibot, Of DilIelica,
Mass, yice-presidenrs: the Kev. George natch-
heston, the the key key
xofE: !; tic Mes; Charles y stap!es'
Esq. Of nnston; Henry P. Kidder, Esq. |
Of Huston; the Key. Jcnkin Lloyd jones, Of
Wis; the Rev. G1indAll Reynolds Of
u: ". of concord, Mass; the Hon. John D. Long,
q q Alnsham: Mass ana the Hon. Carroll D.
v NWrigh1, Of Aeading. Mass, conncit There is,
owship. consisting Of fourteen members with |
Prof. Charles e Everett of Cambridge. as Chair
Il l., as sce1csary. The confe2e:nee &C
will be as usual at tho United
States Hotel ut which special rates have been
y! other persons attending M the meeting in good
aith. Congress Hull the Columbian House, and
he Barnard House will also be open to members
Ind other httendants at reduced rates.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
a writer tn the Interior admits that tho tenn
'erancc aRitators hnyc no hope Of obtaining
:omc: lu place thereof be nnintains TINT the
ine IS ripe for the entire separation Of the sale
u beer m and whisky .Wc can secure The intiu-
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