New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

after the death of George Fox, the founder OF
the s0ciety-to 1853, now owned IN kichmonu,
contains many interesting entries. 1t begins
with report Of q business meeting held 70
raise money for putting up house to worship
in, and at which it was ordered that OF the 70,
baccO crop raised that year, 5000 pounds should
be assessed on the members and paid over 70
the builders The ne structure was to De
meeting an assessment of 1,7O0 pounds OF to
bacco was made TO pay the expenses OF cell.
ing this meetlng-hOuse with river boards and
making and hanging the doors. No record is
made of the spot where the house stood, and
every trace of it has disappeared. The clerk
in whose band the frat records are written
was Joseph Pleasants, believed to be son OF
John Pleasants, who came from England ana
settled under q grant, from the King IN
the possession Of member OF the fam
lily, who now lives on IL, and 1t has
been owned by the Peasants continuously
for PA years. The record book contains no
snGSs been decided @ S by arbisrason s V When differ
ences arose they were LAID before the monthly
meeting, which named committee OF " dis
Greet men," who acted as O referee court, TO
which the case was taken for argument and
decision. In no case mentioned In the book
did their verdict fail to obtain agreement
from both parties to the dispute.
PRoTEsTANTs IN ITALY.-It Is known that
INC HTOIeSIhDL CnuICu uuS ulduc COuSlucIdOtc
real progress in Italy during the past score OF
years but most readers will be surprised to
learn that there is now hardly town in Italy,
even of secondary importance, which does not
possess at least one Protestant Evangelical
church, and it was only twenty years agU that
The preaching of Pr0testants was first permitted
in that country. Or the churches, there are
now two kinds. One class Is composed Oh for
eigners who were born Protestant and subse-
quently went into Italy to live, such rs the
English, Scotch, and American churches. where
the services are conducted in languages foreign
to Italy the other of Italians who are converts
from Catholicism, and worship. of course, in
their native tongue. There are fifty of the for
Italian churches are divided among the sects
as follows: MetbOdists, A VandOis 39 Free
Church, 81; Baptist, 10; Plymouth Brethren,
Is. The present missionary and pastoral force
comprises about 100 duly recognized pastors
and so evangelisls. the evangeists being In
great part converts from Catholicism.
JASPER OF RIcHMoND-John Jasper, the col
Ored preacher of Richmond, Va, who suddenly
made himself known to the whole country some
months ago, by declaring that "de sun do
move" is described by Marion Harland as full
blOOded negro nearly sixty years OF age,wlth an
unc0uth, limbed. and shambling figure,
aud the features of a Congo. She has heard
him preach, and after outlining his sermon.
says of its close that he Strengthened the SLOUGH
ing figure he had carried through the earlier
portion into one of mOmentary majesty, ana
dropped his tone of bantering for one OF solemn
Indignation, as he made the following reference
to the Catholic Church: who can forgive sBs
but God only What prizes do we need but our
Great High Prizes, Jesus Christ, de same yester-
day, to-day, and foreveri What do we want
wild cOnsecrated water 'pon our heads, when de
precious fountain of Christs blood has been
opened for de sin an Oncleanness OF cur filthy
sOulsf ~ Marion Harland adds testimony to
that which has been heard before, that Jasper
I. 6
people OF Virginia, and that his influence
among them Is for good.
RELIGIOUS SUMMER REsoRTs.-In certain
parts of the West, several OF the denominations
are in q measure following the example OF the
Methodist camp-meetimg3 by establishing what
they cali Baptist, Presbyterian or COngre-
gational "Summer resort" short inc ago
COngregatiOnalistS in Michigan were gwen 9
tract of land comprising about SOO acres, and
situated between Mullett and Burt Lakes in
ShebOygan County, to be held IN trust by three
gentlemen for Summer resort OF this KIND.
Adjoining tracts have since been donated by
OF Ter men, making the entire property ABOUT
], 200 acres. II is one mile wide and two NILS
lbng, the boundaries OF the two ends being the
shores of the two small lakes. Lake Huron and
the Straits of MackInaw are only few miles
distant. Low pines and branching oaks give
the shade There is very little undergrOwth:
People from Michigan, Illinois. Wisconsin and
Ohio will, 1t IL expec ed, improve the splendid
opportunity which they will here have. Visits
during the present season have been already
planned by COngregatiOnaIsts In Illinois.
A LIFE LIVED WELL.-Dr. :. Il. Brown, the
Chinese and Japancse missionary VINO dled o
week ago at Monsoon, Mass, WAS once student
and teacher at MOnson, and to the academy at
that he place lie sent the students from the
East whom he induced to seek an education In
America. Ii was there, also, that he sought
rest and reservation OF health whenever he re-
turned from ASIA. His life tor htty-two years,
with eight years excepted, has been given to
work in China and japan. lie was Il teacher
in Canton as long ago aS 1888, ami taught
Yung Wing, the present ambassador. from
China to this country, ami the head ana director
of the movement to educate Chinese lads IN
American schools. The school ut Canton was
the first Christian school opened III China A
translation which DIR. Brown had completed Of
the Scriptures into Japanese was published
about Il year ago.
VISITORS TO RNOCK.-As yet there is no de.
crease, but I'D Increase rather, IN the Tush OF
visitors to the chapel at Knock, in Ireland,
where extraordinary apparltlOnS were reported
To haye been seen several months ago. At q
certain station where passengers returning from
Knock need 10 change cars, II IL SAID that not
a train arrives but has its cOmplement or lnVa-
lids, the lame, the blind. the paralyzeu ana tne
cOpsump;ive being among the number. The
sight is described as sad one. One day q
Young woman, apparently about twenty y-one
years of age, was seen. who had to be taken
from one car to another in the arms of strong
man. A railway company has made special
rates for visitors to Knock, and during the
Summer tourists as well as pilgrims are ex-
pected to visit the interesting spot.
In LUTHER's CHURcH.-A Sunday-sch0ol
has been opened at Wittenberg, in the church
on whose door Luther nailed his Dlnety-nve
theses of salvation, and in which both he and
Melanchthon lie buried. 1t began with seventy
grl scholars and seven female teachers, but
has grown to such proportions that in March
church for part OF the school. The custom IN
Continental schools of separating the boys and
girls added somewhat to the necessity tor
this. The scholars now number about 400, of
whom tbree-fourths are girls. Five OF the
teachers are men and eighteen are women.