New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08


was with the 10Th Ohio Volunteers during
the civil war, and although ehaDlaiDs were
by mutual consent exempt from capture, was
taken on the field Of Winchester, where no
and thrown into Libby'Prison. While there
he established a school, and for the five
months Of his Imprisonment endeaIed himself
to all the inmates. He is large man, OF ip-
pressive presence, and with manner genial
and seif-p0ssessed. In religious matters he IL
deeply in earnest, possessing in II high degrees
the energy especially requisite in the camp
meeting style of exercise, while his efficiency
as a leader is promoted by his nnc0mmony
deep and melodiOus voice, with which, III
singing he makes the woods fairly resound.
A HANDSOME PULPIr.-A brass pulpit has
recently been completed in Philadelphia for
St. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church, Troy,
Y. 1t will be erected AZ memorial ~
William Stone Smith, veIy wealthy gentle
man of that city, To his deceased VIE. Inc pull
pit is about seven feet high by three feet SQUIRE
and is made entirely OF polished brass. exeeptt
the floor, tIcads, and handIail, which are OK
solid mahogany. The Ornamentatlon consists
of rOsettes, intersccted with twisted IodS, alter
the style CT 1850. The eight posts or columns
are intersected at given spaces with square
grOoved blocks, and the balnsters are round and
twisted in the centre. Here ~ II sealior'd
apron below the floor, handsomely orna-
mented, which greatly adds 10 the appearance
of the pulpit. The whole L. heavily bTaced
and counterbTaceG, and is exceedingly strong
and massive, though il has light and graceful
appearance The reading-desk Is OF brass, ana
will be covered inside with scarlet velvet
There are -four small gas-iets and the bght
Will be hidden by a nickel plated reflector
from the audience and the speaker. This Is not
the least ingenious part OF this beautiful p!rce
of art II is inscribed in old English letters.
cathedral style, III coIors: In M.morian.
Fannie ijmdett Smith. From Faith unto
Fuition. March 2, 1880" l he cost Of tho
memorial to Nh. smith, which includes hand
nj. ntp vii In
$4,000.
A SUCCESSFUL PAsTORATE.-It takes coutage
to surrender voluntarily vacation and re-
main in town during the no. weather. But thl5
is what the Rcv. DR.. Bridgeman, OF the Mad.
son Avenue Baptist Church, ar the corner of
1hrty-lrst-st., is doing lie breaches every
sunday morning duilng the summer, As
The National BAPTIST says: All the
world knows that III force md elegance
DR.. BTidgeman has few equals ~ any De
nomination He IS an orator indeed. And his
preaching to his hearers is rs ve'y. Lovely
song of ore that hath "A pleasant voice. l5
pastOTate in this clty has been successful one.
lie has proved himself sklliu organizer ~
well as an able preacher When ne assumed
charge of the Madison Avenue Church. two
wears and half ago. he began almost at tho
foundation stone there were then only
twenty-five mcmDers; this number has been
paited at a cost of $12 900, making it one OF
The most CON Portable and tasteful houses Of
worship in the city. The society Is bnrdened
with no debt. IL united and aggressive, and IL
looking forward to future OF usefulness.
The Year Book of the Young Mems Christian
Associations has Just been issued by The Ia.
ternatlOnal Committee. 1t contains rep0rts OF
S25 associations IN North Amcrlca, $50 III
Great Britain and Ireland, 80 in France, ID
Belgium 293 IN Germany, 406 IN Holland,
204 in SWitzerland, ~ IN sweden 70 IN itay,
in Spain, ! in Austria, I3 IN Australia, 2 IN
India, IN Syria, , IN South Africa. , IN
japan, and ] each in Madagascar aud tho
Sandwich Islands. The American. group -
not only the largest IN nnmuer, Dut aiso IN
financial strength, and III It's working force.
| The American as OciatiOns hold property IN
buildings. furniture and libraries worth moro
than $4,000, 000. The Christian communities
of the country have appreciated the VaiHt OK
this work tor young men enough 10 contribute
for its sllstentat0n during the past year
SiOOO 900, a sum larger than the current ex-
penses OF the associations for any previous
year.
Evangelist Moody was busy last Sunday.
! He delivered two earnest dlscOulses IN the
| CONGREGATIONAL Church, at Shelburne Centre.
| and one at the Baptist Church, at the Falls,
| besides driving more than thirty miles from
| his NOrthiield home to the preaching places.
He was at his best. Piefacng the monlag
sermon the hymn, :" JOY to the WOIid,'
sounded forth through the open church doors,
over the Shclbmne hills and the sermon on
the " wills recorded among the utteiances
of the Saviour, in the Gospels, began with Il
will give you rest promise OF peculiar
bleSSeunesS to weary mankind. Further along
i'm the discourse the preacher sand, ~ refer
ence to the all-impOItant duty OF Working 10
save Others, The thing most worth living igr
is 10 live for others, 10 get outside OF ou'S
self and inso the heavenly atmosphere Oh uH-
seishness."
A manuscript of the Gospels written on
purple parchment IN sllv INK, ana adorned
with miniatures, was recently discovered IN
Calabrla by o. Won Gebhardt and y. har-
mack. \ set OF reproductions OF the inlh|-
lures has just been published at LeipSic' ant
Il CORE elton of the text Is promised; ne 49,
contains st. Matthew and ST Marx. nn
dlscoverers would fix rs early 4 date as ihe
end OF the fifth centGTy or beginning OF me
sixth for both the miniatures and the tex,
n claim which is Lot likely TO pass unchaI-
lengeG.
A memorial chapel in honor OF the late
Mrs. Jacob l.. Lane, one OF the founders OF
the Protestant Episcopal Chmch liome IN
Troy, \. Y, is 10 be built by her children. IL
viii be for the Use OF the inmates OF the IN
stitUuOn.
During the last eighteen months the indeht-
cduess OF the Baptist churches III Phafelphla
has been reduced to the extent Oh SlSO,OOO'
This sum was collected by sixteen con2Iega-
tons.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
NO COLOR LINE IL THE ROMAN CHURCH
Fr.ba RE NeW York Td6ict
The fact that Catholics are ~ the minority among
the GO, ored race in this country ~ r3CeaDIe To tho
! cause that while planters IN the South before tue
/ war gave every opportunity 70 Methodlst minister's
! TO instruct their slaves IN reiIgion ihey heaousy
! excluded the Catholic priest In louisiana whrle
the planters were mostly Catholic, things were dt
| ferent and to-day you fad IN the maRniheent
Catholic church of New Orleans large numbers OF
iuap Inn al