New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18

| In which the late Bishop qsIta1t u
warm interest The Fr6edmeHH II
has proposed 10 the friends 81 ~
the sum OF $50, coo be faised g
bis name: It Is intended cleo Tat s.
bis work in behalf If tho eolorod raoos W
Christians Of ali denominations u CA
have presented to the Archbishop a. Cir
bury petition PRAYING Tor tho r4nQx4
Bishop Cop!est0n, who By the int7oerG1f
iitualistfc .practices into the cbnrck4
objectionable TO the natives. His ncfios
led 10 the entire cessation OF ordinations ~ y
nectioE with the mission, and be has refua: 4
censes to three European missionaries, "a:
The New York and Brooklyn Congrcest ao5
Association has invited the National C0unEjf r.
meet In this city rext Fall. Itis felt heee q
New York IL the place where IL OUGHT 70 11t
IL has met in the West, and IL has met in XrIx
England, but it has never met IL tie
States. The meeting this year ig likely 81
prove important. The question Of the atte8
to formulate new creed will be the leading e4
: East of the River Jordan there 10 an Ar1l
tribe which has embraced the Catholzc f1tt1
and is miDistered unto by native Italian prices
These Arabs wander about from place 20 pIAt4
with their fiocks OF sheep, and when thetr tent
serve as q church Is put up. Other Arab tz1b&&.
it Is said, are disposed to follow this examples
The congregation in one of the Bellows Ea1|3'
churches on recent Sunday were under stropE
temptations to laugh when the minister BEGAN
his sermon. He had just announced bis inteu~:
ton to get married when he gave out as ~
text the following passage; In the resuE1o4
ton, therefore, when they shall rise, whose Wf1q
shall she be ~ %
Following an example recently set IN Yes
mont. the Rihla Saciatv of VIRGINIA In f<Sut H.
make q canvass of that State for the purpose ~
placing copy of the Scriptures Ia the hau13'
OF every family. Nearly fifty men will be tn-s
gagged In the. work, expenses and ree,lnt'
salary being given to each.
Zelotes Grenell, who was well known In this eitY'
and New-Jersey twenty years ago as Bapftnt,
preacher and revivalist, celebrated at Haekon-
sack last week his eighty birthdsy.
Five delegates were present from the New
York Minister'S Conference, and purse Of $200
fiom friends in this city was presented to him
Two venerable Catholic priests died recently
in France. The Able Libel, canon Of Roaen.
who died at R0uen, was elghty-six years Of
age, and had been a priest since 1920. The
Abbe Amblard, late cure OF Dauzet, died ~
the diocese Of Auvergne.
Statistics of the Protestant Episcopal Church
for the past year show that twenty-si ministers
Of other determinations were received into tin
Church, eight OF whom were from the ConR1o
gational body, Eve from the Methodist four
from the Baptist, and three from the Presby-
terrain. ~
From Rome it is reported that the Archbisbo
of Baltimore has informed the Vatican that u 4
will be necessary largely to increase the church \
accommodations in his diocese owing TO the
number of persons who are disposed to JOIN the
Roman Catholic Church.
At Freiburg in Baden manuscript psalter
belonging, it is believed, to the second half Of
the eighth century has been found. It is pre-
sumed that originally the document was the
property of q monastery on the west bank Of
the Kline. y
The Methodist mission at 3uenos Ayres haa
q membership OF ifty-four who speak English
besides 1O7 prObationers, 100 OF whom .arosf
Spanish speaking people. 1t has two Sunday
schools and $50 scholars.
Holy Week in Rome was marked by larger
attendance of foreigners than usual. All the 3
hotels were full. Five hundred pilgrims came
from France on March %, and five hundred
Others on the 25th.
The founders of the Catholic University at
Anglers, France, have issued O circular urging
the clergy and laity to continue their support, In
view of the alarming progress OF Theism and (
Mate-ialism.
The Congregational church at Salt Lake City !:
has added thirteen persons to its Membership 4
several of whom are converts from Mormonism.
Owing to the financial troubles of the Chicago
Theological Seminary, three OF its professors
have resigned.
The prosecution of Mr.. Mackonochie, the
English ritualist, has cost round $6O,00O.