New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-04

| total gift of $4,000. In other ways he has
helped the institution in times when Il needed
practical aid to carry on its work. With the
| news OF this gift IL Is further announced that
| Mr.. Seney has built at Berpardsylle, n. j., u
new church at q cost of 10000 and that he
has made GIFT of it to the Methodist Society.
Bernardsville is the seat OF his country home.
Mr.. Seney IS q graduate of Wesleyan and the
son of Methodist preacher who bad received
classical education at time when graduates
of colleges were rare in the Methodist pulpit.
NJ LOYsoN IN LoNDoN.-At the first OF his
four lectures In London on "Po-itive Chris
tanty,r NJ Loysoa tPere Hyacnthe) was IN
trOduced By the Archbishop of Canterbury, and
Nj. LOysOD explained at the outset oil bis lecture
that his presence in England was due TO the
ArchbishOp's having heard him preach IN Paris
on Easter Day. when he expressed an earnest
wish that he should deliver in London short
course of lectures on the cardinal points Of
Christianity as opposed to the spirit OF nega;lon
which in these days finds such able AMI eo-
queDt opponents. In the course OF bis lecture
he remarked that, as st. Augustine said, we
not to expect from The Bible revelation OF
science. The scientific account OF nature was
left by God to human investigation, 8nd It
ought not to be overlooked how the Bible in lis
opening verse steered clear of the two great
master alterations of the human mind
atheism and pantheism. The Bible established
at the outset and in single phrase the founda-
tion alike of all true philosophy and religion.
MISSION Work IN THE PAcIFIc.-Word las
been received that the missionaries formerly
stationed on the island of Eb0n, Micronesia, IN
the North Pacific, have been obliged to remove
to KusaIc an island little northwest Of EboD,
owing to certain hardships which nature i'm.
posed upon them. Ebon IS low coral reel and
the people are Obliged to depend on the rain for
water to drink. Whenever there is a storm.
Jugs and cans must be filled al he water care
fully kept for use until il rains again. knsac
is more nhabitable. lis formation i volcanic
and it has mountains and streams OF running
water. There are itch growths of tropical
verdure, and fruits such as Tie coc0anut.
breadfuit and banana thrive uxuTlantly.
Since removing to Kusaic, however, the mission
aries have experienced an Overlooking ude
which swept over the lower portion OF the
island and carried away some of the houses.
AN ITALIAN PRoTEsTANT.-Coun Aessandro
Friggeri, VINO was formrly major IN the
army of the Pope, but was converted to tho
Wadensian Church OF Rome some eight or ten
years ago. has just died. His family did nor
Share the new faith with him. They are said
TO be proud, superstitous and fanatcal people,
and when tile Count was Ill they called priest
and the bishop both of whom endeavoied to
restore him to the Catholic Church, but failed:
A Waldensian minister was finally admitted
to his side and permitted to SIT with him during
his last moments. The family belongs to the
better class of well-to-do people having titles,
and brother of Count Aessandro is a nt mber
OF the Italian Cabinet.
CATHOLIC Prosperity. Bishop Thomas
Power of st. Johns, \. L. has gone to Reno
with his chaplain and is staying at the llish
College. Although the Cath0.ics in TINS
cathedral parish number only $4,000, they have
expended within the past year T3O, 1000 or
$4,000 on schools, and at cost ct T2?,oOo
have built residence for the Christian
Bro,h hers. During the same period they con-
trIbuted $4,000 to the building OF a new
church which is to be conssecrated IN Sepiember,
the total cost having been $ll5,OOo. Tho
cathedral was cOnsecrated in 1850 and cost
$500, 900. The number OF converts III st.
Johns is said to be dozen.
BISHOPS At Observation-Disclosures Lowell dined
recently in London at a banquet given by the
Lord Mayor TO the Archbshops of Canterbury
and Armagh and the Bishops of e Church OF
England in general. the guests numbering III
all about 300. In abiding to remark which
MIR Lowell had made the Archbishop oil Can
terbuIy said che bishops had leaned IA good
deal since the voyage of the Mayfiower, aud
be saw indications OF longing III many
countries to become connected with the Cnurcii
of England which did not exist in past times.
The Church had a glorious Inheritance, aud he
hoped 1t had no dark future.
An active and varied life is tie life Of a bishop
in the Methodist Church. BIs-s0p simpson
when he left Philadelphia for the Pacific coast
expected to reach San Francisco in time to t1ke
steamer for Hong Kong on Thursday last.
AZ Yokoham a, he expects to meet in August
the Japan Mission Conference, and thence
will proceed to Northern China, and hold
the North China Conference at Picking IN
September. The Central China Conference
will be held at Kuklang in October. In
November, the FoOchOw confcIerc &C will sit. In
December the Bishop expects to reach home
again.
Mr.. Spurgeon's new Girls OIphanage has
received from Mr.. Spurgeon himself the sum
of $500, like amount is promised by his
publisher, and from another source y Is ex-
peced that $1,000 will come. In all $4,000
has been raised. When completed the Stock
well Orphanage for boys ana girls VIII be
compact insitution, forming square, win ac-
commentators for 500 children, the total cost
of the building being about 0,OOO.
A new structure of the kind known as Towers
of Silence has been put up at BON )ay; Its
object is TO serS as Il place Where the DOuies
the dead can he exposed to the Iapae!y Oh
yuItures and 10y them destroyed. Ii was
dedicated in secret and Is used by the followers
of the faith known as the ZOrcastrlan. 10 IL
a law that the first body exposed TO the birds
of prey must be that of Il very young child.
Tn connection with the recent conversion OF
Lady Anne Blunt, the granddaughter of Lord
Byron, to the religion OF Rome, It Is mentl0neh
as not little singular that the gtandiaughiers
of tie two most distinguished men III Engh>h
literature aDDut HdU IL CcuJuty dSo, %" GNU
Byron. should both be among the number OF
recent conversions 10 Catholicism.
The Raikcs Sunday school celebration has
been in progress in London since Monday last
On Wednesday The great gathering of Teachers
was {, be held III the Crystal Palace. Mr..
SpurgeOn preached in the Metropolitan laDcr-
nace on Friday, ard Yesterday the kaiAes
Memorial Statue was unveiled on the Thames
embankmenI.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
NEITHER ARGUMENTATIyE NOR KIND.