New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

paSs1ge from Glasgow bad 200 'aDln Assem-
gers, of whom sixteen were cierEymen anu
PREACHERS The company YVES mixed, bur
genial representing all classes and conditions
OF men. and "A movement was made early III the
VOYAGE for systematic efforts at pubic enter
tainment On the plea ant fOfenuons the decks
raged in games Of shuttle board ana
guoits," surrounded often by admIrng groups
of wives and Sweethearts and children. during
the afternoons the older barns, as scotch
man " Guild say, took their constitutional Walks,
and haDpy lOoking couples walked leIstlrcy
around or sat in quiet corners studying Mar
mion or Lady OF the Lake" Ihe evening
gatherings found ample entertainment III vocal
and instrumental music, Interspersed with reel
totions short talks from such joviai travellers
~ Professor Browne and J. l.. Cunningham,
Of Bonnie Dundee" who Is so well known IN
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, and by ingenious
exhibitions OP the so called spirltIiallslc ulcks
of rope-tying and combination minstrel sow
organized by the young men OF the party. Inc
dining saloons aud music gallery, WIN us
ni,uos and ORGANS. gave this large company
every facility iOr concerts ard similar entertain
mems The ministers took the lead IN All tnat
went on, and were found by all their iei"W
uasseuCerS to be "right good fellows. On
the first Sunday out, Bishop Fuller, of Niagara.
read service IN the morning; III the afternoon
there was mixed service conducted 10y two
scotch and two American ministers ana III Tue
evening there was service un deck Tor the
sailors and immigrants, many Of whom joined
with tine effect in singing MI. Sankey hymns
Every morning there was family worship III the
music saloon, III which the ministers TOOK part.
At other times they contributed largely TO the
endowment of the passengers. during me after-
moons there were lectures or about an hour
duration on such instructive subjects as
buddhism" by the Rev. DR.. Parkhnrst, Of
Chicago; travels and Missionary work IN
Snain.i by the Rev. Mr.. Buscarlet, OF
Lausanne and one of very great interest on
Science and Modern Thought" by Professor
Calder wood. Of Edinburgh, who IS TO deliver
the Morse Lectures nj Union College. IN the
evenings there were short talks not eXceehlhS
n Gnarter of an hour, by DR.. Parkhurst on
" Wanderings in Strange Lands on some
Phases of the Lower Animal and Vegetable
Life" by Professor CaldeIwOod, and by others
ON themes of general interest he company
enioyed the voyage so keeny that they were
sorry when land was sighted. They had spent
tie time protitably as well as agreea0ly, and
the social graces ard kindly spirit Of the cler-
zeal travellers were appreciated by all.
NTyrsTrRs NOT DEADHEADs.-The recent
controversy over the pIODrlety OF minister 5
bringing SUIT for the payment or funeral fees
moves n Troy preacher to remark that ne mas
attended several hundred funerals. ard taken
many hard colds as consequence, rlcing sey-
cra miles in extreme heat and extreme cold,
through wind and storm CONSUMING many uays
of time, and often paving something Tor traV-
cling expenses, but has never received IL penny
for such services nothing having ever been
offered in mole than three or rom cases. And
nine -tenths OF the funerals were OF persons
who were not members of his own church, and
thrir surviving friends would not even do him
the compliment 10 go and hear HIM preacher
any other minister tOr that matter lac
preacher continues in this Indignant strain " |
recall one instance in neightOrlng city when
I WAS sent for iii the middle of the night to
visit a man who was supposed To he dying.
He kept nae by his iedslde large part of two
DAYS and nights, and at length | went to at
/ tend has tGneral IN town some twenty miles
away. In another instance | was sent for 10
soofhe n crazv man. and actually spent Il whole
day with him, when ] was more than hall SICK
myself irving, with some success, TO calll MS
mind and turn his thoughts from his a. 'ments.
am sent for by wives to reform Ihelr dluhhen
husbands sent for to reconcile husbands and
wives that have paTted-Delsons | never saw,
/ and know nothing about; sent Tor &c help
peop.e get work, and for many other PURPOSES
which I will not enumcrdfe. or services u
This kind | have never received penny, ana
never desired il. | do not refer TO these
matters 10 complain that the minister Is called
unon for such services. ! am glad TO perform
them. and glad 10 perform them without pay,
ard am conscious that many persons Wio are
rot ministers perform like selYlc"s. II J. our
delight To hep suffering humanity ~ every
possible way. / only wish you to understand
/ that ministers perform tar more such graiu
/ ION. services than any other class o ON clu-
zeus And finally. alas we marry great
many hopeful couples without pay
CLOSING OF JESUIT SCHoOLs.-The exccu-
ticn of the Marcl DEGREES against the
! educational institutions OF the JesultS III
France has been postponed several tunes
by the Government. The establishments
! which are vet to be closed are twenty-three
/ in number and are situated III twenty depart
| ments lr some towns the establishments
! ore of mixed character beng religious as
/ well as meiely educational institutions. 10 was
/ consequently found necessary last June to
! po,tpone applying the DEGREES 10 the estab-
iishments IN question, owing TO the difficulty OF
/ drawing distinctions and ut Montpelier ana
/ roitieis therefore. there will be double exc
| cution. On the 30th OF June t0rty-twO Jesuit
/ houses were closed. and by the second week of
/ September slXty-hye houses on frtnch
! soil both religious and EDUCATIONAL will have
met with the same fate As regards Paris, on
| their expulsion the Jesuits recommended 10 the
/ heads OF families with which they were connected
! their successors at their three great teaching
eetablishments. At the Ecole st. Ignacr. NJ.
! Chevriaux, former professor at the uniyer-
! stv. has become the headmaster. In the Rue
dies Postes n secular priest, the Able Delabe,
| has been appointed TO the same functions
Desforges. a Bishop in Iartlbus and formerly
auxiliary to the late Archbishop of Rennes
has assumed the direction. These schools viii
not be opened
THE PREsBYrERIAN CoUNcn.-The Second
! General Council OF the ecct siastlcal bOdie'
holding the Presbyterian faith and polity vii
assemble in Philadelphia on September %
and remain in session for enc week The tlsI
meeting was held in Edinburgh three years
ago. More than 800 delegates will be present
from all quarters OF the globe. In consequence
Of the death of the Rev. DR.. William Adams
who had been designated to preach at the open
ing Of the Council, the Rev. DR.. William NJ
Paxton, Moderator of the General Assembly. II
Is understood, will welcome the delegates. The
! following are the first TWO articles of this rep
resenlative body L. Designation.-Th ALI
ance shall be known as The Alliance OF the Re
formed Churches throughout the world holding
the Presbyterian System. 2. Membership