The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

The Executive Board Of the sUnion o
American Hebrew Congregations will hold
meeting at Niagara July Is.
Chief Joseph, of the Okla Indians in Can
ada, has been ordained as a clergyman, has rem
dered the four gospels from the French int
I~roquois, and expects to finish his translation
of the New Testament this year.
The Archbishop of Dublin has discontinued
eleven O'Clock weekday mass because severa
priests have lost their health as the result O
having ne breakfast until after noon.
Pope Leo recently visited the secret ar
chives Of the Vatican and decided upon re
forms in the department.
About one hundred Indians were in attan-
dance at a camp-meeting held lat week at the
Ferndale crossing of the Nootsack river
Washington Territory, nearly all of whom
are protesting Christians.
An influx to the pulpit of young men from
aristocratic families is the queer Judgment OF
a committee appointed to consider what is
needed to give. new life 10 the Established
Church of Scotland.
Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Col.
at his last communion service, June 9th, re-
ceived 40 members in his church.
A London publisher has managed to bring
out the New Testament, with maps and Illus
trations, so as to make money at two cents a
copy.
DR.. Cairnes, principal of the Theological
Seminary i'll Edlngursh, and considered the
head of ScOtcl, Presbyleria,ism, who is now
in this country, is nearly 60, is tall and
slender, with ruddy complexion, white hair
and whiskers, hrm mouth and chin, and
prominent nose, has Il strong Scotch accent
and is ruggedly eloquent.
Mr.. Spurgeon has recently received from
the estate of IA lady SIZE. geo for his olphanagc,
100000 for his pastors college, 81 1000 for his
book fund and S 5000 for himself.
A steaographer SIT a telephone seventy
eight miles from EIn.ira, a lecent Sunday, and
took down the sermon of Thomas X. Beecler,
who was preaching in his own pulpit at
Elmira.
A. secession in the Free Church OF Scorlaud
is thought possible, unless Prof. Robertson
Smith is retired for heresy.
A pledge not to use tobacco is now required
of candidates for the Methodist MINISTRY.
The new version, of the Bible will he issued
from the Oxford Press next Autumn, while
the Cambridge press will issue an edition of
the St. James translation, with the changes of
the late revision indicated in foot notes.
The new leaden roof that is being placed
on the cupola of st. Peters at Rom. will be
complete III two years. This roof was begun
seventeen years ago. 1t is divided into six
teen sections, each of which requires a
million pounds Of lead.
There are in France G5,3S7, 103 Roma
Catholics, 4G7,5 3l Calviuists, 50, III Luther
ans, 33,l19 other Protestal,s, 10000 jews,
and 100000 persons who cannot be religiouslv
classed.
A preacher at Chicago advocates the intro
duction of lady ushcrs, to make the young
men attend.
Rabbi Bethlehem, of San Francisco, say
that the Fourth of July ought to be enrolled
on the calendar Of jewish holidays, as the
Declaration of Independence, by establishing
religious freedom in this country, opened ali
aSy lum to the Jews AS to all other religious
bodies.
The second nnu meeting of the Congre-
g~ational Association Of Washington Territory
will meet with the Pilgrim Church, Filalgo,
Island, August 10, 1880, and continue in
session until the following Monday.
Mrs. Mcfarland, missionary among the
Alaska Indians, writes to the Occident from
Fort Wiansel, on Wrangel Is. aid, ard says
that the mission needs IA large canoe, which
will cost 500, AID the money is to be raised
Oy subscription.
The Pacific says that the American Con-
gregational Unlen has, in California, assisted
in building thirty-nine houses of worship, do
mating for this purpose S24, 249.1 Is, including
loans of $500 to two churches. Within the
ten years from May, 1870, to May 1880, it has
aided twenty churches, giving $l3, 1919 Is. OF
this amount the churches of this State have
donated more than half, namely S7,4SS.55
For the year ending May, 1880, including
special, the Union has paid TO the chu, ch in
Chico ST 1000; Lodi, $613; Westminster, $50.
In return twenty-four of the churches gave
the Union $780,. 20.
The Bishop Of Brecein, of the Scottish
Episcopal Church, says that when disestab.
lishment in Scotland, to which the present
Government was at least inclined, comes, il
will make All enormous difference to the
Episcopal Church in that country.
The Irish Presbyterian General Assembly
has again remanded the question of instru,
mental music in public worship to the Pres
b~yteries, and refuse to proceed to bring unde,
discipline ministers who had intruducec
musical instruments in church.