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sums which, under the existing law, they
would receive by way Of fees for being pres
ent at marriages.

would receive by way of fees for being pres
ent at marriages
A LrBERATIoNIsr DEFEAT.-The popular
vote at Geneva on the law passed by the Great
Council for the separation OF Church ana STATE
resulted on July in the rejection OF the
measure. Only 4,064 citizens favored lt, while
9306 voted against it. No pains were spared
by the leaders on both sides to impress the
voters with the Importance OF their decision.
Pamphlets Of all descriptions and sizes,
lectures, sermons. public speeches, posters,
were scattered broadcast. The feeling
has been intense throughout the
Canton that every recent muneipai election
has turned upon The Church question. The
main religious support gwen 10 the defeated
LiberatiOnist scheme came from the Roman
Catholics and the Orthodox DlsseDtefs OF the
Evangelical Alliance party The Indignation
of the Genevese and OF the SWISS generally.
against this Sectauan lnternatloDalIst society
as they call it, il keeneT tran ever, and 1t was
pretty strongly expressed last Autumn when
the Evangelical Alliance held it, International
Congress ut Basic, on Swiss soil The result OF
LiberatlonIst defeat. That ancient Church
founded by Calvin and mwrought with the
history of the brave and conservative Genevese
people is not to be disturbed
SUNpAY-scHooL CESrENARY-The English
Sunday school Centenary celebration was
brought to a close on June 3. A statue or
Robert Raikes was unveiled upon the i hames
EInDdnkmcnt by the Edtl Oh SHdlttrDutJs
Among the speakers was the Hon. Cecil Ralkes,
a descendent of Robert Raikes, the founder or
Sunday schools. In the afternoon a great gather
ing of children belonging 10 the Church OF Eng
land Sunday schools took place in the grounds
of Lambeth Palace, the estimated numDea
present being 10000. An address to the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury was read. In which an
earnest hope was expressed that the celebration
of the Centenary might give fresh impetus
to the Improvement and extension OF sunday
schools in connection with the Church. The
King of the Hellenes, the Prince and Princess
of Wales and their children, the Duke OF
Cambridge and the Duchess OF Teck were
present. There was also "A concert In the
Albert Hall. the perform NEE being opened
with the National Anthem, sung by l6OO
selected voices from the London sunday
school Choir. The thousands OF poor children
who took part III the outdoor demonstration
were thoroughly drenched early In the after
noon, and by the time they got dry again
pelting shower gave them another soaking.
BIRTHDAY OF THE INQUIsITIOS.-On July
q small number of Spanish zeal0ts celebrated
with considerable solemnity the four hun
dredth anniversary of the establishment OF the
InquisItion. On that day IN 1850 the Spanish
COrtes then assembled at Toledo, adopted pro-
position, submitted to 1t by Cardinal Pedro
Gonzales de Mendoza with the appreciation OF
King Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic, to
constitute a tribunal OF faith which should be
empowered to punish heretcs, and passed
law 10 that effect by a majority OF their
NUMBER. Their Majesties forth with appointed
two Chief lnquisltors, who were, however,
superseded shortly afterward. Thomas do
TOrQuemada, who was nominated Grand
InqnisitOr in their stead, is said TO have
burned eight thousand eight hundred heretics
in different parts OF Spain. His successors did
their best TO emulate his fervent activity,
the gross result of their endeavors being that,
down to the year 1S0S, when the Office was
finally abolished in the lbeuan Peninsula,
thirty-one thousand nine hundred and twelve
men and women had been burnt alive by tho
officers of the Spanish lDqulsltion
. aThe Responsibility of the Church for
Dissent is 20 be discussed in all its bearings at
the Church Congress at Leicester by the Dean
of Peterborough, ArchdeacOn Watkins, Earl
Nelson. the Bishop of Liverpool, and Profe sor
Piumptre. The Bishop of Liverpool, in acknow-
lodging two volumes presented TO him by the
NOncOnfOrmists of the city, made the significant
remark that there was work enough for all IN
that great centre of population, and that their
only contention should be :" who can do the
most for Christ"
A party of Lancashire pilgrims will leave
Manchester early in August for Knock, IN
Ireland, where miracles are reported TO nave
taken place 1t will be IN charge OF the Rev.
Father Walsh. of Oldham. and all who are 70
take part in 1t are being prepared by spiritual
retreat.
The Rev. E. p Adams of Dunkirk, who
has been cited TO apper before the Buffil0
PreSOyttfy on August 4 ana answer u charge
of heresy, has been preaching aginst rhe
doctrine of Future Punishment. brother
of the accused pastor is said to have Withdrawn
from the passionate OF Congregational Church
in Rochester on account of holding similar
views.
The Cardnal-Vcar has entered an earnest
protest against the action OF the Roman Com
mune in ceding portion of the Convent of the
Augustine Scalz under contract for tbs
erection of an Anglican Church IN the heart OF
Rome. He denOunces the act as revolving 10 the
conscience OF the Roman people.
On the return of Archbishop Gibbons IN
October the Rev. Mark Gross, Marylander by
birth, will be cOnsecrated at Baltimore Vicar
Apostolic of North Carolina. The ceremony
will take place IN the Cathedral