The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-07-14
RELIGIOUS NOTES AND NEWS.

The endowment of the University of
Rochester has been completed 5y the raising
of S250000 OF this sum $4,000 is to be set
apart to help the sons of Baptist ministers to
obtain university education.
The Moravians report 30,8S3 communi-
cants in America, Germany, and Great Bri-
tain, an increase of 264 daring the past year.
The above total does not include the COM
municants in the mission field, who are more
numerous.
lively contest is going on between two
parties for and against the separation of
Church and State in the Canton of Geneva,
Switzerland. Meetings are held and PAM
phlets circulated with view of influencing
public opinion.
The English Wesleyan district returns not
including South Wales and the Shetland ISL
ands, show net decrease of $50 members.
The decrease is ascribed TO commercial dis
tress, which has operated severely, especially
in Cornwall, where the falling offs greatest"
The Thinkers propose to open a clothing
house in Ohio, so that all their members will
have ''coats, hats, and bonnets alike" A
TINKER paper in comment on this, observes:
at is important that the Scripture command
Let all members dress exactly alike should
be Observed
OF the German States or Provinces the
Roman Catholics are the strongest in Bavaria
Baden, and Alsace-Lorraineo only. In Bavar-
ia they constitute three-fourths of the p0pu-
lation. In Prussia they number 1895, $40,
against 16, ~, 700 Protestants and 100000 of
other religions.
A Council General representing the entire
Greek Church is to meet at Moscow, August
26, for the purpose of re-establishing the
ancient customes and rites of the church, of
drawing closer the bonds of unity between
the various churches, of recalling to the
bosom of the Orthodox Church the Chris
tian Dissidents of the East and West, and of
promoting the propagation by missions of
the faith or the church.
The Jews are favored in Greece. There
are several Jewish communities in Athens,
Cephalonia, Corfu and elsewhere. They
have schools in which instruction in Greek
is gwen, and the schools are helped by sub
vention from the State. During the war with
Turkey, a number of Jewish soldiers went
to the front from Corfu, and they were high
ly praised for their patriotism and sOldierly
appearance and qualities.
There is a pretty Catholic quarrel going on
in Belgium. Some time ago the Pope sus-
pended the Blsnop OF Iournal Tor insanity,
and put an Administr ator in his place The
Bishop denies that he is insane, in which he
is supported by the secular papers, and de-
clares that the Pope has been actuated by
unworthy motives. To crown all, Louise
Lateau, the stigmatist, takes the part of the
Bishop, and has, in consequence, been threat
ened with accommodation by her diocesan.
Rev. Mr. Macauley. of the Free Presby-
terry of Edinburgh, has given notice of a
motion for the reopening Of the case Of Pro-
fessor Robertson Smith, by the Commission
of the Free Church Assembly, which meets
in August. The Professor is charged with
heresy in an article on Hebrew Language
and Literature" in the eleventh volume of
the Encyclopedias Britannica, just published.
The heresy consists in denying the Mosaic
authorship of the Pentateuch, and of destroy
ing the consistency of Holy Scripture with
itself, its unity and continuity.