, 1880-06-27
GENERAL NOTES.

The Methodist Church owes S7,oo0,0N On It's
real estate in this country.
The Christian, at York pleads for floral decora-
ttons In the church. The Central Presbyterian
asks, Why not candy7
After lapse Of five years St Clements Epis-
copal Church Of Philadelphia has been visited
by Bishop Stevens ST. Clements IS ultra
Ritullstic.
The Chicago Woman's Baptist Home Mission
Union will hold its next regular meeting with
the Western Avenue Baptist Church corner Of
Western and Warren avenue5l Tuesday after
noon ut 3 o'clock. Tea will be served as usual
Gentlemen are invited in the evening.
There are thirty-three missionary societies at
work in Africa, and there are 1000 converts be-
population Of 250,000 under their influence. In
Central Africa there are already ten Christian
organizations established with moro or less en-
ing prospects,
A recent traveller In South Africa has placed
in the hands of Dr.. Cameron. N. F., q whip
more formidable than the scat of the British
navy, with which he says that the missionaries
near Lake Nyanza are in tho habit Of fogglng
refractory converts. The subject will probably
be officially investigated.
Seven thousand dollars, which we're bequeathed
to the Roman Catholic Church SOME time ago by
an Australian merchant, haye not been zen paid -, p
Church for deliverance Of my [htsl soul from
purRatory-"'' and the executors refuse to pay the
money until proof is given that the teStator 8
soul has been released.
The agitation In the Church of England for q
reform of the Book Of Common Prayer still
keeps up. To effect the reform the subject will
have to be brought before Parliament At this
Catholics, Protcstants, Jews, and n-believcrs,
should be intrusted the work Of compiling
State prayer book Imagine tho United States
Congress engaged In such n job!
More cicrgymen have sailed for Europe thus
far this season than up to q corresponding time
in any previous year. It Is now considered the
supporting church to 70 to Europe in the sum-
mer. During next four weeks a great many
more will 90. A church which has not sent its
pastor to Europe can hardly hold up its head
with becoming dignity among neighbortng
churches which have sent theirs.
New York Arehdiocese leads all others IN tho
Union in Catholic: Population,-9oo'o0; Boston
comes next with 3lo:o01; Phiadelphia is third
with "a, 600; New Orleans follows, 25o, ,00o: then
Chicago, @n,ooo; Baltimore, Cineinnati, and
Brooklyn rank next, eneh with 209oo In .e the
number uf priests New York also lends, with 3Se5,
and Baltimore stands second, with 2ol: The Ro-
man Catholic in1nigrnt!on hero from lsso to le15
nnmbered : and the o5 Gathoc oad pop
Christ Church protestant EpiscopaD In Now
York, has recently been holding T. controversy
in newspaper With the pastor Of Unitarian
Church In New Orleans: In one Of his letters he
mnkes the assertion thar onc-half Of the con-
g-cgation Of the Rev. Phillips Brooks church in
Boston were formerly unitarians. know,
he said "from the best evidence, that the cult
ured Unitarianisrn OF New England Is largely
drifting into the Episcopal Church.
The course Of Sunday evening lectures by
leading clergyu1eu OF the various denominations
will be resumed in St. Paufs Reformed Episco-
pal Church, Sunday evening July I. Onthat
evening the Rev. Dr. Ninde, President Of the
Garrett biblical Is l. Institute a vii lecture On q
D.. Of Harvard University. July IL. on IS Uni
tnrianism" The Rev Dr.. Hubbs, Of Cincinnati,
s Church 1f 1hH e9 Car
some n time in the City Of Detroit for the purpose
Of maintaining the quasi Parish Of Holy Trim
ty, which has never been recognized 6y the
church. Bishop Hnrris was lately requested to
visit the pnrish and perform some official ACTS M
cesan authority before he went This was re-
fused, and the Bishop did not stir The guild is
now In pout. Its dignity has been offended.
It maintains lay services.
July IS to Aug. s. 4 general letter to tho minis
try and laity Of the Methodist Church says:
''You will iearn from the Lake Bluff Sunday
School Assembly progr1lm what provision Is
made for your transportation to the grounds,
and for your entertainment nfter you are there
Besides the hotel and cottages already erected
we have room for thousand tents,-Where,
upon the shore Of our beautiful lake, you can
encamp and spend a few days in recreation for
the body and spiritual feasting for the SOUL"
Mr. Beecher has hobby for rugs. Rugs Of
rooms and halls, matching III or we'll the. other
colors as 1t may happen. But few people sus-
pect that he is authority on soaps, ret such IS
the case And the scent Of the soap-boiier's ket-
tie is us the odors Of Araby to the great preach
er. Toilet articles, the mysteries Of the per
fumer's Installations, are to him an open book,
and tho literature of the toilet ancient and mol
ern. is us familiar to him as are the decisions of
the Council of Trent OR the somnolent platitudes
of the gnostlc herestcs.
The English branch Of the Ritualist Society.
Sacrament held it's thirteenth anniversary
meeting lust week at Cannon Street Hotel. Lon
don, the large hull Of which was crowded, while
side room was devoted to an exhibition Of
yestments, " altar linen. and other objects OF
ecclesiastical art and interest. During tho last
year 50 priests and nearly 100 lay communica nts
have been added to the roll Of members, which
now consists Of 600 clergy1nen and u oo l::y per-
sons. The Rev. Canon Carter; who Is dubbed
hs 5f sae ae
feeling toward the Catholic section in the
Church of England. and expressed his belief
that they had seen the lust OF prosecutions for
an extreme ritual.
Last week peculiar ceremony WIS performed
in the Church Of God in Philadelphia. It Is
styled !" the washing Of the Saints feet" which
Twelve or fifteen persons OF both sexes rose
aud went forward, the women taking seats be-
fore the altar OH one side while the men took
with basins in their hands, came forward: while
a like number Of men on the other side did tho
same thing, and. taking on the shoes OF tnose
before them, proceeded to gently wash their
feet, women doing this service for the women
and men for the men, The minister then re-
lated the authority from which this ceremony
was derived, and exhOrted the saints to strive to
walk in the path Of Him who set tho example TO
them. As soon rs the washing was completed
the feet were dried with ordinary coarse towels,
the stockings and shoes replaced, and, IN the
midst of another hymn, the sa1nta took their
seats. Afterward the sacrament OF the Lord's
Supper was administered"
10 the Editor Of The CaSeego Tribune.
CHICAGO, June 25.-The Womans Christian
Association OF Chicago, Ill, would ask, as d
patriotic measure, all Christian women either
associated or individually to remember continu-
ally In prayer our own country and all the ma
tons OF the earth. as all are under the tender
love OF Christ; petidouing, lrsr, that they may
have rulers such as described in Ex.+ xviii, 81;
second, that the Spirit Of Holiness may fill gil
arerted {among those threatened IL the army
worm in Long Island, read Joel); and also that
each Christian woman do all in her power either
directly or indirectly to bring every ono to God,
knowing that national blessings come ~ the
path Of faithful obedience to His commands.
Mrs JOSEPH HAVEN,
Chairman Committee OH Religious Work Wom-
ans CHRISTIAN Association
PERSONALS.
Mtss Sydney Paul GIL, author Of tho hymn
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