New-York tribune., 1880-04-04

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ions institutions N eupremS Ge
State s decided una1lEnousN 80
which declare all Sunday eootcac@8 y6ld
those for works OF charity ard necon &;
aid OF the purchase Of church Il I'D
the support Of public worship III le5< &
charity, and that promises made Ii 1ap0e1 !
it can be enforced In courts Of law. Il ~; i
John, Archbishop Of Tuam, Ireland hsa
entered his ninetieth year, and 10 belieyo&t9 r
the oldest bishop In Catholic ChristendQul uQV$
officiating. He is still able TO eatl spoue ~
wild islands in his diocese on bnsinesg pert9e>
ing to his office, preaching IN tho native t3e1<
has been an extremely active 0noy ana 1eM
said to have lived and participated Ia 1n1xo<
chapters of Irish history than any other marG
now alive. He is engaged II arIane1ng ~
papers In such q form that when be ~ GQl1e M
memoirs can easily be written. e
During the l73 years of it's existencet fh9'
Congregational Church Of Madison, Conn., ~;
had only six pastors, mono OF whom eyer ~ K
death took them away. In the village Of OvesT
| England, the CONGREGATIONAL minister who Io>S
Gently died had been sixty years In the eerytoe3
OF the same church. This church was his nrs22
as well as his only charge He was buried
under the shadows of some tall poplar treeq>
which he planted fifty years ago. John Mary'
snail was this faithful aud cOntented pastoEs4
name. ~,
Among the advertisements in we'll knoNp
scotch newspaper this was recently found &
,en an asss@asfate church T. there p, within
q %a,ss; sa;sssesss ASe we given over bound e.
TINS 1sryent 4ppeok = I'D 20 be that the Estebss
earnest ssr,es v aSd es1 up tor more
tablishment, the fiSS az Sv}sP Sf ~ ~ ~ -
sists feebly and ineAectaallys ~ n s B; 1,
A rumor having started in England t6AX&L' q
se,gnOr Capel is about TO leave that cou41ff. r
this, and that certain nOblemen have 0ffete0EX
discharge bis liabilities, he has publicly af1Imed
that such is not the case. He says he has.
| freehold land in process Of sale which VII par
| his debts and leave q large margin nd
that instead of coming to America he viii ppek-
tInue to live in KensingtOn.
| DR.. Joseph Parker, of London, has wri4<>Gl =.
The Times OF that city in reply to o ppel
made by it intimating that bis candidates.
not serious, saying that it as undoubted1y
ious, and that no effort shall be wanting a.
part to test the feeling of the electors of ~ ~
regarding It," Returns already received r. Il
cafe the defeat If DIR. Parker, but this k
probably foreseen even by his friends. -
Mr. Moody, during his stay in st. Loui6. ~
preached nearly every SUNDAY. to the dsl9 J!
the city. In a few days Mr.. Moody, 4se61<3f
panied by Mr.. Sankey and the Rev.
West, Superintendent of the American +
Missionary Society in the Southwest, viii ~ Z
for trip to New-MexicO. <r}
The directors of fremont Temple, Hq111xl
have decided to expend $50, 900 in addio1 Z
| the 800, 900 already voted for the rebu5)0 0r
OF the church editce:. At a special meeeR
wa, voted to negotiate new mortgaG4 Il
$3.50, 900 on the estate in place of the p1GC
mortgage OF $125, 900 which expired on Ap14 ~
The Calvinistic Methodists Of Wales ars 49,
much excited over the adoption OF the AnHltp1nj
liturgy by one of their churches In C4f6 (.
While there are many persons who approy6141'
step, the majority in the church opp0e4si1
This sect was the first to leave the Eb> 'slish-,
nlent, and there are those who predict that Il
will be the first to return to it. -
The First Baptist Church Of indianapolis, ~.
Sunday mornings sends q messenger to the ct135<
hotels with small printed cards of invitation u.
the church services, which are distributed tS$
guests After the invitation the cards have tAt4s5
words: "f tempted, or in trouble, or 49,
lecteds or stranger, the pastor may shayezns
word for y0u." .s,z.sf. -
II mas Bt.llas, n vicar in the Church of Ere
ian. diati fortnight ae0 at the age OF 90. ~
was glad..aiea from Queens College 0xfGEl
two years before the battle Of Waterloo, md
held the same yicAfage for tire long teru'0f 81
years, 1t 10 believed that he wus tbe o}aQet,
ocneIced clergyman in the United Kingao1 - .
The cornerstone Of the new Protestant E&4S.
cOpal Cathedral for the diocese Of Nebraska -
be laid on the 25sh Of May. 1t is h0pod III
the edifice can be completed within 9 year, nnd
thus be ready for use OF the time the Council
assemblies IN 1881. lA&s-
Bishop Scott of the Meth cdist Churckh
suffering from an acute attack Of neura1646
which, added to his impaired vision, preyENH
his presiding at the session of the East GerfaAS
Conference. Bishop Harris takes his place.
The Baptist colleges and seminaries are ex.
tremcly fortunate In getting money. RecoBt
| gifts to Rochester are followed by q gift Of
| $50, 900 from Ex-Governor Brown, of Georgia,
| to the Theological Seminary at Louisville. u
Last year in Scotland the Roman CathoIics
| baptized over IL, 600 persons.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION