New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05

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| twelve, another lad about sixteen, and mar
ried woman, were found washed ashore on the
banks of the river. about half mile below tie
chapel.
THE WESLEYAN PAsToRAL.-Thc Annual
Pastoral # the Wesleyan Conference Of Greao
Britain, finds reasons for thankfnIness that
amidst thr restlessness of religious Opinion
which marks the age, the Methodist people re-
tain their hold npOn the doctrines whicli con-
stitited early Methodist theology, and II also re-
joices that the present modes of h Dor are but tho
extension Of the lines upOD which the Founders
of the denomination worked Special attention
IA directed tn the decrease " the memfer-fID
of the Connection and it ~ suggested that as
soOn "a convenient she present state Of the
societies throughout the country shall b. made
the subject OF solemn consideration IN the
various official meetings.. The rapid growth
and development OF Wesleyan sunday schools
il shown by s'atistcs-there being NJ the present
time 6, 6Sj schools, containing l22 $50 officers
and teachers and Sl1 ,5S3 scholars. OF whom
more than $4,000 are members Of the Church.
Notice is taken of the marked success Of The
Thanksgiving Fund movement which has now
reached total OF 81, 40, 600 and attention ~
directed 10 the recurring Deficiencies IN the
home income OF foreign mssOns. which have
RENDERED necessary policy Ot re renebment IN
all the foreign stations. Wesley an Methodists
are reminded of their responsibility AZ ciiIzeEs,
and are strongly urged to give their hearty CO.
operation 90 AL measures, whether local or
national which are calculated to arrest the wee
of lntemperance to resist by every mean- N
their power all attempts to drsecrate the rest OF
the Sabbath by rhe opening of public libraries,
museums and pictdre galleries. whothe such
attempts made in Parliament or by minici-
pal bodies. tn protest patiently and perslstenty
against the continuance Of state patronage or
vice, and to do their utmost Ia do away with
the opium traffic between India and China.
A Christian mission has been opened IN -.
Mary st, Philadelphia, opposite fort He'll.
and ~ithin stone throw OF Fort sulphur
and Blazing Rag '-One VI the v Orst quarters
in the city. fbe institution, which is klOgn
as the Phlladepha Medical Nis-iCn was or
ganized by Dr. Kirkpatrick, aided b. l.. =
Baldwin, at the suggestion OF persons no bad
seen similar M SsOns successfully conducted
in London. Liverpool. and other trans atlantic
cites Ii was thought that the poor ard
degraded that were beyond the reach x
ordinary Christian NorK could be oest reached
Ivy locating a mission headquarters among
them. and making is medical and dispeusl,y
features as conspicuous "a It's Gospel work.
The mission has been conducted ~ HuoO-
trusively that comparatively few, p-rhaps,
of the very class upon winch II must mainly
depend for support are aware of its existence.
An extraordinary spectacle WAS presented
fortnight ago at the Orleans ltalwa station
by the departure of 5000 pilgrims too
Lourdes. rney were dispatched IA seven
trains. Besides those in fail possession OF their
health and faculties lar e nun Orr
suffering fIom illness, a. well as cripple. an
bedndden folk. The station was blocked No
with stretcheTs ard mattresses upon which
emaciated and helpless forms OF either tx
and all ages were reclining. Babies, too,
abounded. The pIiests AMI Sisters of Sitrcy or
ganlZng the pilgrimage we've most interchangeable
in attending TO their charges, relieving tho
railway officials OF all the trouble AMI ncOu-
venence which passengers OF 80 exceptional =
character must otherwise have involved.
There is vague possibili y-DOthing more
of An Hcumenica. Council next year, ~ follow
that of the Vatican which declared Il Is IL.
and HIS successors infalilOle. The PROPOSITION
was first made, according % the DrfO. by
Cardinal Manning, Who repeated SuSgrs'! N
VII ch he made az he last Papal e.eciion - nc
effect that Malta should be CHOSEN a. the ,iace
of meeting. TIE Roman PRINT says II ~ be-
lievrd that the English Government would
make no objection 90 tine Council sitting 0n tie
island If PERMISSION TO do 80 were previously
asked bv the Pope. Ii Il obvious, that Leo
Kill would be disinclined 10 take this course.
considering that it would be Illuminating 10
the Papal See to address any request whatever
to the English Government.
The Presbyterian Council which is To meet in
PhIadelphIa on September %. and 10 remain
III session until October g. Will b. one OF the
most important gatherings ever held N THIS
country. It will consist OF between 300 and
400 delegates from the different branches Uf
the Church, and they will come not only
from the United States and the Dom MON 0t
Canada but from England, Ireland scotland,
Wales France Holland. Germany, ltav Bel-
GUM. Switzerland. India, China, Austria aud
Africa. Tbe Council will not have any *
ecutive or Judicial control over the bodIc- rep
resented in it. The principal part OF inc
business Transacted viii Ue the reading Of
papers on important topics.
Mr. Moody's Convention of Christian
Workers was opened on We nesddy at
N0tthheld, Mass, the attendlncc being very
large. The meetings Of the week have been
attended by cuurch-goins people from mluy
of the towns of Franklin County an from
Vermont and New-ti impshlfe The efous
OF the workers assembled will not be confined
10 Mortified, but some OF them will visit adj
Joining towns 10 mold meetings. llinsdale,
" H. VIII be thus favored. AID at the Ber-
nardstOn COngreg ,onal Church. tn MORN
ing. services VIII be conducted by ii VI. Moore
and Nj. Shaw. of the Massachusetts Christian
Association Workers, and IN the afternoon
Mrs Alfred and Mrs. Burt from Brooklyn,
\. Y, will address "A cnildren's meeting.
This quotation from one of the Rev. Phillips
BrOoks's sermons Is now going the rounds OF
tie religious press " Ii Is the lives, like the
stars, which simply pour down on w he calm
light Of their bright and faithful being up 10
which we look. and out Of which we gather the
deepest calm and courage. NO man or woman
of the humblest sort can really be strong, gen
tie, pure, and good. without the world being
better for it. without somebody being helped
and cOmforted by the very existence OF that
goodness
Bishop Chatard. of indianapolis, has given
the Hibernian-, who recently danced NJ
picnic in direct dlsOOedience or his pastoral.
The alternative OF being disfelowshipcd CT OF
expelng its maynard members. he Bishop
is very determined in the matter, and will make
il "A test case, demanding to know whether his
authority Is TO be arbitrarily set aside TO satisfy
the whims of the people.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION.
MINISTERIAL ENDURANCE