The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

Canada has Roman Catholic population
of 1886 800, with 20 bishops, 1899 priests and
1917 churches.
A new Reformed Episcopal Church has
been organized In Denver, Col. IL will be-
called UNITY Church,
-Four OF the seven bishops OF the Methodist
Church South have been In the ministry
from fifty to sixty years, and possibly this Ia
true OF five of the seven.
The missionary society OF the Methodist
Church has appropriated for missionary
work the coming year throughout the world
S614 852 and only 1850 OF this to the Ameri-
Can Indians. aud of this last sum only 500
for the Cnristaniz alton of the tribes OF the
Far West.
The Methodist Episcopal Church had, ac-
cording TO statistics reported up to July last.
96 annual conferences, II ,453 itnerant preach
ers and ,G96 837 members and probationers.
There are 4H presiding elders, and ga, OCT
members have died since the organization Of
the Church.
The Fiji Islands, which are now q district
Of the Australaslan Wesleyan Methodist
Church, now have 84t chapeI5 and 291 other
preaching places; TO missionaries, AZ native
missionaries and 1924 members, exclusive of
ID European members. There are, besides.
543l on trial for membership.
In the Phillips Congregational Church.
Boston, Mass, the sum OF $3f, 600 has been
raised TO pay for the enlargement and beAuti-
Tying OF the church. The renovated church
structure that rededication seemed necessary.
The ceremony took place two Sundays ago.
The theological seminary at Columbia. s.
e., which lost heavily by the failure Of Adger
u Co, OF Charleston, was In danger OF having
| to close its doors and discontinue Its work q
few wealthy friends Of the seminary have
now united to raise enough to help AdRer 10
20. to pay the debt This keeps life In the
seminary.
The death is announced OF Count Dominic
Ilchy formerly Bishop Of Rosenau and Ves-a
prim, Hungarian noble, who leaves his
nephew, Count Eugene, about 81 500 000 He
was born in 1903, took orders In 1882, and
achieved national reputation by his heroic
ana generous conduct during the cholera epl-
demfc OF 1882
Ten years ago there were ten Christian con-
| verts In japan. At the last meeting OF the
American Board there were reported from
Japan $500 professed believers In Christ; 1860
Christian men and woman are labortng there,
| 1000 copies OF portions of the New Testament
| nave been circulated, and Christian news
| paper ls regularly issued.
The Episcopal Almanac" for 1880 gives the
| following statistics In regard to that church
| in this country: Bishops So, priests and dea~
cons 1916, parishes 1891, candidates for orders
| baptisms 476, combinations &c 903 COMMITS
nicants 324,995, Sunday school teachers "a. 600.
scholars 282,9 $685. contributions Sc, 582, 979 SO.
The American Board has spent more than
81, 100000 on It's missions among the Indian
trloeS; mas gathered over fifty churehes
among them, In which not far from 1000 mem
oers have been enrolled most of whom have
| aone honor TO the Christian name. The plans
OF the board have been badly interrupted By.
the frequent removals of the tribes and Che
losses thus incurred but the results have juss|
| tlhed The expenditure of men and means.