New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

THE REFORMED ARMENIAN CHURCH.-Arch
bishop Mlghuditch, OF Aintab. Armenia, now III
London, has given an account of the recent
reformation III the Church of Asia Minor.
Thirteen years ago, when American missiOna-
Iies bad been long at work III the country, he
was chosen to combat the views OF the strang-
cTS and was thus led to study the doctrines OF
reformed Christianity. He soon learned that
his own church was full of error, and not
wishing to JOIN the nOn-cOniOrmiSts
since they did not suit his views. he
met with a copy OF the English Prayer Book
in Turkish, and saw 1t WAS the very system
he wanted Abandoning his ecclesiastical
work, he began to teach, and in spite of the
persecution with which he was treated he
succeeded in drawing around him c0ngre-
CATION OF some 300 persons, and tilman to
build a church was obtained from the Sultan.
Between G3O0 and G400 have been ex-
pended upon the editice, this amount having
been principally contributed by the late Bishop
Cobalt and the late Rev. w. Newton, who
through all MS difficulties have been his firm
friends. The work of building has been al
frosted OWING to the lack Of funds, and the
Archbishop has gone to England to ask Tor
support. and, by learning the English
language to be able to translate the Prayer
Book INTO the ycrnIcular of his people. tie
desires further to get his church recognized
as the Reformed Armenian Church in order to
escape persecution and unjust taxation.
SCOTCH lERES1, - tAibED--Ntlldlu nlCnl-
bcrs Of the Free Church of Scotland aIe IN
defaugabln in their pursuit of hsresy, and
will not hal; before opposition. The recent
ease of Robertson Smith apparently has only
added to TN ir zeal A. meeting of the Ed
inburgh PreSoytcry, a short time ago, notice
wa, given of an overture to the Assembly
asking the appointment Of commission To
examine Into the state ri theological teaching
in the col eyes of the Free Church, ard one
speaker pressed In" matter, cOndemnlng eS-
n. ~, al. No
Camdlsi the former beng accused OF hold
ing the same view OF Deuteronomy
as Professor Smith, ANA the latter OF
nd' mining the authority OF the BlDie.
After warm discussion. the motion was lost
by a vote of 80 to 26, tne result beng
greeted with significant applause from the
students present. The agitation Is not to END
mere, however. Later reports say that though
these eases were quashed III both the EAln-
burgh and Glasgow PreSbyteries, it is expected
that country PIc,byteres Will be " tOund only
too wiling to raise them again and to BRING
them under the surveillance Of the General
Assembly, where the Highland host may be
p0werul enough TO turn the ocale against the
so-callcd heretics."
DEATH or MGR. RUSsELL.-Monsigneur Rus
sell, president Of the Roman Catholic College
at MAMMOTH, Ireland, and one of the most
learned eC0eSiaStics in the Catholic Church,
has Just died. The milncnce which he had
tNplttu on religious tHOu-ul III I4uEilA vas
considerable. Before he had come to the age
of thirty he had began to influence the Ok
ford movement, and though he was
personally unknown to It's leaders he
mad high reputation ut oxford ana
apulicatiOns were often made to INN for IN
formation on points arising cut OF the Tract
alian controversy. 1t was through formal
call made by him on Dr. Newman, in the
Summer of 1S4l. that n correspondence arose
which resulted IN the final determination OF
l. ion the RlnoD Catholic
Church Dr. Newman, IN his Apologize,
gives portion of the correspondence, and
says that Mgr. Russell had more 70 Go with
ms conversion than any one else. Mgr. nus
sell was selected by Dr.. 'Wiseman as his chief
coadiutor in the conduct of The Dabiin Perielr,
and among his contributions were soale OF
the most notable essays on ihc OXFORD move
mcut. lis age WAS siXty-elght. Cardinal
Newman Is Soycnty-nne.
The MOROCco JEwS.-1he mlsfortunes of
the African jews are not limited To Morocco.
In Tunis and Trpoli rs well they are subject
10 "A heavy T0lltaX from which their fellow
subjects are exempt. winnie III the estimation
oi M0>lcms their social rank Is even lower
than that oi the Frank. Ii Is SAID thai III Ftz,
NJ, duineZ ana other cities OF Morocco, deep
Ioct d and fierce prediction exists Tor strong
drinks among the dominant Arabs and MO0rs,
and that this tends to Increase the insecurity
Of "A jews life and property. The Jews III
the cities of Morocco are a large element OF
the population, and bear larger proportion
To the other elements than IN any other conn
try oil the world. Gut OF gross population
estimated mt 3,00O,OGO tley number about
$40. 600 of whom Edmondo ID Am'cis in his
recent book Oh Morocco" says that about
200, 900 came directly from Palestine. The
remainder are the descend intS OF Jews who
were expelled from spain about the same time
as the Aioors themselves, who now seek 10 lord
il over them 80 prou ,lJ.
TIE RIGHT OF BURIAL IN SPAIN.-A Protest
ant in one Oi the Biscsyan prov nccs OF Spain
recently undertook to bury his child IN Il Pro-
tcstnut cemetery. and serious trouble with
Catholics grew out OF it. The local priest Ob-
icrtcd To ms doing 50, on the ground that the
child belonged by baptism to the Roman
Church, ana by his direction the ccihh was
seized An appeal TO the Governor was made
by both priest and parent, and the governor
referred the case to the Minister OF the Interior
at Madrid, who replied ny telegraph that par
cntS have tie right to decide Tor themselves III
what cemeteries the bodies OF Their children
shall be buricd.' The chaplain 10 whom the
message was sent took care 1t Is SAID, to keep
ont OF the way, but thc Governor ordered the
Mayor to deliver up the body at once, whether
the chaplain should open the receiving vault
or not Accordingly the body OF the child was
restored 20 the parent, amid the rejoicing OF
the Protestant community
MIR. BRIGuT on TIE BIBLE IN Schools
One Of the candidates for election on the |
West Bromwich, England, School Board, who |
advocated what is known as the London Syl- |
labus of religious instruction, recently asserted |
hat John Bright among other English Lib
erals, was in favor of giving religious lnstruc- |
tons in the Board Schools. Somebody wrote
to Mr. Bright about this and in reply received |
n note in these words " must not take any |
part III your discussions or contests, but my |
opinion Is that il you go beyond the ola prac-
lice of the British school system of reading a |
portion of Scripture without note or comment,
Won will find yourselves in great difficulties, |
without doing anything to promote religion OF
peace"
PAPAL CEREMoNIEs.-In public cOnsistory !