New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29


and fifteenth centuries before Christ were the
Kbeta or Hittites of Northern Syria, references
to whom are frequent in the Bible history from
the time of Abraham to that OF Nehemiah. A
great battle, figured in Sir g. WIkinson's An
cient Egyptian, was fought between Rameses
ii. and this people near this sacred city or
Kadesh, which is shown MS n city with dohblo
mOat, crossed by bridges beside q broad stream
running into a lake The lake has been gener-
ally identified with the Baheiret HONS, through
which the Orontes passes south OF HONS; bat
the site of the city is important in Ilittite rec
Ords, rs the northern capital of Carchemish
remained To be discovered. Lieutenant Gender
has identified the lost site with the ruins known
IA the Tell Neby Mendeh. They lie on tho
left bank of the Orontes, four English miles
south of the lake. The modern name belongs
to q sacred shrine on the highest part Of the
| hill in which the ruins lie. The name or
| Kadcsh still survives; so that here Is another
instance of the vitality of the old names, which
| llngcr IN the minds OF the people long after
| they have forgotten the Roman, Greek, or
| Crusaders names. Not only the name Is pre-
served, but the ancient moat of the city itself.
Lieutenant Gender writes: Looking down
from the summit of the Tell we appeared to see
the double moat of the Egyptian picture, for
while the stream Of OrOntes is damned up so as
10 form n small lake fifty yards across on the
southeast of the site, fresh brook flows IN tho
WEST and mouth to join the river and all outer
line of mOat Is formed by carthcn banks. which
form sort of aqucduct parallel with the main
stream" Lieutenant Gender gives n full
account of the ruins, the position of the place,
and the disposition of the Egyptian forces be-
fore the battle.
The Rev Mayor Kalloch, of San Francisco
has created not little disturbance III the Bap-
fist fold in san Francisco. AT the Convention
ia Dixon, the delegates of the Metropolitan
Temple contcndcd that the true theory of the
Baptist ecclesiastical system was the lndcpen-
drHcC and observation-disclosures of the Baptist
Church." Brother Abbott, of Oakland, sirrnu-
ously opposed this hercsy, and asked Can wo
not refuse fellowship with a church which is
VIGOROUSLY unfaithiul to IFS profession, and
unsOund in its faith :" This was giving tho
theory direct practical application, and 1t
came too near the Temple to he agreeable:
Accordingly Mayor Kall0ch arose ana attack cd
his Oakland brother and all who venturcd 10
condemn the worldly WAYS OF the Temple
organizations Feeling ran high, when diver
sion WAS created by call for hymn, supple
mcntcd by prayer. Subsequently the majority
of the convention boltrd and organized one, of
their own. leaving the minority of the regular
convention with Mayor kaloch.
The report of the Church Extension Board
presented al the recent session OF the MoIavlln
synod at Bethlehem. Penn; showed from a
brief survey of twenty -nlnc home missions J.
That they comprise together membership OF
] ,7S4 COMMITMENTS and 3,3l7 souls. 2. That
II of them are free from debt. 3. That the
total indebtedness of the remaining = amounts
to S32,3lo %. !. That the total value of
their property is about S9l 500. SIX new
enterprises were reported viz: At Florence
vile, Iowa; Goshen, III the valley ol the hct
River, Dakota Minnesota; Atlantic CITY, No.;
Reading. Penn; lXOnian, Wis. OF these SIN that
at Goshen, i'll Dakota, presents a very promising
character and oilers hopes of great succcsS in
the future. The district church extension
boards for the most part, have been ari'lo
since the last synod and are doing an excellent
work in helping the home missions III their own
districts.
The announcement that Cardinal Manning
has forbidden the use of the halls of the Cath
Ole clubs or the assembly rooms of the To't!
Abstinence League of the Cross for meetings "f
branches of the Land League has caused no
long pent-up feelings of the Irish in London
with respect to the clerical di>counicnancr NJ
their agitation To manifest themselves ~ a very
emphatic manner. For some time past checks
to Irish agitation in London, which have not
come before the public, have been given by
some of the clergy, and the general desire Of
the heads of the Roman Catholic Church III the
metropolis that all movements at religious or
even semi religious character should br dl>so-
ciatcd from politics, has simply found express
sion in the prOhibitory notice of Cardinal Man.
ming.
The National Baptist soccirs which have been
in SESSION during the fortnight AT Indianapolis
are " The American Baptist Missionary nlon.'
n foreign mission society. whose oll'ct l. 10
propagate the gospel IL all lands; - The Amcri-
can Baptist Home Mission Soricty." whose
motto j. North America for Chris ; The
American Baptist Publication society, wh">o
business j. like that of the Methodist Book
Concern. with the additional work ot aiding
and establishing SWday->ch"ols. Then there
are The American and Foreign Bible >orirty'
and The American Bible mon. which seem
To have united for work during The past year:
The Woman, baptist Missionary Society,'
and The BAPTIST Historical society.
The Board Of Trustees of the Tl,o'n-ic,l
Seminary. Rochester, y. Y. accrptci I~'miiy
the resignation of DR.. W. {. Wilkinson from
the chair of li"nlil,tics and Pastoral Iht"l"-Y,
and thar of Professor :. a. Ne" man from ~"
chair of Church History. l'r. W Ilkin>ont
larancy was filed by the unanimous election OF
the Rev u. II. Patt,on, DID. pastor of he
Emanuel Baptist Church ~ Alhany and l'm-
frSSor Ncwnan'~ post viii hr filled 10y The Rev.
BENJAMIN q. True pastor of the Central Dap. It
Church of Providence H. !. Both of the newly.
clcctca mcmborS of the faculty are men OF
very high standing in the Baptist den"mlnl-
tun. The retiring professors had laborod zeal.
Ou>y IN their departments.
President Bartlett. of Dartmouth, has Just
concluded eight lectures at Andovrr Seminary
on foreign missions. The topics were such -
these: Certain Reasons calling for Increased
Missionary Zeal; Countcracing influences;
The Law Of Progress in Missionary Labor His
torical Indications of the Certain Success OF IN"
Gospel: The Enlarged Usefulness OF the For
eign Missionary.
The membership of the United Presbyterian
Church in Scotland, A. reported To the synod at
Edinburgh, is l73,9S2-a slight decrease from
last wear There has been decrease in over
seventeen prc>hytrrics within two ycai>. lbo
income is $l,9l5, 600, an increase OF S2"o'"Jo
over last year.
The last week has been one of exceptional
nctiyity i'm religious circles. owing Ia the ann-
versailles of "A large number of societies and
the meetings of She General Assembly aid
other national bodies.
Mr.. SpuIgron recently remarked with grim