New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28
all IN their power to overthrow the institutions
which sustain them.r

which sustain them.n
1t is now little more than five voars sine.
Mrs: Sturgeon has been distributing prafui.
tousiy her husbands sermons and other re-
hglons works among the more needy clergymen
OF different denominations In England IN that
time 1882 volumes have been given 10 minis
tiers who were too poor TO buy them. I'm the fifth
annual report OF the working of the Fund, Mrs
Spurgeon says that in glancing down the long
columns of the recipients names, one cannot
help being struck with the constant repetition
OF the distinguishing. titles, Church" "Con-
gregational," Presbyterian" Methodist
etc, and with the comparatively infreonest
recurrence of the word Baptist on the list
vi the 400 ministers TO whom gifts of books
were sent in the first four months of this year,
only 100 were Baptists. Among the remaining
goo were fifty olergymen of the CHURCH Of
England.
September 1 has been fixed as the date for
the the beginning of the trial of the Rev. DIR.
nomas at chicago on the charge of heresy.
ne committee will listen to the evidence aud
Will decide whether or not DR. Thomas shall be
arralgned for trial before the conference which
meets at Sycamore October 5. The case. if DIR.
thomas is presented, will not be tried before
tine Whole conference, but 10y a committee or
jury OF fifteen, selected by the Bishop. any
member of which the accused clergyman may
challenge; In case he is found guilty of the
charges DR.. Thomas may appeal to a iudicial
conference, composed of a bishop and twenty
one members selected from three conferences
O1neI than the one before which he was uied,
WHICH review the evidence. Another an
peal may be taken to the General Conference
Wmch meets once in four years.
r. According TO the statistics presented at the
Sohhecucut Conference the Congregational
8nurches of that State contain 55. POP members.
mere were 39l ministers and fifty two lcen-
tlates AT work dullng the year. The additions
10 the Church by letter and profession of faith
| aggregated 2,15S, of which 1896 were by let
ter. The removals were as follows: Rv death
POI oy letter, l:o24, and by discipline, l72,
a nf x
baptlsms. The total membership of the sun
day schools was 1899. There were 33.263
families represented in the congregations The
donations amounted to $257, 622; the legacies
TO $2l5,S 1904.
Last Monday, when the news of the Presi-
denCs critical condition reached Northt field,
where the Bible students are in conference
under the direction of Mr.. Moody and Dr.
Bonar, the following dispatch, by a unanimous
nslng vote, was sent to Mrs. Garfield: A con-
vocation OF Christians at Northfed Mass
would express the most heartfelt sorrow at the
RESIDENTS extreme affection, and here by con-
Neylng assurances of respect and sympathy To
Mrs. Garfield, would anxiously but hopefullf
urge the great Christian heart of the nation to
renewed faith and dependence upon God IN this
hour OF unprecedented trial"
A comparative summary of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, just issued, shows that there ara
olllriy ,eight Synods, III Presbyteries, 623
yates, 3,OS0 ministers, an increase of forty
two; 5,59S churches, gain of lO9: 5SI. l0I
communicates gain of only 2,730. The ag-
gregate of contributions the past year was
So,of4,29l, gain OF more than S3l30OO.
For home missions, $45S, 09S was contributed:
for foreign missions, $475, 626; for education,
$780, and for church erection, SI5Z2sI
The NewEngland Sunday school Assembly,
founded at the Lake View Camp Ground
south framngham, Mass, last year by the
Kew. Dr. }. H. Vincent, of Chautauqua fame,
has been IN session the past week The meet
ings began Tuesday, and the attendance from
the beginning was large. - DIR. Vincent has
charge OF the meeting. The sessions were
given mp to the discussion of Sunday school
work IN all of its phases The meeting will
come to an end next Thurs day.
The Board cf Foreign Missions of the Re-
formed (Dutchl Church will hold a general
missionary conference in Albany, October II
ana 10, To celebrate the hftieth year of the
work OF the Church IA foreign missions. The
Rev. Drs: Clark, Chambers, Nermilye and
others will deliver addresses.
1t is stated upon good authority that there ara
now eighteen Protestant missionary societies
&C az work IN Japan, besides three Bible societies.
There are I23 missionaries, Isl native
preachers and helpers, 2,9l2 commandments, 81
schools and 1925 scholars.
In 1877 the first bishop consecrated for a
Colonial Diocese, DIR. Charles Inglis, was made
Bishop OF Nova Scotia. SIX years hence there
fore, will occur the one hundredth anniversary
Oh tnlS event.
The Presbyterian Church within the last six
years has organized in the Territory of Utah
eight churches and twenty three schools, all of
which are supported by churches in the East
According to The Glasgoo Herald the Rev.
DIR. Edmond has accepted an invitation TO visit
America, and has received three months leave
OF absence from the London Presbytery.
The total number of English Weslevans is re-
ported at 3SU, 956-a gain of APIS la the past
year.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.
Centrally. substantially, vitality the Bible is nv
biography. know II, | cannot PAL nth IL. Other