New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-17
opinlop as to the hest plan Of preparing TO re-
oelNe uese Indians into the Church.


AT the seventh annual council Of the Union
| OF American Hebrew CosprcrafionS ,vbich
Ian ~ sessions al Chicago Tuesday, the Rev.
uiion asking Che United States Goverr,no,t 40
/ aoollsh thai portion % the wolk of the Census
bnrcan relating TO the statistics of itlclons de-
NOMINATIONS. III presenting tins resolution Dr.
liuehsch said that he did not think lhc State
had me light TO ask the people of this country "a
10 their religious beliefs. rs the Church and tba
State were separated 10y a wide gulf The CEN
eral sentiment of the delegates however was
that the Union had no right to meddle with the
aiiais OF the department Of the Interior. and
Dr. Huebsch finally Withdrew his resolution.
According TO a Glasgow correspondent Of The
Sd'ton0t Idpf'S;, the last has not been heard OF
Professor Robertson Smiths case His friends
II is stated, are holding meetings in Edinburgh
70 prevent ms removal from his profcssoTship.
Inc declslon of the Free Assembly" SAYS tile
correspondent, i'm depriving Professor Smith
OF ecclesiastical rights and powers. distinct
from the functions OF teaching is, in the opinion
OF many of the ablost ministers and members
oI unS rec Church, Inconsistent with the terms
pi WHICH ne was appointed To the Chair. a Vio-
lallon OF the Scrlptura principles of discipline
pouc power"
Inc Believers Meeting for Bible Studvn
VII oe hcld this year at Old Orchard Beach
Maine, from August 10 to Is. The change i'm
UUle place OF meeting from Clifton Springs. ".
| l., TO The New-England coast was made IN fbe
earnest request of those living in the latter part
~ 'ne country. -Four hours each day-two in
| nlc morning ana two IN the aftemoon-will be
| devoted TO Bible study. Among those who AFRO
| expected to take charge of the exercises Al the
II, n"io sessions are j. H. Broobes, of st.
LOUIS A. j. Gordon, of Boston, II. NJ Parsons
ana IL, cameron, of Canada, and G. C. Need
ham, OF Chicago.
some time ago q memorial stone n cranite
! boulder weighing about five tons was nlaced an
t5lc spot IN lalmadge, Conn, where i'm ! 500 the
heV. DAVID Bacon, the father of the Rev Dr.
Leonard bacon, established the first church i'm
me town. The ground had been the site of The
old Bacon cabin. The stone bears the follow
ing Inscription - Here the first church in Tai
madge was gathered in the house of Rey.
David Bacon, Jan. - lS09. June ,, 1851"
The will of the late John s Cobb. of V-ey-
mouth, Mass, provides that $1,000 shall lie
gwen to the american Board of Commissioners
Tor forelgn Missions, S3, 600 10 the American
seaman Friend Society, =, 600 10 the Ameri-
can home Missionary Society, and $1,000 TO
OAe American tract Society. 4 liberal bedllcst
was also made To the Union CONGREGATIONAL
Church of South Weymouth
/ HE Rev. James Sibree, a Congregational
| clergyman, concludes O-day a passionate i'm
hull, England, of fifty years. In recognition
| OF MS long and useful ministry fund 10 which
members OF other churcie, a well as of his o,rt,
! nave subscribed literally. has been raised for
/ the purchase OF a suitable testimonial 10 COM
| mcmoIate the ami IcTSary.
The Baptist Social Union. of Connecticut. met
at west Haven, W cdncsday. about 100 MEM
| pers beng present. After the dinner and
! speeches, which were much enioved. James l..
Howard OF Hartford, Was elected president Tor
! tle ensuing year, and Edwin :. Wheeler of
! New Haven and James b. Hoyt, OF Stamford.
were chosen wee presidents.
Boston contains, it is said. 10 churches
| which are divided denominationally a. follows:
NonSIegauonal, thirty -one Roman Catholic,
tMvnty,nnc; Methodist, twenty-eiSht; Rap-
INST ana Unitarian, twenty-SiX each and Ems
! coImlan, twcnty-tlrce. There are seven
| Jewish synagOgues.
The sessions of the Sunday school Assembly
! at Round Lake, y. y, which closed Tuesday,
| have been very successful. On the cVemin. OF
! the same day the sessions OF the National Camp
! Meeting were begun.
! The first meeting Of the committee of twenty
! i've appointed 10 consider The question OF pre-
! paI1ng creed and catcchi>m Tor the Use OF he
| congregational Church, Viii bc held at Syrsa-
case September -.
Mr. E. y. Blake has promised 10 give $50. 600
! toward endoMlng the Baptist Theological
| Seminary AT Morgan Park. near Chicago. pro
Nloed that $4,000 more be raised before
/ certain time.
! The Boston Young Mems Christian Associa-
| non has purchased. for $4,000, 10000 square
! feet of land ut BOylston and Bcrkelev-sts nDop
which "a building for the use of the association
viii be erected.
|
OF the delegates from the Emitted States 10
| the Lcumenlcd Conference 10 bc held ia Lon
don next fail, fourteen are bishops. siNty-scvcn
! are doctors of divinity, and thiTiy-four are
/ colorcG.
In the city of Paris there said 10 he eighty
! nine sunday schools having GO Teachers and
/ 1.596 scholars The international Series of
Lessons Is used N thiriy-tAo Of these schools.
Toxic. Japan, has Young Mons Christian
Association. all the members Of which are
natives. The association Is about 10 start o
religious magazine.
The receipts last wear OF the British religious
socicn"S. a. reported at the May anniversary
meetings, amounted 10 -, 6S5,OOO
The contributions of the Free Church of Scot
land last year 10 religions objects amounted &c
g2,9OOOOO.
The Rev. DR.. Lolimcr, of Chicago. expects
that his new church viii be ready in October.
There are Dos Baptist churches in PennsyI.
vAnia, with a membership OF 04,592.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION
We regard The physical improvement IN the con
dit;s of President Garfield during tie past ve4-k
as AN answer 10 prayer. There A. no dens iuc tle
very serious nature OF the wound and tie
solcitudc OF the surgeons. SO thai the danger in
which he lay on the morning of the lINt sabbath a
Tins month was great. liut on that day the united
and ieTNcnt prayer >oi thousands OF concr.
81 the entire Tristan heart 81 the land-Wcnt I'D
10 God for HIM; While the was probably true
OF nearly every Noncomfurruist church IN fhe
taticrland. And from that hour Ia this millions Of