, 1881-02-06
GENERAL NOTES.

The United Presbytcrians have established
missions in almost every town along the
| Nile from Alexandria to the First Cntaract
Tile American Lutheran Church has tifty-
nine Synols and Oh SGs communicates. The
increase in membership during 1880 was over
| 100000.
The American Board Of Foreign Missions
states that it will need during the current
year $3.50, 900, Independent OF special dona-
tons aud lcgacic5.
Statistics Of the Congregational churches
Just published show that los churches have
been formed the past year, 2o5 ministers Or
dained or installed, 70 dismissed, II married,
and 70 deceased.
4 bill is pending in tho Ohio, Legislature
whose purpose is to prevent li1uor-selting,
laboring, riotlng, auarreling, fishing OF the
playing of games, such Us b;lse-ba!l, tell-pins.
ETC., on Sunday, by prescribing penalties Of
fine and Imprisonment
1t is said that there are 243 spoken Ian
guageS in india. and, Including different ula-
lects, $40. The use of the English language,
larry among the young, From 5.0o to Io,Uro
candidates are annually examined ut the
three great universities OF India, aud English
is the chief language employed.
The muscular Christians of Reading, Pa.,
are having lively time over a row tor the
possession OF Bcltnl:1n church, OF Wn1en tne
Rev. Mr.. Appel claims to be pastor. Ills op-
ponents balricaded the building last Sunday,
and the pastor was forced to hold open-alr
services on the sidewalk in front Pastor
Appel is evidently an apple OF dlscord.
The Church of England has 2Archbishops,
80 Bishops, SutfraSan bishops, " DeaLs, ~
Archdcacons, GlO rural Deans, 23.0oo clergy
Of ali classes {of which number about one
tiftl, have no parochtal ciiarge); I!ie two
ArchbisIlops and tWeiit5-four OF tie BISHOPS
are eutitled to sit III the House OF LofdS.
The total number Of 1eneices now exceeds
1900: the total number of churches Is about
1G,002.
4 number Of missionaries in Chtna haTe
sent 4 protest to Max Muller against the
translation Of the word Sha11g-ti in lIs book
on the religions of China as God. Although
missionaries agree that Slu3ni-ta ~ Is lne oest
with the God OF tile Christian Bible, they are
onuosed to identifying the ShtIng-ti or the
Chinese classics with the. true God. Or.
Miller. defeuds the translation, and calls
upon the missionaries to %lthdraW thelr
charges.
The Reformed Episcopaliu't complains:
Some gool people are uncousciously sacrlle-
er,o1s. We saw Il letter the other day signed
Yours in KIT J's"! Now VIC do not tor one
moment suppose that the good nun whose name
completed tNt1L ~ 49,
tnnropricty that approached lsrcvercnce; ne
was shoughtless, that was nll. It Is by no mems
uncommon to see such subscriptions t. ieItefs,
business and social. It seems unnecessary and
wrong TO use the Snvior's nnlne SO commonly
and famsliarly, even when written Without trrev~
creut authorization.
The Roman Catholics have in Great Britain
i 4Arcl,bishops {tWo of whom are tard1nals};
. Bishops pFIests fel lS 2 fhn1Shfs nanS ones aaa
fic and private ciauc5 in the houses OF no.
5emsn aai gsatIensn t; Which e are ds7 inaIsesS Of
Roman Catholic peers IS s. and the number
Of baronets @ is is. The number Of adherents
to Roman Gatholcs Y IN G5sat 5ag r bfah 11ean5 y
there are ATchbishops, = Bishops. 5sl0
priests, and upward Of 4,000, o0o OF adherehts.
Marriages between Christians and Jews,
thot1gh allowed in Austria, are still forbid
den ii Hungary and hs sh(s5 aaTrv rapn, q ewess
to a Catholic who had adopted Judaism &C
Venn the GoyeFnphfm h Sa MoSe e ansSi srrass
wouid be null, the law not permitting
Chlis5iQn to iqll y nqa-c Christian psssQ3s'9ns