New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13


1876; Free Gospel Churches, 191 Bethels for
Seamen, 154; and all ether denominations,
1886. The Church of England has III places
of worship; the Methodists have 80; the Ro-
man Catholics, %; the Presbyterians II ; the
Baptists, Ia the COngregationasts, 81 and the
other denominations from / to EACH On an
average one person ont of every nine in the city
attended church on that Sunday.
Of the Rev. Dr. E. G. Taylor, who has re-
signed the passionate of the First Baptist
Church, of Providence, to take charge of the
Mount Morris Baptist Church IN tins elty, 4 no
ProCideaee Press speaks as follows: Ills de-
parture from Providence will not be alone re-
GREETED by his church, but by the clergy and thc
laity generally, and particularly by The multi
tude of young people who have attended his
popular Monday evening eXpOsitiOns OK TIC
International Sunday-schoOl Lessons. His
lastorate here has been crowned with large adj
dtions to the church, and he has enjoyed
wide and enviabe reputation throughout the
state, both as preacher and an earnest Chris
tan worker. lie will be especially missed 10y
the feeble, churches OF The Baptist denomina,
ton, to whom he has always been ready and
willing to lend helping hand"
Bishop Harris, of the Meth odist Episcopal
Church, sailed for Aspinwall last Thursday on
his long tour OF visitation among the missions
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in foreign
lands. He will preside at the annual meeting
of the Western South American Mission TO be
held at Santiago. After spending some time
in this vicinity he will go 10 The eastern coast
of South America and will embark ut BneBOs
Ayrcs for Europe. The Bishop hopes 20 meet
his wife and daughter in Rome where they
will spend the winter. During the spring he
will preside at several Methodist Episcopal
conferences and mission meetings on the Con-
tinent, beginning with the Italian Conference
at Turin March 20.
At the meeting OF the American Missionary
Association at Worcester, Mass, recently, 1t
stated in the report on Church work that
in the past year seventy ght churches, with q
total membership of 5,472, had been organized
liz the South. The Association hes balance
of $5l8 in the treasury. The contributions OF
the churches last year amounted to 30 per cent
more than those OF the year before For the
coming year 100000 is needed. While the
delegates were rejoicing over Gift OF $4,000
from IN unknown benefact0r IN the audience,
"a white dove flew through a window into the
church and found a resting place above tic
pulpit" This was Of course considered
happy omen.
The secession of Count Campcllo from tho
Roman Catholic faith to the Methodist EplScO-
pol Church OF the United states, has CAUSED
some interest 10 be felt IN the condition ot
Methodism in Italy. The English NealeyahSS
have Italy twcnty-siX native preachers and
1877 full members, and Isl probauOners or
candidates for church membership. 81 these
7S9 are in the district Of Rome and jSs ~ that
of Naples. The Methodist Episcopal Church
of the United States has in Italy an entire
annual Conference, whose ministers number
seventeen, most OF them having been ltahaD
priests.
A new building WAS declared open recently
by the Archbishop OF Canterbury which Is 30
lie used i'm connection with the Church Of Eng
land Sunday school Institute The building =
in Fleet-st.. London The institute was founded
in 1913. At present it has over 300 local stl-
lions and about 800 agencies for the sale ot
books and pamphlets ia Great Britain and The
colonies. During the year 1850 40 fewer Than
twenty-five new stations were opened. CaHnh
Barring preached the sermon at tie opening OF
the Flcet-st. building.
The Presbyterian Church in the South feels
the need OF more ministers. III the ninety
fourth annual session OF the Presbyterian
Synod OF Virginia, resolutions were adopted
stating that the South ought TO have an m
crease of fifty licentiatcs annually, and le-
QUcsting pastors, elders ana PARENTS 20 IL
struct the cOn>cicnces OF Christian yOHi,g men
in regard 10 the claims of the mnl at,l.' NC
increase in the ministry in the South WAS stated
to be only about SIX each veal.
The Methodist ministers OF Montreal have
adopted resolutions denoncnS Dr.; Barns Oh
that city, for his expressed sympathy for DR..
Thomas of Chicago. The resolutions stats
that Dr. Burns does not represent the yItTs OF
the Methodist Church OF Canada, ana that the
tnUltn ms no SfiNDdtHl VIII III iIpti'tN'
The excitement touching the heresy case seems
to be increasing.
The Second Congregational Church of New
tom Mass celebrated last Tuesday the one hun.
hrcdth anniversary OF lis organization. ne
first pastor the Rev. William GrccHoag!I, "a
native of Boston and a graduate of tale Col
lege had charge OF the church from lIsl until
his death III 1881.
OF the 359S Presbyterian churches on tho
roll of the General Assembly, 2,0TJ received
no new members last year. while GiI chGrc.es
received only one each, and 800 two ear&.
The total increase during the past year over
the year before is said to be- less than oAc-Aali
OF ! per cent.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in Oregon
has sixteen rectOTS, tWenty-siN churches AMI
missions, and loo Sunday-school schoinr>.
The COMMITMENTS number 100; there were
fifty. three combinations last year.
The Wilmington Dcl1 Female Bible Society
is sixty wears old having been orglnizcd 81
December -, 1871, five years after the i0f-
nation of the American Bllc society. Ihc
subscribers last year numbered 22I
The Gencsec Methodist Episcopal Confer
cnce, OF this state, at is recent session, de-
cided To raise 10000 with which Ia cadoW "a
chair of Natural Sciences in syracuse Oni-
VCr,ity.
It's said that nearly half of the strength of
the PRESBYTERIAN Church in the United states Is
I'm the states OF Pennsylvania and NeW-l ork.
The Presbytcrics Of Wheeling and Bro0hyille
have forbidden their unlicensed students 10
preach as DO iiccntiatcS.
CURRENT RALIGI0CS OPINION
The question about large body OF poor peop'o
who do not attend church should be KEEP; before ihe
,opr until IL i, settled. Practically his mass OF
peope are welcome to no public places known 20
IN, m cXcept ihc bar-rOCuiS, beer gardens and