New-York tribune., 1881-12-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


ST. PETERS FPIsCoPATE ~ E0ME.-Tlis is
the way IN which The Methodist summarizes the
pamphlet, recently issued Dy Pastor ScquiD, TO
show that st. Peter Was never ia Rome: /:
" Idul, Who Prosecuted the Christians lOt I'VE
years, WAS converted in 81. ia tie Epiitle 20
the Galatians, Paul says that hc went 10 ARABIA,
and no the end OF three years returned 10 JcTu-
salem 90 see Peter, which brings us 10 the year
il. Again, in Galatians, hc says Una. fourteen
years aItcTWard lie again went 90 Jerusalem
and saw James and CephGs Qeter) aud John.
Adding fourteen 20 iOIy-oHc We asc hr, ,u-nt
tC the yeaI %. up tO which tIU.c il Ius 20 be
certain that Peter WAS not resident IN Rome.
This WhIt,!cs down the Cpi>cOpate OF Peter
from twenty-five 10 eleven years. But was he
in Rome during thOS eleven years. ST. Pauls
Lpl~tlc To the Romans, written IN 90, lS lICOu-
,alcnt with the idea thai It. Peter Was at that
time Bishop Of Rome. Passing over special
quotations. which Nh. S,QUu makes to show
this, We come to the end UI the Epistle III when
Paul samtcS several persons ana does not meu-
ton Peter. This j. conclusive proof that up
10 the year -, Peter Was not IN kOnIe. PAM
reached Rome himself IN 81. Mention Is made
oi the brethren whom he FASTENED 10 see, but
Peter is not among them. Paul rented house
in Rome, lived there for two years, and does
moi appear 60 have seen Peter. IhiS brings us
10 the year G3. Paul wrote episteS 10 the
EpheSians in the year 80 and tie year 66, and
made no mention of Peter as being N ROme
No New Testament mention Of Peter places
him within 1000 miles of the Eternal CITY,
a ETBrE OF HFSToRIc INTEREST There
is in The possession Of member OF the
John Street Methodist Church in this city
Bin which is OF much historic interest and
value. IL was formerly the property OF Philip
EmbuTy, and was used by h!m at the opening
Oi tire first Methodist church IN thls country,
on October 30, l16S. IN regard TO ne book,
G. G. Lasby writes rs follows to Ike Christian
ddcCcuts " ~ the book is q very old one, be-
longing either 10 the first edition ot the King
James trnsia i0D issued in lGl AID, which
date it bears, or 80 one Of the >tli earlier trans
ldtlOna, II IO.SeS,ts great EdiIr aside from lis
historic association with MctpOdlsm. From
examination thus TAR It appear, 40 me to be q
copy of the celebrated Geneva lible. brought
TO completion In 1860 AID. one tiung we
notice: The Grcel. term aHpc ls everywhere
translated love- instead OF charity. That
this term was 30 translated IN the earlier edl-
tons OF or hiGG james tan Iajlpn IN !. Cor,
xii, xiii, together with explanations OF the
change 10 Charity see Nc-.uy'- sermons, Vol.
H., p. Z0O. This fact we have not seen HOtlred !
~ any criticism ON the Work Oi Uur present re-
yI>cI~ nor is II mentioned lU hOHcItSs Com
lauion To- tlr Revised N,isiou' On tins point |
cur hOnUi,a Icsiac.s agree ".th those whose
labor, gave "a, the translation we ClnG 20 50 |
generously, and are certainly iu a-rccmru,
wish the precious Volume now in pos. >,ioJ Oi |
Mr-. Curriers'. an honorcd member OF John
street Church.
Proposed REMOVAL or WALuENsL5 TO
ALGa"rt.-It is proposed 20 aid a certain mann
hrTo. families OF g.r M3Ilcu..-, who nos lN-
habit tnc sterile Dormlago.c m thc liautcS
AII-, tD gaH.sIgtc 20 Al-,IiJ, where lands have
been conceded io them. The French hautoi,, /
originally u- uuWrrous rs those of Piedmont |
their brothers. more uu.lcIyu. oxen, Judged |
from the territory they occupied ~ the Alps oi !
tur NJgUlgr, now number between 500 and !
500. The first uaiL scattered among the high /
d rI I#..g .. q. ....... be-
maintains itself uu "a sulHD,h'.F I'71u'u't /
soil uIj t.r second half. established iu the al |
Frrs..YI, toward Noun. t,.yoGA, Is ,eIls,inc !
rapidly u sac midst oil the rocks where tDry /
tious The lands ui an" BasSC Valley having |
been seized and distributed among tHvT styeT- |
~.lrc>. tsr majority of tue ancestors of these /
poor ia.iuc, had 90 acti.r .u places whittier |
they were driven ln their I.-.it, SON, Iu LaI- |
row and unhealthy gorge, tie others higher |
up, af Dorrihru.e ON naked Alrre peaks, |
utterly GnprudUctINc. At present ia.s !".a2re |
soil, exhausted hy ralu>, and exposed 10 the !
SHOWS and iIo-t of spring ana autumn returns !
only a small harvest which, with Us mix pro- !
duets, makes up all the uouri>hmcHt Of the |
country. The result Is that thr health OF the |
people has declined, and tnc mortality - rc- !
cent years been on thc increase.
Nl~-IOS 'RY IEU>CEETION.-Tlc extreme |
bad taste aud wan, oi discretion shown by many /
very frequently, instead 0i accom-
p'i,IIluy. only defeats the OBJECT tA"i nave n
view. Ia" walls IN one OF tie WiHcila. thor
ouzhiart, oi Calcutta were covered recently
with p'.ea.,!a !n winch some hi. .-.''Gailea ~
posed t,e iiln''o religion To- E.ic1'e' WEae
cNto.lIng their own t".'H. Ih7 leads Inc IN
GiyR firryr, % newspaper ut ta'a Clll, 10 SAY
" tucars,ian aud unecnuemhy 'ie,uicS on
the religious belief OF ue Wtpohotiauh7
majority OF the ihalan population were printed
by hand on cloth ucmnI WnIch Ashl was
placed To- make ~ pIihle" cH"l@'lti' more Us
tucty Icgbc. N"ch may pt lo!SNrh 10 ms
-pnarir-, who mean we'll but do H", always
act wisely. r. Is free To- u'n 10 hoiu any
opinions. however extreme; but Ht,tc cAcr-
tn.; On" exhibition OF thrm Is heiicr reserved
for the pulpit tIau on tur W-I, o. pdhir
NacteI B. cA!rA.Aie1 60 give !'ii.