, 1881-01-23
GENERAL NEWS.

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the Prcsbytery, " carefully avoid it,"
| GENERAL NEWS.
Richmond, Va, has tfty-six churches, Of which
4 twenty are Baptist.
The Executive Committee OF the Methodist
Ecumenical Conference will meet In New York
! On the 2oth inst.
4 Roman Catholic college for the education
| OF priests for African missions has been es-
tabltshed in Malta.
Ln:tho Albany diocese Of tho Episcopal Church
are forty -four missionaries occupying seventy
two stations. The diocese contains one bishop,
| luz priests, and fourteen deacons.
| DR.. Shelton, Rector Of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church. has been compelled to laydown the
fu!ly Tor many years
Free Church Of Scotland is being discussed now.
Dr. hceg, Sir Henry Moncrieff, and others de-
siro to have the acceptance OF the hymnal, which
contains 8s6 hymns, postponed
Thomas Harrison, tho boy preacher, has been
lnboring for month in tho Methodist Episcopal
Church ut Meriden, Conn.,, and the practical re-
suit was seen when 20 persons who had pro-
fessed conversion were ad1nittcd1nto the Church
on probation.
The Shaw University at Raleigh, N. G.. one of
the eight Baptist schools for freedmen. has sent
out more than 1000 ;colorcd teachers. 1t has now
s!5 pupils. The Rev. II. u. Tuppcr is the Prin-
cipal. One Of the former students. named sher-
wool Capps, Is now Il teacher at Drcwcryille, in
Liberia. West Africa
Tho Hebrew population Of Jerusalem now
numbers Is, GOO, as against 10000 in 1878, very
rapid increase. It is not Impossible tint tho
jews may again repossess tho holy city. of which
-thoy hare :ooen 50 Long deprived Tho tall OF
the MOsicm power Woilid work great changes In
Palestine, and it might become once more free.
Miss Whate1y's mission, established st Cairo,
ypt-~ntneteen yehfs ago and carried on BY her
own private means, includes large mission
an meaea ep
etc. AnnppeaI is made for help to build a hos
pital for the many patients that uoca to the
mission.
II the midst Of the English Church troubles
c.ase Is now related at Huntington Of the funeral
or 2 member or tho congregational Church,
which was attended by alithe ministers of the
who were present at the services In the church,
and even tho ;lsomnn Catholic priest, who ,wns
present sen At the ggavo during the concudin u part
In late talk Mr.. spurgeon 1nado the follow
ing tersc remarks On the ornate style Of preach
ing now go much in vogue In this country aud in
13r m ID Sse hoy h9n9n S,sd WIZ ho
this day poor men, cannot understand half tho
preachers : They preach Latin tlt for drawing
rooms II they would go to BillingsGate. .nnd
would be rough English We'll, but the:rongh-
est Of English might be better than the Latin
:streotS,shere there arc no cabs or other public
conyeyances, right out of the world and into the
mud, the crowds came and found ont q bty
preached re Gospel in way which they could
\ writer ir. tho cl.rt.tta,s. thinks tho
religious Liberty Of ,the, United States IS in
New Mexico. and ArizOul, Mormon. and Catholic.
Territories, into the Union. He says: There
h4E remedy amsnmSnt 1 70 the FED
from establishing. a, rc}lgion, and also prohibit
Ing any State, cot1lty, town, district, or
,nonicpaty nonn a from q nappropFintns any public
stituuons or enterprises. Thon religious liberty
will be under tho direct protection Of tho M
% a chaol eston %esa oS3sS5 to
settled, and all danger of educational funds
being dfstrtbued among religious sccts would
uates for Congress ure willing to forward this ].
reform" i
Alta special meeting Of the vestry of tho !
Church OF Our Savior, tho 10th Inst. tho follows
Ing pteunble, and resolntions were adopted: Il
WHEREAS. In the wisdom OF God ne TIRE called |
upon to MOURN the death OF John Henry Tru- |
man. one Of our, associates, for mauy years |
lissSged, That In submitttne to. tho will Of cur
Heavenly Father We nre deeply sensible of q |
great and irreparahle loss. Young in years, ret
HHoA7 aAAE HAuCSL h1 uuf pACISilIQNGrS, HIS Wise
efficient uitls and great personal inter
est III our work, have ever been especially yulll
able to our church. His 1nnnlincss, integrity, |
aud high personal qualities endcAred him to all; |
;iecsofrcA, That we deeply und sincerely sympn-
Fhtze with tho bereaved family, and especially |
With. his afflicted widow;
{icsqlgxd, .rhHt these resolutions bo spread |
upon the records OF this parish, 4 copy presented
q tho family Of tho deceased, ind copies fur
lishel to Tho dnily papers. for publication.
GERMAN ALTERNATIVE. .Idr.AN1.
The tendency towards rationals1n atnong:the J.
'rotestants of Germany is Illustrated by the
crvicc-book which has recently CONG into use
n tho Laudcs Kirche,' OF Tho Grand Dlchy of
3;tdcn. There is constantly recurring, throUxh-
tut tho year, alternative form Of SERVICE
he one tlny BE- designated Irini,nrian1t tho other
Unitarian It is unfortunately tho ense that Il
considerable number Of the 400 odd clergy, in
bis narrow strip Of fsterritory expressly deny the
divinity Of Christ, object to the use OF crect1s,
M bold hetcrodox views on many points. Tboy
70 mt represent tho divided belief or the Prot
stant : :. portion Of the population. an Instance
i this Is the alternative Lirany nppontcti to be
nlo'by1thc minister on Good Friday. The one I
orln, expressly. addressed to our Saytnr-ns. God,
eads something Us ours docs: ny Thy Holy.
iatlvity; by Thy Cross and Passion: BY Thy
ioly 'Neslrrecnon 1nd Ascension" ain the |
our OF deatht and IN tho dnr OF Judgment !
ood Lord God! deliver us!' The other for
nitArinns, reads: "By His Birth, full Of grnce;
y Ills Holy life; by,His innocent suffering; hy
US obedience unto. death: Lord! o Lord our
I'd! deliver usl'' "