New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17
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Charlestown, Mass, a series of Lenten lectures
on the History of the English Church. lie as
serted that the influence Of the Episcopal
press, in il Harvard University and in the he p@I
| discussion of the questions Of the day. II Is
also supplying the open, tolerant spirit in which
| it is possible for society to be free enough 10
| shape itself i'll accordance with the higher law.
| These are the positive present directions which
come from the growth OF historical Chris
| tlanlty. IL is in these ways that the Episcopal
| Church influences American life and thought.
| This means the advance of the catholic faith,
and there is n special reason why the Anglican
| type Of cath0licty is likely to prevail. DR..
| George f. Ellis is clear that the Episcopal
| Church has the promise of the future in this
| country, because it has All effective organiza-
| ton. Another reason is that it il identified
| with modern American life. Ii tolerates differ
cnccs of opinion without being false to itself.
Its ascendancy will he reached, if reached at all,
by comprehension, by charity, not by oppOsi-
| ton. The whole Protestant movement Is "a true
| party in the Church, and has work there-the
work of keeping close to life as it is-but it
| needs the Church basis to stand on. What men
want is unity upon the broad basis of historical
Christianity.
Presiding Elder King, whose field of labor
lies west OF the Hudson River, taking in Greene
County, two-thirds of Delaware, and portions
of Albany, Sch0harie OtscgO and Ulster Coun-
ties, reported few days ago at the Methodist
Conference at Kingston. y. Y, that one of the
great drawbacks in his district was summer
DoaldcIs. numht ing as many'as 10. 900 souls.
They bring with them he SAID, their money
and their vices. With most of them the COM
LAND, Remember the Sabbath day 10 keep il
holy. is ob-ol,'c, and towns which had voted
10 license hay" changed front to accommodate
thc>" sumner hOaricTs | am happy 10 note
some exceptions. \ few bring their religion
with them and serve God IN the mountains:
One ncigAhorhood had seventy boardcrs, one Of
whom attended church" This reminded Mr..
Il ~, a. -. a.
who one ririt ended her prayer with, Now
good-by. God, I'm going into the country"
Mis-. IS. II. Gulicl, n Protestant missionary
employed 100 SPAN, eaNc an account 81 her Work
at 90 women. meeting III Chicago n few days
ago. ULt.l Gf:ccn years ago, she said, no Prot
csiant service, had been held in spain. They
were h,roduc'd in Seville, and were held in
the iiiti story al II binding amid great secrecy,
AT = o'clpck ~ night. When The services were
ended ihc solitary candle was Nlinguished. and
the Wor-hippcr> had Ia br dismissed one by ONE,
80 80 not 10 attract any attention. la 1871 the
Wosk Of The Protestant Church began tO prosper,
when Queen Isabella was ban~hcd. There WAS
u Gradual increase in the number of worship
pes. 1T liist 30 people were present, but the
nunlrr soon increased to 300 Roman Catho.
Ne opposition Wa great, and the wolship ot me
Virgin almost universal. Notwithstanding this
opposition the work prospcrcd. anu IN the
North of Spain whole Villages went over 10
Protos tanti,n.
Mr. T.. l.. White, at the last monthly meeting
OF the Rhode Island Cniyerslllsts seconded
plea for ald from the struggling sOclrty IN
washington. -. {. He said he had been
the di>ld ,ariag,s under which the society there
had lahor,d. lie said that assistance Ought I'D
hc rendered hy the denomination At large ].
Is, Cau>t a -ilong earnest, vigorous society was
ALREADY established in Washington, which made
the NOV. mcnt certain Ia succeed. :. because
the mcmhrl, of the parish at the National Capi-
tai are not able "a build a church themselves
of such character rs they and the nversalists
nf the country think that they ought to have
there 3. Because that parish is already doing
everything III IL power. J. Because Washing
Ton /, more favorable than any other point IN
the country for reaching people "t culture and
independence of thought and ,, because A. -
missionary station from which Ia spread a
know lrdyr of ni>rrSal ism into portions of the
country whore 1t Is now unknown, II Is unsur-
passed.
The TamvoriL England Oratorio Committee
recently passed a resolution declining Ia admit
that they were wrong IN selling tickets oi All
mi ion to 4 church III which their musical pro-
gTaumc nl> 90 bo carried ont The Bishop of
i.irhirld lriirlat-d hi- objections IN the i"l-
lowing words inh il; d"slrlhi" al y" again
10 peat 10 tie committee that my ohi~tl"n
du,.~ not l., 10 Ilc mere performance of sacred
music within he church 81 long - n l. done IN
tie, form of % chuuh service and ~ an act 81
Worship hst l"oh with cNtrcn" dl-iaNor-and.
ludr'd. | mlgut i,r a much stronger tel1n-oh
any project ur admitting person, I" the parish
church D., Oh, sale ot tickets VIII view Ia
RAISING mnurt fog my purpose. however excel
lrut a.l t'u- making The house 81 God INTO Il
house 81 iurIc!aidisc.
Tire Bart.<i U"k'y gives the following sta;
fi.,ic> az .ir coInm,inicant> of lir evangelical
dt denominations, ~ th" nltcd States: Blpll>ii
- - 1889; NciAodi>t>. L7i2"22; PrcSiW-
trllaus. 9I1.1Ip: l.uthcrns. 1Op.1l~; Er.,-
copaliar>. 345.~ll During the last year ire
Baptist, Increased l63,62i. thr McIhodlSts
500. the tpi,rolmlians 20, 10. the Prcsb!-
TEXANS lG,iJ>, the iuthcraI> lo,223'
Three n"w priest, have lately Joined thc
rank. of Bishop RrInkcn'S cirrgy-onr n
learned Iicncdictiuc. The German odd Calhoiic
synod will meet ~ Bonn on Jun" ). Inter
communion between the swiss Christian Cath
Ole and the An..ilran Churches was the mann
topic of bishop llcrzoS's Lcnten pastoral
The Rev DR.. w. W Boyd, of the Second
Baptist Church. &. Louis, TAKES issue WIN
R,fli Sonrr>rhcu in regard to the proba lie
union of the reformed jews and Unitarian
Christians. lie says the TWO cIrcds are IL Lax
apart IL the poles.
Bishop Fallows. of the Reformed Episcopal
Church. lcctnrrl in Cincinnati few nights ago
ON The -Four Johns Of History. These were
John Calvin. John of Barneyelii. John Knox
and John Wesley. He also bad few words FOR
two other JohnS-Wyclilc and lluSo.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DHcCSSloy
The FrqaceHst shows the gain in the aggregate
nrnbcrshp of six t., angelic al denonii'atio' Acc
1870, Ia have bren l1i>,tO' 81 II per ceht--h'aly
Luuhlr The percentage of ncraSo ia the population
IN the same time. The indePenGerf nnds the net
gain of sixteen denominations. during tho past yeai
+" have been 21i.293: and estimating tho gain for
II ali llt>.