New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30

| Father, Son and Holy Spirit, rising TO walk in
newness of life, continuing faithful unto the
| end growing in the grace and knowledge of
God in order to receive the promise of final rest
| to all who love God. Truly it is not an emo
| tiOnal religion but based upon an intelligent
conviction of duty. 1t is not enough to have
| faith merely to be baptized, but an abiding,
growing faith in the Saviour, in all His ordi-
nances and commandments, in all the promises
and threatenings of the Gospel. If such q
faith is not deep enough, there is one more
Deep
There was a lively debate in the Universal
list General Convention, in session at Detroit
fey days ago. over the following article of
faith which was called up by the Rev. DIR. E. c.
! Sweetser, IN accordance with notice given at
the last annual convention . We believe that
there is one God, whose nature is Love, re-
vealed in our Lord Jesus Christ by one HOLY
| Spirit of Grace, who will finally save the whole
| family of mankind" Two substitutes were
offered, the first reading: I'VE believe that
| there is one God, whose nature is Love, re-
vealed in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ,
who will finally restore the whole family of
mankind TO holiness and happiness" The
other one was as follows: ave believe that
there is one God whose nature is Love, re-
vealed in our Lord Jesus Christ by one Holy
Spirit of Grace, who will finally save the whole
family of man from sin, and thus through His
love and truth produce universal holiness and
happiness" The matter was finally referred to
committee of nine which will report at the
next Convention.
The Rev. DR.. Courtlandt Whitehead, rector
of the Church of the Nativity at South Bethle-
hem, Penn, who at the recent convention was
chosen Bishop of the Pittsburg Diocese, TO
succeed the late Bishop Kerfoot, is forty -One
| years old, and was born i'll New York City;
| He was graduated at Union College, and sub
sequently at the Episcopal Divinity School ut
! Philadelphia. Union College conferred upon
him the degree of Doctor of Divinity 1t is
stated that he is "a man of medium height,
conservative SGhurchman, and, while not con-
sidered a brilliant speaker is hard worker,
and has been remarkably successful in the mis-
siOnary field" The new Bishop is said To be
atfable and courteous, and very popular where
he is known. He recently declined calls from
ST. Paufs Church, at Buffalo.
The 9th Massachusetts Regiment arrived at
| Boston last Sunday evening, and was met by
| the LIST Regiment, which acted as an escort Of
honor. "A great deal OF delay and display
| took place. says The COngregdtiOndlist, Z" after
which, surrounded by surging and shouting
| crowds, they marched TO Faneuil Hall, where
| the city gave them collation., and after the due
amount of drinking singing and miscellaneous
| confusion, all dispersed to their homes. We
regard the whole transaction as a disgrace to
! the city, and an insult to its Christian citizens
| of all creedS. Ii is no secret that the regiment
about whom all this fuss was made, brought no
| credit to Massachusetts, during their excursion,
and such wholesale Dissertation Of the Lords
| Day on their return deserves tie severest con-
| demnatOn.D
Thanksgiving services are being lcld in
various parts OF England. The following
| notice has been given to his paIishiOners by the
Rev. j. ID. Hoysted, rector of Ramsden Crays:
| There will be no harvest thanksgiving service
! held in this parish this year, as | do not wish
| such Il service to he regarded as an unreal
! ceremonial but, after wheat sowing, intend
! inviting all parishiOners TO meet me here in
the parish church for special prayer and sup
| plcatiOn to Almighty God, that He may be
| pleased To grant us more prosperous seasons
than we have had during the last five years"
I'm the last ten years the number of churches
in Chicago has increased from 1876 to Dis. The
following denominations have made gains in
the number of churches as indicated: MethO-
dist, IT; Evangelical Lutheran, II; Roman
Catholic - Reformed Episcopal, Jewish and
Independent, each; and Baptist, ]. Tho
Presbyterian, Episcopal and Congregational
denominations have lost one church each. The
number Of Christian and unclasslhed churches
Il and ID espectiyely-remains the same as
i'll 1871.
| Little heed, says The Congregdtiondiist,
| should be given to floating rumors as to what
! the Congregational Greed Commission is cr Is
| not. p1upOsng to do We happen to know
| it says, that all that some people have been
given to understand in regard TO 1t, and It's
Affairs, is not only unauthorized, but mislead-
ing"
The contributions paid in and pledged for
the erection of n Christian church in Washing
ton, to take the place of the one which PTesl-
dent Garfield and his family attended, amount
TO over $31 900. The number of members
added to the different churches of the denOml-
nation in eight States during the past year is
2,SSi
San Francisco is to erect a monument TO the
memory of General Garfield; and on next
Sunday contributions for this worthy object
will be taken up in the churches and sunday
schools of every denomination throughout the
State of California.
The Congregational Church at Barnstead \.
H., has had only two pastors I'D seventy six
years. The first pastor served for litty-slN
years, and the present one has preached Tor
twenty years.
Mr.. Ingersoll, according to I he Christian
Union, knows no more about the Christian re-
liyiOn than a boy would know of chestnut
from prickng his fingers with the burr.
The Baptsts have in the State of Ohio 635
Sunday schools, S,736 officers and teachers,
and 53,24S scholars.
There are in Canton, China, three Presbyte.
rian churches with a total membership OF
nearly 100.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
Is there any rock hardest to hew and carve. any
coors costly and rare TO procure, any WOODS
precious to sight and nosrll. any structure haiIno-
mons TO the eve any ceiling difficult to mould any
draperies rich and delicate IN WOOL ana aye, any
organ sonorous and peal ng-let these be the very
things purchased with sacrifice with patient choice
Cal tbat ~ thg hos VA