New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10

lowest, Halifax, just over $12, 800 having
however, attached 10 il clerical patronage
amounting 10 rather more than so op0 n resr
Inc hvlngs above $1,000 per annum exceed
200 In number.
Mr. Spnrgecn recently, at the annual confer
ence OF the students and graduates of the Pas
TORS Coliege IN London, i'm referring 10 the fact
tiiat the students were laboring in almost cVcrv
part of the world, said There are a few az
onr students in the United States. The breth-
rem there are rather afraid of our students he
cause they think that l am Dot sound on tho
communion question. ] am afraid that our
brethren viii have 10 change their views, if we
are to come together that point. | should
have to he made over before could refuse 20
commune with my father and mother who
prayed for me from my childhood. However
the United States Is a great country. and the
people do not come as close together as they
DO here and no doubt their practice does very
well for them"
AT the eghty-sixth annual meeting of the
General Convention of Vermont Congregational
Ministers and Churches, held recently at st.
secretary, the Rev. 4. w. Wild, stated that there
We're IN the State 1877 Congregational
CHURCHES, % of which have settled pastors.
Ihere are 100 ministers in the denomination.
! ne aggregate membership is 1882, of whom
3,odl are non-residcnts. The additions Ia the
churches on confession numbered 435 in the
last year. The benevolent contributions
amounted 10 $40,o4S 22.
From the report of the statistical secretary.
winch was read at the International Sunday
school Convention at Toronto, il appears that
there are in the United States 81. 80 sunday
schools; in Canada, 800; and in Newfound-
land, 24o,. making total of 9O.37O. The
teachers In the United States number
$500, $50; in Canada, 34O 40: and i'm Nea-
10undland, 1,2O0, making total of 975, 1876.
States, $500, o35; Canada, 3lO,l7O; and
Newfoundland, 1880; making a total OF
l,IEL lo2 The number of converts added to
the churches in twenty-four States and Terri
tories was reported at 123, 532.
Professor Park, il seems, has not altogether
severed his connection with Andover 1heoloyi-
cal Seminary, where he has been for over forty
years. Although he has retired from his pro-
censorship, he will, at the request of the
trustees devote himself chiefly for the present
TO the preparation for the press of his lectures
on Systematic Theology. His salary as pro-
lessor continues as heretofore.
The Calvinistic Methodists in Wales recently
held General Assembly, at which it was stated
that there were III the denomination LIZ So
cletles, lib chapels, GOO ordained ministers,
1lS,9f9 COMMITMENTS, and 163.373 Sunday
school scholars. The increase i'm membership in
the last decade was 1913 per cent in South
Wales, and 2J.1 per cent in North Wales.
Methodism in France holds its own, and
makes slight gains. There are at present 1856
places of worship in France, an increase of
only four III the last year. There are twenty
nine ministers ninety-fve local preachers, 100
class leaders, l.1G0 members with lO4 on trial.
and fifty three Sunday schools, containing
900 scholars, connected with the churches.
The Rev Moses How, of Cambridge. Mass.
who is said to have been the oldest ordained
preacher in New-England died few days ago
at the age OF nlnety-two years. The Rev. John
+. Adams, of the NewIlampshire Conference
who is ninety-one years old, is now said to be
the oldest preacher IN that section of the coun-
try, and the oldest Methodist preacher in tho
world
The revised version of the New Testament
lsf.,
English Presbyterian church until n has re-
ceived the sanction of the Synod. Dr. Donald
Fraser, however, has fayorably reviewed it from
| his pulpit, and DR.. THAN Davidson read one of
| the lessons from 1t a few Sundays ago.
1t is estimated that at the present time the old
| Catholics III the German Empire include AT least
| forty-five clergymen and $4,000 lay members;
under one bishop; The largest congregations
| are those at Munich, Cologne and Breslau, num-
! boring about 5000 persons each.
Four of the most prominent Unitarian clergy
men in the country, the Rev. Drs Henry W.
| Bellows, of New York, and Edward Everett
1 Hale and James Freeman Clarke, of Boston,
and the Rev. Robert Collyer, of New York. are
| expected 10 occupy the pulpit of the Unitarian
| Church at Newport, r. l., this summer.
The Welsh Presbyterian Church in 1851
numbered 5S,el3 members, while last year
the total membership was 1921, with up
ward of 100000 adherents and l63,373 Sun
| day school scholars. There were 1900 per
The sessions of the Massachusetts Sunday
school Convention were held the last of June,
AT Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard. Clcreymcn
from various parts of the State discussed the
different phases of Sunday school work and
MIR. Moody delivered an address.
Professor Robertson Smith has been re-
qucsted to continue his lectures on Biblical
criticism next session He has already agreed
10 dclive "a course of four lectures i'm Inverness
during the coming winter The Spirit of
Hebrew Poetry Nk
Friday, August 3, has been designated as n
special day of fasting and prayer To be oh
served 10y the Methodists of all lands for Ile
blessing of God 10 rest on the Ecumcnical Con-
ference" which meets in London in the fall
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION
We have reached the season of the year hen tho
poor and his Family lind IL almost impossi sle
live in their home. Nhrr shall they go Into the
streets thai Is the only place left for them. What
will they find there Nothing but people ia tho
better. perhaps little worse What shall the man
who has OF this worlds goods than necessary
for his comfort do for these unfOrtunat csf
Provide amusement for them which Will keep them
from the dTam-Sh from the garden where tho
little surplus if it is surplus. is spent. How shall
this be done by giving him music II way.
With all the public parks IN our city. have muse
but in " al not large hearted philau-
thropist furnish music for of parks where
the poor can without the expense Of faTef
Excursion tnps of one or TWO hours of the city
after working hours another way.-lThe Chris
sian Union.
1t may not prove embarrassing 10 our readers 10