New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

and the infant church to the idea that the work
is theirs and that they must expect to support 's
financially, the expense may be greatly uiniIl-
ished.p
In view OF the decisions given in the courts in
this city not long ago, which sustained tho
trustees Of Roman Catholic cemetery In their
refusal to permit burals not in accordance
with the rules OF their church, the following
extract from the Rome correspondence or no
NeC- YOrk EreemdR's Journal seems interest
ing: The continued PROCLAMATION OF the Cath
Ollie cemetery of ). Lorenzo is source OF gen
eral indignation. Catholics are forced to
mourn the intrusion of atheists and unbeiievers.
Masonic emblems rise on all sides; receipt
acle, destined for the final resting pl9ce OF the
Grand OrientS of FreemasOnry,' Is already
under construction the ap0state priest,
AsprOni, and Quadrio disciple of Mazzlni,
occupy conspicuous sites whilst high towers u
mortuary chapel, suTmOunted by hldeous
statue representing the Grand Architect OF tho
Universe The inscriptions decorating this
chapel are the negaton of all Christianity, and
mark the sepulchre of the FOundress, in Rome,
of the MOpse, or Lodge OF female Freemas0ns"
Just now, a writer in The Chicago Adrance
thinks the admiration for Rnddha is epidemic.
Almost all the reading public, is asking If 1t be
true that the principles OF Christianity arc
largely borrowed from buddhism. The unsuspl.
cious reader, he thinks, of ArnOlds Light OF
Asia struck with many resemDlances between
the lie OF DuuuDd anu bDdb VI Jesus, ~ WY
frequently ready to confOund buddhism with
Mr.. ArnOld's picture of it. In the writer's own
words: Mr.. Arnold has run these legends
through his Christian filter and has tnctIred
the whole with the Christian ideas which he I'M
bibed in the Sunday and toned It down
to the taste of Western civilization. The re-
suit is very different from the genuine article
as the Asiatcs received it. Nh. ArnOlds mind,
like a magnet, can draw out and separate the
scattered particles of iron from the great dirt
heap of Buddhistic legends But TO the aver
age man the dirt is gathered and the iron IL
unnOtced."
According to a Berlin newspaper the work OF
revising the Lutheran translation OF the BlDle
has lust been brought TO a close. Inc aus
tein Bible Society has decided to prosecute the
printing of the entire Bible at its own cost with
the understanding that as many copies rs pos
sible are to be circulated by the other societies.
Ii has been decided to follow the new 0rthog-
raphy in the printing During the next two
wears the congregations are to examine ana
Judge of the revision, which is the fruit of more
than ten years of labor. Then on the basis or
the criticisms made public, the commission VIII
i'm, OTDOrate such changes or corrections as may
be advisable, aud thus the text OF the German
Bible will be presented final and complete.
Mr.. John William Peasc, of Newcastle. on
Tyne, has given the mansion known as benweD
Tower to the committee OF the Newcastle
BishOprlc Fund, to serve rs the palace OF the
new See. The building is valued at about
500, 900. What makes the gift remarka6le-ln
the eyes, mt least, of the members OF the Estab1,
lished Church-is the fact that Mr.. Pease ana
his family belong TO the Society of Friends,
body separated from the Church OF England by
n gulf which is theoretically wider and deeper
than any that divides that Church from ordl-
nary forms of dissent.
Bishop Howe, of the diocese of Central Penn
svlvania, is to be presented with handsome
pa stora staff on the iittieth anniversary OF ms
ordination to the ministry, when VIII occur on
January Is. The bishop Is native OF Bristol,
Rhode island, and was formerly and for many
wears rector of st. Luke's Church III fhlladel-
phia. lie is now in the seventy tourtn year OF
his age. and still in vigorous health, giving MS
constant and active attention To tue affairs OF
his diocese.
I'm fine Norway Baptist Union there are tlir-
teen churches with j7S members, and ten pas
tors. one of these churches l. at IrOmsoe, the
most uortherlv Baptist church IN the world, be-
ing above the Arctic Circle. Owing TO the
influence Of the Gulf Stream ana the bending
of the line of isOthermal temperature, so ne
Boston Waterman saws, no difficulty - enc0un-
tered in baptizins believers after the New les
lament model.
The work of aiding Protestant ministers and
building Protestant churches IN Roman Catl-
Ole countries in Europe aud foreign lands IS
carried on by the German Gustayus Adolphus
Society, now IN It's iifueth year: Last year IL
TWENTY-FIVE churches aud six paIsOnages and
laid the foundations of sixteen new churches,
eleven ,chOUl-houscs and thirteen parsOnases.
The General synod Of the Church Of Eng
land in Australia has been held in sydney. Re-
solutions were carried declaring the faithful
ness of the revised translation 60 the authentic
Grcel, manuscripts; but the proposition that me
SYNOD apurove the Use OF the revised version
IN churches. provided the consent bf the bishop
of the diocese be first given, met Win decided
opposition, and was, after a prolonged Discus
sion, Withdrawn.
According to Sir John Hennessy, Christianity
has for many years past been declining IN
China. At this moment he asserts the total
number OF Christians is considerably less than
tbe number that existed in the last century.
The total membership of the Lutheran
Church in this country, stated in he Lg-
fheydE Calendar for 1852 is 1873, &c ,, Gaih Id
he past year OF 31,eol.
There are said to lie 10000 BaptistS in Ala
bama.