New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

70 russia, having contained 49,, 1888 in 1869
In France IN 1872 there were 4943a Africa
is said to contain 400 996 Jews. 200 OoO heing
IN Morocco and 100000 i'm Tripoli. To Asia
IS, SAT are credited, of whom LOG 600 are in
turkey key In America the Jews are said to nun-
Der 307, 1868, of whom 100000 are i'm the
United States The total for the whole world
including Australia, is 6,OS0,132.
The Rev. W. l.. Davidson. in the course Of a
paper on the Revised New Testament read at
the Last monthly meeting of the Cleveland
pastors of all denominations, remarked:
Len God wants His eternal word remOdelled
he VIII speak in lnmistakable accents, as He
dld IN those years surrounding 1911. He has
not thus spoken in reference TO the present
M3 art Inc authorized version had not lost its
influence; to-day its doctrines rule the world.
IL had not gained reputation for inaccuracy
That rendered it unreliable. 1t was trusted and
nelleved 10y millions, and the number multiply
ing every day.. | may be charged with Pc
dantry, but in the light of all l have adduced
am forced TO the conclusion that the work of
the revision has been ten years and half of
unnecessary and Improbable toll. ] am re-
mlnded OF the Disciples fishing upon the Sea of
Gaillee, who, 1t is said, toiled all night and
took nothing"
The Rev. Myron w. Reed remarked in tho
course of recent sermon at Indianapolis:
except TO get him out of difficulties and HELM
HIM on his way-help him to do his own sweet
VIII. AS IN the Christian Cathedral we see
parts of the wall of pagan temple so do we
now see in modern Christianity this heather
habit OF only going to God i'm pincl-in some
emergency. When there is a pestileuce, or a
nre, or great and desperate battle is 'on,
when we come to deathbeds, then we pray:
that is, men treat God as "a forlorn hope-re-
gard Him as we do lifeboat. In fair weather
no no one regards 1t; it hangs and swings and
Dlsters In the sun; ri is of no use until the shin
breaks up. 1T is the last resort"
Committee of the Connecticut Bible Society
IN nlnety-four towns which were canvassed
there were found 1,493 Protestant families
without Bible, and 1853 Protestant families
the members of which do not attend church,
1he denominations were divided as folows
CONGREGATIONAL families, 1920; Roman
Catholic, 1875; Methodist, 12,309; Epis.
copalian, 9,097; Baptist, 6,2O2 Lutheran,
IT'S; Cniversalist, 704; Adventist, 426;
Presbyterian, 259; Unitarian, l3l Christian.
~ other denominations, 1881 no religious
preferences, 5,153. There were IL, 753 copies
OF the Bible sold, and A, 600 copies were given
away.
Ho'nlites have been resumed at St James's
Church, Hatchanl, Evangelicals and Ritualsts
ppnlulng TINS Tune in defying the Bishop of
Rochester Mr.. Tooth has reappeared, not in
person, but IN certain "banners , of his, which
ms late partlsans appear to have taken into the
church, and which the churchwaIden at once
TOOK away: The bishop nterfeTed, and said
that Mr.. Tooth must have back his banners
whatever happens; but the churchwarden re-
fuses to return Mr.. Tooth his properties unless
he engages that they shall not be seen again in
81. Jamess, Hatcham. Mr.. Tooth threatens
underlined proceedings for the recovery of his
belongings.
st. Davids Protestant Episcopal Church. az
Radnor, Delaware County, is one of the oldest
sacred edihces in the country, and still retains
ITS ancient look. The building was erected in
10, and very few changes have been made in
IT. For many years the service of the church
was conducted in the Welsh language. In the
OLD graveyard surrounding the church are the
dead of many generations, the earliest stone
bearing the date of 1716. General Mad"
Anthony Wayne lies buried there and the spot
is marked 10y worthy monument, which was
erected by the Society of Cincinnati many years
ago.
Monsignor Freppel has secured his reelection
for Brest to the new French Assembly, and
has thanked his constituents in a moderate adj
dress, in which he expresses the hope that the
legislators will devote themselves earnestly to
and economic subjects, and will
NOT mo snake the foundations of society by ." acts
or amnesty and vengeance" reviving
- scenes OF violence and spoliation which We
had fam regarded as for ever impossible"
The st. Louis annual conference Of tba
Methodist Episcopal Church South will be held
in It. Johns Church, st. Louis, beginning SEN
TENDER ~. The Rev G. F. Pierce, of Sparta,
Ga, will preside at the conference. About
sixty preachers and sixteen laymen are expected
TO be In attendance.
The members of the Congregational Cburcb
at BaInstead, n. H., a stable people In
the past seventy-slN years the church has had
only two pastors, the first of which preached
Il ty-six years. The second, who is still preach
ing, has been the pastor of the church for
twenty years.
- The late Chancellor Harrington of Exeter
cathedral, who was large contributor
toward the fund for the restoration of that
edifce, bequeathed $4,000 TO various Ca
thedral organizations and a library of 1000
volumes to the Dean and Chapter.
. The Rev. a. f. Lord, the oldest Congrega-
flOnal m i'm ba IS
land, died recently at Haver.ham where he had
had charge of church for nearly forty-three
years.
The Rev. NJ. Forrest, missionary, has RE-
pared, in the Japanese language ten little
books ON the Ten Commandments, setting forth
ne differences between Christian precepts and
hose of Buddhism.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISC CSSTON.
BY their instinct of common sense. rather than nv
my reasoning process, the American people have
cached the conclusion that the elimination of the
pOlls Spftem reached N he "a