, 1881-07-24
GENERAL NOTES.

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promises to bc Of Il very imposing character.
GENERAL NOTES..
At the recent trienna1 session OF the joint
Synod Of the Norwegian Lutheran Church,
hell! in Sprin. Grove, Mimi. it was deter
mined to use the Revised New Testament.
\ Norwegian Lutheran Synod In Iowa re-
Gently decided That il was not proper for one
Of its ministers to accept u nomination to the
Legislature. The Synod unanimously de-
ci,lcd in favor Of mo politics.''
InSaratov. Russia. Il rapidly-srowing sect
has appeared which reject all pricStcraft ami
adopt the Bible lis their guide. The falnous
theologian Cyrillus WIS sent to convince
thcs. - 'hcreticS' y Of their error, y leader Of
the new sect, Sikof by milne, opposed him so
vigorously and put 50 many questions to IlM
that he could not answer that The quit tlle
field, and his defeat las greatly strengthened
the heretics."
The condemnation by the Vatican OF
Father Curci's new book llas led IL the result
which might have been expected. Seven
thousand copies were sold during the first
fortnight, and Il second edition will snon be
brought out. The condemnation appe;ifs to
have been wholly arbitrary. Knowing that
it would be Impossible To convict Father
Curci Of heresy ii fairly tried before the Com
Ere@ation Of the Index, .'New Italy" WAS
sunlnElrily and mysterionsly condemned by
the inQuisitiUn without any notification tu
the author Of the errors detected IN II.
Jerusalem Chamber III Westminster Abbey,
where the English rpyisers Of tile Testament
met for conference, has been the gathering
place OF nany committees and bodies whose
work was unable 10 find general acceptance,
The assembly Of diyl'les who prepared the
Confession of Faith and the Longer anu
ftc ch..f,
there during tile reign Of Cromwell. The
Commission III Comprehension, III the time
of William ILL.,, which was 10 revise the En-
glisIl Prayer Book, also met there, Henry
IL. died III the Jerusalem Chamber in the
year 14l3
The editor OF the Frccman's journal has
not a high opinion Of the '',autocrat Of the
orean-lott," whom he regards rs all enemy
Of true Roman Catholic worship. lie de
scrIbe5 what was called sacred concert IL
4 church on Sunday evening. when Il full
band 'da>hed into a selection in rapid time,
Italian, and who Doubtless regarded this as
SOME wild, barbaric, American attempt at re-
ligious melody. gave cadence with q smile OF
great satisfaction The tune, however,
BootS,'' which was followed By '.Whoa,
Emma:'' and " Rock the Cradle. Pat 1.-The
orsanist,' snys Mr.. McNlasters,- really rules
the ritual OF the church. What are the
FlHFlCS III llE HftiHlII. Ol illSptlEll NbtHo ~
him? lie presides, and he Is determined at
the time that nobudy shall forget it.
There are in connection with the United
Presbyterian Synod OF Scotland 543 cungre-
CATIONS, SIS Snnday-schools, with 10,SW
teachers and s. 44U young persons under i'll
struction. There has been all increase OF ~
teachers and 3Ga scholars over the preceding
year. There attend advanced classes, taught
by ministers and elders, ?; 49 persons-au
increase Of ts54. The number Of members in
full communion with the Synod, which III
1876 was IL. $50 and hah increased to III
i'll 1874 had again fallen ut the close ct 1850
to li:;,S2. The decrease in tile last two years
has been nearly l,I00 Expensive places Of
worship and fashionable occupants "f seats
arrfrigitcniny away numbers Of workingnen
enrolled in the GLASSES III the Theological
Hall during the recent session was lI6. The
amount o1 congregational incoint: for con-
grtgatonal purposes was about l.11s5, 140,
about $40. .o00.- From May. ls43. to Dtcesl!-
ber, 1850. the United PRESBYTERIAN Church
has raised more than 44,594.S50.
SCIENCE AND THE H1ELE.
The annual meeting ri the Victoria Ph1lo-
sopllical Institute vi Great Britain took place
at tle House de Of the Society Of Arts London,
IN the chair. The meeting was very fully
dress. ''0n the Credibility Of the Super
natural BY Lord oNeill, the honor;
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