New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-09

Eastern Churches, the Greek and the Arme-
man." says the correspondent, and those who
notice the movements of the Vatican will have
seen latteriy reconciliation between it and
this latter Church, and that among the new
Cardinals is, or is to be, an Armenian bishop
The East, with its hOrdes of ignorant people
and Its unsettled prospects, is more suitable
place for the Papacy than active, enlightened
modern waved America. ConstanfinOple and
Jerusalem are nearer to the Pope, not merely
de fdetO, but still more by the very reason OF
things. No doubt, as long as the Vatican can
be held it will be. But the same policy which
made the Jesuits sell out their property in
Rome years before the storm came which would
have swept IL all away, and which led tho
clericas to invest largely in Turkish bonds, will
undoubtedly prove TO be actively at work now.
anticipating and trying TO provide for future
emergencies and storms
In speaking of the relations between Ger
many and the Vatican, I he London Echo says'
We learn that il has been decided by Prince
Bismarck that the new diplomatic representa-
tive at the Vatican shall not be accredited in
the name of the German Empire, but in that of
the Prussian Monarchy. This determination is
probably intended to paclfy the great number
of Germans, Catholic as we'll as Protestant,
who begin to grumbe that their Emperor is,
after all, going to CanOssa.' :. There is no
doubt that Herr Won Schlozer will be the per-
manent representative of Prussia, or that she
could send any man more acceptable for il was
concerning the occupation of the Archbishopric
OF Cologne about seventeen years ago. when
he won golden opinions from the Papal nego-
tiators."
Within the last six months, says Japan cor
respondent of The CongregatOnalist a marvel
ious change toward Christianity has taken
place in Japan. "The largest theatres" he
writes, are too small to hold the Thousands
that gather to hear preaching that is carried ON
entirely by native Christians. The newspapers
have entered the lists, and while some are for
choking down, by fair means or foul, this
cursed way others are boldly siding with the
new religion as the only hope for the country.
Buddhism and Shintoism, too, at last
aroused to their danger, and have not only be-
gun their mass meetings, but have also put
forth several pOlemic tracts, which, OF course,
serve to awaken public interest," Japan, he
thinks, is on the eve of a great religious move
ment that will attract the attention Of the world.
Bishop Simpson in his opening sermon at the
Ecumenical Conference gave the following
illustration of the unity of the different MethO-
dist bodies " was walking, some weeks since,
in beautiful grove. The trees were some dis
lance apart, and the trunks were straight and
rugged. But as they assembled higher the
branches came closer together, and still higher
the twigs and branches interaced and formed
beautiful canopy | said to myself: Gun
churches resemble these trees. The trunks
near the earth stand stiffly and widely apart
The more nearly toward heaven they ascend the
closer and closer they come together, until they
form one beautiful canopy, under which the
sons of men enjoy both shelter and happiness"
OF the late President Garfield as q Christian
gentleman, President Porter writes a. follows
in the current number of The Independent
President Garfield adhered to the church OF
his mother, the church III which he was trained
and which he had served as pillar aud an
evangelist and yet with the largest and most
,.atl s..hn lNsFn Lard
in sincerity His faith and zeal, though boldly
professed, were never Obtrusve. Neither cant
nor sanctinony deformed his manners mol
offended his associates but natural and self
respecting manhood marked him as preeml
nently Christian gentleman"
The Rev. DR.. Lorimer, of Chicago the retir
ing pastor of the First Baptist Church in thai
city, preached his farewell sermon last Sunday
evening. The newly organized lmmanue
Church, of which DR.. Lorimer is to be the pas
tor, has already membership OF over sou.
According to the newspaper reports, " lettel
was then read from the Rev. Wayand Hoyt OF
Brooklyn, announcing his presence among the
Baptists of Chicago on the second Sunday Oh
October"
The King Of Sweden last spring ordered the
| churches in that country to take up collection
| 10 aid the only Swedish church in Philadelphia
to pay off its de6t of $4,000. As result
| 5000 crowns, about $500, have been re-
ccived.
| OF the 116 ministers of the Presbyterian
Church. North, who died last year. two were
| over ninety years old, nineteen were between
eighty and ninety, thirty five were bcwcen sew
enty and eighty, and fifty were under seventy.
Owing TO the great demand for seats at tho
dedicatory services at the Claiming Memorla!
Church, at Newport, r. l., it has been decided
| that seats shall be reserved Tor none but SUD-
scribers to the building fund.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the general
conference of the Congregational churches IN
| Connecticut will be held at West Wlnsted be-
ginning Tuesday, October Is, and continuing
until Thursday afternoon.
The Bishop of London has recently admitted
twenty laymen TO the Office of lay readers anu
presented them to the Wears of the parishes LII
which they are to ohclate.
The Lakeside Baptist Association and IN, tho
| Chicago Association have formed Il union. Inc
new association thus formed embraces forty
three active churches
The Swedish Lutherans in the United States
are said TO number 800 congregations, LOO pas
tors aud 10000 attendants ut different
churches
A Methodist lay college has been opened at
Boston to prepare young persons for religious
work
CUPRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.
The state of pablo feeling has been slowly re.
ceding during the week from the high point 10
which it had been carried by the long anu cuLlu'a
80 strain of events which ended in the burial OF
President Garfelds remains at Cleveland; The lnl'
preston was too deep however, not TO De lasting.
r. will remain deep for generatlon ana VIII never
Wholly disappear The Nation has had new birtn
and viii never again be Just what it was before. t
IS well, however. thai the undue strain SHOULD De
removed. Mourning drapery is gradually being
taken down. and we are glad to see that the prop
os;tion IN give the materials TO the Michigan