New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23

me ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Uau DeeD In New
England one hundred and seventy years when
MethOdism came; the Baptists, about one hum
dred and forty or fifty years; and the Episc0-
palians little more than one hundred years
longer than we. Now the Episcopal Church
numbers in ew-England 51,25l cOmmuni-
cants; the Baptists, l20,232; the Congrega-
tionasts, 214,252 and the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. 1873, 35S IN the last thirty years
the population of New England increased AZ
per cent, and the members Of the Methodist
Church 81 per cent. In 1850 the Methodist
Episcopal Church held the third rank, numeri-
cally, now the second, in ew-England. Since
1880 its increase has been 5O,677; the Congre-
gatonalists, OH a much larger basis for growth,
increased about six thousand more in the Same
period"
Grace protestant Episcopa) Church, Phila
dephia, has new rector, the Rev. DIR. r. +.
Alsop, formerly of Pittsburg. The Rev. DIR.
William Suddards, after "a continued service of
tOrty-seYen years. has resigned owing to his
failing eyeSlght, and has been made rector
emeritus For some time the duties of the
Passionate have fallen upon the assistant rector.
DIR. SuddaIds, when young man, came from
England, and was ordained as minister of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. He was called to Grace Church in 1884.
DR.. AlsOp has entered upon his work with zeal
and hopes to build up Grace Church, the pros
perity of which has been somewhat affected by
DR.. SEddard's i'll health.
In commenting upon the declaration of the
Archbishop of Canterbury that " there is moth
ing IN the order ana discipline of the Church of
England to prevent laymen from assisting the
parOchial clergy by reading and eXpOunding
Holy Scripture, and leading the prayers and
praises OF the congregation in schOOl-rOOms
ana other appropriate Places he London
reno says that If such an archiepscOpal dec-
laratiOn had been issued in the middle of the
last century, and had been cordially accepted
by the parpchial clergy, it is at least probable
that John Wesleys followers would have re-
manned within the pale of the Church of Eng
land" There are i'll the diocese of London 40
lay readers.
The purposes of the Congregational Union OF
Manchester, England, which celebrated its
Jubilee recently, are set forth as follows by
he London Standard "Ihe Congregational
Union at Manchester entertains no new eccle-
siaSlcal schemes, but proposes to turn To an
account Its Jubilee year for the purpose of eX-
tinguislung its chapel debts, increasing tho
stipends OF its ministers, and extending its
ministry to the poor III the outlying districts OF
this country. Its members, whatever may be
thought OF Dissent itself, furnish some splendid
instances of liberal giving, worthy of imitation
by othe: Churches"
The Bishop of ST. Andrews, speaking at
diocesan synod at Perth recently on the subject
of the revision of the New Testament in which
he took a part, said that with all his regard for
his colleagues in that work, and with the b igh-
est estimate of their learning and ability, he
body, the rcyisers had deliberately come
showed less consideration for the work of their
predecessors than it might Lave done and
consequently they had less reason to complain
If some severity was shown to their own work.
At the session Of the Synod of Southern
Prcsbyterians OF Missouri, at st. Louis, a few
days ago il was stated that in siXty-hye out
of the la counties III the State there Is no
PRESBYTERIAN pTcachng.r One speaker thought
bp SlOulI inform
themselves more thoroughly about their sur
TOundings. Many of them, lac sald can tell
about the missions in China. among the In
dams, and in Greece, but they don't Know
where Miller County is.
Mrs james \. Sturgeon, who died last month
in London was Il daughter of the late Field
Marshal Sir John Burgoyne and grand.
daughter of General John Burgoyne, who COM
manded the British forces ut Saratoga III lllI
The Rev. &. III. SpurgeOn ut her funeral, paid
very high tribute to her Christian character.
To n reporter of The Chicago Inter Ocean
Bishop Wiley said recently that the Board OF
Bishops would meet in this city in November,
and that the time for calling the court to which
DR.. Thomas has appealed would then be de-
cidcd upon. The Bishop thought that Decem-
Der l or thereabouts would be fixed upon.
The Episcopal Church Congress meets at Pro-
violence, r. !. next Tuesday. Bishop Clark
WIZ utllNtT inc opening d'lIlt>S L Ht ctNNloHo
will doubtless be unusually interesting, as
many pressing questions of the hour, like
Civil Service Reform will be discussed by ablo
speakers and writers.
1t is reported that the Ohio Congregation.
alistS have made gain of 800 in membership
in the last year. The contributions for benevO-
lent objects amounted to 1868, 54S "A gain of
$27,1G1 over the preceding year. The
churches number 23O.
The General Missionary Jubilee Conference
of the Reformed Chur IN in America was held
at Albany recently. The Rev Il. W. Clark,
pastor OF the First Reformed Church, delivered
the address Of welcome.
The Rock River Conference, which depOseo
Dr. Thomas from the ministry, adopted
strong report against lolySamy
According to The Baptist Weekly there are
three vacant pulpits OF Baptist churches in this
city.