New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-20

az other than figurative expressions. Futars
/ punishment was to consist largely OF negationx
loss Of beayen loss Of happiness. etc., but not
entirely--for Ehrist's language implied positive
penalty, and this was taken to mean re-
morsetul state of mind and conscience.
Fourth, there was no scholastic OF reasonaoie e
meant anything less than ernal or everlasting
1 and so, the conclusion was that though I'VE
have not got to burn, we shall have to feel very
sorry for ever and ever"
Canon Farrar brought his recent series of SER
mons on the Established Church to a close in
Westminster AbbeJ by referring TO the posi-
history of Protestant Nonconformity from the
| reign of Queen Elizabeth to the Evangelical
| revival of last century, and bitterly lamented
| that the Church of England should have need
lessiy and cruelty elected those who would eThi
| true Christian policy would have been not to
| gOad them into NODconf0rmity, but to win them
| to union, just as it would be true and Christian
| policy to grant some t0leration to ritual Row.
The Church was once conyulsed because Puri-
| tans were not allowed to decline a surplice.
Have we learned so little that IL is now to be
convulsed because Ritualists are not allowed to
light candle or wear chasublef Perhaps,
you will say: But these are such trifesP
Well, they too may live to see that they are only
tribes but meanwhile we haze to deal with
each other In the fiood-tde of ecclesiastical pas
sions and the heyday of religious pride. and
alas it il not one ecclesiastic IN q thousand
whether Churchman or NoncOnfOrmist, who acts
in the spirit of Baxter's famous saying: l
would as soon be a martyr for charity as for
faith"
The secretaries and treasur ers of Foreign and
Domestic Missions have issued O Lenten circular
to the rectOrs. superintendents, teachers, and
nholor 80 t.G ndou-u otnoI Nf mr.
Episcopal Church. For the last three years
similar appeals have been made, asking them
to devote the whole or part OF their Lenten
and Easter offerings to the Missions of tho
and missionary jurisdictions joined last year in
the Lenten offering, which amounted to over
$4,000. With some of these schools, this
Offering has become part OF the yearly
plan of the regular Lenten Offering is system
atically carried out, under the charge OF q COM
mittee, with treasurer who receives the money
from the schools, and forwards 1t to the trea-
surers OF the Domestic and Foreign Committees
of the Board of Managers, In New York. The
Domestic Committee provide means for mission
work in eleven missionary jurisdictions and
twenty EIGHT dioceses, including that among
the Indians and the cOlored people OF the
South while the Foreign Comm ittee provide
means for mission work in Greece, Africa,
China, Japan, Hayd. and Mexico.
Boston, last Sunday afternoon, in aid of the
American Baptist Home Missionary Society.
The Rev. H. L. MOrehouse, DID,, of New-YOrk,
said that $500, 900 would be needed this year
work In the forty-one States and Territories IN
which it has missionaries. This money would,
it received, be distributed as follows $3.50 600
for enlarged missionary operations; 500, 600 In
grants to 150 feeble societies in the West tor
the erection of meeting houses; $4,000 for
educational work among the freedmen and In
dians; $4,000 for additional school buildings
and improvements; $1,000 for poor freedmen
and Indians who are studying for the ministry.
The society now supports ten schools among the
freedmen and one among the Indians, with
titty-two teachers and 1900 pupils. The total
number OF missionaries and teachers is PSI
missionaries among Americans, lSS; among
among French, g.; among Indians, O.; among
freedmen. Is; among Chinese, 2. The bap-
tlsms during the year just closed were 1.160i
churches organized, 81; benevolent contribu.
tiOns, S6S44 03.
A meeting of the Association Of Lay
Helpers for the diocese OF London was
recently held at the Chapter House. 81:
the committee, having briefly Il. sketched
the proposals which had been made, the Bishop
of Bedford said that o lay readers power OF use
some University training, He heartily COM
mended the scheme, and hoped that many
members of tne body might be able to avail
themselves of it, On the motion OF Canon
Gregory il was resolved that the proposal to
open Kebe College, Oxford, for lay readers
during the Long Vacation, for short courses OF
instruction, would be productive OF great good
to those who may be able to avail themselves or
such an opportunity, and that il courses OF lee
lures were given at st. Paul's and other places,
it would further help those who have as lay.
readers to instruct Others
is now tree from debt. At q recent meeting the
treasurer reported that he had collected
$14,671 SO for that purpose The Parish
Committee then presented the mortgage deed
fully discharged and certified by the Register or
Deeds. The mortgage bonds and coupons were
then exhibited fully cancelled, and then after
being checked of by numbers were burned IN
the presence OF the assembly. A temporary
funnel with large iron pan SUSPENDED be-
meath, had been erected on one side of the desk,
where the burning took place IN the sight and
TO the qualification of all pre- sent.
Two weeks ago to-day the Rev. DIR. F. G.
Clark, pastor of the Second Street Presbyterian
Church, Toy, informed his congregation that
5000 would supply a deficiency which had
arisen during the preceding two years IN the
payment OF the running expenses vi the cnuion:
the deficit. and $670 was contributed. En-
couraged by the success OF his appeal, the
pastor expressed his desire that $4,000 be
raised to provide for remOdellng ana lmpToV.
ing the church edifice. Before the week had
closed 500, 600 was in the hands of the pastor.
The current number OF The american Church
Repie,C has a highly interesting article on
Ancient Egypt and the Bible" from The pen OF
eral Convention of 1880, by High Churchnian
and Low Churchman-the Rev. John Henry
Hopkins. DID, of Wiliamsport and the Rev.
JOhO Cotton Smith, DID,, of New York; an
ma al hri C0napFVIOO> Power
of Modem Society,"" by the Rev. w. w. Batter
shall, DID,, of Albany, and many other inter-