New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-06
$500 dead persons lie in the vaults beneath
the church.

waited upon him recently occur these sen.
fences: Well aware, then, beloved children,
of the audacious purposes of the sects, we feel
the necessity and duty of declaring to You and
all Italian Catholics the serious dangers inn
pending Let none deceive themselves, but
let all be convinced that the intent is to tear
you from the bosom of the most tender mother,
the Church, and withdraw You from the easy
yoke of Christ to give y0u into the power OF
those who are preparing calamity and ruin TO:
your country. Against such enemies you must
watch continually to elude their snares, and
jealousy guard mt what cost soeyer the pre-
cious treasure of faith with which Divine COOL
ness has madesyou rich"
The year just closed has been an unusually
prosperous one for Io wa Baptists At tho State
convention OF the society held recently, it was
stated that the aggregate membership in the
State was $4,000. Fifteen societies are build
ing churches, Five churches were built last
year. Since the last convention eight ministers
have died. The thirty-one missionaries who
have been at work in the interest of the de-
nomination have baptized Ill persons and
preached 1909 sermons. They have received
1913 persons to membership by letter, and fifty
one by faith.
The Methodists of Ontario are in doubt
whether or not to bring charges of heresy
against the Rev. DR.. A. Burns, principal of the
Wesleyan Female College at hamilton, who
wrote a letter of sympathy to DR.. Thomas,
while the latter vas being tried, and followed
IL WIN another 10 JDe eulIOI OF an IOWA HcWb-
paper, in which he set forth with considerable
distinctness his views on the points raised at
the trial Thus far nothing has been done but
several Toronto clergymen are OF the opinion
that the matter will not be allowed to drop.
There are fifty-fOur clergymcn of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in California, the
parishes and missions numbering forty. Other
statistics are as follows: Sunday school scholars,
3,275; baptisms last year, 61O; combinations,
361 COMMITMENTS, 1902 offerings, $94, S42;
value OF church property, $l95,55O; and in
debtedness, $4,000
The Rev. Dr. Whitehead, of East Bethlehem,
Penn, has accepted the position of Bishop of
the Diocese of Pittsburg, to which he was re-
Gently elected. The conservation will take
place OH January 25, in Trinity Church, Pitts
burg. The senior bishop of the United States,
or some one delegated by him, will oiiiciate at
the ceremony.
The Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks, the eloquent
rector of Trinity Church, Boston, said at the
Episcopal Church Congress at Providence,
that if any body of Christians refused to give
the new version fair trial, the versi0a~wOuld
stand as strong as ever and that body would
be condemned as a leader of Christian thought
forever
The Rev. George Davis Adams pastor of the
lakewood Avenue Presbyterian Church ut Troy,
\. Y, has resigned his position, and has APP
piled for orders in the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Mr. Adams was formerly an assistant
to DIR. Sabine, of this city. He has had charge
of the Troy church for about year.
A correspondent of The Albany Erening
Journal suggests the prOpriety OF a subscription
to secure a monument TO the late DIR. Barthol0-
new r. Welch, famous Baptist preacher III
his day. 1t is mainly 10 the efforts OF Dr.
Wclch that the city of Albany owes its possess
sion of Rural Cemetery
OF the Rev. NJ. j. O'Farrell, who was conse-
rotod last wool, RishnD Of Trenton IH8
Ne,c- York Tablet says: " He is not only piOus,
Jealous and learned priest, but he also has u
warm heart, Il brilliant pen and eloquent
tongue, which have been freely devoted to tho
cause OF Ireland"
In the last ten years the Baptists are said to
have gained 761, 4lS members in fifteen South
crn States. In the six Eastern States the in-
crease has been 1900; in the Middle States,
81 SOB and in the Western States, Oh, 1885,
The annual meeting of the American Mission
| AIRY Association was held at Worcester Mass,
last week. and was well attended The educa-
ton of the cOlored people of the South was one
of the leading topics of DISCUSSION.
Father Conway, pastor of st. Patricll's
| Church. Chicago, has been appointed Vi"ar-
| General of the Archdiocese of Chicago. His
last act before leaving his church was to present
| it with $4,000.
The Lutherans are very strong in Missouri
They have $50 ministers, SIS congregations
and 224 @preaching stations" Last year
1875 children were baptized, and $3.50 were
confirmed.
1t is stated upon good authority that in the
last five years the Presbyterians OF the United
States have organized only seventy seven new
churches, the total number at present being
1851
The Rev. ". c. Pond reported to the COngre-
gational Association of California recently that
he had succeeded in raising 100000 for the
Golden Gate Academy and Theological Semi
nary.
Twenty-Five counties in California contain no
CONGREGATIONAL church or minister of that de-
nomination.
There are about 100 Baptist churches in
Vermont, having total membership of nearly
10000.
An American Protestant Episcopal Church,
il is SAID is to be built at Dresden.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.
II is time respectable newspapers had patriotism