, 1881-05-15

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Chinese and going to the dogs. The Chincs
now nov own the greatest part of it, and the.
, will soon rule it.''
GENERAL NOTES. -:
The Southern Deanery of the Diocese o
illinois will conyeneat Pontiac May IS and 10
DR.. Schatf says the Revised New Testamen
will be issued on the 20tE inst in this cou,l
try and in England.
The Presbyterian Synod of Kansas may be
called the 1'olyglot Synod, for within its
bounds, which extend over the Indian Terri
tory, the Gospel is preached by members OF
the Synod in no less than nine different Ian
guages, English, German, French, Bol,cni
an. Welsh, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, ant,
Nez Perez.
There is an active missionary spirit among
many Budtlllists. For Il long time it has
been nntlisputed that Buddhism is making
more converts from the karens than Chris
t1anty. At TWanty, Shwaygycen, and other
PLACES where the Karen population is large,
| the Karen worshipers ut the pagOdas art:
very 1ltl!lerots-a fact which did not exist
twenty-five years ago.
The Churc1lmun says: '' III Trinity Church,
I'awtucket, X. l., ut the recent Easter Mon
day election, three women were made mem
bers Of the ycstry. Probably the Canons III
| IL
| think the ease is without any precedent in
the history of the Church in this country. AS
| To the wisdom Of the innovation opinions will
vary, but it will generally be heard of with
| surprise"
Among the worshppers at a church in
London. Ontario. WIS Il lnan who groanetl
This was for awhile taken &s evidence Of de-
'outness, but eventually it becanlca nuisance,
| and lie was requested to be less noisy or stay
aWay AWAY from the meetingst llo would take
| nclther course. and was therefore arrested on
4 charge OF disturbing the peace. lie re-
| cards himself as Il Christian martyr, and will
not glve bail, pre1ercine to 1anguish in Jail
until his trial.
| As though they had not enough already on
their hands: the Conservative party in the
Fftc Church OF Scotland are now summoned
t. t.. rally As:!inst the. new Iynnal prepared
Dy direction of tile General Assembly. Sir
Henry Moncreiff, who has II Keen nose for
heress, lIas raised the ai1rln: Some of the
hymns In the book he finds absolutely ritual
lstlc, and others latitudinarlan. Another
perturl'ed stickler for the old ways warns his
brethren that, if the book is adopted. it will
open the Way for liturgcs and organs.
The Commencement exercises OF the Bap-
fist Union Theo!ocical Seminary of Morgan
park are now . taking place: This morning at
OF Boston, will preach the annual sermon
before the Theological Union in the First
Baptist Church, corller South Park avenue
and Ihirty-t'rst street. In the evening there
will be joint Service of the West Side l'ap-
list churches at the Second Baptist Church.
when the Eey. r. t;riuneI|, Jr.. of Detroit
will preach before the Patterson Missionary |
Society of the Seminary.
The present effort to start Presbyterian |
church ut the Stock-Yartls is meeting with
good success, The Rev. H. N. Pay1tcr, un- |
der whose superintendence it is, bce:,l, the
lst OF April last with four hearers. THE pres
eent attendance averages about forty. The /
Sunday school was organized last Sunday
with four classcs Tie people engaged in
the enterprise are very hopeful of SUCCESS, |
Already about thirty lave given in their
names rs ready to unite in the new orgallza-
ton. The meetings aly. held III the Fallon
Preaching By tie REV ii. II.
Paynter every Sunday at il a. IN. and 7:3O
D. IN.
A,onr t,,o ,>4;,oo of o.;, IT,
~ n.ois ,l .!'e il9.lces u ltollnnS 70 pc 1naue
a. ti ,,ie appI9]achins seSs!nh u inc CoEvoea-
ti,ati, th<, ,;. aaG 1Io vte: " HIS Hraee
;I, Tug ~ % caai temsto1 To- 1ne lSst
'nI ". t!ie a.usal tolinlsstGn on ING Ecclcsl
12aeaL lourts. Anos!lei: Dy tne blShop ot
,,;r,i %, ~ '1t!.I II .tse!d,oh: IL
ualf", .Il,, oy INC Dean OF chester, prolcstinS
.st,n',,, te 1p,u f.' lt"e' ~ LOW Garrleo on
i ircl,(lcacon of Iiutisfarnc. for the = nnoi,t-
11ent of a committees to "cOllsititr t1e cnnsti-
utional relations between the auiIoritirs
,eajm. and the best nlttll,,tis wfer.v rom. ..
non action may he taken by them in matters |
affecting the Church y: win Dowfr to mert
md consnit n sit,,ilnrc rcnnn,itt,fs olrcad, an1
minfnd jv the Cnnvocation of tba Prnvinro
# Canterbury. o'@''0'' ~''''@~
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-. ny Dean OF ieleI1ooroHsI1, SAYS the LON
on trfu!Nt'G: pfesiatlls u TIE af'linat meet,
" Q! liG iocal ora1ch OF the Biltish and $
oreisli Hlblc Soclety II - EI,nglald, said tllat Y
5 a member OF tlle Old lfstainent Cn'nlnit- t
te ~ con!u sleak conllaeilty OF the una
lmitS ol Spirit wifich lad animated and the T.
gfisct :, M harmony whlcii mad prevailed among