New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-18

Bishop of Oxford, has been appointed, was
! erected IN conformity with the provisions of an
Act OF Parliament, passed in 1878, for the
creation OF four new BishOprics, the money to
he provided partly by contributions from other
Sees and partly by public subscription. OF the
four sanctioned 10y the Act, two-th0se OF Lly-
erpool ana Newcastle-have now fulfilled the
prescribed conditions. while two Others-SOuth-
we'll aud Wakefeld-suis await the result or
further efforts TIE minimum income. origin
ally proposed for each Bishop was E3,oOO
year, but it was atterward reduced to t9tlVO,
though in the case of Newcastle the trustees
stlll hope that they will be able to secure a
larger sum. The money required for the en-
dOWment OF this particular See Is made up IRON
| the BlshOprlc of Durham, which cedes II 900
a year for tnat purpose; from Church offer
| torres, amounting at present to E2O49; from
a charitable fund known as the Headley be-
quest, which gives E16,2OO, and from private
| munifcence, which has yielded the liberal
the sum total, Independent of the gift from the
existing BishOpric, amounts to close on
100000, which may be estimated to return
about e, 600 year. The Durham contribu-
private subscriptions is TO be found
that of the Duke Of Northumberland, who
heads the list with 100000. The Bishop OF
Durham gives $4,000, and several more sub
scrlptions amount to 900 and upward
The Board of Managers of the American
Bible Society have issued an address upon un-
dertaking the fourth general supply of the
United States with the Holy Scriptures. Some
idea of the magnitude of the work which this
society accomplishes may be gained from the
following statistics as set forth In the address
During the last year, the whole number OF
families visited by the representatives of our
auxiliaries, by pastors and private distributors,
and by the one hundred and sixty paid col
pOrteurs of this Society, was 7l4,636; OF
whom II 1882 were found without the Scrip
lures, and Sl,995 were supplied, in addition to
46,43O individuals not included in these
families. The restitution thus discovered and
supplied embraces large districts Of the West
and South and Southwest, and regions in
which we have no auMiarles. In addition to
this, 1O1 095 volumes OF the Scriptures, in
fifteen languages were distributed among the
| newly arrived immigrants at this port 10y the
marine agent of the New York Bible Society.
From April, 1872, TO April, 1SS2, the whole
number Of families reported as VISITED was
5,206, $685. OF whom 723. ia were destitute OF
the Scriptures: and of these 46l,32O, III adj
diton to 30, 716 individuals not included In
them, were furnished with the word OF OOd, by
sale or by donation"
The Rev. DR.. James Freeman Clarke, nov trav-
cling in England, recently said that Unitarian
ism was to be regarded rs the leaven which
was leavening other religious bodies, and added
that this figure fairly represented what 1t had
To do for the world at large. " There IL more
truth in this he London Echo says, than
the orthodox sects would be willing to recOg-
nlze. The Unltarans cannot only claim the
honor OF the production OF revised version OF
the New Testament, which was the precursor
of the one recently published by the revision
Committee, but they have the satisfaction OF
seeing profound scholars IN the orthodox
churches, like Mr. Robertson smith, engaged
in the work Of Biblical criticism with free
dom and boldness which would have been I'M
possible outside the ranks of the Unitarian
body "A generation ago. They may talrly claim
also that Liberal theOOgans Of all Protestant
cTeeds are fast abandoning antlduated views OF
EschatOlOgy, against which the Unitarian Oody
has ever been a faithful witness. There are
other i'm pOrtant points of theology upon which
Vpitarians have exercised no small influence,
esneciaiiv in the altered mode IN which they
are now presented 10y Evangelical teachers
Same denlorable incidents took place recently
IN one or two churches at Naples, III c0nse-
ouepce of an address to the Pope presented by
some students. Their companions protested
against this address, and preacher at the
Church of San Carlo all Arena, having used
some offensive expressions respecting tree
thinking students some of the latter entered
the church on the evening Of the 10Th Of May,
apostrophized the preacher, aud cIed ONT
"'Hurrah for liberty Of thought, Down win
the ReactiOnists.n \ riot ensued, the congre-
CATION attacking the students, who, however,
escaped in the confusion. One woman was
much hurt in the Scute. On the same evening
in two other churches false alarm InaI the
students were coming to disturb the sSryice
gave rise to slight panics.
"The effects of modern scepticism as in
dulged in by young men, the Key. Ut. New
man Smyth said in the course OF MS sermon
last Sunday before the congregation of the
Old South Church in Boston, young men, who
do not know how to take the first deep sound
ing in passage of thought, are a. pltliul as
the conceIt of sea gull who' having dipped It's
IrfV, flaar, ael- np a.
rents of the air, firmly believing that 1t knows
all about salt water.
The Israelites of Salt Lake City about
thirty-fve famllieS) have united themselves IN
"A society called Bene Israel, whose object 1t Is
to establish a nOn-sectarlan school, and also !
place for their religious instructions, as Otah
has no public schools except Mormon schools |
where the curriculum comprises few subjects
besides the tenets OF MOrmonism.
The Synod of the Old Catholic Church met at
Often in Switzerland on June p under the |
presidency of Bishop HerzOg. Eighty deputies |
were present The official report respecting |
the progress and prospects of the Church is |
pronounced rs being highly satisfactory
Il is announced that The Adrance Chicago
has been purchased by party of Boston gen |
tIemen. 1t will have for its Editor Mr.; Robert |
West we'll known as journalist, preacher and |
superintendent.
A recent religious census in Prussia shows |
thar that country contains 17,645,462 Pro- |
tesfants, 9,2O5, 1876 Catholics, 1868, 100 Jews, |
42.5ls Dssenters, and 22OO6 persons pro-
Tossing no religion.
THE total length of fencing in the United |
States is upward Of six million miles, and the |
cost over $4,000, 100000. This The CHS |
tan Register says, does not include Theological
fences, which are much more expensive.
The @wickedest woman in England" Jane |
Johnson age eighty-four, has been converted; |
She has been in Leeds prison two hundred and |
forty times. and nearly as many times IN other |
iails. She is now preaching in Hull.
ri De- Tosorb Cooly has arrived in ,JaDan.