New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

lHE ENGLISH NHURCH tONthfoo. np iiot
of subjects and speakers for the Church Gon-
gress to be held next October at Derby Eng
land, is as follows On Tuesday, the Sd
Unity of Belief in Relation to DIyerslties OF
Thought Dean of Wells, Canon Furse ana
the Rev. r. b. GirdlestOne. 'EvangelstIc Work
at Home Neglect of Public WOrship-Causes
and Remedies, Bishop of Liverpool, Bishop of
Bedford and Mr. II. +. BOwker; the Church
and Revival Movements, the Key. Canon
Mason; Extension OF Church Ministries
Coadiutor Bishops-Suffraga and Assistant
Speakers not yet selected y Tie biaconate, the
Rev (. Il. Bernard Minor Orders, Canons
BRIGHT and Dixon. Church Discipline, Dlsc-
plinary Laws as affecting the Clcrgy-Cnminous
and Negligent Clerks, Canon Gregory EhuIch
Courts Canon G.. Trevor and Mr. j. !. DID
din; Canonical Obedience Nj. james Parker.
On Wednesday, the 4th.-' The Cnurch ana
Modern Thought The Limit OF Authority ana
Free Thought Dean of Manchester and The
Rev. j. VI. Wilson, the Harmony OF Science
and Faith, Professor Stokes the DePeauenIce
of Morality upon Revelation, the Key stanley
LeAthes and Mr.. J. Z. c. Weldon. Political
Relations of the Church. the Church and
Crown. Earl Nelson; the Church and Pal LA
ment, Mr. Stanley Leighton, NJ -, VT. CoSu
Raikes. H. F.. and Mr.. g. {. +. Malm; the
Church. and Democracy, Speakers not yet
selected Workingmen's Meetin5' canon
Hole. The Clergy, Benefced Clergy-Ihe
Voice of the Church in the APPOINTMENT or
Bishops and Parish Priests, the Rev q; Green
=. I.
feed Clergy-Positon and Prospects, the Rev.
Gcofrev ODonoghue and the Rev. W. l..
Blackley. The Duty OF the Church to
Criminals, Mr.. Arthur Nils and tue Rev. d;
". Horsley to Paupers aud 'a2rants, General
Ivpcdoeh Gardiner and the Rev the Hon. j.
Wentworth Leigh to Canal Populations. Mr.:
II salt NJ p The Church ami Morals,
Morality in Trade, the Rev. Gordon Caltirop
l4d the Rev. Harry Jones Morality IN Politics,
(~peakers not yet selected) Morality III
Pirate Affairs, Canon Farrar On Thursday,
the 9TH The Church and other Conmnnions,
the Controversy with Rome Bishop of Lincoln
and the Rev. Dr.. Neyln the Difficulties OF
Dissent Canon Curteis and Chancellor Espin;
Possibilities of Reunion or lntercommuihon,
Speakers not yet selucteG). he Liturgy,
the Ideal of LiturGical Worship IN the Lhurch
of ENGLAND Mr.. BerestOrd- Hope, NJ. T., and
the Rev. Z. II. Bickersterh; Proposals TOR
Liturgical improvements the Hon. I. l.. " ood'
the Rev. C. NenaDles and canon lioare.
The Church in Relation to Domestic and
Social Life the Upper Glasses, the Dean OF
York and Mr. +. \. White the Dwellings OF
the Poor Canon Erskine Clarke, ard Dr.
MeYmott Tidy the kecreauGnS CT the fe0pie'
Earl MulCrave and Mr.. 9. Harwood. lem
pcrance Work Remedial Treatment VI lne-
br,ates, Dr. Norman Kerr, the Rev. Il. NJ Grier
and the Rev. Thomas Hutton. Synodieal
Action Diocesan SynOds, the heV. W. "
English: Church Boards, Mr. Albert Grey, NJ
p. and Mr. W. c. Heygate; Central Council OF
Diocesan Conferences, the Hon. Nubraham
Fgerton. II. p. and the Rev Howell Evans
The Jews Present Religious COndluOn-thelr
Prospects-the Duty OF the Church to them
the Rev. j. e. l.. hrenlg Dean 0t hIpOn, the
Rev. VI. R0senthal aud the Rev. K. {. Billing:
ON Friday, the 9Th Devotional Subject
Devotional Study Of Holy Scripture-Enrich-
ment of Private Prayer-tbe Holy Communion
in relation to Personal DevOtiOn-AssociatlOn
for Prayer and Progress IN The Spiritual Lie
Che list OF speakers on this subject Is not yet
completed). 'Eyangelistlc Work Abroad,
Organization Of Native Churches, Sir Bartle
Frere and the Rev. W. J, Edm0nds; Mission
arv Centres, General Maclagan; Medical Mis-
si0ns-Woman's Work, Dr. Theodore Maxwell
and the Bishop OF Victoria"
N,uOvFTAy FANATICIsM.-The Mahometan
world has been deeply stirred by the massacre
of Christians in Alexandria aud the Subsequent
bonbardmenT of that city by the English heet.
From Palestine and other parto OF SYRIA there
come rumOrs Of attacks on Christians by their
Nahometan neighbOrs; although these rumOrs
hove rot been confirmed. In ConstantlnOple
the delneanOr of Turks toward all Christmas
is threatening. 1t Is evident that an outbreak
of q terrible nature against Christians y likely
TO follow in all MahOmetan countries the first
battle in Egypt between the English and
FOvDtiaps Naturally at such time there are
sirns and pOrtcnts. The London GtObe relates
that "a rumor is current at Iantah-whlch
nrobablv originated III the fertile brain OF the
ayNinister for War-that the famous saint,
the seyvid Ahnad El-Bedawee, appears every
evening on one Of the mlnarets OF the mosque,
melting the MOslems 70 renewed eXeruons
AGAINST the British inhdels visit 20 Tantah
il usually comprised IN the ordinary pro-
yramme OF an Egyptian tour. IL Il an lmpor-
tant tOWn-a junction on the line between
Alcxandria ana Cairo-and last winter boasted
or t,yo toleTable inns kept 10y Europeans, y no
have in all probability fallen victims 70 te re
cent massacre. But it Is the mooiids or
festivals, held in honor of the saint, that have
invested the prOvince OF Gharbcyeh with an in
tercst that does not attach to any other town IN
Fgvpt and make It all but rival o. Mecca anu
Medina Sevyid Ahmad El-Bedawee would ap-
Iaar to have been Moor by birth. born at Fez,
somewhere about the year Zoo AID. Resting
at TaDfah once on his return from the hadj,
he was unable 10 tear himself from the flesh
nots Of Egvpt. and spent the remainder Of his
davs there in peace and prayer. In his lifetime
he had acquired an unusual reputation for
,auctitv and after his death not Ouly all i an
tah but all Egypt, came TO worship NJ his tomb.
Most NOslem saints are honored by an ann!vef-
sarv birthday festival but this seyNld has
three 'moOids. one IN January, another IL
April. and the third in August. Each mOohd
commences on a Friday and lasts a week and
a dav; and each night the devotion Of the
faithful is heightened by display OF fireworks
Inst rs at Mecca. business j. combined with
religion: aud the cattle and horse fairs held
duTing these festivals are the most important
in Evpt Under the name Of AbOu Fair;ig
this saint il invoked in the second call 10 prayer
every day Some of the songs OF the fel-
lahcen. " hich celebrate the might and power Ct
tJis hero and saint. would be most appropriate
for arousing the fanaJicism Of the people at
the present moment
TIE POPE AND ENGLAND-A correspondent
of The London UGiy Ners, writing on the Sub
loot ot tha DIPLOMATIC relations of The POpe
with England, says: The idea of establishing
diplomatic relations between the Vatican and
-. Jamoss is no longer entertained. 1t
originated during the last visit OF Cardinal
Howard TO England Its final abandonment Is
70 some extent due to what passed recently at
Rome when information was sought on the