The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-05-13
Religious intelligence.
General and Personal.

The required sum OF So,UUU ioI AL
American memorial window III west
minister Abbey to Dean Stanley mas
been raised.
The American Baptist Missionary
Union have declined the offer OF Rod
ert Arlington of S35, 900 for establish
ing a mission in Soudan because of the
conditions attached.
In thirty-five years the number OF
ministers in the Christian connection
has increased from 926 to l, 254; OF
churches from 875 to l,124 of mem
bership from 2S, S92 to 5000.
The Kansas Methodist Conference
reports Il, 522 members-a gain OF 39o--
, and 8, 469 probationers-an increase o.
634 1t has I'll local preachers, 1863
churches, and 3l9 Sunday schools.
The British and Foreign Bible Soci-
ETY. has printed Basuto Bible at
cost of $40. 900. This is the ninth com
plete Bible in the native tongues OF
Africa, The translation is the werk
of 8 French Missionary, M. Mabllle.
There are but nine theological stu.
dents in the old Catholic College at
Berne and for their benefit five profes-
sors are maintained. One of these
students, who is shortly to become an
Old Catholic cure, has just fought q
duel with felloW-student.
Father Curci, erewhile out of har-
mony with the Vactican, prophesies
the return of the priests of the Roman
Catholic Church to the study of the
Scriptures and, to assist them, he Is
engaged with Prof. Scapatini, of the
Propaganda, in translating the Bible
from the Hebrew into Italian.
A Correspondent of Notes and Que
ries says that Easter this year occurred
OH the anniversary of the day on
which the resurrection took place.
Will the correspondent please state the
year in which it did occur? Scientists
and theoIogians differ to the extent of
five years ss to the exact time of the
birth of Christ.
An invitation signed by 300 persons,
including the Earl of Salisbury, the
Earl of Aberdeen, Samuel Morley,
mem Der of Parliament; Canons Farrar
and Fleming, the Rev. Charles Spur
geon, and 273 other clergymen, has
been forwarded to Messrs. Moody and
Sankey, who are still laboring at Glas-
Cow, asking them to spend year in
London in evangelical work.
The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
of America will meet on Thursday,
May 18th, 1882, at II o'clock a. m., in
the First Presbyterian Church of
Springfield, H., with a sermon and be
opened by the Rev. Henry Darling.
d. d LII. D., the Moderator of the
last Assembly. The Committee on
Commissions Will meet the same day,
at 8 O'Clock a. M, in the lecture room
of the First Church.
Mr.. Barring G luld represents the
religious condition of Germany as not
very encouraging. He say that OF the
$50, 900 Inhabitants of Hamburg only
5000 attend worship, and there are
only five parish churches. In Berlin
there are 800 900 Professionals, but only
II 800 attend church on Sundays. The
church attendance in Darmstadt is
only per cent. Throughout Germany
only fourteen out of 100 persons attend
any kind of religious service.
A careful examination of the
changes made in revising the New
Testament shows that there are Is, 1853
words changed by the substituted rem
dering of the received text 4. 654 words
added in translation of the received
text; $50 words in translation of addi-
lions in the Greek text; 1904 words
which translate an altered Greek text
and 222 words taken from the margin
into the text; in all, 1888 words
changed out of 179, GA, or II per cent.
The canonization of the Princess
Maria Chris.iana of Savoy, first wife
of King Ferdinand II. of the Sicilies
is at present undergoing discussion by
the Congregation of Rites whidh met
on April 1st The virtues and authen.
ITCHY of the wonders ascribed to her
are to be duly considered and weighed.
The cot of the process-for even can.
onization is expensive-are to be borne
by the Empress Maria Anna, the
widow Of the Emperor Ferdinand o.,
SIISs