New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29

this work.
Noteworthy progress has been made by tho
| Young Mems Friendly Society OF England,
which was organized in the Established Church
/ in May, 1879, with the object of helping young
men spiritually ana Temporarily By beiTending
| young men leaving home or moving from one
| place to another, and protecting them from evil
! Influences, by promoting thrift and ndeDend-
ence especially by encouraging young men TO
make provision against sickness, accident and
want, on sound principles, by promoting
| Lealthy tone of literature and amusemens
| among young men, and by promoting coOpera-
ton among institutions existing for kindred OBJ
iects At the beginning of 1881 the society had
| , branches and about 1000 associates and
members. At the beginning of this year it had
| 10 branches abOye 1000 associates and
nearly 5000 members. 1t has crossed the sea.
and established branches IN South Australia
and elsewhere which, il Is hoped, may prove
useful IN connection with the emigration or
young men.
The New York Baptist Annual has just been
issued by the State Missionary Convention,
the Rev. J. b. Calvert, corresponding secretary.
From It, 1t appears that there are s74 Baptist
churches in this State. with total member
ship OF 1881 and SOP Sunday schools,
with IL, 1898 officers and teachers and lOl,212
scholars The total valuation of the church
property Is Ss,44G21l; the total indebtedness
Tf4l,372 and the total expenses Of the year,
for maintenance Of public worship, %10s,5l6,
and for charity, S3l3,2O6. The Missionary
Convention, of which DR.. Edward Bright, OF
The Examiner and Chronicle, is president, ex-
pended last year $12,O2i 20 in aiding 81 mis-
siOuary pastors within the bounds Of this State.
The revival services conducted by the Rev.
Thomas Harrison in Cincinnati appear 10 be-
attended with a deeper feeling OF sOemnity
than were those held by him in Brooklyn.
At the opening OF the meetings in St. Pauls
Church. Cincinnati, says reporter although
! alSles and lobbes are thrOnged to sutfJcatIon
wit ttr, IN -t.t oil
lng, there Is no jOstle, no talking no noise
but a dcathlike stiffness. When the meetings
are drawing to close, no persons leave the
house. The audience seems transifXcd. Not
a trIilor Is seen. Not a sound Is heard among
| the people, but all intently gaze on the youth
tul evangelist and the crowded altar"
At the thirty-second anniversary OF the
Southwestern Bible Society, at New-Orleans,
it was reported that during the past year
seven cOlporteurs had been employed IN
Louisiana and Mississippi, who visited 10, S3I
families, of whom 6,34l were without copy
of the Bible. In all, 4,6O7 families and l,3lS
individuals were supplied with the sacred vol
ume, 1870 copies being given away. The
colporteurs spent 1885 days aud travelled
1926 miles in making the canvass, at u
total expense OF $l,G0l %.
The Rev. r. II. Nassau ". D., and wife,
with several others, sailed from Philadelphia,
October y, for the western coast OF Africa,
| 10 engage IN mission VOTE. y DLltl IllNdto
letter received in this CRY from Mrs Nassau,
and dated "COrSco and GabOOn Mission, De-
cember l6,n states; Arrived December 81
PresbytoTy in session. Our destination not
yet decided. Thermometer So. All WE'LL
Professor A. c. Kendrick of Rochester,
who has tor five years prepared the Critical
Notes on the New Testament lessons IN mo
SUHday- School Times, has been forced by de
clining health 20 suspend his laOOls IL thai
tpr
however, will be carried on by ex-President
Woolsey, of Yale.
Despite the attacks made upon it, and wide
spread discussion OF the dlsestabilshmenJ pro-
position, the Church of England shows lev
signs of decay. 1t j. now giving at the rate
Of more than 500, 900 for charity, and build
ing about 40 new parsOnagos every year.
An attack, eliminating in a serious riot, wal
made 10y a mob upon the salvation Army
while parading in the streets OF Reading, Ing
land. The magistrates have advised the Army
to abandon their professions, but they refuse.
The Buffalo. y. Y, Smday-school Assoc
citation, comprising - schools, reports for the
year 1851 about 40 CONVERSIONS, IN total
average attendance OF 1915.
An unsuccessful attempt was made at tho
recent Lutheran Conference IN Philadelphia,
10 have discussed the question: " Is II proper
to baptze insane persons q
The pew rentals of DR.. Lorimer's rev
church in Chicago, the Emmanuel Baptist,
for the present year. aggregate more than
$4,000.
The various SwedenbOrgan Societies OF
Chicago have consolidated into one cOngrega-
ton, under the pastoral lead Of the Rev. /. z.
Mercer
A " Ministers Anti-Whiskey Convention
of all denominations is TO assemble II Lex
ington KY, February -.
Within the past year. three churches have
been built and fully paid Tor, by the Method
lists Of Minneapolis, Mimi.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DlSCCSSION