New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23

addresses have been delivered in the Parish ON
MlSalOn work during the Year, Z what Is the
number OF communicates >. W hat Is the
number of parishOners 7 (Of which IN the
Sunday school how many7) .. What gross
amount was raised in the Parish Ior AL church
| purposes during the past year
A German correspondent of The ChurchmGn
says that IN Bavaria thc Government has
always been willing to grant state support
Dut that the CltramOntane, or sO-called pat
| rot majority IN the Legislature has never
! been willing TO admit such an item into tie
budget. Roman Catholics and Pr0testants are
entitled 20 state assistance, but the Old Catho-
. lies are not recognized. Ina n country, ne says
/ where everything depends upon Government,
| ana private enterprise, especially in matters
| religious, Is exceedingly limited in its scope,
TINS lack Of recognition on the side of the Tow
eminent has been disastrous to a degree which
! American churchmen can hardly appreciate
Everywhere IN Germany the people are taxed
for Church purposes, and beyond that their
| contributions tO religions objects are supris-
| Ingly small. In Bavaria this dependence upon
/ Governmental assistance and religious parsi
| mony have told wOfuly against the Old Cath
| Ollcs Their strength in Germany now lies IN
| Baden and the PruSsian Rhine provinces, yet
the number, 1872. for Bavaria, Wurtemberg
and Hesse, seems 40 incredibly small that one
Involuntary questions rs accuracy.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher il criticised
! .CNtitlN UE Itf 'NWyftffiftohtAfht ioI Ills >tl-
mon a few Sunday ago. It says. If, rs it seer
| reasonably fair 10 60, we are to trust the report
of THE NV YORK TRIBUNE, We cannot re-
! tTaln from the expression of our regret that the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher should have preached
IA farewell sermon 81 the tone of that which
| last sabbath he addressed to his people before
the closing of his church for nearly three
months. Mr. Boecher is IN his SEVENTEEN year
/ and In the natural course or events cannot
preach great many more such farewell ser
] H. ID -
| the son of Lyman Beecher thus going out Of
his way TO stigmatiZe rs puerlle. If not ldlOtlc
| what be describes a. the faith OF those who
! believe in the fall of Adam, and winding mp
! with a denunclatiOn of the doctrine OF the
/ future eternal punishment of the lmpenltent
! Mr.. BeccherS name may still stand upon the
oilicia list of (On41c gatloua ministers, and his
/ church be numbered among our churches but
IN the name of common honesty Ne once mole
protest that such are not the doctrines o. Con
, grt catOnai,nI.
Secretry Of State Frchnghuysen recently
received letter from the Rev. Dr. \. y.
/ Kyuctt, Of Philadelphia, suggesting that for
/ eign governments be warned OF the nature ~
> Norm0nsm. IN reply Mr.. Freiinghny-en.
whose letter has Just been made public, states
/ that such Il Warning was given by William VI.
/ Lvarts while Secretary OF state. Mr. FREEING
/ huy,en then continues As to my individual
! views, an expression Of wh,h you invite IN
/ connection with certain suggestions concerning
/ Mormon polygamv. / am compelled % refer
| YOU 10 my speeches while IN the senate, the
/ published record of which may he COnvt nienty
/ examined unon that point | may, however
| assure yOu Of my hcarJy sympathy with any
| movement which ha, for It's obccr the eIalicd-
/ ton of such evils - gre Tracii5ed by h"rmons,
/ and the elevation of our people 10 higher
/ plane of morals consistent with the bfoadrst
/ Christian ideas Whatever Influence, there
| fore, IN ghr be able 10 exert, either ~ pri-
vate citizen OF in my Official capacity a., SecIe-
tary of state, toward the accomplishment of
thar desirable end, would not bc spared ia tha,
direction
4 Hindoo paper published in Bengal. speaks
~ follow. OF the excellence OF the Bible: IS II
is the best and most excellent OF al English
books, and there Is not lt, like in the English
language. As every Joint of the suegr-cane,
from the root TO the top. is tull of sweetness 80
every DaCn of the lie l. traugLt with tine
mos precious instruction. y portion OF tha-
eOCN "ruii slcld To yOu more OF sound mOraltI5
than Il thousand other trcatlSes on the SAME
subject. in short if any person studies the
English language with "a view 10 gaining Wis
dom. there ~ not another book which Is more
worthy OF being read than the Bible"
The Rev. George o. Barnes. the kentucky
evangelist Is preaching successfully ut Day
ton. ONO. HIS method or preaching was
deemed rather forhIddir- NJ first, bur * now
liked. There have oeen some conversions
Several persons suit mig from disc 4se have
presented themselves to be bcaled Mr. Barnes
has stated thdt for fourteen months meme ol
hl- family have used medicine; " II any new
disease or sickness occurred. the OH and
PRAYER, trusting in Jesus Christ IS the sole
physician, was all-su'tclent.'
The rector of ST. Paul, Church, Chestnut
Hill Philadelphia, who believes lt Is bad ar
and not poor sermons that make people inclined
TO sleep IN church, has had al Ingenious ven
tilator placed In the church, and now expects
the undivided attention OF hls congregation.