New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08

has added more largely 70 the calendar than
any Of It's precursors Forty nine ecclesiastical
worthless and martyred lay-foik have been
| canOnlZed since the lst of January, 1900
whereas during the fourteenth and sixteenth
centuries, respectively, only eleven church
nOtables were sanctlhed by the TeIgning Pom
tiffs. A list has been published of the names,
! Callings and qualifications Tor canOniZatlOn OF
the two hundred and twenty-five saints in
| question. Members of the legal profession who
may chance 70 glance over TINS interesting cat
aiOgue rais0Rne viii observe with regretful
surprise that only one lawyer has been deemed
worthy Of supreme distinction by the Roman
! Church during a period OF nearly thousand
! years. The largest cOntlngent-sixty- One--is
/ furnished by the minor Catholic clergy. Next
come the martyrs, tOrty-seyen in number, and
| thirdly, as many prelates, save one. Only two
! POpes. three Cardinals, three hermits, three
! doctors OF the Church and three unmartyrcd
! laymen are set down IN the list, which, how
/ ever, records the canOnlZaLlOn Of an Emperor,
| an Empress, seven Kings, two Queens, two
/ Dukes and one Duchess, as well of three
/ wonder working virgins and one widow. Plus
| TX, made more saints than any OF his potent
/ predecessors, probably with view OF vlGdl-
/ eating the spiritual privileges OF his O'iice at
the time when It's territorial jurisdiction was
| rapidly narrowing down 10 the minute limits
within which 1t Is at present confined.
Not long ago in the ancient priory church &C
! SmthteId. England, of It. Bartholomew the
/ Great-a church which dates back 60 llO2-a
special Advent service was held, az which the
ulertOry was devoted To the funds of the 1T.
Bartholomew Rahcre AlmOnry, revival OF
We antente frdternlte OF ye Rahere
AlmOners. According 10 the legend Rdhcre
! OF good remembrance, minstrel and jester 10
hing Henry l., after a somewhat mlsSpent.
| though not specially faulty, life, coveted to dc
the worthy fruits of penauce.' lie not only
founded church and hospital IL honor OF st.
Bartholomew, who, according 10 the story, had
appeared To HIM when he wa, returning from n
pi grlmage to Rome, but instituted the prlOry
aims which, by "A fraternity of almOncIs were
distributed TO the great comforting Of all sick
and needy people VINO laid claim thereto until
the time of Henry Viii The suffering caused
by the great snOWstOrm and gale OF the 18th
January last suggested 20 one OF the church
wnrdens che revival OF this fraternity OF Hahere
AlmOners.
The British Museum has recently purchased
a collection of Biblical and other Oriental man
| uscupts which are considered OF great import
| auCe TO the criticism and eXegesls Of the Old
Testament. The collection, which was made
III South Arabia, consists of forty manuscripts.
Fifteen of these are portions OF the Hebrew
Scriptures, and two are probably the oldest
when nave as yet come 10 light OF the Old
| Testament scriptures. third, which contains
/ the photographic, exhibits recen-ion OF the
Hebrew text, the other two portions OF which
are already IN the Museum, thus completing
the whole Hebrew Bible. several OF these
| manuscripts have the Arabic translation OF
SuadIah, in alternative verses with the He
brew, while others have the supeI.lneaTy, or
Assyrian, vOwel-pOlnts, which, Til compare
lively recent times, were unknown. The re-
manning twenty five manuscripts are MldTa-
SHIN, OF hOmllctIC commentaries and DlturglCs,
which are more OF less unknown.
The Rev. Dr. Dieduch Willers, who, owing
| to the intirmltles of Old age, Il few months ago
resigned Ills pAstUrate of the German Reformed
Church al BearytOWn, y. l., preached MS
closing sermon on New Years Day. Dr. W IL
lors was born IN Germany IN 1883, and az the
axe OF sixteen enlisted IN the army OF Hanover,
He an active participant with the allied
forces under the Duke OF wellington at the
battle OF Waterloo, tor bravery Ia which he
received a medal. Daring the long aud ardu-
Gus ministry OF DR.. NlIlers he has preached
/ $500 sermons Oihcatcd at go tuneraIsj
baptized 2,O26 persons; administered the ught
OF confirmation TO 54S persons, cot whom 400
were IN his cOugregauOn) and performed 54O
| marriages. lie has travelled a distance Of
/ ABOUT $4,000 mIIes-a great proportion OF
! which We're II the first halt of his ministry.
The election of Bishop StOjkovics, of Buda,
as Patriarch of karlOvitz, AustrO- Hungary,
has not been confirmed by the Crown. A
new election took place on December l., and
BISHOP LOIkOyICS, the Servlan Di~HOp of tIU..-
TIA, was elected by 50 votes against u, winch
were given 10 Bishop AngeCs al BaIcO. ~
the right OIL veto oil Tie Crown Is not lnnlred,
the decision VIII no doubt depend upon
whether the Bishop now chosen Oilers, Ia the
opinion OF tie Government the necessary
guarantees for a good government Of the SER
Wan Church IN hungary ana the proper al
mIuIstIaIIOu VI Tho large property or TINS
Church. Inc landed property OF tine Patriarch
yIe,ds revenue Of from $4,000 forms TO
10000 tiOrin, while the sum OF the iOuLd.-
tons exceeds several millions.
On the 81 Of January the provisions made
for the syuodical reorganization IN the Pres
byterian Church went into effect. BY the new
arrangement the syn0dical boundaries conform
10 state lines. Under the new regulation TIA
SynOds of New York contain % presDy terios,
1O4O ministers, 1872 churches and I3o'5fi
COMMITMENTS.
The domestic missions of the Episcopal
church received last year from all sources
more than $2ZOOOO. There are thirteen mis-
slonary bishops in the field, receiving ea'1
So, 1000, and having under them nearly 400
missionaries, OF whom 300 labor among Whltd
people, IL among negroes and % among In
Clan5.
II is reported at Rome that the Pope has con-
sented to allow Cardinal LcdOcAOwshy, the
Archbishop of PO,en, to resign his see. Inc
Cardinal j. considered the chief obstacle 70 d
reconciliation between the Vatican and Ger
many.
Dr. Jessup Of Beirut, reports that unusual
crowds have been attending services IN the
Greek Church, and that it Is the preaching IT
Mr. AOouN HtIlIoil-i OplilLCu AAViI ASNi4'.s
press. that has caused the great sur.
Bishop Stevens, Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church celebrated the twentieth anniversary
Of hi. elevation to the Episcopate on jan
uary ,, - Puiladelp hia.
The Bible is wholly put into eight African
tongues, and partly into thirty-fOur more, and
the thirty-Gfth is being prepared for.
The Je,rish Messenger has just celebrated the
twenty -tith anniversary of ito first publications.