New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-11

NOUS NOTh Oh Undermining DeatnenlSm anu re-
claiming the world to God Among the glOries
OF the century none is greater than this All
other enterprises of benetcence must yield to
TINS magnificent attempt to eXpel debaslng
superstltlOns and convey into every heart the
ennobllng influence of the Christian religion
The late Mr.. George Brinley, of Hartford,
Conn.,, left a library particularly large IN It's
collection of books Ivy the early Purltans. The
following are the titles of some of the sermons
4" The Shutters of Divine Love" The Spiritual
Mustard-Pot to make the Soul Sneeze with De-
yotlon .; A Pack of Cards to Win Christ" p;
Crumbs of Comfort for Chickens of Grace y;
"SIXpennywOrth of Divine Spirits -; Baruch's
Applied .; Some Fine Biscuits Baked in the
oven OF Charity, Carefully Conserved for the
Chickens of the Church, the Sparrows of tile
Spirit and the Sweet Swallows of Salvation y
Cluster of Grapes taken out of the Basket
OF the Canaanitish Woman =; Spiritual Milk
Tor American Babes, Drawn from the Breasts
OF Both Testaments y; Matches Lighted at the
Divine Fire - Dead Abels yet Speaking and
Spoken of; Doves flying to the Windows
OF their Saviour :; The Hatchets to hew down
the Tree of SIM
The Methodist Episcopal Church South,
which has just ended the Conference at Nash
vile, disfavOred the marriage of persons di-
vOrced for other causes than the one Scriptural
ground of adultery. IL was unanimously OF the
opinion that in contracts where either party
was Of this class no Methodist preacher could
conscientlously perform the ceremony. The
Committee on the Revisal of the Discipline
recommended that appendng to the marriage
certificate of a tOOt-nOte to this effect, but the
Conference declined to take such pronounced
action as that, out OF consideration, probably,
10 the many persons now well entered or just
entering upon a second matrimonial venture
to whose standing and peace Of mind such
foot-note might be menace.
"Did a more devilish passage than the fol-
lowing, cut from recent copy of The Temple
Outlook, "A religious paper published in the in-
terests OF the Rev. Justin ID. Fulton, formerly
of Boston, ever appear under presumably
Christian auspices in an American newspaper 2
asks The Boston Herald:
peoples church is power, and great congre-
gatCn in great city Is n source OF immense mtil-
ence. The Music Hall Congregation, 70 which he
Odore Parker minIstered, became "A terror TO the
Christian hearts; and when. in answer To prayer
G0d removed him. and the people turned to tie sup
port OF evangelical tru rs IN fremont Temple, ne
effect seen throughout New-England. That
church has building placed al its dls3osai Tree of
rent and without expense of tire hight which cost
the BdptIsts OF Boston T22OOOO.
The Congrcgahondli,t regrets that the Pilgrim
Society ut It's late annual meeting in Plymouth
voted to return to the use OF the false date for
its anniversaries. \ little persistence IN favor
Of the Dist of December as FOIetathers
Dav." il thinks would have carried It, and
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ment for all coming time. with all re 'pect
to the society, and Its tenderness tor the error
of the past and the fathers walking therein. we
think they have made a mistake which, IN It's
consequences, will be sad one. Truth Is al
ways best-and surely history furnishes no eX-
ceptlon to that rule
The conflict between Church and State in
Baden has continued for nearly thirty years
II arose from the refusal OF Mgr. ' lcaIl, the
then Archbishop OF Freburg, to celebrate n
Requiem Mass in the cathedral for the repose
of the soul of the Grand Duke Leopold who
had died Protestant. Upon the death OF
Archbishop Nicari in 1865 the Government IN
terposed minus gratIs to the election OF
successor The suffragan bishop, who was
compelled to reside outside his diocese, died
last wear, and the Government have quietly
acquiesced in the election OF his successor, Mgr
Obin, lately vicar-capltular Of trelburg.
The Examiner recently offered The Ne'c- York
Christian AdrOcdte 500 if 1t would prove to
the satisfaction of three scholarly men, stand
ing in Evangelical denominations, that the
Christians of the apostolic age understood the
word bGptizO to have any other meaning tlau
dip, plunge or lmmerse. me 1dcocdfe
thought the sum not big enough, and suggested
$4,000. The Christian Register takes both
papers to task for betting on the meaning OF
the word. and thinks 1t somewhat odd TO decide
a matter OF scholarship after this method.
St. Johns Episcopal Church, HagerstOwn,
Md. was consecrated on June 7. In some re-
spects it is considered one of the finest church
buildings in Maryland. The cornerstone OF
the edlfce was laid in 1873 aud the building
first occupied in 1873. The memorial tower
and spire were erected at "A cost of upward OF
$50. 900 by Mr.. c. G. Baldwin, OF this city, III
memory of his wife, Sallie Roman Baldwin.
A London paper saws: " In the United King
dom OF Great Britain and Ireland there are
abont 10000 places OF religious worship
while it appears to be well-aScertalned fact
that for every 1000 persons attending the
house Of God above 1000 are &c be found ON
Sunday in the public-house.'
The Presbyterian General Assembly, re-
Gently in session ut Springfield, had among ITS
members "A DR.. Hornbower and DR.. otlllman.
The former was rarely heard IN the discussions,
while the latter made some OIL the longest
speeches.
The I5Gth anniversary. on June 4, of the
birth of Philip William Otterbeln. the founder
and first Bishop of the United Brethren Church,
was appropriately observed IN all the churches
of that denomination.
The latest heretical tendency discovered irr
the congregational denomination Is one toward
ritualsm. Were there not candles on the
speakers table at the recent festival III Faneull
Hall i'-quietly remarks Tie CoHJregattohGtlst.
The Eastern Primitive Methodist Conference
of the United States reports an increase OF 1871
members during the year, the whole number
being 21j7. The whole value of its church
property Is about $4,000.
1t is proposed to erect a suitable monument
over the remains OF Hester Ann Rogers ANA OIL
the Rev. Mr.. Thompson, the first president OF
the WESLEYAN Conference after Mr. Wesley
death, which lie in the churchyard of st.
Mary's, Birmingham.
It has been found desirable to appoint
special committee of the Reformed ClassiS OF
Illinois to assist the large number OF HOllanders
who have immigrated to Eastern Dakota, IN
forming churches.