New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-21
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. Inc new statntes governing religious lnStruc-
ton and religious discipline in the English uni
versities are likely soon 10 become law. They
contain provisions The London Globe thinks,
which must be regarded as directly hostile to
the cause of religion in general and to the
church OF England in particular. IL appears
that the restrictions by virtue of which colleges
we're compelled to take clergyman for their
president and to elect large proportion OF
clergymen among their Fellows, have been
gradually relaxed in the course OF the last nifty
years. Now 1t Is proposed to abolish them al
most entirely, leaving IN most colleges only
one, and IN no case more than two FelOwshlpS
confined necessarily TO men in holy orders.
" The result OF such Il measure" The Gl06e
says cannot be regarded without the greatest
apprehension by everyone who has any regard
for the religious and moral instruction ana
supervision of the undergraduates, or who Is
capable OF understanding what results are FOL
lowing in France upon the destruction OF the
religious element in public instruction"
A curious phase of the internecne strife
between the Free thinkers and the Catholics OF
France occurred in the Chamber Of Deputies
recently on the debate on the Civil lnterment
bill, 10y which il is sought 20 place nOn-Iellg-
iOus burials on the same footing rs those cee-
bTated with religious Tites. M0nslgnOr treppel
detained against the idea that materallstS
could render honor 10 the mixture OF ply slca-
chemical elements which Is all that remains on
the body after DEATH" VI. Clovis Hughes re-
honor the remains of the dead than the Catho-
lies, who regarded the corpse as the WOrn-Out
garb of a departed spirit This curious con-
troversy was brought TO close by the Minister
OF Worship who remarked that when
man died he always left something behind to
which funeral hOnOrs could he paid, and that IN
the case of materialstS these last sad tributes
OF respect were paid to life consecrated To
duty and honor. The principle OF the bill was
accepted by 379 to So.
OF the Rev. DR.. John Hall, The Ne,c York
Christian AdrOcdie says: His career has been
one of unbIOken success; dISnlhcd, stuuIOus,
industrious, OF decided CONVICTIONS ana pos
sessed OF much adaptive facility, lie has com
manded the highest respect and confidence,
and his preaching has been attended by con-
course remarkable for much more than It's large
number. He has accomplished great Work
for Evan gelical Christianity, work the, IN
tluence Of which extends all over the land, by
demonstrating that q vast assembly on the
wealthiest and most fashionable avenue IN the
largest city on the continent can be maintained
year after year without cOncealing or cOmpro-
missing single doctrine Of the Gospel, or en-
blowing one Of the arts Of a degrading Sensa-
ti0nallSm. His career Is on unanswerable reply
10 those who assert that any decline IN the
power of the orthodox pulpit Is necessary
The annual session Of the Maryland Diocesan
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
begins on May 81 in Washington. Some IN
tercsting canOnical questions VIII come up Tor
consideration, and there will be Also 1t Is
thought 4 revival of the old differences exist
ING between the Ritualistic and Low Church
men The report of the Committee on Canons,
and other business as to certain rules or order,
which was laid over after much debate at the
last convention, Will come up, IL l. expected,
for final decision. one item or the report tnat
which debars clergymen under ecclesiastical
censure from a seat III the convention, is llAeIy
to be the subject of an animated discussion.
There are four American societies at work in
the mission field, extending from the western
limit. of Bulgaria 10 Teheran, in Persia, and
from the Black Sea to Syria and Egypt. In this
field there are about thirty central stations,
with five colleges for imparting liberal educa-
tIou ON a Christian basis, besides several theO-
logical colleges about 400 Out-stat0ns, ~
churches. and about 900 native pastors, ScnOol
teachers and other native helpers engaged ID
Christian work. The Protestant congregations
number about 10000, about One-Sl1th Oh them
being communicates.
1t is suggested that an itnerant ministry will
Use bycycles in the future. y bicycle manu-
factufer writes to The Western Christidn AdrO-
cate " At this very moment hear IN the riding
school above me, tie rumbllng OF eight
BICYCLES, each bearing puplIlary pr0peLant
Methodist minister
In the great work of foreign missions, the
Moravian Church i the pioneer OF the Protest.
ant churches. It sent lis ntsL Ul>>lolldIlce "
St Thomas, in the West Indies, in 1872. The
1jOth anniversary of this event Is to be cele-
brated Oh August u.
OF the S51,726 - received from the sale OF
Bibles during the month OF March by the
American Bible Society, Sl1,3Io OF came
from New-York. 50. 500 from Massachusetts,
S., $40 IS from Japan and @o,J96 ~ from
Turkey.
The library of the Hartford Theological
Seminary is growing IN Il very satisfactory
manner About 5000 volumes have been
added the past year, considerable number
being from the Sunderland Collection.
The late DR.. Bacon, after becoming ac-
orointed with Dr. Newman Smyth hearing
him preach and reading his books, recon-
mended him in the warmest terms to the Centre
Church at New-llaven.
The town clock in the steeple of st. Paurs
Church. in this city, was made in London III
IT'S 1t has two weights OF one thousand
pounds each.
Sunday. May 81, has been appointed by sew
enteen bishops of the Episcopal Church as IL
dav OF intercessiOn for the success OF missions.
The fftieth anniversary of the establishment
in Boston OF the Order of the Sisters of Charity
was commemorated in that city on May 1.
The Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
of Philadelphia celebrated the seml-centennLl
anniversary of Its foundation on May ID.
The first Welsh church in Ohio was founded
in 1908. VI present there are III the State
forty churches with 5000 members
The Baptsts in the South number altogether
1.715.794 of whom 974.1OO are white ana
I'll ,G94 negroes.
Infdel books are extensively circulated and
read by the English-speaklng Hindoos IN India.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.
IL is seldom that President has had so many
opportunities for the display of true greatness and
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