The Evening critic., 1882-11-11
Religious Notes.

Religious Notes.
The celebrated Hungarian poet. Janos
Arany, died over week ago.
1t is proposed to erect an Episcopal church
at Ringgold, Pittsylvania County, Va.
A church in Andover, Mass, has become
so wofm-eaten that the congregation regard 1t
as unsafe.
Bishop Andrews, of this city, lectured on
last Wednesday evening at Drew Seminary, NJ
j., on "Mexico and Missions"
A new Methodist weekly paper will soon
be published Mt Belfast, Ireland, under tho
name OF "rhe Irish Christian Advocate"
The NJ. L. Church in Centreville, Md,
Will lbe dedicated on Sunday. Rev, Dr. Glib
son, OF Baltimore, has been Invited to be pres.
ent
Rev. Ludwig Daniel Maier for the past
twenty.four years pastor of st. Matthew'S
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Of Baltimore,
died yesterday.
Two native evangelists. who have been
described as the "Moody and sankey OF Ha-
WALL" are traversing the Hawaiian Islands,
preaching the gospel among the natives.
Parsians who expected sensational re-
| vivalist uproar when Moody and Sankey ap.
pearcd have been surprised and disappointed
| by the sobriety and decency OF the services.
On last Sunday week new Reformed
Episcopal church was dedicated in Brooklyn.
A few months before another-the Church of
the Atonement-was dedicated in the same
city.
Rev. L. Morrow of the Canada Methodist
Church, has bequeathed 10000 to various
funds of that church, and also ninety-two
acres OF land for the establishment OF Meth
odist College In Manitoba.
A cable dispatch from Rome announces
the appointment of Rov. DR.. @. o'Brien, of In
dian River, Prince Edward Island, TO the arch
bishopric of the Halifax Diocese, made vacant
by the death Of Archbishop Hannah.
DR.. Braxton Craven, d. D., president of
Trinity College, n. c., died suddenly Tuesday
hight OF heart disease. Ho was one of tho most
| prominent members OF the North Carolina
Methodist Conference for many years.
"Fact and Fun in Europe" is the title
of.a new lecture by DR.. j. o. Peck, of Brooklyn,
who has visited that country last summer. DR..
| Teck has been pastor In Baltimore, whore Rev.
| Thomas Guard was laborlpg when called
| away.
The Church of England, as whole, is
the largest landowner in the Kingdom, and
| Canon Wlberforce has called attention to tho
| fact that II ia also tho largest owner of pub.
| lie houses, and pronounced 1t "a grieyous
scandal"
| The whole amount contributed by tho
| churches of this country annually for benevo-
| lent and congregational purposes Is $100-
| $4,000. OF this large sum the amount col
@ @lected ed for purely benevolent purposes is
| The two Presbyterian Synods of Ken
lucky North and South) will meet together by
invitation of the Southern Synod in october,
| 1883 TO celebrate the centennial anniversary
|
| the State of Kentucky.
| There are seventeen colored conferences
| Of the NJ. Il. Church In the United States, In
Wits WIN isob7o members, Vsi ana "Ga having sss par
sonages, worth S1075O1. In 1864 there were
only six conferences, with 2066i members.
Baptist church in Brooklyn some weeks
ago suspended n railroad president from their
| communion because under his orders work
| was done in building the road on the Sabbath
day. The president has since professed peni.
tence for his sin, and Is restored TO his former
| standing In the church.
| The Rev. DIR. Webb, one of the most
| prominent Congregational clergymen OF Bos.
| ion, alluding to Mr.. Beecher, In q recent SER
too soon, either for his own honor or the credit
of the denomination, Will not have the slight
Get effect either upon himself or Others"
On last Sunday sermon was preached
| In an evangelical church in this city against
| future punishment. The clergyman had not
| publicly expressed his Views before, and they
were new to tho congregation. IL is not gen.
| orally known how tho new doctrine from that
| pulpit wGs received.
The Rev. Dr. Drinkhouse, formerly
| pastor of the church adjoining THE CRITIC
building, but for years editor OF Ihe Methodist
| tour down South for over month, visiting i've
| annual conferences OF the denomination. His
| letters, that appear weekly In Tho Methodist
IfotGstGnk are Interesting and instructive.
Right Rev. G. G. Penick, Protestant
africa, and formerly rector of the Church Of
the Messiah, arrived In Baltimore yesterday
from Wheeiing' W. Vas where re. he ms, has been
weeks ago. He Is accompanied by his brother,
Rev. f. A. Penick, OF Frankfort, Ky.
A leading Catholic clergyman in London
has received communication stating that
Monslgnor Cabel, the late rector OF tho Catho-
lie University, Kenslngton, has been success
full in all the points OF his appeal 10 the pope
against he decision OF the Ecclesiastical au-
| thOrltipa in ENGLAND, md has yluuieatal him
self completely OF 'all the charges aud Oalum-
MES brought against him by cnemios."
Right Rev. William Pnkney will visit
SilySn Spring Parish, Montgomery County,
In the following order st. AIark's, this even.
ing at 7;2O o'clochi Grace, tho parish church,
Sunday at / q. M, November IL; ST. John's,
Norwood, Sunday afternoon; the conservation
OF Grace Church burial ground, Monday, No
ytmber 10; ST. Mary's Mission, Monday even.
Ing.
At late meeting of the Presbyterian
Synod OF South Carolina the deaconato ques'
tion was discussed. DR.. Glardenu spoke ON tho
subject at length, The frst resolution was
stricken outi the othors were adopted The
conclusions reached may be summed up as
follows; Tho duties OF tho deacon arc tenn.
poral, and include all the temporalltlos Of tho
church. The extent OF tho duties OF the dea.
con embraces the whole sphere OF the chuich,
Everywhere the deacon is the fiscal arm OF tho
church.
The meeting of the Methodist Episco-
palians continued In New York yesterday,
Tho followipg, appropriations wero made
oregon, $9,0OOi for English speaking mis-.
sionsi Alabama, $2,250i Arkansas, $L50Oi
Austin, Blue Ridge, $500; California,
$4,000 Central Alabama, $4,000; Ccutral
Tennessee, $500; Colorado, $4,000 Colum-
hla River, $4,000; Delaware, $1,000 Detroit,
$4,000 East Maine; y, ,00oi East Tennessee,
Holeton, $4,000; Kansas, $2,b00i Kentucky,
$4,000 Lexington, $2,7oo; Little Rock,
Minnesota, s0,000i Mississippi, $500; Mis-
souIi, s3,000i Nebraska, $500; Nevada,
$4,000.