New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-25

respecting hell indicate either place of hor-
rlOle physical torment or OF mental anguish sui
more dreadful. Contemporaueously the Pres
byteran ministers of Chicago devoted their
session to n similar theme, namely: What are
we to believe concerning lladcs y The
essayist Is represented n regarding llades rs
the final abode of the dead, not halfway
house, and divided it into heaven and hell.
The majority resolved that this was so, OF ut
least that this was their opinion.
The eleventh annual Convention Of the Prot
estaut Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
central Pennsylvania, held at Mauch Cnun6'
adjourned on June rs. The question OF dlvld-
lng the diocese, thereby tightening the laoors OF
Bishop Howe, came up for discussion. his
scheme was defeated by an overwhelming
vote. The request of the bishop to provide
Tor an assistant was agreed to and an election
was held. William II. Nibbert, rector OF St.
Marks Germantown, received the largest
number of votes cast, but upon his name com
ing before the lay deputies for approval, the
ballot resulted in non-apprOval After further
discussion resolution was passed authorizing
the Bishop to call a special convention IN Oc-
tober, at such date and place as he and the
Standing Committee might determine.
Professor Max Muller has announced a
curious discovery OF Sanscrlt manuscript re-
Gently made in japan. 10y two OF the japanese
pupils at Oxford. The work is the text OF the
celebrated Diamond Knife forming part OF
the Sacred Canon, or Bible, OF the buddhist,
but hitherto known only through Thibetlan
and Monaghan tIanslatiOns, the original being
supposed to be irrecoyeraby lost Owing to
the early practice among the Chinese Buddh-
lists of making pIlgrimages to the holy places
of their worship in India, and taking back
with them Sanscrit manuscripts, Professor
Muller has always been of opinion that "A num-
Der Of such precious relics must be existing IN
China. Such a discovery III Japan, however,
was wholly unexpected.
The remains Of Emanuel Swedenborg are in
TERED under the old Swedish Church IN
Princes square, London, England. The church
stands in an old-fashiOned graveyard, which Is
furnished with irregularly placed and quaint
head>tOnes. The sexton opens the church ior
visitors when requested. The vault Of sweden
borg is under the chancel, and is covered with
n marble slab inscribed " In the vault beneath
this church are deposited the mortal remains OF
Emanuel SwedenDorg, the swedish Philosopher
and TheOlogian. lie was born IN stockholm,
January %, loss, and died IN London, March
%, 1772, in his Ssh year. This tablet was
erected by one OF His English admirers III the
year 1918 years after his death.
The pulpit of the Roman Catholic Cathedral
of Boston was occupied on a recent sunday by
the Vicar General of Antioch, Syria, the Rev
Father MemaTbascnl, who gave very inter
esting account of the Church of Rome IN the
East. Y hich differs in several particulars from
Z
in the native tongue, which it Is claimed was
spoken by our Lord ana HIS disciples. he
priests are also allowed 10 marry though not
after taking orders, nor Is priest VINO Il mar
ried ever allowed To become bishop. Inc
See of Antioch. il IL SAID, was the see over
which Peter was bishop for seven years before
he went TO Rome.
According to an Official statement, 100000
ont of the 124, 902 persons representing the
entire population OF the Fiji Islands, are Wes-
levans. Members of the Church of England
number 1000. and Roman Catholics 5000.
There are stated to be in the colony - Roman
Catholic priests, ministers Of the Church OF
England, and Wesleyan missionaries. The
labors of these funchOnarles, so far as they are
of a missionary character would seem to be
drawing TO a close, as the unknown AMI
heather" portion of the population Is put
down as only lO,9O' me Wesleyan mission
aries are said t. have 1,2OO chapelS and other
places Of worship the Roman Catholics, g.
The Telugu native preachers, says the Rev
j. +. Burditt, OF the American Baptist society,
are born orators Their sermons are modelled
alter those of the missionaries, with more or
the Socratic method. The preacher often
makes his point more effectively by asking
question TO which the people VIII give a ringing
response. Sometimes he will address some
perSons in the gatiOn-generally a
preacher-whO Will reply-and dialogue viii
be carried on to which the congregation VIII
listen with great attention. Illustration and
narable are much used, and also pantOmlne,
which sometimes becomes lndlcrous.
The Bisbop of Gibraltar has been striving
for a long time TO bring about the unity Of
Anglicans and Greeks in the East. In the
interest of this cause he has recently visited the
city of Jerusalem and waited upon the Arme-
Man patrlarchs and the Syrian bishop. lie
found the Eastern d gnitaries very anxious to
prevent the growth OF superstition among the
people, especially as regards modern miracles.
They expressed the wish that the AnSllcans
should help them by spreading education, but
they warned the bishop that they were not III
chned TO stand prOselytism.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made 10 perfect the
course OF study for the recently established adj
1anccd year in the divinity school OF Yale. IL
is e,Ipccted that a new chair OF philosophy viii
be established. and that Mr.. John +. Russell, Of
the class of 1850, will become the instructor.
The Methodist Episcopal Churches North and
South mite in Centenary Conference, which
will be held in Baltimore, December -, ISL,
TO celebrate the famous Christmas Confer
ence." which was held IN that city December
25, 1854.
meeting of the vestrymen of the Church of
tle Evangelist, of PennSy lvania has been held
for the purpose of preerring charges against
the Dastor who. il is claimed, Is Introducing the
confessional and other High Church practices
The Rev. Or. II. VI. Storrs has announced his
pulpose of rescning the secretaryship of the
American Home Missionary Society.
There were go May Meetings this year IN
London AT fifty of them, Lord ShalteSbury,
now eighty one years Of age, presided.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
"a fair specimen of the bosh and the absence OF
clear or consistent thought which characterize the
sentimental liberalism OF our day, is found III DE- -.
" Holiness poem at the late Unitarian Festival III
BostOn-where be speaks OF
The saints who never learned 10 pray,
The friends who never spoke His name.
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