The Evening critic., 1882-06-24
Religious News.

The revision of the Old Testament is al
most finished, but IL will not be published un-
Til next year.
DIR. William Hanna, of Scotland, the BIZ
ographer Of Chalmers and author OF a "Life Of
Christ" is dead.
An anti Gossip society" has been formed
by the children Of the Methodist Church In
Attleboro' Mass.
One hundred and twenty Methodist
preachers died last year, and they only aver
aged 80 years each.
The Baptists of New England are gain
Ing more rapidly than any other denomina-
tion In that section.
Rev. DIR. l.. s. Weed, an old aud es.
teemed minister OF New York, dropped dead
very suddenly last week.
The entire cost of travel and entertain
ing the Presbyterian General Assembly that
lately met in Illinois was $4,000.
A Hebrew Christian congregation in
New York celebrated the Lords supper for
the first time the last Sunday OF May.
There arc ten white Baptist churches
and one colorcd church In Delaware. These
embrace membership of about 1000.
A Presbyterian Thanksgiving fund in
England amounts TO 100000, although as a
denomination II is not strong In England.
DIR. Il. s. Maclay, the Japan missionary,
has got married again, and sailed for his mis-
sion with his new wife from San Francisco.
The American churches have about 400
missionaries, male and female, In foreign
countries. They occupy about 500 stations.
A new church is going to be erected in
New York by man who VIII not let his namo
appear, to cost 81 1,000,0OO OF his own money.
The wife of Rev. Thomas Myers, of
LAUREL Md, has died. They were not year
married whom death separated the happy
couple.
The Lutheran Church at Milton, Pa,
which was destroyed by fire about two years
ago, has been rebuilt, and was rededicatcd on
Sunday last.
The Episcopalans of Rochester, N. Y,
have granted n residence and 81 900 year TO
Rev. DIR. Israel Foster, for twenty years rector
Of st. Pauls Church.
Canon Farrar. of London, preached q SER
mon on Darwin in Westminster Abbey, and
stated that Darwin was far from being a
doubter or o skeptfc.
The British and Foreign Bible Society
has circulated 94,OOO,OOO copies since its
origin in 246 languages. Lord shaftesbury is
president of the society.
The Sunday school Convention of the
Baltimore Conference NJ. Z. Church South,
which meets Mt Harrisonburg, Va, July IL,
Will be largely attended.
A memorial window is to be placed in
| Elstow Church, England, In honor of John
| Bunyan, who was twelve years In Jail on ac-
| count Of his religious belief.
Bishop Andrews preached last Sunday at
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Georgetown.
The lecture-room was dedicated and about
| $500 raised toward paying expenses.
The will of the Rev. d. Eglinton Barr,
| provides $4,000 to students for the Episcopal
ministry In Missouri, but makes exception in
| case of those who are addicted to ritualism.
The Christian Adrocate, of New York, has
| an able article against I'D. DIS" and shows
how degrading the title is and unfit for respect
an empty nothing In the majority OF cases.
The Italians have erected a monument
| to Savanarola In Florence, where he was mar
| tyred and burned 3S1 years ago. The monu-
ment is a life-sized statue of the great re-
| former.
| Who is "Amicus," of this city, who
| writes SO critically about Washington Grove
| Camp Meeting to a religious weekly In Daltl-
more He seems to advocate great sanctity Of
the Sabbath.
So large has been the immigration oil
Hollanders TO Eastern Dakota that a special
committee of the Reformed Chassis oi
Illinois has been appointed to assist In form
ing churches.
Ryland Chapel is making much progress
The Sabbath school will be reopened to-mor
row. Other improvements Will follow. Rev
| Richard Norris is pastor, and lively and
| prosperous one.
The Southern Baptists, in their recent
| convention, passed resolution censurng thu
American Bible Society for refusing to aid II
the publication OF DR.. Judsons Burmese yer
| sion Of the Bible.
The Moravians of the United States art
making arrangements to celebrate tho 150tt
anniversary Of their commencement o
foreign missionary operations by a jubilee on
the 2lst Of August.
|
| terday for Snow Hill, Nd, d.,where he Will preaci
and dedicate a church tomorrow. From
thence he will go and dedicate another churcl
at Middletown, Conn.
In the Presbyterian Boys School il
Toxic, Japan, there are rinety-flve students
= nearly half OF whom are Christians. Ther
are at present eight or ten applicants for bar
tism from this school.
A tendency to ritualism has been OBJ
served in some Congregational churches
"Were there not candles on the speaker
| table at the recent festival In Faneuil Hall /?
asks the CoH9fegdtt0adLtSt
The Southern Presbyterians have an in
stitution AT Tuscaloosa, Ala, to educate colore
teachers and preachers. There are twenty
two students, of whom eleven are presbyteri
ans and eleven OF other denominations.
Two sons of Rev. S. V. Leech were grad
yates at the Western Maryland College las
week. DR.. Leech is u native of this city, an
was for twerty:four years minister OF I'll
| Baltimore conference, but last March he re
moved TO Albany N. Y, and is pastor OF
| church.
The Reformed Episcopal Church is quit
strong and hourishing In Philadelphia, wher
| IL has nine churches. 1t Is extending owe
Canada and England, though weak In this city
One Of Its bishops, Right Rev. Jas. A. Latane
spent day here this week on importan
church business.
Rev. DR.. Gibson, formerly pastor O
Foundry Methodist Church, who has been 70
years the Baltimore correspondent of the NeN
York LhTastian AdrOcate, has relinquished tina
office and is succeeded by vigorous an,
newsy writer. Why the Doctor has given u
| writing is not stated.
DR.. Howard Crosby, Presbyterian min
| ister of New York, has been pastor of Fourt
| Avenue Church for twenty years. During tina
time 1000 members have united with hi
church, an average OF 100 each year. This
ga fine showing. DR.. Crosby is not popula
with extreme temperance people and is ofte
; criticized by them.
The school Money.
Mr.. Dodge, OF the School Board, submitte