New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-15

Temple, which are more largely attended and
more deeply interesting than any of similar
kind since 1857. They outgrew the vestry ana
the MeiOnaun, and came to require the great
ball. az conducted under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, with Mr.. D..
NJ. Sutherland and Mr.. L. w. Bliss as leaders,
the former being converted ACTOR ana the
latter having recently been working with Mr.
Moody and formerly engaged as temperance
worker whose lahors we're greatly blessed in
several places, especially in Randolph Ill tie
years of 1875 and 1876. Almost every day
encouraging reports from suburban churches
are presented
NEw-ENGLAND KELIGION.-One of the sig
nilicant religious movements OF the Gay Is
found, not merely in the liberation, but I'D the
growth of the Roman Catholic ana Protestant
Episcopal Churches III New England. Inc
growth of the Roman Catholic Church IN
these States is generally explained by attrlb-
ptng it to immigration. But 1t may be
doubted if this will wholly explain 1t. PoS-
sby the decline of a narrow, cast-iron dog
matism, and higher regard for the aesthetics
of religion may partially account for the grow
ing strength Of the Episcopal Church. Ger
tainly the tone OF religious thought Is different
to-day from what il was when good Con-
necticut deacon said Of certain hamlet that
there were in it two meeting houses. of which
one was Christian and the other Episcopal
AKNoTrY QuEsr1oY.-Wh or not the
Rev. " aldo Messaros shall continue to he the
pastor of the Northwestern Presbyterian
Church of Philadelphia has been for some
time, and is now, ycXed problem. NO one
outside of Philadelphia seems to know Just
what the Rev. Waldo Messaros has or has not
done But whether his sin he one OF omission
or commissions he is Il Neritable thorn IN the
side of the Presbytery, which has recently
tried to cut itself loose from him. The Rev.
Waldo MesslrOs, however, declares his lnten-
ticn to remain where he Is.
4 LITERAL Cross. An English clergyman
preached "a sermon lately from the text, God
forbid that should glory save III tlle cross OF our
Lord Jesus Christi and defended the use OF the
cruciliX "a an aid to devotion. The Bishop OF
the diocese Glanced to be present, and before
the audience was dismissed rose dnd made
public and earnest protest against the bold
peTyersiOn OF tine text.
THE REV. DE-. WOODBRIDGE.-The Rev. DR..
Sylvester Woodbridge, one of the pioneer
cergymcn of California, died few days ago.
lie was a native of Sharon, Conn.,, anu went To
California in 1919, assuming charge OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church at Benlcla. AOout to"r-
teen years ago lac became editor OF The Occidcnt,
the organ OF the PRESBYTERIAN Church on the
Pacific coast which position he filled with aOli-
ity and zeal.
The Episc0pal RcgiSter breaches IN ingenious
theory Ia the effect that the growth ol scepu-
csm and atheism nCfease5 and dlmlnlsheS Win
suicide, tlldJ part Oh EuIppt I''o
many of the most scientific minds producing
also the greatest number OF selt-imp0sed
deaths. II says that Il large proportion OF the
suicides in this country are Germans ana that
the same is true of other countries where Ger
mans have cmgIatcd.
In his presentation of the claims of the
Church Extension Society 10 the conferences,
Chaplain McCabe is able to report that through
fine sncicty' : assistance MethGdism is now build
iny nine churches every week throughout the
wear IN the United States. In seventeen years
the society has collected and discussed
$l,920,1j
The various Methodist conferences which
have been thus far held have passed OF with
ont any noteworthy incident, except the with
draWal of two ministers into the Episcopal
Church. ON the whole the churches make IL
good showing, and the denomination appears
10 abound IN strength and zeal
Tho late Pensioners of Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson of Mississippi. in Trinity Church,
N~w-UilcHns, have presented bin with purse
Of money with which Ia buy horse ana car
riage for use in his diocesan work.
The Bishop of Nottingham surprised the
bucollr mind IN Lincolnshire, England, recently
by putting on a pair OF white kid gloves, trlm-
med with gold fringe to confirm number oil
buys and giIls.
The Baptst annual meetings at Saratoga,
which will begin on the DBL at May, Will
prc badly be the largest ever held. The most
important of these meetings will he the Bible
Convention