New-York tribune., 1883-03-18

| among the men and women for the poor ana
| needy, and for missionary work AT home ana
| abroad. DR.. Nicholson superihtends all these
parochial charities in person. He has tour
clerical assistants to attend to the daily services
| ami to aid in ministering to The sick ana sor-
rowing members of the flock.
THE BIBLE IN RUSsIA-The English papers
state that the well-knOwn converts OF LORD
RadstOck, led by NJ. Pashllof and other MEM
bers of the aristOcratic circles of st. Peters
burg, will not be allowed to continue their
Bible classes and prayer meetings any longer
this season. These Evangelists have been held
up to ridicule in several organs of the press.
The MOScOW Gazette calls them the Pashkovite
Army of Salvation" The Minister of War,
General Vannofski, has followed the example
of bis colleagues of the Ministries of the lnte-
riOr and Finance i'll regard To prohibiting, under
the strictest penalties of the law all connection
of persons serving in the army or in its admin
istratiye departments, with the Russian press;
The slightest communication TO the press Oh
anything that is going on IN the now doupiy
secret bureaus of the Ministry is to be severely
punished.
BULGARIAN MIssIONs.-Thc latest news from
Bulgaria indicates that the rising RUSSIAN
power in that country would be glad 10 pu1
stop to all evangelical missionary work. me
school of the American Board at Samokov has
been seriously interrupted and what Is TO come
next no one can tell. All the young men OF the
school were marched of INTO the village Win
reference to being drafted into the RUSSIAN
army. but only three passed examination
There seems to be no danger OF personal Vlo-
lence to the teachers and Protestant WORKERS,
but the missionary outlook, as well as the pros
pect for civil freedom and independence III
Bulgaria is anything but hopeful at present
PoPE LEO AND MEXICo.-Pope Leo XII
recently gave audience to commission
charged by the Archbishop of Mexico. t@o
other archbishOps and bishop OF that country
to present to his Holiness large sum OF
money. collected in th,i dioccses for Pe'ers
pence In thanking them Tor their offering lie
expressed his regret that he could not yet re-
establish diplomatic ties with SC important
part of Catholicism. He knew what profound
piety existed in Mexico; and felt sure that lts
rulers even In their own interests, WOulu not
fail to renew those cordlal relations Win the
Holy See which had been interrupted by ex-
ceptional circumstances.
MEDICAL MIssIONARIEs.-The Rev. DR.. j.
NJ. Scudder of Vellore, India, wishes that
every missionary in that land were medicai
man, and urges the home societies not 10 senu
ont any workers who have not, at least, slight
knowledge of medicine. lie visited two towns
for several years III succession without gaining
the least hold, apparently, upon the peOple,
when a slight surgical service on MS part
opened both their hearts and homes IL also
opened his eyes to the value OF medical KhowI-
edge.
A BROOKLYN CHCRCH.-On the fourth or
last February the Rev. Charles X. Baker cclc-
bratcd the tenth anniversary Of his rectorSlilp
of the Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn. The
sermon which he delivered on that occasion
WAS a noteworthy one, and told story OF ten
years of steady growth and prosperity, By
resolution of the vcstry of the church the ser
mon has been published in pamphlet form. ana
will he of interest to many not connected WIN
the parish, because of its "reminiscences OF
former pastors, many OF whom were widely
known.
The vestry of st. Paul's Church, Syracuse,
have made choice OF Il new church edllce,
which will be known as the cathedral church ot
the diOcrse of Central New-1Ork. Ihey nave
voted 500, 900 for the erection OF the new
building. The present ediice will be vacated
Immediately after Easter, as 1t has been sOld TO
the Government.
The Presbyterian Church Of England has en-
tered upOn the work OF raising t2J,OOO 10 the
next five years asa fund for aid in church
luilding. The chairman OF the meeting at
which the scheme was unfolded, Mr. George
Duacan began the work in an excellent, prac-
teal way 10y subscribing LOCO.
The Australian papers state that the RI. Rev.
DIR Moran, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin,
New Zealand. has announced himself AS a can
didate for "a seat in Parliament his object being
TO promote the movement i'll favor of denom-
national education.
The Church Congress held ar Melbourne,
Australia. WAS quite q success. Papers were
read and speeches made on the relations of the
Church Of England to the other Protestant
Churches.
IL is said that the Rev. James Freeman
Clarke has prepared condensed BlOle Tor use
in the home, the school and the church, and
that 1t will soon be issued by New York pub
Usher.
The Rt. Rev. II. Pinckney Northrop was in
stalled last Sunday rs Bishop OF the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Charleston. ). {.
This ia the season for Methodist Conferences,
many of which are being held III various parts
of the country.
The handsome new cdifce of the First New
Jerusalem Church of Philadelphia was opened
last week.