The Evening critic., 1883-06-02

There is not brewery in Arkansas, Ala
bama, Maine, Mississippi or Vermont.
The domestic mission at Berlin distrib-
utes each Sunday 10000 printed sermons.
Twenty of the seventy Roman Catholic
papers of The United States are published In
New York State.
The Wesleyans in Australia have 36,s0i
pupils in their Sunday schools. They lead all
other churches.
A powerful revival of religion is in pro-
gress In Esthonia, on the shores of the Baltic
Sea, the work Of Moravian brethren.
The Sunday laws of New York, which
were sought unsuccessfully TO be enforced
several months ago, have recently been re-
pealed.
Father Hyacinthe has hired the So. An
drew's Hall in Paris, recently abandoned by
the Liberal Protestants, and Will soon COM
mence worship thore.
The evapgelistic work in France under
the direction OF Rev. William Gibson, an Eng
lish Wesleyan, costs $4,000 francs per annum,
and is grand success.
A most remarkable revival of religion is
going on In the valence and vicinity In
France. Tho conviction for sin and the con-
version Of sinners are after the real Methodist
type.
The eccentric Canadian, Arunah Hunt
ington, who left 100000 to be divided among
the pnbllc schools OF Vermont, has done some-
thing which will be OF little practical value to
the schools, as each district VIII receive but
$40.
Until very recently Protestauts when
dying In the army of France were not allowed
to be buried by their own ministers. This is
changed, and Jesuit priests and their con.
freres must submit to the progression of
events.
The trustees of William College, on May
23, received check for $4,000 from A. d.
German, of Albany, to found a professorship
OF Natural Theology In memory OF his de-
ceased con, who was student In Williams
| College.
Rev. DR.. /. NJ. Vernon, who is in charge
OF Christian missions In Italy, greatly assisted
King Humbert In making census OF the
| Kingdom. In recognition OF this the King has
decreed a silver medal to Dr.. Vernon, and one
each to A1ceste Lama and Rev. Teoplo Gay, OF
our Italian Mfssfon Conference.
The two Assemblies of the Presbyterian
Church, North and South, are about In this
| same ecclesiastical relations to each other as
the leading Methodist churches. They have
| reached the Interchange of fraternal Christian
| salutations, but find serious embarrassment
in the question OF organic union.
| During the meeting of the bishops al
| Pittsburg Bishop Simpson preached on Sun
day at smithneid Church. Fifty years age
| church erected on the site OF tho present
| Smithfleld Street Church, and at the close o
few interesting "reminiscences. About 1,00t
| persons were unable to gain admlttance.
| Mrs. Amanda Smith, the celebrated col
ored evangelist, is at work among the coloret
people OF Grand Bassa, Liberia. She writes
| that she has given many Bible readings, ant
| that she finds among the women of Liberia
great disposition to study the Bible. Sh,
finds strong drink a great curse In Liberia
| and she is laboring diligently In the cause o
temperance reform. She VIII probably max,
her permanent work In Liberia. Mrs. Smitl
is a woman of limited education, but o
powerful magnetism and considerable oratori
cal ability in her plain way.
Matthew Arbuckle passed away last week
He was one OF the leading cornetists In tn
country, and led the Congregational singin,
in the Brooklyn Tabernacle for several years
DR.. Talmage officiated at tho funeral, an
made allusion to his death In the Tabernacle
"Music with him was not a cold art. He playe
with his eyes full Of tears OF sympathy. H
was a complete gentleman. In this Brookly
Tabernacle he lifted the cornet for the nrs
time in Divine service since In the anclen
temple God commanded the people wit
| trumpets and sound of cornets, making joyfu
noise before tho Lord"