New-York tribune., 1883-03-11

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| completion. When finished it will indeed be
a lordly pile, snd one of the most finished
church edifces III America. The style Is a
glorious one, and the designs Of the accom-
pllshed architect are being worked ont III the
beautiful native stone found in lavish supply
near the city. It's dimensions are vast, and
| when finished it will accommodate the wants
OF the diocese"
AUSTRALIAN MIssIONs.-The australian
| ChuTchmdR recently contained letter written
by Bishop Selwyn, i'll which he states that at
present most of the financial aid given to the
schools and the like" The endowment left 6y
Bishop Patteson, with additions, produces
about El 200 year, which does not suffice to
meet The cost of the mission ship (the Southern
CrOss), so indispensable in making the Epis-
cOpal visitation on the several islands. There
are about 200 scholars in the institutions ut
Norfolk Island, and these, with all the build
ings, clergy, etc, are maintained by the mis-
sion. The maximum stipend of the clergy ls
f200 year, and Bishop Selwyn's official ln-
or forty schools are supported fr m E5,OoO
the aggregate of the funds received by the mis-
sion.
A PUNNING PERFECTIoNIsT.-A holiness
paper called The Times of Refreshing has a
letter from Rev. Jesse Gilb9rt winch as :
poses of the modern rational criticism OF the
Bible by an original pun "A high wind and
low tide enabled the children of Israel to wade
across the Red Sea; the mama was gum tlat
exuded flon trees the pool at which The lame
man lay possessed little healing virtue from
the blood and offal of the temple. Shame 0D
those who thus play into the hands 0f the
enemy! Such exegesis is not only exit Jesus,
but exit all supernatural and divine power.
Such teaching, even when emanatng from ~
Us and put forth in the pulpit, is only tadR0le
ratiOnalism and infdelity in embryo: Inc
great sin of the Church to-day Is unbelIet It's
great need, more faith. When the Church re-,
| ceives fresh Endorsement of faith, she Will
rise from the dust. and go forth In brightness
and beauty"
RELIGION IN EGYPT.-It is said that mis-
sionary work among the COpts in Egypt is more
hopeful than ever before since the overthrow
of Arab Pacha. One of the first persons TO
| greet the United Presbyterian missionaries, on
| their resumption of work at Assyoot after the
| waI, was the Coptic bishop. In another town,
failing to secure one OF their own people TO ex-
| pound the Scriptures, the CUpts engaged the
! services of young man recently licensed ny
the Mission Presbytery. So great was the in
terest in his first sermon that he was compelled
| TO give it three times Women disguised them
| selves in male attire in order to get into the
street and hear the preaching.
PRACrICAL WoRK.-7he American Nilsson
dry for March has an interesting account ef a
weeks work by seven missionary women
employed in various fields from Washington to
forms of labor-teachlng the little children.
visiting the sick and aged, training 70 habits 0t
cleanliness and industry, as well as dong dis
preston of the self f-denying service of these
women. who receive only $3.50 year Tor sal
airy, and travelling expenses.
Works OF TIE DEvUL.-Lord Shaftesbury
occupies picturesque position in the English
religions world, A few years ago he asserted
that the Unknown book " Ecce Homo was
the work of the devil. And now he has discOv-
cred that the Salvation Army has been organ
Ized by the same person.
The Calvary monumental Episcopal Church
of Philadelphia has been moved to more ell
gible location four miles from its old site. Each
stone was marked and the building as 1t stands
is an exact fac simile in appearance of the old
church, and is bnilt of the same materials
throughout
A wealthy Armenian Christian of st. Peters
burg has given $3.50, 900 to found n college for
his countIymen ut ErzeIoom, Turkey. One
" ould suppose that this was commendaoie
deed but all the other vatieties OF Christians
are bitterly abusing him for 1t.
In n recent sermon the Rev. w. r. Huntington.
of Worcester, Mass, sand that America Chris
tiaDliy is langnishing to-day for the lack OF a
purpose There IL n certain deafness IN the
air which all perceive"
Plans for the new college for the colored
people to he erected at Little Rock, Ark, the
philander Smith College, have been accepted
aud work upon the buildings will very soon be
commenced under the supervision of the Freed
mems Aid Socety.
The revision committee in London have just
completed the second revision of the Old Testa-
ment. No date has yet been set for publica-
tiou. as much remains to be done.