New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF THE CHURCHES,
The clergy Of this city beginning to realize that
something should be done to prevent the congestion OF
churches In certain favored localities. There is most
alarming absence of churches In certain parts Of the
city whore they are most needed
Tho Rev. George Pentecost was recently subjected
to unpleasant criticism the ground that he re-
ceived unnecessarily large Of money for his
cvangelistic work In the last Independent" he
states the facts. ain no one year." no says shave
ever received f,r.m the churches with which have
worked, an amount equal to one half OF the salary
have resigned"
"wc could tell a case" says The Independent" in
which able evangelist. after than months
service In small city, after grand work had been
done and the greatest qualification had been cx-
pressed, found that after no had deducted the
hotel and singing he had left Tor himself only dollar
day out OF which to support his family ana carry
So ie d somstbps to cur. such
Illness"
The Rev. DIR. j. Romeyn Berry has been installed
pastor Of the Reformed Chm CHI Of Rhinebecs, N. Y.
Four members Of a certain co:ored church I'm At
lanta, Ca, voted against Prohibition in the recent
election. They have been tried for this and expelled
"The Evangelist has an elaborate article " The
United Church Of the United States" creshadowed
by DR.. Shields OF Princeton, In his much discussed
"Century" article 1t takes the ground that an or
6iity
ton Of England is making Roadway but slowly. At
recent meeting Of the association 1t was stated that
in England "there is common-law right to q
perpetual ownership of the soil for the buried, and
that ncumbents decline to sanction the constrnc-
ton of brfcked graves and vaults in the churchyards
of which they are trustees for the church"
Public opinion in England tolcrates great many
things that would not be possible in this country
For instance, in The Guardian" which is almost the
official organ of the Established Church, an advertise
m a piccadillv
is prepared TO supply religious books, Christmas
wines and Scotch whiskey for the parsonage. Another
advertisement in the Same paper is that Of brewer
who desires TO teach young the chemistry of brew
moral fono in the English Church: It simply shows
that In great many questions OF minor morals, inc
two countries take somewhat different Wow
The fund for the Queens Jubilee Church House now
amounts to ss24O,OOO.
Arch Aeacon Denison of England is eshty-two years
Of ago.
The meetings for the Week Of Prayer will be held
every aft ernoon this week at O'Clock In the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church. Calvary Baptist Church
and st. James Methodist Episcopal Church
Professor Steward. Of Liberia, estimates that for
every missionary who goes to Africa, 10000 gallons
Of liquor arc sent 10 that country.
In number of Episcopal churches In this city note
worthy choral services are now regularly held, at
which elaborate anthem is often given Some of
these services follows Trinity Church, 10 80
a. m. and 80 p. m. Church OF Holy spirit, 4lo
p. m. ST, Bartholmew's, p. m St. Marks, first
Sunday in the month, AS IN. Church OF the Inter
cession, first sunday In the month"; p. st. James's,
second Sunday In the month, p. m; ST. Chrysos-
toms, third Sunday In the month, 80 p m and St.
organ recital Is given in Grace Church every Thurs
day al p m. by The crganist Mr. samuel r. Warren,
the admission to which is free.
The missions of the Roman Catholic Church In Syria
very successful. When the Protestant colleg" al
Beirut was started the Rcman Catholics started
college. Tho Roman Catholic press at Beirut Is pour
ing forth standard books without regard to EXPENSE
The Bloomngdalc Reformed Church of this city Is
steadily growing in influence and numbers.
The chapel of the Second Reformed Church Of
Newark viii be opened for service this week