New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.

According 10 The Baptist Year Book" for 1898,
there are 2917315 Baptists in the United States Tho
Denomination owns Sse worth Of property and
20,447 ministers and 81, s91 churches
Tho Western Christian Advocate, comes out In
favor Of allowing women sit as delegates In tho
Methodist Episcopal General Conference.
The prospects for the union Of the Reformed Dutch
Church and the German Church look very bright An
important conference the subject has Just held
n Philadelphia
Practical church unity to made great pro.
gress during last Lent great number of union Lenteu
services held In various parts of the country, all
of which successful 1t looks now as though
Lent and Easter would 10 observed by all Prots
estant denominations.
The Episcopallans of Providence, r. l., have organs
ICED a vigorous branch of the Church Temperance
Society, which Will have qualifications all through thu
State.
There Is some talk in England Of changing tho
Archbshopric of Canterbury to an Archbishoprio Of
london The Primste matter of fact resides in
London, and goes but Seldom to Canterbury. "Ths
Rock says that the salaries Of the Archbishop Of
Canterbury and the Bishop of london, amounting to
gether to $125000 year, are now TO Largo extent
frlttered away In the extravaganza OF two palaces,
one at Lambeth and at Tulham. "The Church Of
England" it says has to set her house Order and
to prove to radical and utilitarian age that shd
is worth preserving Rich prelates and palatiaI
ecclesiastical residences among the things that
excite the wrath of the radicals. 1t is not our
parochal system, hard working often undor-
paid clergy Scriptural liturgy, beaut.
ul services, that invite attack but It Is state OF
things which churchmen cannot consistently defend
and from which the Church derives no real benefit
An association for the study of economical questions
has been formed by a number of Episcopal clergymen
Of Massach usetts.
Tho Young Mems Christian Association Of Pha-
delphia has begun the experiment Of giving sacred
concerts on Sunday.
Bishop Potter held two days' retreat in the General
Theological Seminary OF this city the week before last
1t quite possible that there may be rival Episco-
pal in South Carolina this spring.
lalty and few OF the clergy odds with tho
bishop question Of admitting coored elegynen into
tho convention
"The Evangelist" says that the constitution Of ths
Presbyterian Church forbds the scheme OF cotermnous
presbyeres which has been proposed solution OF the
race problem. 1t looks though the two branches
Of the Presbyterian Church would have to meet this
question and decide its merits The independent
SAYS II the OF churches only be
pshed by creating another church. what the net gain Of
such union II the the Northern and Southern
Presbyterian only be accomplished by tho
virtual organization of Church of the Negroes within
the reunited church worth while have the union II
Secretary Judson Smith American Board sailsd
this last week for Consannople be present at the
nual meetng OF the Western Turkey Mission in May. Ha
will also be present the Missionary Conference in Ions
don in June
An Episcopal clergyman says that 1t is becoming harder
every year 20 induce OF nsrate ability TO accept an
election to the bishOpric OF weak Western diocese Such
men are generally OF large city parishes and do
not care to give up such desirable and responsible POSI-
lions for the barren honors of the epscopste'
For many years past Brahnins Of Benares have de-
termned the date OF holy festival Of their religion known
AZ Durga Puis by an English almanac. They have now
discovered that corrupt following OF the hated for
eigner has yated tho whole series OF religious rites Acts
NJ merit sre rendered vsuees marriages invalid and
the vengeance ready to fall the people,
Things will continue this until number Of vener
able old Brahmins get together look at the s@ swnie
and repeat lot OF mysterious words. In this way they
will ind out the right OF the festival and the curse
, Will be taken OF the land.
The Biennial Conference Unitarian Churches having
been refused the church edce OF the Method,
list has been postponed until 1889 ana
will then be held In Philadelphia.
The Churchman" recalls the fact that Mayor Hewitt
read remarkable paper the labor problem before tho
Episcopal Church Congress few years ago at Cincinnati
Professor Allen OF the Episcopal Theological Seminary
at Cambridge, Mass thinks that apostoeal succession -
not doetrlna principle OF the Episcopal Church, ous
merely ecclesiastical regulation which may pass mia
abeyanee in the future as it has in the past
II the Northern and Southern branches Of the Presby.
,eran Church fall 10 unite will probably be because Of
difference OF opinion on color line In religion That
h s,ould he such line Is fervent belief probably
OF tho majority OF Southern Presoytenans'
T. I. said that the receipts OF the American Board ara
s,ooauv ncreasne This IL interpreted vndcation OF
h conservative in the Congregational churches
Tho Chrson Inquirer" suggests that Bspsists cele-
h. the aOOh anniversary OF the discovery Of America by
/ ro,s,ng one million dollars for missions.
=, Ms Life OF Solomon" Just published Archdeaoon
| uoxar calls I'm question many statements OF BIBLICAL
,,e,s He believe, for instance, that Solomon
"a 600 wives his harem but only about seventy