Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-31
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


The First Italian Church Of Newark
has been organized under Presbyterian
auspices.
The congregation of the Touro Syna-
gogue, at New Orleans, has decided by a
vote of 80 to "A to worship with unoov-
cred heads.
The choirs Of SO of the Episcopal
churches of Chicago gave concert one
night recently. All filed on the stage
gowned and surpliced. About 800 were
boys-sopranos and altos; 400 were men
tenors and bassos.
The Moravian Mission in Greenland
consists Of six stations, in two groups,
and Of nine missionaries. Under their
charge are 1908 persons. The rest of the
Greenlanders are cared for by Lutheran
bretheren of the Church of Denmark.
The Southern Baptist Convention has
in Mexico 10 missionaries, Is native
helpers, 81 stations, "a churches, and 1888
members. Last year there were 21S
baptisms, and the church contributed
81, 43O.55 to home and foreign missions.
With Denver 81 ing its young rabbi
81 900 year salary, Helena, Mont, ded.
icating a $4,000 new temple, Spokane
Falls advertising for a first class rabbi,
who shall say that the star Of Judaism
does not move westward.-[Jewish Mes,
Cenger.
The Huguenots in France number
some 600, 900, and are gathered into about
$50 churches, though $4,000 or more are
scattered, and destitute Of pastors and
places of worship. They sustain three
bible societies, three book and track So
cieties, many Young Mems Christian
Associations, two theological seminaries,
two schools for evangelists, four societies
for carrying on evangelistic work, and a
host Of colporteus. The annual con-
tributions for home missions amount to
100000, and for for eign missions $50, 900.
The old Catholics Of Lucerne have
raised $25, 900 for the purpoee of build
ing church. The Americans, who
have held services in hotel, have raised
IS, 900 for the building, and will have
joint use OF the church. This is the first
time for nearly 800 years that the Eng
lish Church has entered into formal re-
lations with any of the continental
churches. 1t is also a sign Of life in
Gwiss Old Catholicism. Many Christians
will watch with interest the growth OF
closer relations between the English
church and her sister churches of the
continent The Churchman.
The Catholic missions in Bengal under
the conduct of the Belgian Jesuits have
been very successful. Commencing il
1881, the first year for which we have ex
act figures, we find the converts amounted
TO 1910. In 1886 their numbers had in
creased to 10000, and in 1888 these had
advanced to E3,2S1. In 1881 Oaptismi
numbered 379, in 1885 they had increased
to 1874, while in 1888 they reached the
total of 35, OOO.-[Chicago Times.
To Judge from results, the movement
toward separation of State and Church
in the Protestant countries of moderr
Europe is a very weak factor in the
religious life there. The Danish Fret
Church was begun as early as 1866, bu
ut present numbers only $50 souls, anC
these must send to America for ministers
The most important Separatistic Churcl
in Germany is that of Saxony; but here
too, there is little more than handful
of men, supplied and supported to larg
degree by Americans. The Hanoverial
and Hessian separation has had evei
poorer success. while the agitation il
south Germany has won at most a few
dozen adherents.