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RELIGIOUS NOTES

Dr. Iaimages new tabernacle IN Brook.
lyn viii hold twice as many persons AZ
the old tabernacle
The German Reformed Church in the
United States reports /, $50 congregations
and POS. .s52 members.
After long opposition ON the part of the
vestry, the electric light has finally been
introduced into old Trinity Church at
New York.
The Universities mission in Central
Africa, which now has 1000 adherents,
is rejoicing in the ordination OF its first
native priest.
1t is reported that the attitude Of the
Vatican toward the Italian government
has improved since the downfall Of tho
Crispi ministry.
Rev. DR.. Sabato Morals celebrated at
his home in Philadelphia recently the
completion of 40 years of ministerial serv-
ice with the orthodox Portuguese Congre-
cation Mickwe Israel.
A foreign missionary journal says: "In
Africa the number Of missionaries ex-
ceeds 500, and the number of converts
400 600, increasing by about %, 900 year.
During the past five years Africa has fur
nished more than 200 martyrs.
A new Anglican cathedral has been
consecrated in Melbourne, Australia. A
Congregational paper says that its COM
pletion is matter of congratulation mot
alone to the members of the Anglican
Church, but TO all citizens of Melbourne
and indeed TO the whole colony"
BY the will of the late Oliver Hoyt, OF
Stamford, Conn, nearly 800, 200 il left
to benevolent societies. The Methodist
Missionary Society receives 10000, Wes-
leyan University, $4,000; Cornell Col
lege of Iowa, 10000; New York East Con.
ference, 50 5000, and the American Bible
Society, SIC, 200.
The entire clergy of Dalmatia have PEE
ttioned the pope to permit all the Slav-
onic priests of the Balkans to celebrate
mass in their native language. Thopeti-
tion sets forth that the Slavonic people,
on account of their antipathy to the mass
In the Latin language, go over TO the
Greek orthodox churches.
The next event of international impor-
tance in the Christian Endeavor move
ment will be the annual convention at
Minneapolis, July 9th to 18th. hall
that seats 10000 has been provided, and
the ablest speakers from all denomina-
tions will be heard Reduced rates ON all
railroads and at hotels will be provided.
The Louisiana Conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South reports 23l
church ediiices, valued at $430, 900, and
IS parsonages, valued at $50,1i4. They
also report 80 local preachers, with 20, ,025
white and colored members 216 Sun
day schools, with ,299 teachers and s, 400
scholars. The amount raised for missions
was 81, ,642.
An English Methodist paper says that
the most brilliant commemoration of the
centenary of John Wesley's death was
held at old st. Giles Church in Edin-
burg. There gathered in that cathedral,
seven centuries old, the representatives of
the historic Presbyterian churches, Of the
town council, and the venerable univer-
sity, in testimony Of the benefit which tho
Evangelical revival has conferred ON tho
nation.
There is probably no ecclesiastical or
ganization In America that has grown as
rapidly as has the Missouri Synod of the
Lutheran Church. Begun less than 40
years ago in Perry county, Mo-, by few
German pastors who had left Saxony for
conscience sake, il now has spread from
ocean 10 ocean and from Canada to Mex
leo. According TO the statistical year
book just published, the synod now num-
bers 1,140 pastors, ,631 organized con-
gregations, 54e mission points, 305, $50
confirmed and communicate members.
II is said that the Catholics of Brazil
have been very much opposed to the pro-
vision Of the constitution of the republic
which deprives priests and employees Of
the church of the right to vote, and also
debars priests from becoming members
of Congress. 1t is understood that the
reason this provision was inserted was
that the officers of the church really held
their allegiance to their spiritual supe-
riors as stronger than their allegiance to
the State, and, therefore, are not such
true citizens Of the republic as would en-
title them to a voice in its government
This provision, however, has been some
what modified.
1t may not be generally known, notes
the Congregationdlist, that the Ameri-
can committee on the revision of the bible
still keeps up its organization and holds
occasional meetings. By the terms Of
agreement with the English university
presses the committee can not issue an
authorized American edition of the re-
vised bible till IA years after the publica-
ton of the English edition. But l0years
have already passed, and the New Testa-
ment Company can easily finish its prep
aration for an American edition before
1895. 1t is proposed to incorporate the
American appendix into the text, to fur
nish chapter headings taken from the
words Of the text, and the references to
quotations from the old testament in the
new. Perhaps also the committee will
select parallel passages and make sugges-
tons of other changes for future use.
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