INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



at Breslau, 649; periodicals, 649; organization of the 

 Swiss Church, G49, 650; Synod at Olten, 649, 650 ; growth 

 in Switzerland, 650 ; resolutions regarding a universal 

 Church union, the national language in the mass, the con- 

 fession, 650; sketch of the bishop-elect, Dr. Herzog, 

 650; Old Catholics in Austria, France, Italy, 650. 



OLIVER, ADDISON. Representative from Iowa, 131 ; proposes 

 an amendment to the Constitution, 132. 



OSMAN PASHA. An Egyptian general, his campaign in 

 Abyssinia, 3-5. 



Oregon. Finances, 650; educational funds, 650; State insti- 

 tutions, 651 ; new State Capitol, 651 ; encouragement of 

 immigration, 651 ; Columbia River Canal, 651 ; session 

 of the Legislature, 651 ; Lafayette Grover elected United 

 States Senator, 651 ; legislation, 651 ; law making the 

 sale of liquor to minors penal, 651 ; the University and 

 Agricultural College, 651 ; Democratic presidential Con- 

 vention, 651 ; nominations, 651 ; Republican presidential 

 Convention, 651 ; nominations, 651 ; platform, 652 ; elec- 

 tion for the Legislature, 632 ; presidential and congres- 

 sional election, 652; protest against the validity of tho 

 election of Watts, elector, 652; counter-protest, 652; de- 

 cision of Governor Grover to give certificate to the Demo- 

 cratic elector, 652, 653 ; the Republican electors and the 

 Democratic one organize rival electoral colleges, 653; in- 

 dignation resolutions and defense of the Governor, 658; 

 the investigation and decision of the United States sena- 

 torial committee, 653: sketch of Lafayette Grover, Sena- 

 tore-lect, 653, 654; resignation of Governor Grover, 654. 



PALACKY, FRANZ. A Bohemian historian, sketch of, 654. 



Paraguay. Condition of the country, 654. 



PARTON, JAMES. Act to confirm his marriage vetoed by 

 the Governor of Massachusetts, 510. 



PATIN, HENBI J. G. A French scholar, biographical sketch, 

 654. 



PAYNE, JOSEPH. A British teacher, sketch of, 654, 655. 



Pennsylvania. Public-debt statement, 655; Treasury ac- 

 count, 655; railways, 655; insanity statistics. 655 ; public 

 Institutions. 655 ; militia, 655 ; session of the Legislature, 

 655; appropriations, 655, 656; legislative acts, 656; ex- 

 pulsion of members of the House for corruption, 656; 

 Treasury investigation, 656; Democratic presidential 

 Convention, 656 ; delegates elected, 656; platform, 656, 

 657; Republican presidential Convention, 657; delegates 

 nominated, 657; platform, 658; elections, 65S. 



PJBRIER, AUGUSTS CASIMIB V. L. A French statesman, bio- 

 gaphical sketch, 659. 



PERKINS, G. R. An American teacher, biographical sketch, 

 659. 



PERRONE, G. An Italian priest, biographical sketch, 659. 



Persia. Keigning family, 659; area and population, 659 ; the 

 ministry, 659; army, 659; telegraphs, 659; reformatory 

 intentions of the Shah circumvented by the officials, 660 ; 

 system of taxation, 660; Slate Council appointed on reform 

 measures, 600 ; its activity hindered through the fears of 

 the Shah, 660 ; new postal system, 660, 661 ; troubles with 

 the Turkomans, 661 ; with the Kurds, 661 ; the Shah's 

 birthday, 661 ; missionary movement, 661. 



Peru. Members of the Government, 661, 662 ; army and na- 

 vy, 662; budget, 662; debt, 662 ; commerce, 662 ; exten- 

 sive sales of guano, 662 ; insurrection suppressed, 662. 



PBUCKKR, E. VON. A German general, biographical sketch, 

 662. 



PILLSBUEY, JOHN S. Governor of Minnesota, sketch of, 553, 

 559. 



Pics IX. Pope of Rome, his brief on infallibility to a Ger- 



man bishop, 703 ; congratulates the Bishop of Paderborn 

 on his determined prosecution of duty, 704, 705; brief on 

 the Spanish Concordat as to liberty of worship, 705 ; brief 

 on the Brazilian Sodalities, 707. 



PONEOY, P. G, A. A French author, biographical sketch, 

 663. 



Portugal. Royal family, 663 ; area and population, C63 ; 

 area and population of colonies, 663 ; budget, 663 ; debt, 

 663; shipping, 663; merchant navy, 663; railroads, 663; 

 telegraphs, 664 ; army, 664; commerce, 664; chief com- 

 modities, 664 ; education, 664 ; meeting of the Cortes, 

 664; King's address, 664; improvement in the finances, 

 1867-'77, 664 ; Liberal demonstrations, 665; scarcity, 665; 

 money crisis, 6(55; changes of officers, 6G5. 



Presbyterians. \n the United States Northern Assembly 

 Statistics, 665, 666; increase, 666; contributions, 666; 

 committees and boards, 666 ; statistics of foreign mis- 

 sions, 667 ; meeting of the General Assembly, 667; report 

 on work among the Germans, 667; resolution on the 

 Presbyterian Alliance, 667 ; plan for cooperation with the 

 Reformed Church rejected, 667 ; expression of fraternal 

 sympathy with the Southern Assembly, 667, 663 ; propo- 

 sition for representation in the Assembly by Synods in- 

 stead of by presbyteries refused, 666^ tenure of office of 

 elders, dancing, church discipline, communion, 66S; Wom- 

 en's Foreign Missionary Society, 663. Southern As- 

 sembly: Statistics, 663; contributions, 668; boards and 

 committees, 663, 669 ; meeting of the General Assembly, 

 669; representation in the General Alliance at Edinburgh, 

 609 ; review of declarations of the Assembly on politics and 

 ' slavery since 186., 670; disavowal of proslavery and seces- 

 sion expressions in the minutes, 670; resolution of concil- 

 iation with the Northern Assembly, 670; proposed theolog- 

 ical institute for colored people, 670. United Presbyteri- 

 ans: Statistics, 670; board reports, 670, 671; General 

 Assembly, 671; conference with the Associate Reformed 

 Synod of the South approved, 671. Reformed Presbyte- 

 rian Church of North America : Meeting of the General 

 Synod, 671 ; Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church 

 at Pittsburg, 671 ; Associate Synod of North America, 671 ; 

 Associate Reformed Synod of the South, 671 ; cooperation 

 with the United Presbyterian Church, 671, 672. Cumber- 

 land Presbyterians, 672; missions, 672; education, 672; 

 publishing. 672 ; Colored Cumberland Presbyterian 

 Church, 672. Presbyterians in Canada: Statistics, 672 ; 

 General Assembly, 672, 073 ; proceedings in the case 

 of the Rev. D. J. Macdonnell, accused of heresy, 673; 

 Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the 

 Church of Scotland, 673. Presbyterians in Scotland : Gen- 

 eral Assembly, 673; Free Church of Scotland, 674; Re- 

 formed Presbyterian Church, 674; Reformed Presbyterian 

 Synod, 674; United Presbyterian Church, 674. Presby 

 terian Church in England : Meeting of the Synod, 674 ; 

 second meeting, union with the United Presbyterian 

 Synod, 674, 675. Irish Church, General Assembly, 675. 

 Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, 675. Church of New 

 South Wales, 675. 



Presidency of the United States. Duties of the office when 

 performed, 169; message of President Grant, 109. 



PROKESCH-OSTEN, Count ANTON. An Austrian diplomatist, 

 biographical sketch, 675. 



Protestant Episcopal Church. Statistics, 675, 676 ; period!' 

 cals, 676; Board of Missions, 676 ; election of missionary 

 bishops, 676; American Church Missionary Society, 677; 

 Education Society, 677 ; Bible and Prayer-Book Society. 

 677 ; Bishop White Prayer-Book Society, 677 ; Society for 

 the Increase of the Ministry, 677 ; Church Congress, 677 ; 

 Diocesan Convention of Iowa, 677 ; Convocation of the 

 Haytian Church, 677 ; Commission of Bishops for the 

 Mexican Church, 677. 





