, 1880-09-19
GENERAL NOTES.

0TlN IIbA1 IN - Hsos
Thirty-seven natives Of New Zealand have
been:admitted to the ministry Of the Episco-
palfan Church.
There are thirty eight Universaltst socie-
ties IN Indiana, which own property valued
at $4,000. on which only 5000 are due
There will be an ordination to the Order Of
Deacons at the Cathedral Of SIS. Peter and
Paul, BY, Bishop AfcLaren, this morning at
1880 O'Clock.
According. to the Saturday Rcuieap 1t is
easier for a Jew to get into Parfianentas the
representative of an English constituency
than for q Roman Catholic.
Knock Chapel, in Ireland, continues to be
the scene Of many wonderful cures among
the faithful. The latest one recorded is
case Of malignant hay-fever.
The Steele points out that more than 1900
JesuitS out of the 2,o00 residing In France
are Observation-Disclosures Bavarians, Bel
gians, Spaniards, Italians, Poles, or Irish
men.
The Presbytery Of Chicago will hold its
semi ml-annual meeting on Monday, Oct 4, at
1890 O'Clock a. H., in the Jefferson Park
Presbyterian Church, corner OF Tlroop and
Adams streets.
The seating capacity of the Jewish temples
in this city aggregates 5000. The lsraeiitish
population Numbers about 10000, and the
JelUlSlt Adu4ace wants to know where the
other 5000 worship.
The Columbia Is. C.) Theological Seminary
is emerging from its financial difficulties, but
the refrigeration has not yet been sufficient
to enable 1t to open its doors and renew the
pleasing task 0f fitting young men for the
pulpit .
The seventh annual meeting Of the Wom-
d nS q Rstnn d oa T es
are requested to observe the 23d as day Ut
special prayer for Gods blessing on the Con-
vention.
The first step has been taken towards the
endowment of the Diocese Of Vermont; two
laymen having offered SO, GOO. upon condi-
ton that the Diocesan Convention will raise
$4,000. This the Convention has pledged
itself to do.
Traffic in church 1ivings in England is on
the increase. A welL-known agent estimates
the lvings annually offered for actual sale
Mt about 200; another witness places the
number at at least 100, or 10 per cent OF those
in patronage.
The Yom Keppur services at the Temple
Ben Sholem, on the l4th inst, were con,
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. Marks, who delivered
being "Charity and Benevolence." The at
tendance was very large. .....
The new Sunday-school rooms Of Christ
Reformed Episcopal Church, Michigan ave
nue., corner ofITwenty- fourth street, will be
dresses will be made by Bishop Cheney, the
Hon. William Aldrich. and Mr. E. G. Keith.
There will be meeting Of the members Of
the First Christian Church in the church,
corner Of TWenty-hfth street and Indiana
avenue, at 8. o'clock this afternoon, to con-
slider the'9uesti0n. Of congregational govern
.ment;as opposed to government by an official
board
Great Britain sends out 1000 missionaries
and expends annually G600, 600. The Cont
mental churches employ 400 missionaries, at
cost OF 2120.000. America contributes $50
work in heathen countries 1900 Protestant
! missionaries, and the churches sustain the
IS S@6a eoS. Sx an annual '0n'''Du'''N % A''D'
The 2lst Of September is the day that is set
apart by the Church in memory OF the blessed
Apostle and Evangelist, St. Matthew. we
in in the Story Of his cali, as narrated with such
touching simplicity by St. Luke. He tells
us how Jesus event forth, and saw q pub
lican named Levi, sitting at the seat OF Gus.
tom; and He said unto him. FOLLOW Me.
COLOGNE CATHEDRAL
The Emperor of Germany las appointed
monious consecration and opening OF TIE
lately-tnished Cologne Cathedral, when his
| Majesty and most Of the members Of his
house, together with other distinguished per
sons, will honor the occasion ey 5helF rras rs
| birthday Of Frederick William w., the En-
| peror's deceased brother, to whose. plety and
| love of art was due the resumption OF the
architectural labors which were So ausplc1- ac1
nSGx sGt 051ssh' ago c1osty e o emu Of course
Archbishop will reappear with all his clergy
! in their robes of Office, but in any case the
ceremony will be solemn and imposing as re. re.
| and German art. Viewed from financial
| pointof view, the noble edidce represents an
| enormous amount of capital. 1t is calculated
that the sums applied to its completion since
amount @ to about ls,ooo,0 marks, which,
added to the previous outlay, will give a
grand total of 100000 marks, or over
1000, GOO. In point Of altitude, too, the
towers Of the cathedral are unaeqnaIed a ~ any ";
| their closest competitor being the spire qf the
| Protestant St. Nicholas Church, in Ham
burg, with III metres. Then comes st.
Peters, In Rome with 1a3 metres; tne Stras- 3ss-
St Stephens, in Vienna, 135; Freiburg, IN
Baden. l25; Antwerp Cathedral, LIS; Flor
| ence. lis: st. Paups, London. III; Maggie.
burg Cathedral, 1o3; Berlin Town-Hail
! Tower, IS; SO that the Cologne CatnedTai IS
| N~~" N41'~-0~
| posing edifce.
| EARLY CHICAGO.
The following letter written by the first
Episcopal missionary to this city, under date
Of Dec. Z, 1885. is not without historic in
| terest:
"Durtng the last quarter my labors have been
| confined TO Chicago. have buried SIX 1nd1-
| yiduals, and married two couples -Four persons
| have been added to the number OF comfnunf-
| cants BY the blessing Of God. may again re-
| port that my congregation continues to oincEease.
0n Sunday last there was u more numerous u.
| tcudan .e on our services than ever before "
| several places where missionaries OF our Churc9
might be Immediately stationed, and where
know that now is tho time to put II me sickle
Tsclect Milwalky. It is situated IN the 0ulscon-
| son Territory on the shore OF Luke M;cnfgan.
| and distant about eighty miles from Chicago.
In the opinion Of nlnny judc!ous persons, It Will
he very little inferior to the last named Place.
| Twenty-Five miles this side Of 5ltlwalky Is ROOT
/ River. The two might be united tor the present
| In one station. have been frequently request
| ed by Intelligent and influential men Of both
places to call the attention OF the Committee to
! This subject, and to assure them Of readiness
| an the part Of the people generally to support
aI misstonnry @ OF the Episcopal Church. They al-
ways add, what you missionaries SO often write,
I tno,y is the time 1t Is not so much what these
! places now are, as what they will be IN 2 Snort
| fime. that makes it so important that they
| should be Immediately occupied Both hliiWalky