St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
Religious Notes.

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guages, and i'll no country is its reading or
circulation forbidden by law.
The Woman's board of the Congrega-
tl0nal church gave 81. 800. 900 in the last
fourteen years, and have built 700 churches.
In Madagascar there are 1000 native
Christian churches. Five thousand con-
yeIts have been united in mission society.
A Congregational college has been started
in Winter Port, Fla, A. W. Collins of Chi
cago giving $50, 600, and probably securing
the name.
The spring anniversaries in London are
so numerous and vast that they occupy the
entire month of May, and were never more
interesting than this year.
The home missionary convention at Sara
toga meets June 2. 1t has an exceedingly
interesting program. Superintendent Mont
gomery, Dr.. Dana and others 90 from this
state.
Bates Avenue NJ E. church. Dayton's
Bluff. The pastor. Rev. F. 0. Holman,
will preach at 1920 a. m, and at p. m.
will speak on The Lessons of Memorial
Day. Sunday school at II m.
On last Sunday Bishop Ireland confirmed
100 persons Of the parish of ST. Louis, st.
Paul. In the evening he .delibered ser
mon in French Oh the title, Dignity and
Duties of Soldier of Christ.
Rev. J. II. Neesuna of Japan. who was
converted to Christianity some years ago.
has now charge of the Kiota training school,
in which are some 200 japanese young men
in training for the gospel ministry.
The Y. N. C. A. International conven-
ton at Atlanta was an enthusiastic meeting.
lnrGnl[- ottap1aI raoaix-n1 aha
tic Southern hospitality and the reports be-
tokened great progress in all departments
during the year past.
Anoka conference at Excelsior last week
was the best ever held and most largely at
tended. The churches reported uniformly
large accessions. The missionary interest
and contributions were greater than in for
mer years. Altogether it was an inspirit-
ing conference.
The American church congress. which
recently met was remarkable
gathering, both for its personnel and the
subject matters discussed All branches of
the Protestant church were represented and
the unity OF feeling and emphasis of the
great truths of Christianity was both i'm
pressive and significant
Bishop Ireland has addressed letter to
NiAN Wis VI liiC ulDtCSC Hull IllS Iutll
that the annual collection for the holy
father will be taken up in the several
churches Of the diocese on Trinity Sunday,
May 81, and due notice of it will be given
at all the masses on the previous Sunday.
This is Pentecost Sunday, one of the
greatest.solemnities of the Catholic church
the anniversary of the birthday of the
church, for on this day the Church of Christ
as such, promulgated to the world. This
day among Christians has always been re-
garded as one of great sanctity and hence
the custom of preparing for it by strict
fast on the preceding Saturday. In st.
Paul there will be a solemn pontifical mass
at the Cathedral. and during tie mass
Bishop Ireland will confirm the children of
the parish
St. John the Evangelist church, corner
Ashland avenue and Mackubin street, Rev.
E. Jay Cooke, rector. Special service
for Whitsunday. Full morning prayer,
sermon and holy communion, beginning at
1890 a. III. The Sunday school will be
omitted. The second service will be held
at p. m. instead of 7:3O, and will consist
of evening prayer the administration of
infant baptism. an address, awarding of a
banner to the Sunday school class of highest
record receiving from the children the
floral offerings that are to be sent to the
hospital and the sick