Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-29
RELIGIOUS.

Revivalst Moody is trying to reform Lou
isville, Ky.
DIR. Lyman Abbott receives 800 week for
preaching in Plymouth church.
There are 122 Protestant churches and
places of worship in Paris, with ninety
ministers.
TStatistlcs show that we have 10000
churches, $1,000 minister's and 1900, 600
members in the United States.
Rev. j. S. Johnston, who has just been con-
secrated missionary bishop of western Texas,
was rebel soldier in Stewards cavalry.
Rev. Joseph Silverman, of Galveston. Tex,
will be DR.. Gothel's assistant in Temple
Emanu-El in New York, for the coming two
years
Few of the Protestant ministers in France
receive more than $3.50 a year from the state,
to which very small sum is added by the
congregation.
George w. Rassure knswn as the 'Cow-
boy evangelist" IS said by an Arkansas
paper to be worth S7OO, ,0,N; which yields him
an income of $3.50 aday
Archbishop Lamy, the first Catholic bishop
of New Mexico, is lying. very i'll at his resi-
dence in Santa Fe, N M. Very little hope is
entertained of his recovery.
A band of Franciscan nuns have. it is said
taken vows to devote their lives to mission
AIRY work among the negroes of the United
States, particularly in the south.
A lease of 999 years made in the days Of
King Alfred has just expired in England
The land was leased by the church to the
crown and reverts beck to the Church of En-
land, after millennium of years
Within q few days the corner stone of the
first Irish church IN Rome will be laid, with
imposing ceremonies. Archbishop Ryan, Of
Philadelphia, will preach the sermon.
Since the Methodist board of church extern
sion, north, began its work in the year 1868,
it has helped to build 5,S05 churches. 1t has
collected and disbursed nearly S3,OO0,000.
The final vote of the Baptist union accept
ing the resignation of Mr.. Spurgeon makes
the split between the orthodox and liberal
branches of that denomination in England
complete.
Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus, pastor of Ply
mouth church. Chicago, has been honored, it
is said, by call to the pulpit of the late Mr.
Beecher, but has declined to consider such a
proposition.
Rev. A. H. Mackonachre, rector of the
Church of St. Alban the Martyr in London,
and the leader and most eloquent advocate of
the extreme high church party, got lost in Il
snow storm in Scotland and perished.
Bishop Vladmir of St Petersburg, will soon
take chargs of the Russo-Greek church in
| San Francisco, He was for many years en-
| gagged in missionary work in Japan and ihas
| recently held the position as inspector of the
| theological seminary at st, Petersburg.
Father S. Wagner, "a late Catholic priest of
Chicago has renounced Catholicism and all
| orthodox faiths, and together with DR.. o. IL.
Harris, the evangelist OF Newman, VIII es-
| tablish "A new church known as Progressive
| Christians Father Wagner is over seventy
| years of age, and for fifty years served in
| important positions in the Prussian govern
ment.
| DIR. Witherow, who is this year Smith lee
| turcr in Magee college, Londonderry, has
| chosen for his theme the reformed churches.
| In the course of lecture on "The Bohemian
Brethren" he made the announcement that