Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-15
RELIGIOUS.

Archbishop Williams, of Boston, it is said,
is to receive cardinals hat.
Mr.. Spurgeon has returned to London
from Mentonc. He is greatly improved in
health.
Eighteen of the thirty-fou churches in
Waterloo Presbytery, Iowa, are vacant, and
five of these are self supporting.
Dr. Emil G.. Hrach has been reelected
minister of Sinai Synagogue, Chicago, for
ten years, at a salary of Sl2 900 per annum.
Rev. DIR. Furncss, of Philadelphia, is
eighty-siX years of age, and still a vigorous
and entertaining preacher. He delivered bis
first sermon siXty-fiv years ago.
The Methodist Episcopal general confer
ence is to be held next year, when five bish-
ops are to be elected. The state of Ohio
comes forward already with three candidates.
y Michigan alone there are at least 2?5
ncighborhoods of from lOOto 800 people each,
entirely destitute of religious service by any
religious denomination; in Nebraska, 80; in
Dakota. 100
AT the annual meeting of the New York
branch of the Alliance Israelite last week
the officers for the ensuing year were
elected. They are Mr.. A. s. Solomons, presi-
dent; Rev. Fl. S. Jacobs vice president; Mr..
L. S. Wolff treasurer, and DR.. Percira Men
des, secretary.
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, has
sent two different cable dispatches to his ca
thedral priests-one from Ireland and the
other from Rome-annOuncing his arrival at
each point He intends to make u lengthy
visit to Ireland on his retnin and expects to
be back in Philadelphia about the middle of
March.
The Greek church, at Sitka, Alaska is
one of the wealthiest in the world, its treas
ure consisting for the greater part in oil
paintings of the saints, set in frames of gold
and silver. One picture, a present from the
czar, is valued at $4,000 The massive doors
of the church are heavily inlaid with precious
metals.
The Hebrew seminary which was started
last year in New York city by the conserva-
tive Jewish rabbis, to train young men for
the Jewish ministry, has attained such pros
perity during the twelve months of its opera
tion that an advanced department has been
added to the school of elementary instruction
with which it began its work. The school is
now considered to be ably equipped for the
mission of providing young clergymen for
Jewish pulpits.
The London Graphic says: "A new office
III the church of England, that of permanent
deacon, has been created, and the first ap-
pontment of the kind was made at the recent
ordination for the diocese of Ltchtield. A
permanent deacon is one who is not to
become priest, and the intention is that he
shall at first assist an incumbent in the cele-
bration of the communion, while he may be
afterwards licensed to preach"
AT the recent Catholic synod held in the
Providence Or. l. cathedral, the Right Rev.
Bishop Harkins presiding, the full list of
diocean officials ordered by the late plenary
council of Baltimore was appointed. They
were: Consutors-Rev NJ. McCabe, OF
Woonsocket; Rev. Thomas Falls of Central
Falls; Rev. c. Danvy, of Woonsocket Rev.
James A. Fitzsimmons, of Ashton and kev.
Philip Grace, ID. d., of New York. Rev.
Christopher Hughes, OF Fall River, Mass,
was appointed defender of the matrimonial
bond and Rev. William Stang, of Providence,
| fiscal procurator.