Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
ANOTHER FINE SANCTUARY.
In Course Of Erection BY the Catho-
lies in South Omaha.
THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. AGNES.
Close of the Episcopaiian Council
With Great Variety of Inter-
esting Notes From Local
Parishes, Etc.


church in the state. 1t is situated on the
southeast corner of Twenty-thrd and O
streets, and will be built of brick with stone
faciugs. 1t will he 60 feet wide by 1870 feet
| long and ~ feet high. The plans were drawn
BY X. J. Credou, architect, of Omaha. Under
the first, or school room floor, will be a cellar
| 23x90 feet, in which will be placed boilers for
heating purposes. The first floor, with
ceiling IA feet high, will be used for school
| purposes. Itls divided into eleven school rooms
and will be used generally for parochial
| schools, but possibly for the present by the
| Sisters of Providence, who will locate q
house and open school in this city by Sep
temoer l. Entering the vestibule 14I6xl2
| ieet, from q street, circular stairways will
lead TO the auditorium. The walls will be Is
| feet high at the sides and the ridge 29lS feet
| above the floor. AT the south end of the
church, at either side, are the sacristy
| rooms, l5xl5 feet, with connecting passage
to the sanctuary The sanctuary, 20x251S
| feet Will contain three altars The windows
VIII be semi-clrcular at the top, and fine
stained cathedral glass will be used in them.
The seating capacity will be $50. From the
| front vestibule on the auditorium floor, and
on the west side stairway will lead to the
''' placed me In pRs ,Re iarSs iHrEsn 'front.' wilt
| center window of the facade n portion of st.
| Agnes Is stationed cathedral glass will be
building will be - feet above the street, and
| the top OF the cross ~ feet. The contract for
the building was awarded to Burness Il
Parks, South Omaha, at SIS, 765 and when
completed the building will cost Just about
| $50, 900. The Jealous labors and popular
ways of Rev. Father ID. w. Moriarty have
| made 1t possible for ST. Agnes congregation
| to erect most beautiful structure. The cor
ner stone will be laid Sunday afternoon, May
| 20, at IL o'clock, with appropriate ceremo-
| MES, Itt. Rev. James O'Connor, bishop of
| Omaha, officiating.
A joint meeting of three Omaha missions
Presbyterian church, in South Omaha,
Thursday night. Rev. John Williamson
| presided, and G. G. Wallace was secretary
| The purpose of the meeting was to take
steps to organize mission work in the Magic
| City. The committee appointed by the
| presbytery was authorized to rent and fit up
| room and open Sunday school. 1t was
resolved to take up collection in all the
Omaha congregations to-day in order to de-
| fray expenses of the work. A resolution
was also adopted requesting the presbytery
| to present the claims of the South Omaha
| mission to the committee on home missions,
| and ask that it be made a special mission for
five years, without designating the amount
| of the appropriation. AS this was the first
| joint meeting of the congregations in Omaha,
| it was decided that such meeting would be
| beneficial to the cause in the city, and ar
| rangements will be made to hold them fre-
| quently.
Rev. Sam Small, the southern evangelist,
| will deliver lecture at the First Baptist
| church tomorrow night. His subject will
| be, From the Bar-room to the Pulpit"
| The proceeds will be applied for the distribu-
! tion of temperance literature.
Rev. w. j. Harshas lecture. Leisure
Days in Italy," was delivered by him
Friday night at Forest hall, Sixth and
| Pierce streets, for the benefit of chapel
building fund. 1t is proposed to erect the
| structure at the corner of Fifth and Will
| Jams streets. .n.t -.a.F. ..r. /!
Next Wednesday, the thirty first general
vene at Springfield, o. Among the delegates
| who will go from Omaha are Rev. j. A.
Henderson.
The CASTELAR, Street Library and Reading
| Room association has been presented with
200 volumes of works by Rev. w. j. Harsha.
A joint meeting of the Young Peoples as
| sociation, of the United Presbyterian con-
! gregations, was held Thursday night at the
First Presbyterian church, for the purpose
of hearing report of their delegate H. A.
Westerheld, who attended the Allegheny in
stitute.
The Westminster church, at Twenty-ninth
and Mason streets. will be dedicated this
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. j. w. Harsha
will deliver the dedcaJory sermon. In the
church memorial window has been placed
by +. L. Birkhauser and wife in memory of
their daughter, Miss Florence w. Birk-
hauser. 1t was constructed by local firm,
and it is asserted that the window excels
anything before placed in any Omaha church.
The Epscopalian council of the diocese of
Nebraska, which was in session four days at
Trinity cathedral, adjourned Thursday night.
large number of priests of the state were in
attendance. Before adjournment the follow
ing deputies to the general convention which
will be held in New York, were chosen: Rev.
Dean Gardner, DR.. Zahner, Rev. Robert
j. M. Woolworth, }. E. Smith, o. NJ Carter
and S. ID. Barkalow, of the laity. The clergy
alternates chosen are: Rev. Canon Doherty,
Rey. A. A. =, Morrison, Rev. G; w. Flowers
and Rev w. T. Whitmarsh. The lay alter
mates are: H. H. Meday, Philip Potter, c.
S. Montgomery and A. G. Stowell. The
standing committees Of the diocese as Sc
lected are composed of Dean Gardner of
Omaha; Rev; H. B. Burgess, of Plattsmouth;
and Canon Doherty, of the clergy, and Lay
men j. M. Wooiworth, II. G. Clark and H.
w. Yates, of Omaha.
The memorial window to be erected in the
Episcopal church at Grand Island, in honor
of Robert Harper Clarkson, the first bishop
of Nebraska, will be about 1Sx16 feet, and is
to cost 1850, the work being done by George
A. Misch 4 Co., of Chicago Among those
who have contributed outside of Grand
Island are: Mrs. Clarkson, Mrs. +. H. Da-
Wis, Mrs. byron Reed, Mrs Woolworth,
Mrs. Joseph Barker, Miss Carrie Mi,lard'
Mrs. II. Kountze, Miss Mary Campbell, Mrs.
H. G. Patterson, of Philadelphia rector St.
James, Chicago, Mrs. Carrie M. n. B,rka-
low, G. g Chase, A. c. Powell, Samuel
Burns, Bliss & Isaacs, Dewey & Stone, W.
V. Morse. A. Donaghue, w. M. Foster &
Co., Bishop Worthington, E. p. Peck.
Bishop O'Connor, Mrs. Atkins, Mrs. w. II.
Allen, Chicago.
Boyds Opera House-The Rev. A. j.
Patterson, ID. d., (Universalist) will preach
in Boyd's opera house, on Sunday next, the
18th instant, at l0:45 a. m. and 3 p. M Come
one, come all, and hear one of Boston's best
speakers.
Last Monday evening j. o. Staples was
elected president of the executive committee
of the First Baptist church, in place of w.
q. Macload resigned Mr.. Macload being
treasurer thought he ought TO be relieved of
one of the offices, consequently his resigna
tion was accepted.
The Ladies' society of the First Bapt,st
church met last Wednesday evening Find
ing that there are not any among the church
membership dependent on charity. they have
for the past few weeks been visiting the poor
without their flock. They report a great
deal of destitution and suffering among the
poor, which they endeavored 10 relieve to the
extent of their means. Some sad reports
were related OF widows and orphans. sick
and sorrowng, without food or clothing.
Souie actually seeking relief in death.
G0NNIIRI a ,VpuEs