The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-17
TEE RELIeIous woRLp.


Zatiok Kahn hss been elected grand rabbi
OF Frnnce.
Ii is estimated that there are 5000 con-
versions to Christianity day.
ST. Marks, The new Catholic church at
Gainesville. Nd, will be opened for public
services on Sunday, November 8.
The Russian government has conceded
most of the vatican's demands. seven
Russian bishops will soon be appointed.
MISS AfilIa f. Topper, graduate OF Cor
neil, has accepted call 10 the pastorate OF
the Unitarian church at La Porte, Ind.
Progress IS still, as In the first age. the es-
sence Of our faith. We have to gather little
by iistle the fruits of a victory In which
Christ has overcome the world Hestcotf.
Missionary work in India Is impeded Just
now BY revival Of Aryanism, which Is an
ancient an purer type Of Hinduism; but 1t
is no less bitter against christianity.
Rev. Edward Abbott, of Cambridge, for
merly OF the editorial staff Of the C0aqrega-
sionalisf, has been appointed missionary
bishop of Japan, to succeed Rev. Charming
Moore Williams, y. ID.
Rev. Waiter r. Curtis, formerly of Dix
mont. and who for the past eight months
has been doing eyangelistic work in Lin
coin county, has accepted cab to supply
the pulpit of the Congregational church
OF Monterey, Mass.
The Church Missionary Society, one of
the oldest and strongest Of the English or
CARNATIONS. has sent out all ready. this
year, ffty-four new recruits, of whom
fully one-half are ordained missionaries.
H. -, -, al n.4arfa-s - The .-lsk.
The death is announced In Sydney of the
Rev. Julian Tension Weed, whose labors
as Roman Catholic missionary and writ
ings On scientific subjects have made him
widely known, He was an ardent partici-
pant in the Oxford TractariAn movement.
In 8 small town in Baden minister
closed his sermon the other day with these
words I'VE would be pleased, moreover,
20 have the young man who is now stand
Ing outside the door come in and make
certain whether she Is here or not. That
would be great deal better than opening
the door half an inch and exposing the peo-
pie in the last row of seats TO 4 draught. /"
The statistics Of the Episcopal chuch pre-
sented TO the general convention show 81
dioteses and IA missionary jurisdictions,
with 90 bishops, 1862 priests aud 60 dea-
cons. The number OF communicates is
given at ass, les. an increase of 6s,743, or Is
per cent. The number OF baptisais during
the year was III, 200, and Of combinations
Iis,Tss. an increase OF II per cent The
nnraber Of churches. chapess and missions
is 5.5S7, and the offerings for the last year
were SIS, 3le, 5I4.
Tkc work OF the New Hampshire Bible
Society has been of unusual interest the
past year. Eighty-three towns have been
cansassed and ae.ass families visited izs
Protestant families found without bible.
Tho society has pat In circulation over
$500 copies. The superintendent. who
for more than forty years has faithfully
served the society, has raised 3 memorial
fund Of S. GO 20 supply especially the old
people and the children wifh Rihles.
The free business and art classes OF the
Yonng Woraens Christian Association in
New York. have reoFcned for the winter
The branches taught are commercial arith-
raenic. penuiaashlp. book keeping, yhono.
graphy. typewTitinE. business training re-
toaehing photo negatives. plioto-eolof me-
ehanirAl and tree-Aand drawing. mosselinr
and design. physical CULTURE and choir
music self-surporung women only are
adnaitsed 10 these classes. In Isss there
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