Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13
RELIGIOUS.

The ational Unitarian conference will be
held in Philadelphia, October 2S-3l
Archdeacon Earrar would like to see cell.
bate brotherhoods organized inside the es-
tablished church of England.
Some religious newspapers are republish-
ing, by installments, Gladstones recent con-
tributions to British magazines on religious
subjects.
Twelve hundred shopkeepers In ST. Peters
burg, Russia have agreed TO close their es-
Establishments on Sundays in accordance with
the English custom.
Archbishop Satolli has been named to
represent Leo XIII at the celebration of the
centenary of the Catholic church in America,
in Baltimore, in November.
The American branch Of the Evangelical
alliance will hold a national meeting in Bos-
ton, December 4-6. Eminent ministers ana
laymen are to deliver addresses.
The vote on the overture of the Prespy-
terian general assembly concerning the re-
vision of the confession of faith will be taken
in most of the presbyterles in the spring.
A number of Unitarian ministers have
joined in the issue of call for general con-
vention of Unltarians in the west to con-
slider the needs and opportunities of the Uni
tartan body, especially in regard to its west
ern work. 1t is expected that the meetin g
will be held in Chicago, October 22-24.
Mrs. Mary b. G.. Eddy, head of the "chr is
tian scencen movement, announces the
closing of her Metaphysical college in Bos-
ton, because so many have applied for
admission (l60), all of whom insist on being
taught by her personally, that she cannot
possibly meet the demand upon her time and
attention
Editor Phelan, of the Western Watchman
(Catholic), writing from Italy, says Venice
is the ''most religious city in Italy. The
churches are full of people on Sunday, and
at any hour of the day you may behold old
and young, men and women, soldiers and
sailors, kneellng at the altars and praying
with all their heart.'
There is large problem for the churches
| in this declaration of Cardinal Naming, says
| the Baltimore American: "rhere are 4, ,0Op,
600 of living and dying and dead souls in Lon
| don. And if every church or chapel or place
| of worship of every sort and kind were filled
! three times to the full on every Lords day
| they could not contain more than about
| 1,500,0OO There must be, therefore, 9, 800,
600 who never can physically set their feet
III any place OF divine worship, or any place
! where the name and existence OF God are
recoguized.n The same fact is proportion
| ately true of most other large cities. 1t is
| the greatest of arguments for home mission
| airy work.
| A Sunday observance congress- in Paris
| passed resolution to the effect that in cases
| where the observance of Sunday is imposs
| BILE, weekly holiday should be given 10 EN-
| ployes. 1t also adopted a resolution advising
| employers not TO pay their men on Saturday
| or Sunday President Harrison, in letter
| to the congress- said; "Experlence and OBJ
| seryatIon have convinced me that every ont
| who works with hands and head needs tht
| rest which the Sabbath alone can give
| Philanthropists and christians may view The
| questions from different points, Dut whethel
| we regard man as an animal or as an immor
| tai being, we should unite to assure him tn,
rest which body and mind both require, Il
| keen them in the best possible condition.