The morning call., 1890-12-27
RELIGIONS REALM.
Some Current Events in Many
Creeds and Places.

There are fifteen Catholic schools in
course of erection in the State of Iowa.
DR.. Wudthorst, the Catholic leader of
Germany. is suffering from heart disease
Sir L. f. Burton, the famous Orientalist
and traveller. was received into the Catholic
Church on his deathbed in London.
Three thousand people attended the
Catholic Congress of Um, Germany.
Among other claims put forward was the
demand for the ahrogatiOn OF the law for
bidding the return of the Jesuits.
Bishop Marty, the friend Of the Indian,
has just dedicated large church at Rome,
5. OAK, and another at Lamescb, AID has
Others under way at Ethan and at IoDln-
all-within ten miles OF each other.
In consequence Of the increase Of taxes
upon property held by religious bodies re-
Gently decided upon by the French Chamber
OF Deputies, the Sisters of Charity have re-
solved to remove to London.
Bishop Wigger communicated in letter
his sanction of the Jersey Diocesan Union
of Catholic Young Mems Societies at its
meeting last week in Newark. He eX-
pressed his earnest desire for the success Of
its efforts.
St. Patrick's Church, Portland. Oregon,
mas been partly completed at a cost Of
SIS, 600 and SIS, coo more will be required to
finish il. The church will be ready for dedi-
cation on ST. Patrick's day, 1891
A mass for four voices, by the old English
composer, William BYRD, was sung at High
Mass ID Brompton Oratory, England, re-
Gently, under the direction OF Mr.. Thomas
Wingham. This venerable work, which had
been lost, or at least Ignored, during three
centuries, was recently brought to light ana
published.
To Fathers Damien of Moloka, and Bak-
ker IF Surinam, 9th dead for the lepers, is
to be added the name of Father TeStevulde,
a Frenchman, who has hired house near
Yokohama and converted it into eper
hos ital. He attends 10 the Japanese as If
they were his own countrymen and CO.
TeligiOnists.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
California Methodist Conference reports
u 57S members, an increase of Clio.
The United Society of Christian Eadea-
yor has membership Of $4,000.
\ Methodist clergyman in Canada has
BEEN preaching against capital punisnme nt.
Foo Chow. has given $4,000 to found an
Anglo-Chinese college in that city.
Los Angels Presbytery, has ffty-six
1916, and valued at S448, 900.
Hanover College, Indiana, within the last
few months has furnished eleven mission
aries to the mission work of the Presby-
terrain church in Brazil, Guatemala, Alaska,
Persia India, Siam, China and Korea.
During the past fifteen years the Gin
eli mali Baptists have added seven new
churches to the number then existing, the
tGtai number now being twenty-six; the
The Portuguese Presbyterian Church, San
LeaGdro, was formally organized ON Sun
eay, November I'D, by the Rev. j. +. Cherry
and the Rev. W. F. B. Lynch. assisted by
Edrr a. Jones.
Igna.ius, or Father" Ignatius, as he is
stylrd, is the leader OF little band of
monks, and is an evangelist of pronounced
type. He breaches the gospel of salvation
10y faith In Christ in simple and extremely
So. ruus way, brushing aside all philosophic
n,td. 70 fdi nm tha inu
OF the b bic.
t receipts of the American Congre-
galonai Board show total received in
-ulee months of SlU2,936 against S1l3,001
Rev. B. Fay Mills has just closed three
weeks series OF meetings i'll Syracuse, in
S. hich about thirty churches united, and
aaout 1909 persons of all ages signed cards
aecaring their intention to become Chris
tahS.
Itev. c. Anderson, besides his usual two
services III his own Swedish Church on
Jessie street, holds service on the water
II t for Swedish sailors on Sunday after
Moons.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
The Russian Government will probably
piomulsate the new anti-Jewish law at the
beginning OF the coming year. One OF the
most i'm ,iOrtant clauses OF the new measure
forbids the selling, leasing or mortgaglng
To j VS. Of any real estate in any part OF
he empire.
The sui an OF Turkey has conferred on
Baroness Gustave d. Rotlschild Of Paris
the Order OF the Cheikat, first class, and on
her daughter, Nine. Lambert Of Brussels,
III second class of the same order.
The measures taken by the Government
OF the Grand Duchy Of Baden 10 put down
anti-Semitism in the universities are of a
nature that will probably make them eff
fecluaI.
Two rabbis in Chicago have of late been
deyO'i severe censuTeS to the Jewish press.
Al the recent election OF three members
oil the magistracy at Witten, Germany, the
leader of the anti-Semites, Dr. KGnig, y as
deiratei. AT The election Of members to the
common council, the anti-Semites could not
elecr any of their candidates.
"A circular letter will be issued to all the
branches # the Jewish Alliance of America,
an Organization OF Russian I,raeiites desir-
Gus OF aiding their corelig onists, calling for
. conference OF representatives TO be held at
Philadelphia, January Is. 1891.
The late General Teyss was brother Of
Rose Terry Gsok, the writer.