Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-20
WHAT TnS CHURCHES ARE DOING.
A Newsy Digest Of Progress In Relig.
ious Work IN the Pacific Coast.

Sahon LiuuOn was buried In st.
Pauls London, on the 10th.
Work has been begun on the new
Catholic church ut Lodi.
a trainingschool for dcaconesses Is
TO be established at Los Angeles by
the methodist conference.
Rev. ID. J. Trumbull, pastor of the
Baptist church ut Albany for three
years, has resigned.
The Madison street branch of the
New York Young Mems Christian
Association ordered to erase The
names of all the nembers of that
concern who are among the strik-
ing employees Of the Genital rail-
road. Aud still the church asks for
reasons, why wOrklnymen have
turned away from it? Northern
Light.
Rev. DIR. I. l.. Russell, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, Los
Angeles, has been called to the pas
forage of new Congregational
church in Minneapolis. His decis-
ion is not yet made. If he goes he
will he the second prominent Pres.
byterian minister in the state who
have gone over to Congregational
ism within few months the other
being Rev. DR.. Horton of Oakland.
Rev. w. II. Milburn, d. d.
chaplain of congress, has been al
must blind since the aye of five ard
totally blind for thirty-tive years.
He was first elected congressional
chaplain when % years of age. He
is now 81 years of age, erect as
soldier, and is said to be the best
preserved man of his aye in the
country.
An effort is being made to build
two churches at Siayton, by the
Christian denomination and the
Presbylerians.
The Catholic parish of Spokane,
Wash., has passed from the hands
of the Jesuils into the care of the
5, cular clergy.
The Rogue River Bapiis, Ass-cia-
ton met Thursday at Grants Pass.
rhe Corvallis association m,ets next
week.
The Methodist conference at Pa
ciiic Grove petitioned congress to
furnish more chaplains and chapels
for the army.
Bishop Fowler has transferred
Rev. Angelo t'a:;all Of the New
England Southern Methodist cOu-
ference to the California conference.
The California Methodist Episco-
pal conference has about 200 preach
ers. Not one has died during the
year. This is an unusual record.
The combined choirs of the Cath
olic churches of San Francisco will
give IA grand sacred con.ert on the
-, 20 and % lust, at Woodward's
Gardens, in aid of the Fourth Di-
rec ory.
The annual meeting of the First
Congregational Church, Oukland-
one of the largest. If not the largest,
in the state--was held last Wednes-
day evening. The total member
ship, including several missions, Is
ll0i.
The sister of the Good Shepard,
have purchased the three lots at the
corner Jf Ninth aud jefferson street,
Seattle, the purchase price being
Sl5,00O.
An Albany minister has been kill
ing Chinese pheasauts contrary To
the law, and some of his neighbors
think he ought to censure himself
in his own pulpit for this trans
gression.
Rev. G. c. Bateman has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the Bup'
list church at Mou.t Tabor. to take
effect on the 30th, whe:: he will as
sunie the pastorship Of the Baptist
Charch IN Oregon City.
A colored clergyman at Ilniwood,
II. J.. who pleaded guilty to Il
charge OF ife-beating, urged In be-
half of his flock tina, IL would have
no shepherd II be was locked up
over sunday. He was let off with
u fine.
Rey. l.. NJ. Starr Is yet feeling the
effects of his accident during the
last session of The Oregon confer
ence. He las been removed TO his
home, but is yet suffering from par
lial paralysis of the lower limbs.
Arrangements are being made for
the building of Congregational
church at Cbula Vista, some three
miles west of National City. The
pulpit will he supplied fora time by
one of the San Diego pastors.
Rev. DIR. Williams has resigned
the pastOraie Of the Simpson Me-
n,orial Tabernacle Church In Los
Angeles, and Rev. Mr.. Knigbten of
Grace Methodist Church, IN the
city, has been invited to take his
place.
On his trip to ibe quarterly meet
ing for Saturday and Sunday next,
says the Pacific Christian Advocate,