The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-29
RELIGIONS REALM.
Interesting Notes From Churches
and Chapters.

There are at present within the city limits
of Chicago eighty-one churches with resi-
dent pastors, and seven without resident
pastors. attended by ciergymen from ad-
joining paStorateS.
Ex-Governor j. Madison Wells and wife
of Louisiana have become converts to the
Catholic faith.
The German Prester Verein numbers
nearly 500 members. Reys. Enziberger Of
Piopolis, ILL.,, C. Kuhlman of Marshall ILL.,,
and w. Faerber of st. Louis have been APP
pointed a committee to compile a directory
Of all German priests in the United States.
Rev. d. Faber of Cedar Mills Washington
County, Or, the official statistician of the
archdiocese, says that the Catholic popula-
ton of Oregon is upon close calculation 3d.
400. The number Of paroch al schools, in
Guiding schools Of academical grade, is
twenty-four; the number OF pupils in at
tendance is 2037.
phan Asylum, Newark, n. j., has recen tly
purchased the farm of Millman Mutter,
near IryingtoD, for $4,000, and will proceed
to erect large and substantial asylum there
next season. Their present building Oh
Livingston stree: is not large enough to ac-
comm date the large number of orphan
children now under their fostering care.
The Sisters OF Notre Dame at Fort Lee,
n. j., incorporated under the name Of Inst-
tute OF the Holy Angels under the laws Of
the State OF New Jersey, have built a large
convent and academy for educating young
ladies. The new building cost over $4,000,
and the whole property is worth over
$4,000
The United States District Court at Ia
coma, Wash, decided adversely the other
day, in the suit brought by Bishop Junger
OF Nesqualy to recover some 400 acres re.
"a Iv u pu Mod q . a mil ctn hio,
the Bishop claims belong to the church, hav-
ing been granted to 1t by the Hudson Bay
Company Tor missionary purposes. The
case goes to the Supreme Court next
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Sixty-two Scandinavian students have
been in Chicago Seminary this year.
There is a hopeful outlook at Chico under
the pastoral guidance of Rev. j. ID. Green.
The next stated meeting of the Presbytery
of San Francisco will be held in Central
Church, corner OF Golden Gate avenue and
Polk street, beginning Monday, December
Sth, at 1880 o'clock in the evening. The
oyertures from the General Assembly will
be considered at this meeting.
union meeting OF the UNCONVENTIONAL
clubs has been called for Monday, Decem-
Der Sth, at 10 80 O'Clock in the morning, in
Y. NJ. {. A. main building. The subject for
ton Among Evangelical Churches in Chris
tian Work."
ID. l.. Moody began series OF revival
meetings in Troy. N. Y, on November 9th.
b Seven thousand conversions were report
ed at the late session of the Holston (renn.)
Methodist Conference.
The Kansas Methodist Protestant Annual
Conference, held at Ottawa, reports 1000
ronverts for the year. a number of candi-
dates Tor the ministry were examined and
ordained. Eight churches have been added
during the year. and three are in process Of
erection.
The constitution of the Christian En-
deavor Society has already been translated
the society in that language is Jesus Htak-