The morning call., 1890-12-20
THE CHURCHES.
The Spirit of the American Re-
ligi0us Press.

The new Presbyterian Church at Monte
rey was dedicated last Sunday with great
rejoicing.
The Presbyterian Chu rch at Port Kenyon
was dedicated on December 14th. Rev. j.
S. Nc Donald, Synodical Missionary, assisted
in the exercises.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Pres
byterian Church, Vancouver, has expended
in the past three months $1,000 in remodeling,
furnishing and Identifying their church.
Seven persons were received 10 Bethany
Church on confession of faith, three of
them being Chinese.
Rev. IL. l.. Bates las accepted call TO the
church at Eugene City, Oregon.
The church at Angels devoted Thanksgiv-
ing day and their offerings to home missions
OF the 100000 communicates of the
Lutheran Church in America, about three
quarters are Germans; The others are chiefly
Scandinavians, English, etc. The total
number of ministers in the country is 1882
of churches 1913.
Revival services are being held in Mon
terey and Pacific Grove this week, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Baeyertz, ''the Jewish lady
evangelist"
Rev. J. W. Sneed has accepted a call to
the new Me- hodist Church at Palermo.
The Protestant Episcopal die ceSe of New
York has paid over to the diocese OF AL
hany, in settlement Of The claims Of the lat
ter, $4,000.
The Salvation Army has property in vari-
Gus countries TO the amount Of S3.2J0, 000
More than One-lalf of this is credited to
Great Britain.
The Y. NJ. c. A. of Sioux Falls, OAK,
has purchased an eligible and central site
and will erect a $4,000 building next year
a church to cost 100000 is being con-
structed in Denver, Colo. 1t will be one of
the finest and best equipped buildings OF its
kind west Of Chicago.
Rev. c. NJ. Sanders, Superintendent of
Colorado, reports SIX churches organized in
the State during the year, and seventeen
houses of worship erected at cost OF $780,
900. Benevolent contributions aggregated
SIG, I63, gain of SIS. COL over last year. OF
the COZ persons who have Joined the churches
34l united on confession.
CATHOLIC NOTES.
Very Rev. Vincent Grogan, late Provin-
cial of the Passionist Order. Dublin, has
been appointed Visitor General to the Aus
tralian Province.
Rev. Father Noonan, Superior of the
Josephite Order, who came from England
to Baltimore, is now ninisterng to the
colored people of the South.
Next Wednesday. the vigil Of Christmas,
will be fast day.
The recent church fair at Stockton Melted
$500 10.
CCNcu ClSttIs VI AUdiIlS lt1t lTpHL III the
Tyrol last week for the Chinese mission.
Archbishop Gross visited the Indian Reser-
walton hear PendletoD, Oregon, last week
and was most pleasantly received.
Archbishop Gross OF Oregon received the
vows of the Benedlctine Order from three
young European ladies at Mount Angel Con-
vent, Oregon, December 4th. He also gave
the white Veil 10 seven Young novices and
conferred the Benedictine ring on fourteen
young sisters. After the profession was
over his Grace preached short but in
structlve sermon TO the Benedictine Sisters.
ST. Mary's Cathedral on Van Ness avenue
will be dedicated Sunday, January 18th
next, when Right Rev. John L. Spalding,
DID,, of the diocese of Peoria, ILL.,, will
preach the sermon.
Rev. Brother Thomas. brother Of the
late DR.: Kane of this city and Captain Kane
of the English warship Calliope, who made
his noyltiate at st. Joseph's Academy. Oak
land, about eighteen years ago and who,
until 1885, was connected with ST. Mary's
College. has returned from New York to
the college in Oakland.
MIR. Augustln Daily has offered to the In
dustriai School for Deaf Mutes, New York,
the use of his theater on January 18th for
the purpose of giving an entertainment for
the benefit oil the home, A committee OF
the most prominent Catholic ladies is now
Being formed for the purpose of advancing
the interest of this good work.
The latest report prepared by Most Rev.
DIR. Bonjean, o. NJ. l., Archbishop of
Colombo, shows that during the six years
just elapsed there have been in the diocese:
1920 baptisms Of Catholic children, go
baptlsms of the children of heretics, 1850
baptisms OF pagan children, 6100 marriages,
$50 conversions from beresy, $3.50 CONVEX
sons from pasanism, 100000 confessions,
615, OOO communlonS, and 1860 persons VINO
received the last sacramentS.
THE HEPREw FAITH.
SDain is to he invaded nv tho onti Gam;
anti-Semitic Congress is to be held in Bar
celona toward the end of next February.
DR.. Pogoralsky has been appointed Gov
ernmental rabbi at kherson. He is stated
to be the first rabbi in Russia recruited from
the medical profession.
Jacobs well and the plat of ground sur
rounding it have been sold by the Turkish
Government to the Greek Church for s4COO.
The vexed question of PATHS religious
position, says the Hebrew, seem to be settled
by leading musical Journal which states
that being brought up ON the stage she has,
as Strakosch confirms. no religions feelings
whatever; that she married her first husband
according to Catholic rites, and her second
husband according to Protestant rites; but
that everything about her proclaim her
Jewish origin, which is clearly indicated by
her face, her voice, and her ways.
There Is tradition among the Persians
and the Jews of Eastern Palestine that the
old patrarchs and people 10 general had
three eyes-0ne in the back part of the
head-prior to the time Moses was given
the law on the tables Of stone On that
eyentful day Moses commanded his follow
ers to turn their faces from Sinai This
they did, but took care to uncover the other
w In1 g.