The morning call., 1890-11-01
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Some Notes of Events in Religi-
Gus Circles.

African negro proteges of Cardinal Lavig-
erie will meet the Pope and receive his
blessing
The Catholic Union of Albany has sue
cessfully inaugurated ladies' gymnasium.
Bishop Mora is spending a short vacation
at Santa Barbara.
Rev. John Bapper, C.SS R., died at the
leper settlement, Batavia, August 26th. He
is the second member of the order who sac
rificed his life in the cause.
Archbishop Feehan of Chicago, ILL.,, will
celebrate the silver jubilee Of his consecra-
tIon as Bishop of Natehez to-day.
November contains the following notable
days: Feast of All Saints, holyday OF Obi
CATION, All Souls, patronage OF the Blessed
Virgin, first Sunday in Advent.
A convent has been built at Biskra, Al
giers, for the Order of the Brothers of the
Sahara, founded by his Eminence Cardinal
Layigerie, and Touareg fugitive slaves re-
ceive agricultural training there 1t IS in
tended to found villages of Christian Toua-
regs along the Trans-Saharan Railway when
it is built.
The Catholics have won decided success
at the elections for the Diet of Lower Aus
tria. They secured fifteen seats out OF
twenty. In the last Diet they only held
eleven.
The Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland, Most
Rev. DIR. McEviliy. is administering con-
frmation throughout his diocese, the largest
in 1rela nd. Everywhere he gives the young
the pledge of total abstinence.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross have begun
the erection of an academy and convent on
Twenty-ffth street, Ogden, Utah. to have
frontage of $40 feet and to be four stories
high. 1t will cost $4,000.
Rev. A. G.. Dixon, of Baltimore, Md, is to
begin work at the Hanson Place Baptist
Church, Brooklyn, to-day. 49,.
new place of worship will be built in
Worcester, Mass, for work among Ar
Rev. c. F. Weston has recently entered
upon his work as pastor at St Helena.
In the Wesleyan Methodist Connection
there are 652 adult temperance societies,
with 3,4Sl members; and 1868 Bands OF
Hope, with 370,6S1 members.
Rev. DR.. D. w. Scott of Washington, ID.
c., who is 81 years old and the father-ln-law
of President Harrison, recently took part in
the communion services of the East Liberty
Church. Pittsburs, Pa.
Rev. Loyal L. Writ has organized Sab
bath-school in Oakland Of nearly sixty mem-
beers.
A series of Sunday evening temperance
services are being held in New York under
the auspices of the National Temperance
Society, for the consideration of the religious
and missionary aspects of the cause.
From 1880 to 1890 the Lutheran member
ship in America rose from 694, 426 to $685.
S6S. During this decade there were erected
1854 churches. The number of dedications
now average more than one for each day Of
the year.
The Armenian congregation in New York
will hold services in their edifice every SUM-
day afternoon at O'Clock.
A revival is in progress in the First Meth
odist Church. San Jose, of which DR.. Jewell
is pastor. He is assisted by Mrs. L. o.
Robinson of Indiana.
Rev. DIR. Easton will deliver discourse
tomorrow evening at Calvary Church en-
1.-THE Citizens Duty on Election Day."
THE HEBREW FAITH.
A society is 10 be formed by the Jewish
young men of Rochester for the advance
ment of literary. social and religious affairs.
The Sultan has ordered the construction