The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-18
RELIGIONS REALM.
Notes of General Interest From
the Churches.

There is an urgent need for third Cath
ole church in Spokane Falls. WASH, there
being at present over 6000 Catholics in that
city.
Detroit's new Catholic Clubhouse, corner
of Wilcox street and Barclay place. Will be
90X100 feet, with gymnasium, readlng-r DOM,
etc., furnished in mahogany, oak and ash,
to cost $4,000
The Centrist party papers of Germany are
urging the bishops TO issue strong state
ment on social questions, believing it to be
an opportune time.
Rev. Charles O'Reilly, the Treasurer Of
the Irish National League of America, has
three years leave of absence from Bishop
BOley, which he intends to devote to an i'm
portant theological work.
Right Rev. Mgr. Kershaw of Barton-upon-
Irwell. who died on May 31St last, at the age
of "a years, left the bulk of his estate, valued
at e25, 272, to the Right Rev. DIR. Vaughan,
Bishop of Stafford, for his own use and
benefit.
Archbishop Corrigan has appointed Mgr.
Mcdonnell, his private secretary, Spiritual
Director Of the Catholic Club of New York
to succeed the late Vicar-General Donnelly.
Senior Urdaneda, the representative Of the
republic of Venezuela at the Vatican, has
arranged for thirty Sisters of Charity to
proceed from Italy to South America to
take charge of the leper hospitals and asy-
lumS in Venezuela.
New South Wales is rapidly increasing in
Catholic population. Recent statistics eX-
hibt the gratifying fact that the Catholic
BODY has increased GLOSS members during
the last five years.
According to the Polish papers the Rus
sian Government has forbidden the erection
of roadside cructiXes in Poland, and has
ordered the removal OF some Of those already
in existence.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
During the months of October and No
vember the Methodist Iaity are to vote on
| the question whether women shall be admit
| ted 10 the General Conference, the legiS-
| lative body of the church.
The will of Roswell w. Cook of Green
| field, Mass, makes the American Missionary
| Association and the Home Missionary So
| ciety reSiduary legatees of about $4,000.
| The Rev. DIR. Phllpott, the Church OF En-
| gland Bishop of Worcester, who is now 81
years of age, has announced his resigna-
| ton.
AT Minneapolis, Mimi, on September 18th,
| the cornerstone of building for the
| Young Mems Christian Association was laid
| with appropriate ceremonies. There Will be
an audlence-room seating 800; also gym
| naslum and natatorum.
Four teachers have just left the church in
| gainesville, Ohio, TO work in the South for
| the American Missionary Association.
The Primitive Methodists of South Aus
| tralIa, who recently celebrated their jubilee
| report 145 churches and preaching-pl
| with 90 ministers, 200 local preachers, 5000
members, 81 Sunday-schoo!s and 60SS
| scholars.
| Three years ago the Congregational
churches Of Sedala and ST. Joseph. Mo-,
were receiving aid from the Home Mission
| airy Society. Now they are each erecting
houses of worship that will cost about
| SIS, O00.
The total membership of the Wesleyan
| Methodist Connection in Great Britain is
| 423,615, and during the year AZ, 207 new mem
bers were received. The present number on
| trial for church membership is 2S,020.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
The Louisville Y. NJ. H. A. has a fine GYM
| nasium, and thus muscle as well as mind
can be cultivated to advantage.
| Tulla MassariDi, the poet, who has Just
| been elected an honorary member of the
Academy Of st. Lucia, IS the first Jew To
| attain that honor.
Rev. DR.. Louis Grossmann of Detroit has
| been reelected for five years, amid great
| enthusiasm, as rabbi of Congregation Beth
| FL. He has held this position for the past
| six years. He iS one of the products OF the
| Hebrew Union College.
Thousands of Jews have within the past
| few years gone to Palestine 10 abide there,
| and tens of thousands are anxious 10 follow
| in their footsteps
The Jewish Hospital Association of Colo
| RADIO recently made their final payment on a
| tract of land finely situated for their pur-
| poses on the conner OF jackson street and
Colfax avenue, Denver The association
contemplat-s breaking ground for hand
some structure this fall or i'll the early
| spring.