Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-04
WAT rHe CHURCHES ARR DOING.

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The Catholic church has COO
members In Tacoma snd only accom-
odatioss for 800. Q more churches an
to be built before spring.
Rev. William f. Dawson, late o
Taylor Congregational Church, Seat
tie, has accepted . call TO the Eaa'
Tacoma Congregational Church.
Rev. Father Durand cf Victoria
B. c.. 10 surerintending the con-
struction Of the new cathedral In
that city.
Rev. q. w. Hill, pastor Of the con.
gregational church In San Jose,
rendered his resignation last Sunday
morning, to take effect on the last
Of December.
A fair In aid OF Saints Peter and
Paul Church, San Francisco, will be
given in the basement Of the church,
commencing on the evening Of Ser.
tember 29th and closing October
18th.
The Free Methodist denominstion
Of Dayton will build = church build.
Ing this fall. Lumber Ia now being
drawn for that purpose. The church
will be 24x36, with II foot ceiling
arched.
A petitiOn was circulated here last
week asking our legislature to enact
q law to tax church property.
Merely to save any further unnec.
essary exertions In this direction, we
will state that the coming legislature
will not Psss that kind Of law
Prineville News.
The Catholic church built In Ash.
land last year, aud completed several
months ago, was formerly dedicated
70 the uses for which Il was erected.
Most Reverend Archbishop Gross
performed The dedicato,y ceremony,
assisted by Rev. Father Clark, Of
Jacksonville, pastor of the church.
In the evening Archbishop GrO~ de-
livered n lecture Ia the church, the
subject of " hich was the "Prophesies
Of Christ"
L. c. Cottle, George w. Young.
A. d. Esbelmxn, A. Goss aud James
r. Eshelman have filed articles OF
with the county audi.
tors for the Church of the Blessed
Hope II West seattle. The okjects
are such - shall be for the worship
and we'll being ofthat church.
George s. Mott, chairman OF the
Permanent Committe. on sabbath
Observance Of the Synod Of new
Jersey, has written requesting that
The Synod ofthe Pacific will join the
ptiler Synods Of the Presbyterian
Church In petitioning the Congress
ional Committee on Management
The Worlds Exposition at Chicago
not to allow it TO be Openel to the
public on Sunday.
The new Central Methodist church
In Stockton has . seating capacity
VI 1900 IN the main auditorium and
uf 1000 In the iecture-rs0Rl. There
are two large psrlos, aud in the
basement . large kitchen and din
ing-room 70x32 feet.
Rev. Leroy, the democratic cam
didats for school superintendent,
and formerly resident Of Browns
vile, has become pastor Of the Bap
list church 10 La Grande.
The ", ekly prayer meeting eop-
nected with the Fourthstreet Metho-
dist Church, Los Angeles, is said u
be the largest and most lively ON the
coast. The average attendance 10
reported about GOV.
Rev. f. J. Sin ger, pastor Of the
Congregational church 1t RitsviIle,
Wash., has resigned 10 order 10 take
up the work for the Congregational
School and Publishing so-
ciety for Eastern Washingtca and
Northern Idaho.
st. James Catholic Church. Ban
Fra nciseo, Was the scene II . very
pretty ceremony last Sunday morn.
ing. 1t was the reception Of ninety.
six. young girls ~ "Children Of
Mary" The ribbon and medal Of
the society were bestowed by the
pastor. Rev. p. r. Lynch.
Rev. DR.. William Alexander Of
the Presbytssisn Theological 6enii
nary, at San Francisco, left last week
for the East. He n one Of the COM
rnittss appointed BY the last Gen:
eral Assembly to rsyise the sssein-
bly's oatechism-the creed Of the
church. The committee meets at
Pittsburg, Pa, on the hrst Tuesday
Ia October.
A Congregational church 10 being
erected through the labofs " Rev. Il.
A. Rowley at the new and flourish
ing town ofSultan City, 1t the juno
tion Of the Sultan and ekyhomish
rivers, WASH, sixteen miles from
Snohomish. The owner Of tha town
site gave two lots beside . hansome
subscription In money. A pastor V
promlssd - seon - the church Y
nnished by the missssa socsty. Z
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