The morning call., 1890-06-01
THE CHURCH
DOMAIN.
Matters Personal to Movers in Re-
ligiOus Enterprises.
Desths Of Prominent Ecclesiastics- Of
Church Communities-An Indian Maiden
Who Becomes Nun.

Mr.. S. NJ. Stevenson, now in this city, will sail
in few days to take charge of Government
school for Eskimos. at Post Barrow, Alaska. He
is a Presbyterian elder, from Versailles Ohio.
Emma V. Huber and Lydia Lebus, Moravian
missionaries, sail for Alaska june 10Th. The
former VIII go TO Carmel on the Nushagak,
where Rev. Mr. Wolf and wife are stationed,
ana the latter to Bethel, on the Knohwekin,
where II '. John ktlbuck and wife are laborlng.
Rev. 5. C.. Peoples of Laos, SIAM is Commits
sIoner 10 the Presbyterian General Assembly,
He VIII return TO Siam in the fall.
Rev. A. l.. Backford. who served as foreign
missionary In Brazil for thirty years. arrived III
New YORK from Bahia April 27th. intending TO
remain at home one year. He came for The pur-
pose of attending the General Assembly. On the
14th of this month lie died after an illness OF four
days.
Rev Mr.. waddell OF the San Pedro Presby-
terrain Church has been appointed to missionary
WORK In Brazil.
Rev. Dr. Ormiston OF Pasadena while on a visit
to New York was attacked by illness, but is re-
Miss Olmstead formerly teacher In Mills
Seminary, has married Rev. j. A. Eakin OF
the Bangkok (SIam) Mission Station, and VIII
hereafter be associated with him n his work
there.
ST. Bartholomews Protestant Episcopal
ChGfcff-la New York City bas Chinese club OF
Tie sixth International Sunday school Con.
ventiOn of the United States and British America
will be held at Pttsburg, Pa, June 24,11s 1890;
Rev. Mr.. Colcord OF Monrovia is to be one Of
the professors In the Pomona College. He says
that the attendance at the Southern California
churches VII ayerag 5000 during the morning
and 1000 during The evening service.
Rev C. >. UZZell OF Pico Heights Is dead. Dur
Ing his brief pastOrate his church received twelve
new members.
Redlauds now sustaius a Sabbath school for
Indians.
Poway has had a donation OF fine lot upon
which TO build church
The West End Sabbath school at Los Angeles
has outgrown its chapel.
Rev. Wilbur f. Crafts, assisted by Dr. Edward
Thomson, Secretary OF The Los Angeles Sabbath
union, has inaugurated movement TO compel
the closing of saloons in Los Angeles sun
days The movement is meeting with much
encouragement.
CATHOLIC NOTES.
Rev: Father Rooney, o. r., has returned to San
francisco.
!. Rev: Father Fitzslmnons of Chicago Is at
Santa Monica.
; Ri, Rev. Bishop o Connell is confined TO his bed
with a severe cold at Pico Heights Convent.
The charter roll of the Cathedral branch OF the
Catholic hpights oil America VIII close Oh Sun
day.
An entera ument viii be given at Turn VereIu
Hall, on Tuesday evening, tor The benefit of the
sanctuary boys choir.
Father Farelly has returned from Europe. He
Will have charge OF the San Pedro parish during
the absence Of Father Tanquery.
The Grand Secretary Of The Young Mems In.
sttule has issued a call for the election Of two
delegates from each Institute to The next Grand
Council.
Out OF 500 colored Catholics In st. Augustine,
Fla, about 400 are practical members OF the
church. The sisters teach | coored children,
of whom 105 are Catholics.
|. The Panllst Fathers lave received permission
from the Belgian Government TO take cast Of
tie celebrated statue OF the Blessed Virgin Mary
at the Cathedral at Bruges for the new snriue OF
the Blessed Virgin In the Church OF st. Paul the
Apostle. New York City. There is only one
other copy OF this famous statue, and IL Is In
Paris.
The .consultors OF the archdiocese of NIL.
waukee have forwarded three names to Rome
from which u successor to the late Archbishop
may be chosen. The three Bishops OF the
province, Right Reys Flasch, Katzcr and Vertin,
have done likewise
The last opportunity of performing the Easter
duty VIII expire on Sunday,
Miss Josephine Crowfeatber, a fuli-blooded
Sioux maiden, took The VOWS as Benedictine
nun May 21st, and VIII hereafter be known as
Sister Catherine. Bishop MartZ Hamel con
Quoted The ceremony, assisted by Mother Ger
| trude, SuperioIess Of the convent Her special
| mission will be 10 educate the children OF the
| Sioux nati0n.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
The last number Of the Jewish Progress pub
| llshed in this city, contains the Introductory
chapter to an argument by Moses A Dropsie,
Esq, on The Accusation, Trial, Condemnation,
| Burial ana Resurrection of Jesus" In this
| opening chapter he makes his issue with the
four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke aud John.
Der AfTicaner lsraehte Is the name OF a new
| paper just started In The town OF Johannesberg,
| South Africa.
Fraulein Finkelsten, daughter of Cantor
flnKelsteln In fosen, has been appointed c0ur
singer by the Grand Duke OF Hesse.
t.abbi D. l.. CHrdoZo, who for over half cen
tu'y mas stood at the head Of the Portuguese
lsraelile congregation OF Amsterdam, Is dead,
aged 81 years. He was the head of The Cardozo
.ainiiy Oh New York and Brooklyn, N. Y. Be.
sides being rabbl. lie was moke and gazzan di
| cheDra. lie occupied number OF official posi-
| tiOus In the world OF learning, aud contributed
much to Hebrew science.