Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-10
News Of the Various Churches.


.istant minister Of ST. James church,
Philadelphia, has entered upon his
iuties as assistant minister of Grace
Episcopal church, San Francisco,
with most encouraging prospects.
Simpson Memorial Methodist
hurch, on Hayes street, reports n
.srge majority vote against the ad-
mission of women as lay delegates
to the general conference. The vote
stood nearly two TO one against.
The First Congregational church
Of Sacramento has gained consider
ably ia attendance since the advent
OF the new pastor, kev. J. b. Silcox.
A largely Increased attendance in
the Sunday school is also reported.
A new Congregational church has
been recently organized, and recog-
niz=d by council, at Chula Vista,
Cal. They expect soon TO build a
church editice.
The German Congregational
Church OF Sauta Rosa completed
It's organization last Sunday, and
under circumstances that gave more
than ordinery promise Of success.
II starts with 3 membership Of forty.
Rev. J. <. Harrison, of EirstChurch,
santa Rosa, and Rev. DR.. Warren Of
5. F. assisted.
Rev. W. F. Price resigned the
pastorate OF the First Presbyterian
Church OF Santa Ana.
A lot has been donated 'n- an
Episcopal church at Carpentei.a,
Cal, and Sl2DO has been collected
as building fund.
St. Johns Episcopal church at
Stockton. has arranged for the
building of a handsome brick and
stone edifice, to b. commenced in a
few months.
The new Methodist church at An
tioch. Rev. J. 4. Van Anda pastor,
is nearly ready for dedication.
A revival has boen going on in
connection with the Methodist
churches of Sacramento for a few
weeks under the lead of Evangelist
c. y. Crittenden, of the Midnight
Mission, New York. Many conver-
sions are reported and many back
sliders said TO be recovered.
Improvements costing 1890 have
recently been made on the Metho-
dist church at Gilroy CAL, Of which
amount one Of the church members
w. y. S.euben-gave $500, The
joy Of the reOpening services were
dampened by the death Of the gen
erous Mr. Steuben for whom memo
rial services were held last Sunday.
Mrs. Bayertz, the converted Jew
ess from Melbourne, Australia, has
commenced series Of revival meet
ings in the First Baptist church,
Sacramento.
Sumpter Camp No. 81 3. of ", at
their regular meeting this week,
elected the following staff of officers
for the ensuing year: Captain, A..
T. Vain; first lieutenant, s. 4.
Howard; second lieutenant, J. P.
Rogers.
Rainier, Or, wants church ediflce
and al effort will be made at once to
raise the money for the erection OF q
building.
Rev. F. j. Edmunds has left Rose
burg, Oregon, and accepted the
pastorate of thePresbyterisuChurch
at Medford, Oregon.
The Presbyterian Church at Los
GatOs has more than doubled its
membership during the past year
under the labors Of Rev. Mr.. Gardi-
ner, and q branch church rs been
organized at Alma, where Rev. Mr..
Martin breaches every Sunday.
The General Mission Committee
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
at their recent meeting inNew York,
made among their appropriations the
following for the Pacific coast: Cal
ifornia conferenc $500; Columbia
River conference, $3.50; Oregon
81, 900; Puget Sound cos-
ference, $500; Southern California