The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-28
RELIGIONS REALM.
Interesting Statistics of Church
and Mission.
Catholics in the Chinese Empire-Work OF
the American Sunday School Union.
A New City Synagogue.

The Catholics in the Chinese Empire, exclu-
sive of COrea number 544,370.
Cardinal Simon is about to found an important
Catholic newspaper at Buda-Pesth.
The Catholics of Eagle Grove, Iowa, will soon
commence the erection OF a $4,000 church
building.
Archbishop Carr Of Melbourne has resolved to
slgnalize bis period OF office by the completion
OF ST. Patriek's Cathedral.
The various delegations Of pilgrims who have
lately visited the Pope have carried to the Holy
Rather an aggregate sum OF money approximate
Ing 100000. OF this amount $4,000 came
from France. $4,000 from Italy, $4,000 from
Austria, $4,000 from Germany, and $4,000
from America.
On the feast Of Corpus Christi sixty boys made
their first communion III the cathedral at Mil
waukee, Wis. Each at the same time pledged
himself to abstaiE from Intoxicating liquors
until his twenty first year.
A pamphlet OF teh pages containing the mat
Yer or questions OF examination for the degree OF
Bachel0r OF Divinity To be conferred by the
Calhoic University, mas been issued and sent TO
The various semnariea.
There are 173 Catholic schools in Scotland, at
tended by 81 ,376 children.
Ma1or-General w 5. R0secrans has presented
Inc Catholic University library with complete
collection OF the Annals OF Congress and the
congressional Record. AT present lie is engaged
In making an alphabetical list of the subjects
contained in the collection. When this work is
completed he will send the handsome and val
uaDle collection 10 The library.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Twenty, four students graduated from the Cen
eral Theological School (EpiscopaD recently, one
OF the largest classes on record.
rev. Dr.. Z. C. StrattOu has been elected PreSi-
dent OF willamette University Salem, Oregon.
Inc REV. Hiram Bingham Of the Yale College
Class OF 1893 las completed the translation OF
me Bible into the language of Gilbert Qacltic)
The commission annoin+ad +o salaot the Mo "a
OF meeting Tor the next Methodist Episcopal
General Conferences 10 meet i'll 1892 has fixed
upon Omaha, Nebr.
Rev. h. p Waller. d. D.. of Kentucky, Is the
editor,elect OF the Pacific Methodist. which is
puDlished IN THIS city as the organ OF The MethO.
dist Episcopal Church, South.
The Rev. Samuel Small who has been holding
series oil revival meetings In Ogden, Utah, has
been elected TO and has accepted The Presidency
oil the Methodist University OF Ogden.
The Duke OF Edinburgh. presiding over the an
nual meeting OF the Mission to Seamen, said that
he ieJ0lced 10 learn that in eleven years 81, 1000
temperance pledges had been taken by seamen,
fishermen and bargemen at the hands of the
chaplalns and readers OF the mission
Ihe DRAFT New Creed" OF the English Presby-
terlans proposes, 1t Is said, to describe the Bible
simply as 'the Word OF Cod" notwithstanding
The energetic attempts Of the latitudinarian sec
lion 10 lnterpolale the word contains"
Nearly 200 churches ana 5000 conversions are
reported by the missionaries OF the American
Sunday.school Union as the results of their
Efforts In planting Union Sunday schools in the
past TWO years. OiDcc 1874 the society mas
started S5.S96 Sunday-schools, with a member
snip, when started, OF 4, 155, 1877.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
About six hundred Jewish families have been
made homeless aud destitute by a fire at Neu-
SandecZ.
The newly elected Director Of the University
OF Halle is Professor Bernstein, the son OF the
distinguished Hebraist, scholar and scieutist
Bernstein OF Berlin.
The lsraelites of Johnstown held divine wor-
snip on May 30th TO commemorate the victims
who were lost in lie flood.
The new synagogue In Berlin is to be COM
peted next year, and Will have cost for building
alone S225, 900.
During the discussion on the budget in the
Chamber OF Deputies at Vienna, Austria, re-
Gently, the Minister OF Justice declared that the
Government fully recognized Its duty OF protect
ing The Jews against the attacks OF the anti
Semtes
Hebrew congregation and school will soon
be established IN the Western Addition. A COM
mittee, consisting Of A; Kronberg, A. Getz, n
Saomon. NJ. A. iller, s. Levix. q. Mayer and Rev.
:. Phlio, lave called a meeting for tomorrow
at $3.50 O'Clock in the morning, at 1901 Post
street. 10 elect permanent officers and select
lie for house of worship.