Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-27
WHAT THE CHURCHES ARE DOING.

tion Of the Presbyterian church at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The enrolment plan" is a move.
ment among Protestant Episcopal
ians to raise 81 ,00O. 600 Tor missions,
domestic aud foreign, from 10000
7 contributors AT S. each.
( The Baptist state convention
meets in Medford. October l6, when
the locatiou of the Baptist school for
Southern Oregon will lie discussed
and determined upon.
Rev. jesse Wood the noted evan
gelist died near Philomath. aged 81
years 5 months aud l6 days. He
was local preacher of the Al. f..
church, of which ne had been a
member for more THAI seventy
years.
/ The japanese are adopting Uni
/ tartan Christianity because they
consider it but step from Budd-
hism, and because they consider !,
the proper thing. An eminent jap
anese author is quoted as advising
his courtrymen to adopt Unitarian
ism in the following words: Let LIS
take it, not because it is true. but te-
cause il il the creed of the most
highly civilized nations. and japan
should wear the same dress as her
neighbols with whom she desires to
stand well.
The revival meeting in thu NJ.
Church is progressing with cons d.
cradle success. Rev. Conollys sire
ing attracts much attention, as We"
as his quaint manner OF expression
and ready flow uf wit. 1t is really
pity to send such man into the
wi!ds of Africa, when he has such
brilliant future before him i'm this
country, and there are many who
can not SUE seed so well here, who
would be ofabou. As much use trying
convert the Ho,eHtots of Africa
Tillamook Headlight.
a petition TO the Legislature to en-
act a law making church properly
subject to taxation is being circu-
lated in the city and is pretty gen-
orally by liberals and uon-church-
goers.-Hiilsborough Independent. !
The date Of the International coup.
Gil in London next year has been
practically fixed for July lS, with
the expectation that il will be ex-
tended over Sunday, July -. 1t is |
expected that there will De a, least
100 representatives from the United
States.
Rev. George +. pen,Ictst is about
to start for India on a mission
for converting he high caste bindus.
OF whom there are said To De 5000,
go, who are we'll educated i'm En-
glish. Many Of them would be clad
To enibrace Christianity ifthey could
do 1t without losing caste. He will
take out party of II or 10 workers |
and expects To send for 100 more
within year.
The Hartford theological semi
nary, which has maintained for 10 ,
years regular courses of instruction
In music for theological students. an
nodnces that the conditions are now
favorable for the opening Of "school I
Tor church musicians" under its q
auspices, in which music :
shall be taught in all its forms, and
in relation to church life
aud work.
Rev. Frank F"rsyth, pastor of the
iockIand Methodist f.piscopal
'hurch III Newturg district OF tn.
New York conference, has been dis
Missed hecause ne played base ball
md was interested ia athletic sports.
lis friends have therefore seeded
rom the old church aud propose to
uild church for themselves.
The Presbyterian Home and For
ign Missionary society will meet in '
're.on City un the sth and 9th Of
IctUber. os
The fourth annual convention
Ie German Catholic congress begal :
Pi,tsburg Sept. 22. There was "A I.
'rchlight parade, with 1000 people
line aud great mass meeting.
The First Presbyterian church of
aconia has Unanimous cal to Rev. g
NJ. Patterson, Of Minneapolis 10 the
'storale of that church, at salary. I.o,
SiOJ0 per year, 0l
AD Old chic. gave his experience
Indian agents this way. "spose
GENT heap bad man, heap swear, 10
e.l half injun blanket, Injun -four; Xii
'ose agent iovnn Jesus, steal ALL"
some iii dispo.ed PERSONS have bro. -
IN In the Christian church aud IT,
IN the sacramenial wine. Also ses
meoiie has broken the transomlT
er the door of the VI. L. chapel at A..
aniascus. sro
,u, ~ bril-
chr.s,'s Episcopal Church at Ala. 3
eda has received perlnisson from - ~
e Superior Court to mortgage fur Or.
800 lis church property at the cor-s IN
= Of Seventeenth street and Santa
ara avenue. A $4,000 church -
ifice is now being built, In which
E sum borrowed will be invested.
The BAPTIST Education Society of Ul