The morning call., 1890-05-24
RELIGIONS REALM.
Interesting Notes of Church
Progress and DOings.
Houses OF Worship Erected in All the States.
The Catholic Church in Spain-He-
brtws and the Emperor

Bishop Paret OF Maryland protestant Episco-
paD Is organizing a relief fund for The widows
and orphans OF ministers.
In China there is now, according TO Intelligent
estimates. one missionary to about every 3O0,-
600 people.
Chlldren's day Will be observed this year in
Methodist Episcopal churches on June 9Th.
Pledges 10 the amount OF SOS, 800 have been
secured toward The erection o! new Baptist
church edifce at Danbury, Conn.
Boston has now thirty Congregational, TWEEN
iy-eieht Baptist and twenty seven Episcopal
churches.
The Methodlsts build two houses of worship
every day IN the year. They raised last year
SIG every day for church extension.
Philadelphia has the largest number OF Sum
day-school attendants of any city in the United
States, 195,S02. New York ranks mex. with
1877, Brooklyn next with 107 ,233.
the FiIst Presbyterian Church of Allegheny,
Rev. DR.. d. S. X ennedy. pastor, has resolved TO
build new house OF worship, costing from
$4,000 TO 100000, on Tie site now occupied
on Arch street, which is very fine one, and es-
tllnated 10 be worth 100000.
The Sustenatlon fuud OF the English Presby-
terrain Church Is III a most hourishing condition.
1t not only permits OF an equal dividend Of
$1,000 10 lie paid 10 each minister, but also an
extra dividend 10 those who have no manses.
The London Missionary Society has perfected
scheme by which young unmarried men OF
sound Christian characte and good genera! edu-
logical training, will be employ ed abroad. The
Candidates must furnish evden ce OF being sue
cesslul IN Christian work.
CATHOLIC NOTES.
A movement is on foot at Cardiff for selling
the Welsh Chur eli, which Is located IN the center
OF an lrish pop uintI0n, 10 the Catholics.
Tie lrlslipen Of Melbourne aud district are
erecting statue Of OCOnnel in front Of ST. Pat
uck's Cathedral, Melbourne. 1he statue is OF
bTOuZe and liie-SZe.
There is a movement on foot TO organize a
branch oil the Catholic Knights of America al
Seattle.
Right Rev. Bishop Scannel OF Concordla
placed the corner stone OF the new church at
Aichison, kans, on Sunday, May 4th.
Fltly thousand dollars VIII be expended on the
improvements OF ST. MichaePs Cathedral,
Toronto Canada.
The Sisters OF the Good Shepherd are about to
locate i house OF Their order al Seattle
A paroehal school 10 cost $4,000 is being
built BY Father keegan OF Venice Ills A hos
pltal building viii also be erected.
ReV> 5. j. COghln ana T. Ward S. j., OF 81.
LOUIS, received sixteen converts mo the church.
while 1900 received the sacrameuts, during
recent mission in 81. PatTiek's Church. Louis
Vile, Ky.
The Catholic Church seems to be gaining
fresh asceudency III Spain. Barcelona, for in
stance has hfty-iye mOnasteries aud nuuneries
and eight new ones are III course of con Instruction.
Less than hall of these are devoted to teaching
or the care of tue sick.
On February 2lst Bishop Blanc the head of the
French Catholic Mission III COrea, died at Seoul.
On his arrival In the country OF the fearful
periodical prosecutions OF the Corean Christians
broke out ana the sufierings Which this It'll d
laid The foundation OF the illness from which he
died.
The largest bell Of a set of five bells for ST.
MlcbaePs Church, Baltimore, was successfully
cast last week In That city. The bell weighs
1900 pounds and measures live feet across the
mouth and four feet III height. 1t has The key of
c. The remaining four bells, all suitably in
scrlbed, are 10 weigh ana sound respectively
Zoo pounds l., 1850 +, 1900 u, 800 A.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
The Christian student named Bering who In a
duel al FTeiburg a lew mouths ago killed jew
ISL student named Solomon, has been sentenced
10 Two years aud three months Imprisonment IN
a fortress The members OF Tie court OF honor
are to be imprisoned for SIX months.
Nine. Rebecca Franco distinguished Jewish
philanIbrOpist, was buried at Crete last month.
Military h0nOrs were paid 10 the deceased, and
The funeral was attended by nigh repre- entatlyes
eonsuls, During the Franco-PrussiaD war her
family proposed TO send a mitrallleuse TO France,
buI after the battle OF Grayeolte Nine. Franco
strongly opposed such gift. She decla :ed that
enough blood had been split, and that help sh oud
Talbei be sent to The WIDOWS aud orphans.
Rev. 1. Leyenson, the great orthodox chasan,
who lately arrived from Europe, VIII conduct
services at Metropolitan Temple on the Feast
oil PeutecosI, May 25lh aud 26lh. Rev S. Philo
VIII lecture ON b0tn days.
The Jewish population of Vienna believe that
deputation SHOULD be appointed to pre- sent
petition direct 10 the Emperor praying his Mai
eSty Tor protection against the anti-Jewis ex-
cesses. His Majesty Is said TO have spoken very
uuiayorabiy OF the attitude taken 10y the au-
thotites.
The pioneer Jewish journal has appeared for
the irst time in South Africa. Jonannesberg Is
the town that has given birth to Der Afrcaner