The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-26
CHURCH AND CHAPTER.
Interesting Notes From Realms
of Religion.
Jesuits Returning to Germany-The Grande
Chartreuse-American Baptist Stats
tics-Jews Are Honored
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

The Presbyterian Banner figures out the reyis.
ion vote as follows: Presbyteries for revision.
81 against revision, %.
The Broadway New York; Tabernacle Con-
gregational Church gave $4,000 for home mis-
siOns In recent collection.
The Methodist Church of Richmond, Ohio. re-
Gently held jubilee meeting for the conversion
of 100 persons.
The FOrsyth-street NJ. E. Church-the second
Methodist church built in America-has Just eel
ebrated Its one hundredth anniversary.
Rev. NJ. Rhodes. DID,, the author and eminent
pulpit orator of ST. Louis, NO., will MI the pupt
of the First Lutheran Church on Geary street.
near Cough, tomorrow.
Leading clergymen Of Boston, Irrespective OF
denomination, have petitioned the State LegisIa-
ture to permit the Salvation Army to use its
peculiar methods of attracting the attention OF
the multitudes.
The Armour Mission In Chicago, established
about three years ago. carries ON a church, a
Sunday school, Industrial schools, kindergarten,
day nursery, free dispeDsary and four reading
rooms.
The Ladies' Central Committee OF the Y. NJ.
C. A will give lunches at the association rooms,
232 Suffer street. on Wednesday, Thursday
Friday and Saturday next week from IL A. NJ 10
2P.M
The annual excursion and picnic OF Central
Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school, Mission
street, viii be held on Saturday, May 10th, at
Glen Ellen.
The PresDytery calls the people OF the Presby-
terlan churches OF San Francisco to meet in
mass-meeting in Calvary Church Monday even
ing, April 2Sth at $50. to plan for church ad-
vance In San francisco.
The american Baptist Year Book" $500
gives large figures for the regular Baptlsts In
the United States. They have 2l,l75 ordained
ministers, SO, 58S churches, and 3,070.047 mem
bers. these hgureS include white and colored,
Northern and Southern BaptSIs. The number
OF bapIisms last year wRs LA. 575. They have
1906 Sunday schools, with I,I5S, 665 pupils !;
phnFch ~ - ~
BOZ; and the aggregate of their contributions
last year was S9,363,3I7.
CATHOLIC NOTES.
A new church will be built in Altoona Wis
The. building OF the new Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum at Dubuque has commenced. 1t is expected
10 be completed by June. The cost is estimated
at $50, 1000.
Mgr Desgodlns, the Vcar-A postolic of Tibet
has paid visit 10 Europe, after an absence OF
thirly-ive years in Asia.
Two OF the Dutch non-Catholic universities re-
Gently conferred the Doctors degree ON Catholic
priests.
$1,000 to the new school OF the Christiani Brothers
in Baltimore. The fund is TO establish a perpet-
ual scholarship
Among coming pilgrmages 10 the Vatican not
The least important are those OF the Belgian and
Swiss Catholic students OF the universities of
L0uvrain and FreiDuTg.
The death of MOnsiguor Tagliabue the Vicar.
Apostolic OF PektQg. at the age OF So, in China,
has been announced. The late prelate had
labored In China Tor thirtysix years.
sources Tor his crusade against the African slave
hunters AT 1000 men and 100000 pounds ster-
ling: The men are ready, but the money is COM
iug In very slowly.
Rev. Father Joseph KTutch, head OF the Jesuit
order at Burlington, Iowa, and his fraternity are
preparing 10 return TO Germany. being convinced
that with Prince Bismarck shelyed they VIII re-
celye more satisfactory treatment than Of old
The Able CASTOR du Chaffauit, the son OF a
former Senator OF France, has just entered the
Grande Chaitieuse. There are now In the
GTande Chartreuse sixty members of the order
The temporal affairs Of the community are In
charge OF 4 gentleman who was once military
superintendent, Dom Marcel Gresier. Among
The other Chartreux who reside In the famous
monastery is Baron Nicolai, an ex-General Of
the Russian forces. After having pacled the
Caucasus he sought peace In the Alps. lie re-
celVes pension from the Emperor OF Russia
and enjoys the privilege OF wearing the Russian
military uniform. The community numbers two
other officers OF distinction, Prince de Broglie
Revel OF the younger braucn Of the family OF the
Due de Broglle, and the COmte de QuinSOnaS,
who was Deputy for IseTe In the National AS
sembly Of 1871.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
Al It's recent election, Tampa. Fla, reelected
citizen Herman GlogOw>ky as Mayor for the
third time by an overwhelming majority.
There was lately gathering OF high chiefs OF
the Bna Birth order at Atlanta, Ga, to attend
exercises at the orphan sylum Of The order there
The installation Of the Rev Zadoc Kahn TO the
French Grand Rabbuate took place with great
solemnity recently at the synagogue in the Rue
de la Vctore, Paris.
The converted rabbi" Freshman Of New
YORK, Is spoken OF by Jewish papers as a re-
llglOus fraud. His supporters are opening their
eyes 10 MS methods. but If they dId not open
their pockets 10 him he would soon cease to
thirst for the conversion OF souls.
On the suggestion of the College OF Jesults NJ
Moses Schwab OF Paris has been elected cor
responding member OF the Academy OF Science
In Madrid. letter addressed TO NJ Schwab by
his ecclesiastic. informing him of his appoint
ment, contains the noteworthy sentence: The
Academy honors itself by admitting such learned
Israeites as Oppert, GraeiZ, Loeb and Harkavy
10 It's membership All hail TO science for bring
Ing back 10 Spain those whom ignorance once
drove from It's shores" .