The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-05
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.

A Newarker's Practical Business Ideas
The jews and Cardinal Gibbons.
A congregation of Jews in New York
have placed In the archives of their church
a eulogy of Cardinal Gibbons for his let
ter regarding the persecution of their fell
low Hebrews in Russia.
A resolution was adopted by the Jewish
Alliance of America, which met in Phila-
delphia, thanking Cardinal Gibbons for
his work among the poor and oppressed
without regard to sect.
A member of the Central M. E. Church
of Newark evidently does not believe
either In free Gospel or free salvation.
At least he offers to sell good pew well
forward In the main body'' of the church,
s.or will trade it for machinery or for
toolsr' He's bound to have his quid pro
quo.
The Rev. Gabriel A. Healy, pastor of
ST. Bernard's Church. New York City,
has given ont the contracts for the re-
building of the editice destroyed by fire
short time ago. Work will be begun at
once Father Healy has leased the
building corner of Thirteenth aud Hud
son streets for one year. by which time
he hopes to have the new church ready
for occupancy.
Archbishop Janssens of New Orleans
has absolutely forbidden picnics or ex-
on feast days or on Sundays. or any time
when intoxicating liquors are sold.
The official year book OF the Church of
England says that during the last five
years the voluntary Offering OF the Deo-
pie for church building restoration
amounted 70 100000, During the
same period the sums contributed for the
endowment of benefices amounted
to 1926, 600. For the building of parson-
age houses 81, 900, 600 has been raised, and
for burial grounds. $4,000. In other
words the voluntary contributions OF the
church for five years aggregated nearly
$50 100000. This does not include the
money given for the annual mainten-
ance Of church work at home or abroad.
Returns of the ministerial vote on the
question OF the admission of women as
delegates to the General Conference Of
the M. t. Church, have been received
from Twenty-Five annual conferences with
the following resulti--For admission, GA;
against admission. 1856; majority against,
49, But In order 10 prevail, the advo-
Gates Of the change must secure three
fourths OF the ministers votes.
Mr.. Joseph Chandler, the Chinese con-
vert. is about to publish book. 1t will
Confucius to Christ; or, Through Pro
testantism to the Catholic Church" Mr..
Chandler is a bright aud scholarly young
man. He Is master OF i've different
Chinese dialects and his knowledge of
English1is remarkable.
The Rev. Joseph Yaz5ek. young Ara
bian who has been studying at st. Johns
College, Fordham, was recently ordained
priest. He intends laboring among his
countrymen, of whom there is quite
colony in the lower part OF New York
city. He will assist the Rev. Father
Pater in the church in Rector street.
Father Yazbsk will celebrate mass ac-
cording to the Maronite rite. He does
not understand English, but speaks
French f1uently.
Bishop Phelan, of Pittsburg. while in
Germany during his recent trip abroad.
purchased for st. Paul's Cathedral two
fine pieces of s.atuary. representing the
agony of the Lord 10 the garden and the
thirteenth Station, or a representation
of the Lord after being taken from the
cross.