Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-18
CHURCH NOTES.

spending bis vacation IN the nigh
lands Of Nevada county, has re-
turned 10 his lstors ~ pastor Of the
Green street Congregational church,
ian Francisco, greatly invigorated.
Pastor Merrill Of the Market-street
Congregational church, Oakland, a
pronounced Trinitarian, Is engaged
in preaching a series Of Sunday
evening discourscs on the "Bible
rhrees." He preached Sunday
evening with "The Three Frogs"
lie has also preached on "The Three
Bible B's.n Next Sunday night on
HThe Three Crosses Of Scripture"
After he is done with the "Bible
Three" he will probably take up the
Scripture Sevens."
One hundred and twenty new
members have joined the Presbyte
rian church at Los GatOs during the
past year, making the whole num-
Der 2l5--an increase Of considerably
more than 100 per cent; $500 has
been raised during the year for par
ish purposes, and all Indebtedness on
the parsonage, organ and recent
addition 10 the church edifice has
been paid up, leaving the church
property entirely free-a very credit
able exhibit.
Rev. II. II. Cole, the new pastor of
the Olive Congregational Church,
Noe and Seventeeth street, San
Francisco, commenced mis- labOrs
last Sunday and delivered interest
ing and instructive discOurses morn
ing and evening to large aud appre-
ciative audiences. This church,
which has suffered from too frequent
changes in the pastorate, has now
secured AN able man, who, it il be
lieyed, will stay with them and
build up a strong church in this
growing quarter Of the city.
Rev. DIR. John Harmon, the elo-
quent pastor Of the Centenary Meth
odist- Episcopal church South, al
San Francisco, which was burned to
the ground, on the evening Of indie
pendence day, attended the services
at Plymouth Congregational church
last Sunday and took part in con-
Quoting them. DIR. Harmon is uD
der deep conviction Of sin--sin o.
omission-in allowing the insurance
Of his beautiful church to run ont
without renewal. He and his peo-
pie are also mourning deeply over
the allowance by the city authorities
Of the foolish and seHseless practice
Of fireworks on the Fourth.
Rev. DIR. Dinsmore. pastor-elect OF
the First Presbyterian church, San
Jose, has been for twenty-one years
past, the popular minister Of the
Second Presbyterian church, IN
Bloomington, Ill. He expects to
reach his new home in the "Garden
City" and commence his labors
there the last Of next month. His
church at Bloomington did all IN
their power to detain him, offering
him years vacation, If he desired
II two years, with continued salary
$4,000 and manse) If he would re-
main, but he declined, having an
unconquerable longing 70 spend his
declining years in more Christian
and genial climate.
Last Tuesday evening the people
OF Christ Church, San Franclso, ten.
dered welcoming reception to Pas
tor Cole aud his wife. A pleasing
musical programme was presented,
inierpersed with appropriate reeita-
tions. a prominent member Of the
church made the formal speech of
welcome and the new pastor re-
sponded In genial aud happy man
ner. Refreshments were served by
the ladies of the Aid Society. The
ladies have also done a good thing
in making the pastors study in the
one OF the pleasantest in
the city.
Rev Raboi LeAy, the progressive
minister Of the First Hebrew Con-
gregation, Oakland, has come out
strongly Of late In favor of "a re
form prayer book as zone of the
greatest needs of American Juda-
ism,n prayer book from which
"all obsolete forms aud ceremonies
that are inconsistent with religions
worship Ia this enlightened aye"
shall be eliminated. The Rabbi
taxes the conservative orthodox
brethren who object 10 the plan Of
Introducing such an improved
prayer book with gross inconslst-
ency, since, as rule, they do not
object 10 mixed cbolrs and the
organ, nor 10 the seating OF male
and fenaie worshlpers together, ali
of them progressive innovations
upon the old ideas and customs.
An interesting ceremony took
place Wednesday morning In the
chapel Of the House Of Providence
AZ Vancouver, Wash, where seven
young ladies, who had successfully
passed their probationary period,
look their last vow, renounclng the
world, aud became sisters of charity,
ievotiug all the life before them To-
acts Of kindness and henevolence.
The ceremony began at $50 aud was