The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-03
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Readable Paragraphs of Relig-
ious Happenings.

a Presbyterian church was organized at
the Palms, near Santa Monica, Friday, De-
cemoer 18th, with twenty-five membars
three elders, three deacons and five trustees,
The BaptlstS in and around MADEIRA to the
NUMBER OF twenty-five or thirty are moving
IN the matter of organizing and building
house of worship.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Greensboro, n. c., which was organized
three years ago, has resolved to support a
missionary in the foreign field, and has
raised nearly S14OO to begin the work
new ii. l.. Dietz, Corresponding Secre-
tary OF General Conference of the German
baptist Churches, is expected to be in this
CITY soon In the interest of the German work.
speclal. meeting of the Presbytery of
oan francisco will be held in Calvary
Church next Monday morning at 1880
O'Clock, to act upon a Call from the First
Presbyterian Church of Oakland for the
pastoral services of Rev. Robert Coyle,
u. d., OF the Presbytery of Chicago
Rey. ii. Z. Minton, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of San Jose for the
past six years, rendered his resignation at
the morning services last Sunday He has
accepted call from ST. Johns Presbyte-
ran Church, this city, and Will occupy the
pulpit in a week or two.
+ The Russian Orthodox missionaries in. ia
all the missionaries. in that empire. One
thing IS true, says the New ork Weekly
Witness, that the chief OF the Russian mis-
sion, Bishop Nicolai, is a really efficient
devoted and amable man, who speaks
Japanese like native, and knows how 90
make friends. The .adherents of the Russian
church already number 5000 in -2l5
churches. The Russian clergy consists of 10
priests, the native of 143 deacons and read
ers:, There is clerical seminary with 60
students aud cateehists' school with 81
students at Toxic. The Russian cathedral
at Toxic is the largest building in the city.
All the native converts are expected to 10
missionary work in their neighborhoed, even
the women.
CATHOLIC NOTES.
Father Heyman intends to uniform the
Indian police at his mission ON the west
coast of Vancouver Island.
Advlces from Warsaw state that four
Catholic churches in Russian Poland have
been ordered closed by the Russian authori-
ties.
Two Dominican Sisters from Cabra Deaf
and Dumb Institution, Dublin, Ireland, who
are well verSed in the art of instrucling the
deaf and dumb. have arrived at ChincRuba,
La, to teach deaf-mutes.
The largest bell in America is in the par
ish church IN Montreal, Canada, and weighs
19, 400 pounds. Nutre Dame University has
the next, which weighs 5000 pounds, and
has been heard at distance OF twenty
seven miles.
Miss voorhees,. daughter of Senator Voor-
heeS, has entered the Catholic Church, and
was baptized last week by Rev Father Nc
Gurk of st. AloySius Church, Washington
d. C., previous to her departure from that
city.
The Sisters of Mercy of Omaha, Nebr..
are going to build chapel in the court at
Creighton Memorial, Hospital that will be
interiorly an exact copy OF St. Putrick's
Cathedral IN New York.
The German Catholic Benevolent Societies
OF Wisconsin will hold their State Conyen-
ton at La Crosse on May Is, 1891. The so
cetleS have decided to make that date
Catholic day and invite all members of
the church throughout the State TO be pres.
ent.
Archbishop Riordan has donated the cleo
trotype plates of the catechism complied by
order of the Third Plenary Council of Balti-
more to the \ OuthS' Directory, and the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the same will 60 to this
deserving Institution.
The restoration of the ancient Catholic
Cathedral of Kildare, Ireland-"Kildare's
fame" celebrated in song aud story-is
about to be resumed. The old Cathedral.
of Kildare is accounted one of the most ven
site of an edifice erected in the time of ST.
Patrick. 1t was primitiyely dedicated TO st.
Brigid.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
The. French Chambers have fixed this
years subsidy toward the maintenance of
Jewish places of worship, schools and
clergy at 205, 800 francs @
1t is said that Signor Crispi. Prime Min
lister of Italy, is about to offer the post of
Minister OF Finance to a Hebrew, SgnOr ,
Luigi I4uzZatti. the distinguished mem Der of
the Chamber of Deputies, who is also well
known as writer on political economy :.
/ Baron Rothschild sent 1000G0 francsto the
city authorities of Paris TO be applied to the
special purpose of paying the rents of poor
people In danger of being dispoSSasSed. dur
ing the holiday season.
The second convention of the United
Young Mems Hebrew Association of Amer
lea viii be held in Memphis, Tenn, com-
mencing Monday, January 18th.
AN appeal has been issued to the Hebrews
OF St Louis in behalf of the founding of
Jewish free hospital