The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-01
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.
On Current Topies-Reports of Various
Religious Sects.


Religious Seets.
The Rev. A. A. Fulton says the Chinese
heather give 1900. 100000 for idol worship
American Christians sl2,000.0O0 for MISS
ions.
Mr.Stead, the London journalists.
views on the best way to spread practi-
cal Christianity are summed up as follows:
"Federalize the Churches, Protestant,
Catholic. Unitarian and Jew, into local
unity that Will deal with pauperlsm.
drink, vice. gambling, etc. Take the middle
Of the first chapter of Isaiah and the last
part of Matthew XIV. as embodying the
vital essence of the old and new dispersal
tions- the Church must be pioneer of
all good works, which lead, the State
follow. Use the magic lantern more; let
the churches humanlze the warehouses;,
cultivate more and more the conceptions
of the citizens of Christi
The CODgregatt0nalist says:-"It is q
significant fact that fifteen ministers are
employed on the daily press of New York
city writing on religious topics. IL does
not indicate missionary zeal on the part
of the newspapers, but it shows that re-
ligion is matter OF growing popular in
terest, and that the constituency which fs
mosE valuable to the secular press de-
mands to know what Is going on in the
world of religions thought and life. Tt is
encouraging TO note that scan dals con-
corning ministers and churches no longer
monopolize the columns devoted to re-
ligions matters
In correction Of the various reports In
Continental papers as to che will of the
Pope, am able TO give you the following
information: After the celebration of his
jubilee, the Pope made a new will in
order to dispose of the innumerable pres
ents he received on that occasion. His
Holiness has shown this will TO his
idea of what they might expect at his
death. Leo XIII. only leaves to his rela-
tions the properly he inherited from his
family. IL amounts TO about $4,000. ALI
the remaining sums OF money and objects
of value and of art, which he has received
in his quality Of Supreme Pontif, he
leaves TO the church, assigning large sums
TO the propaganda fide, to the missions. to
the anLt-slavery campaign, and for the OBJ
jecs Of religious instruction, leaving his
successor free to dispose OF the remaining
fuuds.-Rome Dispatch IN the London
Daily Netcs.
Last month electric lights were used in
Jerusalem, and when the inhabitants were
told that it was the same thing as light
ming they were greatly mystified Per
haps," says the narrator. "the day is not
far distant when every street and house
In Jerusalem may be lighted by elactric-
ity, aud even when Palestine. long desc
late. shall blossom like the rose" In
course of time the children of Israel who
once held Palestine, and who yet chant
the songs of Jerusalem all over the
world, may be induced 10 try TO revive
the prosperity of the Holy Land.
Pere Didou, the famous French Domin-
lean preacher. interviewed the other day
by representative OF the press, stated
that the apparent spread OF atheism in
France did not attack the heart of the
French people. He considered that the
oil n n a n a rf GnA
could not be looked upon as the express
sion OF the opinion of the nation. "rhere
u.s." he said, lin Paris and through out the
provinces u powerful undercurrent OF re-
ligious feeling, free from sectarian preju-
dice and based upon true Christian prln-
ciples."
Cardinal Gibbons has received q letter
from the Rev. DR.. A Blum of Los Ange-
les, Cal, thanking him in behalf Of the
Jewish community OF that city for his
kind utterances in condemning Russia's
persecution OF the Jews. In reply 10 DR..
Blum. Cardinal Gibbons writes:-sI thank
you for your kind appreciation of my
sentiments In behalf Of the Hebrew race
which were inspired by nv sense of JUS
tice. my love for my fellow beings and my
Christian world is so much indebted"
AT a meeting OF the representatives Of
Catholic colleges held some weeks ago In
Chicago, under the presidency of Bishop
Spalding OF Peoria, ILL.,. Il committee was
appointed TO prepare report by which
to secure the active cooperation of all
Catholic educational institutions In the
country with view to presenting q snit-
aole exhibit at the Worlds Fair. A
copy OF the report was sub
mitted to George X. Davis. direc-
tor general of the exposition. He
has sent a reply 70 the committee, com
posed Of the Rev. A. r.. Higgins, S. D.;
Prof w. f. Egan and Mr. W. j. Ouaban.
il which he says 'slhe report OF your com.
mittee relative to a Catholic edcational
exhibit at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, Is before me. After care
ful perusal of the same | arm pre-.
pared to say that you can make one Of the
most interesting displays ever seen In
this country, aud one which can be en-