The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-20
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.


A Eatch of Information of the Re-
Iigioas sects.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions of the country now own property
worth S12, $50, 600.
The American Missionary Association
will hold its next annual meeting with
the Euclid Avenue Church, Cleveland,
Onla. IN October next. Arrangements
will be made for reduced railroad fares
from all parts OF the country.
The French government has suppressed
the practice OF saying prayers in the mar
Inc schools of that country.
AT an influential Roman Catholic con-
ference In Wigan. England, last month,
Father Powell pr1ved by figures which
he declared there was no gainsaying
that never since Elizabatla assembled the
throne had the pros pecfs of the Cath Ollie
Church been darker IN England. In
most parts OF the country the Church
was not only losing numbers relatively,
but absolutely. Liverpool was the only
diocese IN the country which showed an
increase OF Catholics, and even there not
propOrtiouately to the increase OF pouu-
latioD. Emigration to America, apos =
acy and the aversion of young men to
matrimony were the causes assigned.
A Jewish rabbi of Jerusalem has
warned those Jews who are being ex-
PEELED from Russia against taking refuge
In Palestine, where their condition would
br dCL4DAttlAC. IL ttlpcdAd h4S1 Sudt tuC3
are nor welcome In any part of Turkey,
and that Germany, Austria and Great
Britain are unwilling to give them shell
ter.
Joseph E. Butler and Lewis Worthing-
| ham, two Protestant gentlemen of Gin
cinnati. o.. have purchased the United
States Marine Hospital. at a cost of
! S75 900 and presented 1t TO the Sisters of
1 Charity of that city, the only conditions
| OF the conycyanee being that the institu-
| ton shall be open to the sick poor with
/ out distinction of religion or language or
women and children. The building orig
! inally cost the government $500, 00D
General Booths Industrial colony is
| taking shape. Two farms on the Thames
comprising about one Thousand acres
| have been purchased, and buildings are
to be erected, 10 accommodate 5000 peo-
| pie. Dairy and truck farming, cattle
| raising aud some forms OF manufacturing
are to be among the industries. The
| colonists will he of three grades--those
| who get food and clothing for their work
| q second class who will receive one shil-
| ling six Dence week for their work; aud
| the highest class, called orderlies, who
receive three shiliings six pence. Tne or :
| derby is the graduate OF the system,
ready for transportation to foreign
| COLONY.
The recent action of the Governors of
! Kieff, Polia aud Volhynia, in Russia re
| curing all foreigners TO become natural
lzsd citizens, which involves becoming
members of the Orthodox Greek Church,
or leave Russia, il carried into effect, viii
practically extinguish the Baptist
churches in Russia, as nearly all of the
H. 900 BaDtists i'll that empire are Ger
mans and resident in these provinces
The Q1akers are not dying out. A de-
cline ia their membership in Great
Britain began before she end of the last
century and continued down to 1850 but
since that date they have been increas-
Ing In 1881 there We're 1881 members
and 5,041 'attenders'' nc meeting. Since
that year there has been an increase of
about hundred or two every year and
the figures for 1899 were 1886 members
and &, ITO attenders.
The Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks will
preach at the opening service in Apple
ton Chapel, at Harvard, this fall. 1t viii
probably be his last service in his official
capacity as one of the preachers at the
university.