The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-02-22
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.

News of the Various Religious sects--
II. G. Churches In Now Jersey.
The Central West (Pres) says:-''A GER
tain young theologue went down from
Princeton to Phiiadelpnin to preach one
of his seminary sermons. He was one Of
those extremely towery writer's who
sometimes dazzle rhetorlcally the tender
souls of the younger members of the CON
gregation, and the elders OF the church
were besieged to have HIM down agai D.
They at length consented, but aiasl they
had forgotten his name. So they wrote
to one of the seminary professors, saying;
PLEASE send us that howeret, streamiet,
rfvulet, starlight man to preach for us
next Sabbath. We have forgotten his
name, but we have no doubt you will be
able TO recognize him. He was recog-
nized. He WAS sent. He became the pas
tor of the Church"
A new system Of Sunday school teach
ing has been inaugurated by Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward. who. by the way, disclaims
entirely the intimate connection reported
between herself and the new scheme Of
University Hall for the study of Robert
Elsmere and the Bible. Il has become
the custom OF certain good women,
through Mrs. Wards influence to give
up their charming rooms on Sunday after
noon to their children, and those OF their
friends for the study OF the Scripture.
There are 200 women preachers in the
United States.
The denomination containing the larg-
est number OF Christian Endeavor Socie-
ties at present, Is the Presbyterian.
From statistics recently complied it ap-
pears that IN the two Roman Catholic
dioceses in Jersey--Newark and Trenton
there is a total Catholic population OF
215, 900. In the Newark diocese there are
202 priests. of which "a are regulars and
13S seculars; 11S churches, II stations, Is
chapels. 6 orphan asylums, 758 orphans,
theological seminary, 26 theological stu
dents, 8 colleges, IS academies, 10 paro-
chial schools, 25.9l4 parochtal school pu-
pills. and a Catholic population OF 10000.
In the Trenton diocese there are Sc priests,
is being regulars aud 68 seculars; SO
churches, 40 stations. orphan asylum. so
orphans 2 theological seminaries, 10 theo-
logical students, college. 6 academies, %
parochial schools. $500 parochial school
pupils and Catholic population of As, 900.
-NegUnrk Church Topics
a return Of the revenues of the Roman
Catholic Archhishops and Bishops OF Aus
tria and Hungary has Just been circulated
az Vienna, from which IL appears that
Cardinal Simor, Priulate OF Hungary,
has ESD, 600 year; the Archbishop of
Prague. 10000 year; the Archbishop OF
Erlau, Eos. coo; the Archbishop of Olmutz,
ESQ. 900: the Prince-Blshop of CrAc 0w,
a40. 900: the Prince Bishop OF Saizburg,
k35, 900. and the Bishop of Linz, 225, 900
All these sees possess vast estates, the
value of which has enormously increased
Of late years, but the Archbishop OF
Vienna, who has no landed properly, gets
only q paltry stipend Of 1900 year
London Truth
Bishop Laughlin has authorized the
Rev. Cladius Dumahut, French priest
who has labored for twenty-five years in
II. :.
dinavians on Fifteenth street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues, Brooklyn. He
has been using his parlors as chapel
About 300 Scandlnayians live in The
ighDorhood, and many of them are
Catholics. In Norway Father Damahut
wore beard. and Bishop Laughlin has
permitted him to retain 1t. He SPEAKS
English huently. A parochial school for
Scandinavian children will be built
Brooklyn Citizen
The Wdtchnlan says:-"Congregatio
alism In England is apparently declining.
The last Year Book shows an increase
of only four churches the past year, and
the total increase in six years mas been
but 242 AS during this time there has
been a steady increase of population, the
conclusion is reached that Congregation
alism has relatively fallen behind. There
has been no expansion in london. The
London Independent In view of those
facts has started Il discussion of the ques-
ton, What Ought the Churches to Dos'
To the enquiry the AduGnce makes
pertinent reply, which will be appreciated
by readers of the Christian World, for
example, If permitted to answer the
question from this side Of the sea. we
should say that the religious papers
themselve couh help matters not lit
tie by giving mp the equiyocal and un-
profitable business of apologizlng for
every form of rationalism and by so adj
justing their point Of observation that
they can see some good In orthodoxy"