The morning call., 1891-02-14
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Items of Interest From All De-
nominations.
Opening of the New Synagogue on Geary
street-Changes and Appointments
Among the Clergy.

The Rev. DR.. j. A. Worden, Superintend-
ent Of the Sabbath-school work of the Pres
byterian Church, has issued circular let
ter in the interests of the missionary
dep ,rtment Of the Sunday-school work.
The object of the letter is to get each of the
70O0 Presbyterian Sunday-schools TO employ
Sabbath-School missionary and receive re-
ports from him with view to increasing
the interest of the school in the work.
Tomorrow afternoon Bishop F. Nichols
OF the Episcopal Church. Assistant Bishop
of California, will deliver special address
to young men in Y. NJ. c. A. Hall.
At the annual reunion and roll-call of the
First Baptist Church, last Monday evening,
about 400 members answered to their names.
Rev. George B. Rieman of the Twentieth
street Baptist Church has established
preaching services at the Point Mission
In West Oakland. near Center street.
Rev. DR.. Alison. pastor of Presbyterian
church 10 Philadelphia, recently declined an
invitation to attend the dinner given on the
one hundred and thirty-second anniversary
II the birth of Robert Burns, and to re-
pond TO the theme Scotland" because of
the presence of liquor on the table.
The English BaDtists are forward with
their preparation for the Centenary of Mis-
siOns in 1892. The date fixed upon is Nav
the duy when DIR. Carey preached his great
missionary sermon on Expecting Great
Things from God, and Attempting Great
Things for God"
CATHOLIC NOTES.
Archbishop Riordan has made the follow
ing changes and appointments among the
clergy OF this city:
Rev. NJ. ID. Connolly has been appointed
rector OF st. Pauls Church. vice Rev. Father
BresliD, deceased
Rev. William Brennan of st. Peters
Church has been appointed one of the assist.
ants at 81. Mary,s Cathedral
Rev. William Lyons of the Mission Do
loTes Church succeeds Father Brennan as
assistant at ST. Peters.
Rev. James O'Connor has been changed
from St Francis Church, Vallejo street. 10
the Mission Dolores Church. where he will
assist Rev. Father Brennan, the rector.
A number 0f the students of st. Vincent's
College, Los Angeles, Cal, having literary
tastes have decided to publish a college
magazine. The editorial department will
be in the hands of Messrs. r. Thorpe and Ii.
Dunigan, whilst Messrs. j. +. Kenealy and
nj. j. McGarry will keep watchful eyes upon
the treasury and manage the business of the
concern.
Cardinal Moran of Sydney. in the course
OF recent address, said that looking over
an oiilcial census Of the year 1886, he found
That the total number of Catholics in the
Australian colonies was 1900, with six
priests mlnsterins to them. Now they had
SIX ecclesiastical provinces, with six ARCH
bishops, and great army of devoted clergy
and Catholic Institutions Of all kinds -four
ishing In every diocese.
The Most Rev. John Joseph Williams.
Archbishop of Boston, will celebrate on
March 18th next the twenty-ffth anniyer-
sersary OF his eplscopate. 1t will be grand
event for The Catholic Church, as there are
10 parishes, aggregating half a million of
people, to participate In the celebration 1t
Is proposed to free his cathedral of its S2l,-
900 debt as testimonial.
There are about 225, O0O, 600 of Catholics In
the world. In the parts of this continent
settled by the Spaniards there are about
100000, ana In the United States at least
l0.000000
On the feast of the Publication Sister Ur-
suia of Notre Dame, San Jose, completed
her twenty-five years of conventional life,
and the event was fttiDgly COMMUNICATED
by touching family reunion in the convent
paIlors on the afternoon of that day.
William Young Craig, ex-M P. for North