The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-04
RELIGIOUS POINTS.
Bits OF reformation From All Over
Country of All Denominations.

Bits OF reformation From All Over the
Country of All Denominations.
The United Society OF Christian En-
deayor has Il membership OF 4S5. 900.
Miss Casack, the Nun OF Kenmare,
will become Methodist deaconess.
The Protestant Episcopal Church has
l12 congregations In New York and
Brooklyn.
Camden IN. il Methodists are moving
for the establishment OF an unsectarian
home for the aged.
At the weekly meeting of C0ngrega-
ti0nal ministers IN Boston on Monday
Rev. William BHrrows called attention to
the fact that $12.500.O00 was wasted M
nuallY ia the United States in keeping up
superfiupus churches. He asserted that
in the region Of Boston at least one in
four churches could be closed without In
jury Co the cause of religion He said it
WAS not pleasing TO see four or five Evan
geiical churches competing with each
other IN town Of 400 to 500 Inhabitants.
where single church could barely
thrive. Missionary societies should aid
no new churches in competition with one
already established. He hoped the ortho-
dox churches would take the initiative
towards renledying the evil
Church going is on the increase in Kan
sas City, Mo-, say the pastors
The issues OF the Bible House In Sep
April I. All ,65S volumes.
The Mendham Morris county, Meth
odist Church people will erect a building
for a lecture room and chapel.
In London there are thirty-two places
where open air services are regularly
conducted by Presbyterfans
The distinctive feature OF the Seventh
Day Baptist Church is It's observance Of
the seventh day. Instead of the first, as
the Sabbath.
The Silver Cross Circle OF the Order Of
Kings Daughters has been INCORPORATED
by the New York Secretary OF State. It's
object Is charitable work among the poor
Of New York city.
The widow of the late Charles n. Allen.
Of Glendale. o.. has by will given 800, 600
In trust to the Rev. Mr.. Sewell, of Wash
ington City. to be used for founding in
Glendale school In which the tenets OF
the SwedenbOrgian faith shall be taught.
The present wealth of the religious or
ders OF France 10 com puted at S200, 00D,-
COO Ten years ago it was $50. 900. Geo,
and at the close of Louis Pniiiippe's reign
1t was Sis, ZOO. 900. The French Chamber
has decided to tax them more heavily.
Calvary Church at Harlem is ths
largest Methodist Church in the United
States, and it is claimed that it will hold
more people than any Protestant anditor-
ium In New York. The Sunday School
rooms will accommodate about sixteen
hundred children.
One of the important inquiries being
made by the Census Bureau is in regard
to the statistics OF religious bodies in this
country. According to the figures. the
United Presbyterian Church has "a. 4U3
members. The Advent Christian Church
has y, 6i6 members: the Christian Church,
South, 1904; the Seventh Day Baptists
9,017, and the Salvation Army. $685. In
regard to the Salvation Army the statis-
tics show that it has 329 organizations in
this country, forty church edifices, 2S7
halls. with a total seating capa city Of
1o2, 26l, and that the church property is
valued at $37. $50