The morning call., 1891-03-28
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Notes From the Churches at
Home and Abroad.
Holy Week observances-Mi Missionary Labors
in the 0rient-A Plan to Raise Funds
to Build Catholic Seminary.

Good Friday exercises were held at the
First Methodist Church on Powell street last
| evening. The sermon was by Rev. John
| Harmon, DID.
Last Thursday evening the Right Rev.
Bishop Wingtield administered the sacra-
| ment OF confirmation TO twenty-seven young
people at Grace Church.
| Rev. John Gray of the Church of the Ad-
| vent held Episcopal services at Metropoli-
| tan Hall last evening. These included the
| reading of the Passion, chanting of the
Penltential psalms and singing of Dr.'Stain-
er's "Crucifxion" by the choir and a large
! chorus.
The Rev. j. B. Stewart, ID, associate
| pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
| leaves the city next week for a vacation of
two months, which he will spend in South
ern California.
The council which tried the Episcopalan
clergyman. DR.. McQueary, for her esq,
fonnd him guilty by vote of 3 to p The
result involves suspension of the minis
ter's church privileges for six months and
allows him an opportunity to recant his
errors meanwhile.
Rev. T. K. Noble, formerly of Plymouth
Church, San Francisco, but now of Nor
walk, Conn, read recently before the
Clerical Union of New York an interesting
paper op My Neighbor, the Monaghan"
Congregational churches of late years
have been holding services commemorative
OF Chtists passion during holy week. This
year the example has spread, especially in
the churches around Sau francisco, in
which services have been held every even
ing this week.
The Rev. DIR. Harcourt, late of the How
ard-street NJ. Il. Church, Is now the pastor
OF Grace NJ. E. Church. Baltimore, Md. He
occupied the pulpit there for the first time
on Sunday last, When he preached on the
subject Of g Power" his text being taken
from Acts i, s: But We shall receive power:
after that the Holy Ghosts come upon you"
According to the Pacific there is one city
outside of New England where Congrega-
tiOnal churches, although not earliest on Tie
ground, but rather late and Slow in tax ing
hold, have taken place among the first. In
Chicago, Roman Catholic churches come
first with 80; Methodist Episcopal, 81; Con-
gregationa, Al, and Presbyterian, 40 church
| buildings.
A home under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union has
been opened IN Charleston, S. c. 1t fur
nishes good lodging at low rates; a CHEEKY
room to sit in at night; and good lunch
| room intended as a substitute for the bar,
where hot coffee is served at 10 o'clock at
| night in the effort to keep young men out of
| saloons and to help protect reporters from
| temptation. One of the best city physicians
| has an Office in the building, and gives free
| treatment one hour every day in what he
| calls medical mission.
| THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The famous Swiss Guard maintained in
| the Palace at Rome consists of two gen
| erals, two colonies, two lieutenant-cOlonelS,
| major, two captains and four lieutenantS
| and sixty men.
Mgr. FouloD. Cardinal Archbishop of
| Lyons, France, has written letter to Pres
| ldent Carnot protesting against the injustice
| of the fiscal law lately put into operation
| against religious communities, and pointing
| out the deplorable consequences it will en-
| tail upon the country If 1t be allowed to re-
main IN force.
The Catholic Club of Baltimore recently
| sent block of Maryland granite to the
| Catholic Club of Detroit, to be used as the
] cornerstone Of the latter's new building.
Al recent meeting of the clergy of the
archdiocese of New York 10 devise means
Tor erecting the contemplated new seminary
the following plan was agreed upon: Every
city pastor is TO contribute 500 year for
five years out of his own funds. Every
country pastor is to contribute SIS for like
period and each assistant priest $50 Every
parish, city and country alike, Is to con-
tribute 500 year tor each priest in addi-
ton to the regular seminary assessment.
The Archbishop has made himself RESPONSE
BILE for the building of the chapel for the
seminary. The total cost of the work is
estimated AT S0UU,UUO ana IL is expected tlaJ
the above plan VIII yield an annual revenue
of $4,000.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
Herr Louis Schloesser has been elected at
Worms member of the Rechstag. He is
the first Jew in HesSe, who has obtained
seat in TINT body.
The Jewish Progress this week records
the painful incident Of sick Hebrew hay
ing to beg from door to door because there
is no Jewish hospital to send him to. Being
young man the Jewish charities refused
him any substantial relief, and he had no
other recourse than to beg. The editor
urges his coreligonists to correct this state
If affairs by establishing a modest home for
their sick.
On the subject of closing the theaters in
this city on Good Friday the Jewish Pro
gress has this to say This is not Chris
tan country, and until it is so denominated
in our laws there is no occasion for bringing
up the matter at all. All religions are
treated with like consideration by this Gov
eminent, and no particular one has the right
TO enforce any particular religious festival
by infringing upon the rights Of the people +"