The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-07
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
A Missionary Bishop Elected for
the Orient.
Remarkable Revival in Chiua-Cardinal Lavi-
gerie's Plan to Suppress slavery-Col-
onizing Palestine.
The Board of Preachers of Harvard Col

The Board of Preachers of Harvard Col
ege is now composed of one Unitarian. one
ConsreastienssIiot, one presbyterian and two
EpiscOpalians.
At Santa Clara an effort is being made to
raise sufficient funds to build parsonage on
the Episcopal Church lo}.
Rev. John Jasper of Richmond, Va, the
pastor of the largest c0loret Baptist Church
in the world, has several thnes declined an
increase in his salary, declaring that $50 per
month is ample for all his needr.
A college Is to be erected in Kea-ny, Nebr..
under the auspices of the Protestant Epis
copal Church. A fine site of eghty-fjye
acres has been secured, and Mrs. Coehrane,
a Brooklyn lady, has given money 10 lroyide
a dGrniUory, which will be named for lar.
The Right Rev. Bishop Wingfeld, Who
has been away since January, is shortly e.
pected home.
Rev. Henry c. Swentzel, rector of St
Luke's. Scranton, Pa, has been elected
missionary Bishop for Japan by the House
of Bishops. 1t is not known yet if he will
accept. In the meanwhile Bishop Hare of
South Dakota is to go to Japan and take
charge Of the mission. This is the third
election since the resignation of Bishop
Williams.
Canoneal consent has been given to the
formation of new missions al Fowler San
Leaudro and San Jaeinto.
The news of a remarkable revival comes
from mid-China. The Rev. George Clark
has preached to audiences numbering 1000
Even the intensely cold weather did not
prevent the people from coming night after
night. Stanley Smith reports 30 baptized
at one lime and as many more inquirers.
THE CATHOLIC WORLD.
Archbishop Ireland has been appointed
Oh cFt no M a
by Governor Merriam.
Archbishop Kirby of the Irish College,
Rome, is now in his eighty-eighth year.
A translation of Pere Didon's Life of
Our Lord is in preparation, and will be
published simultaneously in England and
the United States.
The Supreme Council Of the Catholic
Knights of America will hold its convention
in ST. Georges Hall, Philadelphia, on Tues
dav, May l2th
There are $1,000 Christian Brothers in the
various countries of the globe and the mother
house in Paris. Brother Justin, who accom-
piSued SO much in this city, is meeting with
great success in his mission as Visitor-Gen-
eral in England.
The Duminicans have purchased a site
near the Catholic University at Washing
ton, d. c., upon which they will erect a
magnifi ent new house of studies for the
members of their order.
Several Catholics are among the newly
elected members of the Parliament of ia
pan, this being the first instance of the direct
representation If Japanese Catholics in the
government of the country.
Cardinal Lavigerie has recently settled a
colony of fifty volunteers in Bskra for the
peaceful conquest of the Sahara. These So
called Brethren of the Sahara" come at
the call of the Cardinal, and are. according
to present ARA engagements, TO remain in BiskTa
for fifteen months, in order to prepare
themselves for the ''apostolate." They are
TO acuuaint themselves with the dialects of
the Soudan and the Sahara, to learn how to
cultivate dates and vegetables and also to
handle firearms. After that they are to
penetrate the desert, and wherever they find
water are to halt, establish an oasis and
erect chapel. They are TO be divided into
groups, such as masons, farmers, hunters,
ETC.. and are to be accompanied by two
missionaries and negro physician. The
Cardinal is full of enthusiastic hopes in re-
gard to this enterprise, and il the success
warrants it, will greatly expand it, the ulti-
mate object being thesuppressiOn Of slavery
in those regions.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
The Sultan of Morocco recently gave a
picnic to the Jews of Morocco on the occa-
sion OF his sons birthday.
Baron Edmund de Rothschild has given
employment to another batch of Jewish
laborers. numbering 100, on the colony Of
SichrOp Jacob in Jerusalem. They receive
free lodging and u francs daily.