The morning call., 1891-05-09
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Items of Intelligence Regarding
Church Matters.

LIS ADlcllCdn OdliUHC N6WS, puUllSucu
in New York. has a very interesting letter
from its correspondent in Rome with refer
ence TO the Italian question that is, and has
been for some time past, agitating the pub
lie of this country and Italy.
Rev. Isidore Daubresse. S. J., of st.
Francis Xavier's Church, New York, who
was the confeSsor of the late Cardinal Nc
Closkey, and was theologian for Archbishop
Corrigan at the Third Plenary Council, held
in Baltimore in 1884, celebrated his eighty
first birthday Wednesday, April 22d.
Viscomte de Bressac, well-known men,
Der of the French nobility. has joined the
Brothers of the Sahara, and the order has
left for Biskra, in the Desert of Sahara, to
put stop to the slave trade.
Eight thousand dollars has been subscribed
to the fund being raised to erect a monu-
ment to the memory OF the late Archbishop
Hughes
Half million dollars has been received
by Bishop Keane. rector of the Catholic
University at Washington, from Father
McMahon of New York to establish
school of philosophy The school will be
open to students within three years.
Archbishops Ireland of st. Paul, Ryan of
Philadelphia, Gross of Oregon, Janssens of
New Orleans, Salpointe of Santa Fe, Rior-
dan of san Francisco and Bishop Fink of
LeaYenworth publish their views with ref
erence to opening the Worlds Fair on Sun
days in the American Catholic News OF April
Goth.
The Church of ST. Ambrose. at Des
Moines, Iowa, which will cost upward of
$780, coo, and will seat 1000 persons, is nearly
completed.
At a recent meeting of the ST. Vincent de
Paul Society in PittSbuTg, Pa, the subject
of Catholic PTOtectory for boys was dis
cussed. Action, however, was deferred I'M
I'll the July meeting.
The following changes have been made in
archdiocese OF Toronto: Rev. Father
Hogan, late of New York, is appointed par
ish priest of Urlergroye; Rev. Father p.
Herman is transferred from Whitby to
Brock.
Right Rev. Bishop Hennessy of Wichita,
Kans., has been appointed administrator of
the diocese of Concordia, Kans. This makes
these two dioceses practically one.
The st. AlOysiuS Sodality of st. James
Church, Chicago, H., is in most prosper
Gus condition. A library of over 500 VOL
umes has been accumulated. AT the last
regular meeting the following officers were
elected to fill vacancies: President, jon n
Scanlon; Vice-P President, James Mullin;
usher on communion Sundays, +. O'Hara.
The three highest classes of the st. Louis
University, ST. Louis, Mo-, are at present
competing for prizes IN an intercollegiate
English essay contest, in which all the
Jesuit colleges Of this province are partici-
pating The subject is The Duties of
Catholic Graduates" and the prizes are S75
Tor the first and $25 for the second best es-
says.
Right Rev. Bishop Marty. Bishop of Sioux
Falls, left ST. Paul on the oth inst. to con-
tlnue his Jealous, painstaking, but pleasur-
able work, among his beloved people, the
Indians at Fort Yates. As his years in
crease, so also does bis anxiety and efforts
for their spiritual and general good.
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia has for
hidden Sunday funerals in his archdiocese.
The Catholics of Australasia, including
New Zealand and Tasmania, number
| 629, sos. There are 1l03 churches III All dis
trctS, % ArchbishopS and Bishops aud IA
priests There are So. 342 children attend
ing Catholic schools; GAG primary schools,
IL colleges for boys. 80 bOaTding-schools for
girls, III superior day schools, 34S Religious
Brothers, 1858 nuns and 81 Catholic charita-
bic institutions.
GENERAL CHURCH NEWS.
Dr. n. j. Bird has given FIVE lots in Palo
Alto for the purpose Of erecting upon 1t
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. j. ID. Requa OF Rochester, n. Y, has
moved with his family 10 Pasadena, where
| be will engage in church work connected
| with the NJ. l.. church.
Bishop Fowler has gone East to attend
the conference of Bishops at Greencastle,
Ind. May 18th.
| Rev. Charles l.. B0vard of Southeast
Indiana conference has gone to Tucson,
| AriZ, to do church work.
The missionary collection of the M. L.
| Church is $4,000 ahead of this time last
! year.
Elk Governor Evans OF Colorado has given
| 100000 to the Denver University.
| sdPoslmaster-Genera Wanamaker's visits
10 the Sunday-Schools constituted the event
of last Sunday
Bishop Fowler ordained Rev. James II.
y. Williams of Genoa, New, on board of
train going at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. April 30th.
Montgomery Hall, new theological
seminary belonging to the Presbyterian de-
nomination, is being built at Sunnyside, San
AnselmO, Marin County. The cornerstone
was laid last Thursday.
The presbytery of San Francisco has
elected Rev. Il. c. EastOu Commissioner to
the Assembly in place of DIR. Matthews
whose infirmities are such rs will prevent
him from performing the duties.
Rev. Mr.. DiaZ is endeavOring to build
Presbyterian Church at AZusa for the Span
ish residents. He wants aid.
Rev. II. A. Ketehum, pastor-eleet of the
Berkeley Presbyterian Church, will arrive
here about June LIST.
The Christian Cinnamon have raised S104
to MD the starving IN their own country.
THE HEBREW FAITH.
A home for aged Jews has been estab-
lished in Chicago.
The Jewish Times and Observer suggests
that a Sisterbood of Personal Service be
started in San Francisco.
Another colony of Jewish farmers has
been established in Palestine.
Columbia Lodge, No. 127, L o. b., will
picnic at San Rafael June eth.
The synagogue of the Congregation Beth
Israel, on Geary street, near Octayia, is
nearing completion.
A plan has been accepted for building a
Hebrew orphan asylum and home
The B'nai Birth Free Religious School
was opened at b. b. Hall MAY 3D.
On Sunday atSt. Mark Lutheran Church.
Geary street, between Stockton and Powell
Rev. j. FueDdeling pastor, there will be
special services in connection with the OPEN
ing OF the California Synod Of the EyangeI-
ical Lutheran Church. There will be holy
communion at 1880 o'clock, and a sermon
| by Rev. A. Jatho Of Oakland In the even
ing at 1880 o'clock Rev. Mr.. FuendelinC will
preach. AT the Sunday-school, which as
sembles at $3.50 O'clock in the morning. adj
dresses will be delivered by Rev. Mr., Oehler
| of Sacramento and Rev. f. Reiser. Monday
evening at 80 o'clock there will be mission
airy services at which Rev. Mr.. Oehler will
deliver an address, and on Tuesday evening
Rev Mr. Onpnrth of Alameda mill e0aoIx -,