The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05
TIE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
What Adherents of the Different
Faiths Are Accomplishing.

The Rev. DR.. Virgin Of New York City is
expected to I'LL the pulpit of the First Con-
gregational Church of this city for several
Sundays, beginning December 9th.
Il. Il. Thornton, nephew of Judge Thorn
ton, has been sojourning ia the city some
weeks after year or more spent at Cape
Prince of Wales, conducting a school among
the Eskimos, under the direction Of the
American Missionary Association.
Two costly churches are being erected in
Facaville by the Christian and Presbyterian
denominations respectively.
The life of Archbishop TAFT, just pub
llshed, exhibits him as a dign ifed, reserved
mau, yet net destitute Of the peculiar dry
humor the Scotch describe as ''pawky."
word which has no equivalent in English.
Tie Brotherhood Of the Sea is the name
OF a new society of two hundred Norwegian
sea captains, who have pledged themselves
10 have religious services on board their
ships.
Since the opening of the year fifty Scandi
navians from the United States, twenty
seven OF them women, have arrived in
Shanghai, 10 serve as 'evangelists," in re-
Spouse to Hudson Tayl0rs call for thou
sand to join the China Inland Mission.
1t is stated that the ratio If growth Of the
Lutheran Church i'll this country during the
past decade far exceeds that OF all other de-
nominations.
Out of the British Isles the Salvation
Army has now 1905 corps and 1910 soci-
eties-altOgether 2754 separate salvation So
cieties. These are led 10y $500 officers.
Mr.. Gladstone, writing in reference to the
church attendance census taken in Liver
pool, says that to have only $1,000 out of
half million people attending church at
any one time IS dismal spectacle and great
reproach.
The University of Denver (MethodisD re-
joices in the fact that three new buildings
are soon TO be Occupied-the University
Hail. magnificent stone structure, costing
$4,000, the Chamberlain Observatory, cost
ing $4,000 and containing 20-inch eQua-
torial refractor made by Alvin Clark, and
the Wycliffe Cottage for girls. Ali these
are at the University PARK.
Catholic Notes.
The Pope recently put 220O beds at the
disposal oil some French pilgrims free of
charge. This gives some idea Of the i'm
mensity OF the Vatican.
Archbishop Gross announces that the
Catholics at Portland, Oregon, will shortly
begin the erection of a cathedral that will
eclipse anything on the Coast. The site is
a block on Fourteenth and d streets, re-
Gently bought for 900. The present
cathedral on Third street, opposite the site
of the new Chamber of Commerce building,
cost $4,000 and viii sell for 100000.
no hhhuol uh} VI tdtli-
Ollie Young Mems National Union falls this
year on Sunday, December 18th.
Articles OF incorporation of five Catholic
churches were filed recently with the Secre-
tary Of State of New York: st. Mary's
Church of ReXviile, Steuben County, Rev
y. Il. Grattan pastor; st. Mary Of the Lake
Watkins, Schuyler County. Rev Martin
Ryan pastor; st. Johns Church, North
Bush, Erie County, Rev. George Fischer
pastor; st. JoSeph's Church, Campbell
town, Pew John j. Gleason pastor; Church
of the Immaculate Conception, East Aurora,
Erie County, Rev. John Brady pastor.
The Sisters of Mercy have in contempla-
ton the erection of a new ladies' seminary
at Boulder, in the diocese of Denver, Colo
1t will be four stories high, built OF pressed
brick and cost abont $4,000
The programme of the ceremonies and
festivities 10 commemorate the Oblat Ju-
bilee in Montreal, Canada, has been pre-
pared. 1t will be most noted gathering
as it will be attended by the Cardinal, three
Archhishops, several Bishops and large
number of clergymen. On the evening Of
the first day, December 9Th, the friends of
the reverend fathers will meet in st. Peters
Church, present an address to Father Lee
febvre, the Provincial for Canada, together
with purse for the Montreal house, and
cletnes and other articles for the mission
aries Of the order in the Northwest The
second day, December 9Th, will be signaled
by pontifca high mass celebrated by
by Archbishop Fabre. by a citizens banquet
al o'clock, and by solemn vespers at
o'clock. On the third day. December 9th.