The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-06
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GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.
Luchitti's Statue of tho Pope-Gen
Booths Work.

Booths Work.
The latest translation Of the Scriptures
issued by the American Bible Society is
the work OF colored man, the Rev. MIR.
Onsley. who was born a slave in the owner
ship Of brother of Jefferson Davis. The
translator aud his wife were educated at
Oberiin. The language into which he
has rendered the synoptical Gospels and
the Acts is the Sheetswa, cognate with
the Zulu, and spoken by some 250.000 peo-
pie in Southwestern Africa.
Berlin has relic similar to the "hoiY
coat" of Treves In the Maerkisches
Museum linen shirt with a blue striped
belt can be seen. which is zoo years old
and had been worn by st. Ann 1t was
brought TO the museum from a church in
Bruessow Pommerania
In the museum of the Dead Letter Office
at Washington ID. c., there is piece of
parchment. upon which is penned copy
Of the Lords Prayer written In fifty-four
languages
General Booth Is negotiating with the
corporation of London for tho purchase
Of site on the Victoria Embankment.
The general is understood 20 have offered
to pay &10.000 q year for the land in
question. On the site he wishes to build
an enormous block of buildings contain
ing four great halls, the largest to mold
10000 people. hotel and restaurant, and
various other conveniences
The religious papers published in the
United States have a combined cireula-
tiou OF 100000. The Catholic Church
leads the list with 127 journals.
Captain Eva Booth. daughter of Gen
eral Booth, of Salvation Army fame, Is
one OF the most promising officers In that
vast religious army. She is said TO be
very handsome, and is a great success in
making recruits.
Violin solos are being introduced as
part OF the regular services in several
prominsnt Brooklyn churches.
Elder Knapp was a man Of ready wit
and wonderful preacher. person
arose 10 one of his meetings and, in mock
solemnity. asked prayers for the devil.
Elder Knapp quickly replied -" Brethren,
this young man has asked you to pray for
his father
The recent action OF the Governors Of
kioff, Polia and Voihynia, In Russia, re-
quiring all foreigners to become natural-
lied citizens, which involves becoming
members of the Orthodox Greek Church,
or leave Russia, II carried into effect.
Will practically extinguish the Baptist
churches In Russia, rs nearly all of the
L, 900 Baptists In that empire are Ger
mans and residents of these provinces.
The Missionary Convention OF Moscow
has declared the Austrian Free Church.
the Theodocians, the Philippians, and
the Wanderers the most dangerous
ClrlSJfau seetS IN RUSSIA.
| The statue of the Pope. which arrived
at the Catholic University In Washington
few weeks ago is described az follows:
/ 1t Is the gift of Count Joseph +. de Lou
bat, or New York city, and cost sl00
The statue is OF the size known to sculp-
tors as semi-coiossal, nnd represents the
Pope seated on the pontifical throne,
vested In cassock. alb. stole and cape. On
his head Is the tiara or triple crown. The
right hand is raised in the act Of giving
the blessing. while the left hand rests
| easily on the arm of the throne. The
! face is benign, and the whole figure and
attitude majestic The statue is IS feet
high, and, except the pedestal and the
back of the throne. is carved from a
single block of pure white Carrara
marble. Weighing In its present shape
more than five tons. So large block of
marble without flaws can seldom be
| found A duplicate of this statue is 70 be
presented by Count Loubat to the town OF
Carpineto. the Pope's birthplace Three
sides of the pedestal bear Inscriptions.
The work was executed by Giuseppe
Luchitti, one of the best known Italian
sculptors.