Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-28

Rev. Staver conducting tile song
service. The services were Interest
ing throughout. Ia the evening the
attendance aud interest were both
very good. TIE services will be
continued through the week.
A new church was dedicated yes
terday at Smockville, Oregon.
cbe NJ. E. church expects 10 build
a SsOOn church at WO0dlu,n, this
spring.
Siiedd Is To have ncw Piesbyte
rian church. One thousand two hun
drei and finy dollars has already
been raised for that purpose.
A letter from HilO, Hawaii, dated
Feb. 9Th, states that the Foreign
Church, Ililo, Of which Rev. r.. T..
Baker, formerly pastor Of the
Third Congregational Church, San
Francisco, Is pastor, has lately finish
ed a beautiful chapel. Tie writer
states that the new Queen, Lilluo
kalani, IL member OF the oldest
native church on the islands, called
Kawaiaho. which wOrships In a
large ediiice built OF coral.
Rev. Father Me tres left Santa
Cruz, Cal, last week for san Diego,
10 which plnce he has been assigned.
OE the eve Of his departure lie wa
made the recipient Of IA heavy gold
headed cane aud well filled purse
by the members Of the Young Mems
Institute No II.
The Catholic ladies Of San Juan
Capistrano, Cal, week before last.
went into the mountains In process
sion several days In succession to
pray for rain. They would have
continued 10 do 80 for fifteen days.
bat thu rain came before that time
was nhiI eNplftl,
According to bulletin recently
issued by the Census Bureau thei c
are Ia this state thirteen United
Presbyterian churches, with ten
church edifices, property to the
amount Of Sl20, 900, aud 1902 com
municants. The New Jerusalem or
s ssedenborgian denomination there
are twelve church organizations Ia
the state, three church edlfces, 347
communicants, aud the value Of
their church property is Sil 800.
There are IN all eighteen Protest
ant missions established In Alaska
by six denominations Pre- byte.
rians, Melhodists, Baptlsts, Episco-
palians, Moravians aud Friends.
Rev. VI. Matthleson has organized |
n Presbyterian church at SOcorro, n.
NJ, with fifteen memhes, thirteen
OF whom are converts from Roman
Ism.
Tie san Francisco District Ep-
worth League, u young people : or
sanIzaliun In the Methodist church,
will hold iIs second annual conven-
ton iu Dr. Jewell's church, Sau
joe, March 5th aud 9th. Drs,
Coxe, IAeoh, Anthony, Case aud |
other prominent Methodist preach
ers viii be present and address the
meeting.
The people Of StJHmcs' Episcopal
church, Muulerey, Cal, under the
rectoral ch ,rgr of Rev. G. q. Fack.
enthil, are improving ~. James
church, painting, grading the street,
etc. f,r whicl' the FUNDS have been
already collected.
The Protestant Episcopal church
AZ Tulare. Cal, Of which Rev. o.
Parker is missionary in charge, has
been enlarged aud greatly improved
at cast ~ about 500, which has
been fully paid.
Rev. r. j. Maynard. who has had
charge OF the Episcopal missions of
santa Ana aud Onng,', has removed
10 Sau Francisco.
The Sec cInd Baptist church OF
Riverside, Cal, has bought site for
/ church ediiloe. aud is preparing Ia
build. Rev. J. III, Cl,shy is the pas
tor.
Mrs. Hemaas, female evange-
list, has been holding revival meet
Jugs OF late la the Methodist church
Ia LOmpoc, Gal, rsulling In some
ffly VERSIONS.
Tie new Methodist church at
Antioch. ual., of which REV. j. A.
Van Anda ls pastor, was dedicated
last Sunday Neyk. The chuEch Is
credit 10 the society aud an ornament
90 the town, Bishop fowlvr aud
Rev. DR. Hammond werv present
aud took pait in the dedication ser
vices.
Rev. Air Ives. Congregational
hon,e missionary Ia Paradise, hu,lo
county, writing of the spiritual des
ll.uilnn ~ that seeliun of lhe state,
says that he has rvcelyed ,scvrral