The morning call., 1892-05-08
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items OF Live Interest to Members Of Many De-
nominations.

Evangelist G. R. Cairns has been very
successful In Spokane.
Evangelist Mills will return to this city
after completing his work in Southern CALI
forEia.
The Presbyterian Church at Waitsburg.
WASH. has recently undergone extensive
repairs.
Rev. Mr.. Diaz has established Presby-
terrain Sunday-school for Mexicans in Los
Angeles.
The Catholic cathedral at Victoria, Il. c.,
Is last approaching completion, but as
YET the time Tor It's dedication has not been
set
At Sausalito last Sunday the Congrega-
tlonailst dedicated a tent, in which services
VIII hereafter be conducted by Mr.. w. p.
Hardy.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society has es-
taDlished commodious headquarters in the
Don0hoe building. at the corner of Taylor
and Market streets.
Elght thousand people received holy conf
munlon during tue course of four weeks
mission BY the Dominican fathers in st. Mi
chaers Church, New York.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Nickel
umne congregational Association will be
held at Loekeford on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of this week.
An aged Methodist Episcopal minister II
years old and 90 years in the ministry writes
TO friend In Santa Rosa: ''If | were
younger III years would join the Salvation
Army"
The, young people of the First Baptist
Church, Oakland, last Sunday pledged 500
toward the $500 the church Is seeking to
raise Tor the support of missionary on the
foreign field.
The Vallejo Chronicle reports that the
Church oil the Ascension at that place is in
a H0urtSlinU ma
Rev. William BolIard. was highly compli-
mented at recent meeting of the vestry.
The committees Of the League Of the Cross
express themselves as greatly pleased with
the success they have met with in enlisting
the youths Of San Francisco under the ban
ner OF temperance. Large numbers of new
members are added to the various branches
at each meeting.
This Is the Baptist centennial year OF
foreign missions. and Ii is proposed to COM
nemorate 1t by raising $l,000.000 by April
/, 1885. From the organization and enthu-
siasm already manifested the effort will be
crowned with success.
bishop hurst Of the Methodist Church
wants Sl0,O00,O OU with which to end0w an
American university in Washington. He
appeals to the MethodiSts OF the country
10r contributions to endOW, equip and es
tabsh the institution.
The State Sunday-scbooI convention held
It's annual meeting in Oakland during the
past week. There was a large attendance
and the meetings from first to last were
profitable. The convention elected Rev. j.
e. A. Henry president.
Moody and Sankey's Scottish campaign
being almost over they have resolved TO rest
in the south Of England prior to setting out
on their English Campaign. They will also
spend part OF the summer in an evangelis-
tic tour IN Norway aud Sweden.
The New York Herald, speaking Of Mr..
aud Mrs. George 5. Montgomery, OF this
city. says: Their work in the "slums, !"
saloons, dives, houses of il-repute, tene-
ments and concert halls, in the simple uni
form OF the army, has been very effective.
The Anglican churches of Victoria, b. c.,
sustain serious loss in the decision OF the
Rev Canon Beanlands, rector of Christ
Church Cathedral, TO accept the secretary
ship Of the S. Z. G. X, necessitating his
residence in England. The church wardens
received his notification to that effect last
Wednesday.
The Rev. David Gregg, pastor of the La
fayetJe-ayenue Presbyterian Church OF
Brooklyn, has been cut off with a legacy oil
$40 by his father. the late David Gregg a
PittsbuTg millionaire. Dr. Gregg never ex-
pected anything more, because OF his
fathers opposition to the clergyman
abandonment of the Reformed Church.