The morning call., 1892-01-23
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
What Is Going on Among AdhP-
rents Of Tie Different Faiths.

The Methodists have thirteen churches at
Tacoma whose property valuation is S129,
200. The seating capacity of these churches
is $3.50. The membership in the rity is 1923.
Rev. Mr.. Locke of the American ProteS-
tant Episcopal Mission at Hanbow has
abandoned the attempt to do evangpliSlic
work himself, as he thinks foreigners can
not reach the Chinese effectively He de-
votes himself wholly to training evangel-
iSts, who go out and preach the gospel.
The success of this method of work has
been gratifying as $40 converts have been
gathered.
The Pacific Methodist Advocate says: A
significant silence PeTyadeS the Northern
Methodist press on the question OF admit
ting women to the General Conference, OUT
what it signifies we cannot even surmise.
A fine specimen OF ecclesiastical art IS the
solid gold pyX Just made tor Kew Arthur
Ritchie Of ST. Ignatius Church, New York.
Tie pyX Is Of 1S-kar.t gold, and elehty-iOur
precious stones are used in its adornment-
SIXty-seYen diamonds of the finest quality.
two large pearls thTee-eighths Of an inch IN
diameter. one large emerald and fourteen
smaller ones. These are all worked into the
form OF Maltese cross. The effect IS OF
great beauty. The value of this work OF
art is 5000.
According to the Living Church Quar-
terly" the statistics Of the church for the
past year are: Clergy, 1903; Candidates Tor
orders, 3IJ; pOStulant-, BOZ; lay readers,
l22S; parishes and missions, 5GOj; baptlsms
infant. 4, l46; adult, 1l440; confirmed,
4l,2i2; communicates 535.573; marriages,
10, 226; burialS, 30, 92l; Sunday school teach
erS, Il, 4lS; scholars, 3S8060; parish school
teachers, 27G; scholars, S2J2; contributions,
Sl3,12493S
The additions to the Congregational
churches throughout the United States for
I'd fxr} sifRf, oli
were about sc. 600
The Archbishop of Canterbury will short
~ visit Canada ana the United States.
Catholic Notes.
The Catholic Indians Of British Columbia,
to the number Of 1000, are to have an extra
ordinary gathering during the first week in
June next at kamp0Opa. Besides the 1000
Christians there will also be present a con-
siderable body Of pagan Indians. The Rev.
Father Lacombe has organized this unique
gathering, and during tie week the " Pas
sion Play will be presented by Christian
Indians
The BenedictiGe noyitiate in Brazil, which
has been closed for a number Of years by
order Of the Government IS about 10 be re-
opened. \ general chapter Of the order in
Brazil was recently held at RIO de JaneTO.
The clergy of Holland are promoting Il
movement for the erection of Il suitable
monument 10 Thomas kempis at Ag-
netenherZ, near IWole where IS situated
the Augu>tlnlan monastery IN which the
liustrIouS servant Of God took his religious
VOWS in IA 8.
Las Twas, a small town near Gilroy, Cal,
which has q Catholic population Of go, IS
soon 10 have a new church. over 5000
was realized at recent ladies' fair held IN
Marysvi!ie for the benefit Of N0tre Dame
Convent of that place.
Ten missionary sisters Of the Order Of
Charity have left Client for Belg an Congo
TO labor for salvation among the natives.
They intend TO open an orphan school and
a hospital
Sister Jeanne BOnnard, foundress Of the
Congregation of the Poor Child Jesus, who
has inst died at RemlremOut, France. cOm-
meuced her noble undertaking with 10
francs. which she borrowed from the Mayor.
The order now numbers 1000 religious
houses, and clothes, feeds and lodges up
ward of 2OU0 orphans ana 5000 old men and
women.
Very Rev. Father General Sorn of Notre
Dame, Milwaukee, has received, through
the Right Rev. NonsgnOr Mora, Bishop Of
Los Angeles, the pectoTal cross and ring OF
tie late Bishop Eugene OCOnuell Of Grass
Valley, Cal. Tie pI0uS Bishop was always
a great advocate OF Catholic education, and
left nothing uudone TO carry ont the wishes
OF the late Holy Father, Pope Plus TX, to
have and support parOcAlal schools through
OUT his vast diocese. Bishop O'COnnell
was one OF the first biblical scholars in the
American hierarchy.
The death OF the venerable Bishop Lough-
lin of Bro0k.in causes the Eastern papers to
give some facts concerning the progress
made by the church in his diocese during
his ep.sCopate which are certainly remarka-
bic Wuen he took charge, on November
3. 1893. there were only thirteen churches,
four schools and about twenty priests and
10000 Catholics on the whole Of Long
Island. Now there are in the same terri
tory l5l churches, 135 priests, ninety-one
par0Chla schools. with 80 900 pupils, a sem
mary, TWO industrial schools, nine aSylums,
four hospitals. three homes for the aged
poor and iuvalis, two colleges and one
home for newsboys, with a Catholic p0pu-
latiou Of nearly 90.