The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-10
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items Of Live Interest to Members Of Many
Denominations.

The importance of Immediately opening
mission on Kotzebue Sound. about $50
miles below Point Hope, Alaska, having
been urged upon the Missions Board by
Rev. DR.. briggs, missionary at Point Hope,
and recommended by Rev. DIR. Sheldon
jackson. United States General Agent of
Education in Alaska, Il was decided TO
undertake the work. A Clergyman with a
wife Is to be engaged to 60 to Point Hope in
May and Join Or. briggs, and with him
establish the new mission on Kotzebue
Sound the coming summer.
The authorities In charge Of the Mormon
Tabernacle at Salt Lake City have placed
that edifice at the disposal of the Presby-
terians for a meeting to he held there on
May Is. This is the first time in its history
that the building has been given for any
other meeting than those connected with
Mormon services. The offer is made in
view Of ths possibility that many of the
delegates to the meeting OF the General AS
sembly in Portland. Or, would spend that
Sunday in Salt Lake City.
The State COuven ton OF the California
Christian Endeavor Union to be held at
Santa Rosa. beginning Thursday evening,
binary interest. Preparations are making
for a large delegation from Southern Cali
fornia Alameda County expects to send at
least 100 delegates, San francisco is moving
In the matter Of good representation. and
from various parts OF the State come fndi.
cations of large attendance.
st. Peters Episcopal Parish Of San Fran
| cisco is making progress In the effort to-
ward lifting Its mortgage debt The amount
needed. rs heretofore stated in these col
| umns, is $1,000. So far about One-third of
| this sum has been raised within the parish
| itself After putting forth its utmost effort
| among its own people st. Peters will be
obliged through stress OF circumstances to
| appeal to It's sister parishes In this city.
| The Hebrew journal. in speaking Of the
| power acquired In this country by the great
| Order Buai Birth, says that this order
| stands alone as the Jewish organization
national and international in lis SCOPE,
which is devoted 10 actual fact as well as in
name and promise to the social moral and
intellectual elevation Of those whom il can
bring within the sphere OF its Influence"
1t Is now certain that before long two or
| three of the org anlzsrs OF the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew will visit the Pacific Coast
| and spend some time in this city, While
| here they will address what meetings of
local chapters may be arranged aud also
| visit those parishes to which they may be
invited by the rectors in the interest of
brotherhood work.
The onening Of new and attractive rooms
for the Young Mems Christian Association
at Ventura, on March !, has already
! given decided stimulus to the work there.
Numbers of young men are applying for
membership and the outlook Is exceedingly
hopeful RRsa >, a..
| Association. as also that Of the Young
| Womeu's Christian Association, at the uni
| versisy at Berkeley, has opened up very
brightly since the college conference. held
there In February,
Ogien Congregational Church. has been
appointed superintendent OF missions for
| Washington and will remove al once to
Seattle. after placing bis daughters in
| school at Oberlin.
The Lutherens in the United States have
| recently largely Increased In numbers. The
increase is due to immigration from Ger
many, which for some time past has been
greatly in excess OF that from other
| countries.
The report that Professor Churchill of
Andover has been called to the pastorate Of
the First church In this city. and that when
he declined the call was renewed with the
offer OF very large salary, Is denied.
Enlargement Of st. Augustine's church
Santa Monica Rev: !. N: Merlin Jones rec.
tor, is under consideration. The Sunday.
school and other parish organizations are ia
a very prosperous condition.
new Congregational church with "a
members has been organized at Tempe,
near Phgnlx, Ariz. and z unanimous call
He Is already at work.
Rev. Fathers Shaw. Byrne and Deyine,
the Vincentian missionaries, are conducting
q mission Ia Los Angeles. At the close OF
this mission the fathers will return to
Chicago
The second annual Bible conference OF
the Young Mems Christian Association foI
this part Of the State will be held at Assem-
bly, Hall, Pacific Grove. from June II to 10
Rev: E. n. Na.tini. formerly pastor of the
Catholic church at Eureka. New, Is now
stationed at St Bernard's Hospital, Council
Bluffs, Iowa