The morning call., 1892-08-28
TIE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items Of Live Interest to Members OF Many
Denominations.

Catholic Mexico is going to send pill
grimage to Rome next month. and the mem
bers thereof are going TO bring the Holy
Father some notable gifts for bis jubilee
:hat occurs next year. These gifts will take
the form of some rare marbles, in which
Mexico is rich, and they are destined for the
ornamentation of the Church of st. Joachim.
which Is to be dedicated in 1893 in honor of
the papal jubilee. -.
There are in the United Kingdom some
$4,000 Sunday-schools, in which upward of
100000 teachers are engaged in instructing
100000 scholars. In the United States
there are upward of 100000 Sunday-schools,
more than ,1,00QC00 teachers and S.500,000
scholars. In n@the whole world the schools
are said to number 1873 $50, the teachers
1899, 500 aud the scholars II, 7162 2l2.
The grandest Jewish places of worship in
New York are the Temple Beth Ell, the
Temple Emanuel. the Temple Israel, and
two temples on Lexington avenue, one on
the corner of Fifty-third street and the
other on the corner OF SlXty-third street.
The Temple BETHEL was erected at cost
OF S600,000. There are about 100 orthodox
Jewish places OF worship in that city.
The Catholic archdiocese of Santa Fe lost
pioneer priest the other day by the death
OF Nicar-General Equillon, who was one OF
the companions who went into the South
west on evangelical work at the time that
Bishop Lamy left the Cincinnati diocese,
then comprising all Ohio, to carry Catholic
truth into that territory, which was then
difficult of reach by travellers.
The rapidity with which the ranks of the
Cardlnalltieal College are thinued out can
be Judged from the fact that during the
lifetime or the present Pope no less than 50
Cardinals have passed away; and the pre-
pOnderance of the Italians in the college is
shown by the announcement that of those
So 80 were born in Italy.
Sir Charles Elliott, Lieutenant Governor
Of Bengal, at recent meeting said that
though the census report for Bengal was not
yet completed. he had received provisional
statement which showed that the number
OF Christians in his Lieutenant. Governor
ship had risen from 10, 600 to $4,000 in the
last 10 years.
Rev. W. Ii. LandOn, ID. D., has been called
by the directors of the Presbyterian TheO-
logical Seminary in San Francisco to the
Ladd Chair of Practical Theology, made
vacant by the death of Rev. A. l.. Lindsey,
ID, some two years ago. 1t is altogether
probable that DR.. Landon will accept.
Special classes in which the Russian i'm
migrants learn the English language were
established this summer in the New York
Hebrew Institute. The five classes are all
full. and ten times as many are needed.
Among the learners are middle. aged people
and old people.
In September the Jewish rabbis of New
York viii begin to make combined effort
TO promote the better observance OF the
Sabbath by their people They will not
only preach on the subject, but will make
direct appeals 10 jewish business and work
ing people.
The new Jewish prayer-book adopted by
the RabGnical conference, recently held In
New York. will soon be in print. 1t las
features that give it reformed appearance
and that cannot be accepted by Jewish or
thndoXy.
There was good audience present at the
Congregational Church at Tulare last Sab
bath week to hear DR.. Conry's discourse on
1.-THE Sabbath" Three unitedwith the church
two on profession and one by letter.
At Alameda Pastor Spencer's services are
so we'll attended that chairs are necessary
TO accommodate the people. The spiritual
interest is good and baptisms are expected.
man in HanfoTd promised $50 toward
the new Salvation Army barTack il five
more would give So each This proposition
bore fruit, and SO was added to the fund.
There are three high schools under the
patronage Of the North Georgia Baptist
Convention, and they are attended by about
500 young people.
Pastor Fisk of the San Pablo Baptist
Church reports good work in progress in
his field, with excellent prospects for the
future.
4 Junior Union." under the direction Of
Miss Litta Scott, has been formed In the
tabernacle Church at San jose.