The morning call., 1892-04-16
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items Of Live Interest for Members Of Many
Denominations.

Cardinal Gibbons has addressed a circular
letter TO the archbishops and bishops of the
Roman Catholic Church in the United
States. suggesting the propriety of some
concerted action with respect to the solemn
religious obseryances on October u next,
commemorative of the discovery of America.
The Jewish festival Of Pesach was cele-
brated in this city with Jealous devotion.
All the places OF worship were well at
tended and the respective rabbis and can
tors did their best to make favorable
impressions on the large number Of wor-
shippers.
Grand President Smith and Grand Secre-
tary Stanley of the Young Mems Institute
will leave for the Northwest early in May.
They will first stop at Portland. thence 60 10
Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver and
New Westminster. Il. c., and will probably
take in Ellensburg. Spokane and other
towns on the return trip.
The Salvation Army will soon open new
branch on Grant avenue. between Post and
Suffer streets. in cellar which used TO be a
dive.
The Presbytery of San Jose. embracing
the counties of Santa Clara. Santa Cruz,
Monterey, San Luis ObispO, San Benito and
part OF Alameda, consisting of 80 ministers
and having under its care 80 churches. met
IN Wassonvllle. Five ministers from other
presbyteries were added to the roll. Re-
ports from all the churches represented
were encouraging
An excursion from this city to the
Catholic Ladies' Aid Socety's property
near Santa Cruz Is being arranged. The
date has not yet been determined, but 1t is
expected that the picnic will be held the
latter part OF this month or early IN May.
Arrangements are already being made for
the holding in October next of carnival in
the Mechanics Pavilion for the benefit OF
the Sisters of the Holy Family. The pro.
ceeds will be set aside as part OF fund
to be used in erecting home on a corner OF
Franklin and Fulton streets.
The annual meeting of the Santa Rosa
Congregational Church was held on last
Wednesday evening According TO the re-
ports Of the various departments of the
church work the past year has been one of
the m ost gratifying nature. Twenty new
members were admitted during the year,
and there was one death and seven remOv-
ais, leaving net gain OF H. The member
ship now numbers 92.
The Bay Conference of the Congregational
Church will meet with the Niles church
next Friday. Theme. Evangelical Prog
ress. Send as many delegates as would
like come, and report the number as soon
as possible to Rev. f. III. Maar, Niles.
The missionary committee OF the Tacoma
Congregational Association has passed a
highly appTeciative resolution on the six
months work OF Rev. w. c. Merritt as act
ing superintendent of missions for Western
Washington.
Edifce Missionary Connolly goes to MAr-
ced at once TO prosecute the work of build
ing the new Baptist church.
The Baptist church at Reno has called
Rev. w. IL. Pope 10 the pastoTate.
Pastor w. III. Randall of the Baptist
church at PenTyn has been holding services
az Auburn every Sunday for about a month.
The result is seen in the preliminary organ
Ration recently Of church of Is members.
A council is called for May Sd to complete
the organization and secure UNCONVENTIONAL
recognition.
The membership of the Calvary Baptist
Church OF Sacramento under Rev. j. II.
Reider still continues to grow. The SUM-
day-sehGol has doubled in membership dur
Ing the past six months.
The First Church OF Stockton was organ
lied May II. 1850, and was the first Presby-
terrain church built in California, and the
second oil the Pacific Coast.
"A grand entertainment will be given by
the San Francisco and Oakland Young
Ladies' Institutes on Friday evening, May
6, in Metropolitan Hall. An excellent pro-
gramme is being prepared.