The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-02
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
What Is Being Done to Spread
the Faith Abroad in the World.

Bishop Phillips Brooks used his influence
to secure for the Salvation Army the right
to have a street parade in Boston, which
had been refused by the political authori-
ties.
Two features in the scheme of Sunday
school lessons for the coming year strongly
commend themselves. They will certal My
prove of immense value. These are the
provisions made for giving specific promi-
nenee to two transcendently important in
terests of the time; the one in connection
with the cause of temperance, the other
with that Of missions. Each quarter is pro-
vided with its own temperance lesson and
lis own missions lesson. The specialized
emphasis thus given to these causes cannot
fan TO have exceedingly important conse-
quences.
There are nearly 100000 choir singers in
the various Episcopal churches OF England.
General Booth has nominated his daugh-
ter, La Marechale Booth to succeed himself
in command of the Salvation Army. In so
doing lie passes over Lieutenant-General
Bramwel Booth, who naturally expected to
succeed Booth some day. The General gives
his reasons very briefly. Women are the
best rulers, he says" If you refer To the ca
paclty shown on several occasions by Queen
Victoria, YOU will agree with me that she
acted while her advisers were seeking how
to act. i am arranging that the work of
saving human souls may go on after my
death. All the title deeds will be transferred
TO my daughters name"
The funeral of Daniel Hand, who five
years ago gave 100000 to the American
Congregational Missionary Association, took
place at Gulford, Conn. December 10Th.
He was 90 years old His wife died fifty
years ago. His children had all died.
A census Of church attendance in Liver
pool, Eng, has been completed. The popu-
lati0u OF the city is 100000. There were in
attendance. taking morning and evening
services, 73, SO9: Anglican, Go. 975; Catholic,
24,S33. Comparing with ten years ago, the
Post calculates that the state church has
gained the most. Unitarians Baptists and
Calvinistic Methodists have fallen off; Con-
eregationaists have made an advance from
$500 to 57I7. The journal just mentioned
concludes that 0ne-fourth of the city'S pop
ulati0n may be regarded as regular church
goers.
The whole outlay in connection with the
Young Mems Christian Associations in Lon
don is said to be 100000, and the member
ship is $500.
Since the partition OF Africa the govern
ments Of England, Germany, Italy and
Portugal have made an agreement for the
reciprocal protection of their Missionaries
in the Dark Continent. Armed with pass
port from the Government 10 which they
belong, the missionaries will enjoy the pro-
lection Of each of these powers
The Congregational Year Book for 1891
gives the number of members of the
churches of that name in the United States
as &c., 32 Massachusetts has one-iifth of
that number, or 1913. 6j9 and after it follow,
in the order OF numbers, Connecticut,
New York, Illinois, Ohio. Michigan, Iowa
and Vermont, these eight States together
having more than tw0-thirds of the active
membership and furnishing more than two
Thirds nf hpnpvoI contributions "a
ported.
The Second Presbyterian Church, Rah-
way, y. j., of which Rev. DR.. John A.
Liggett has been pastor for twenty-seven
years, recently in about two hours raised
5000 to pay a small debt and make needed
improvements The church membership is
now about 450, and the Sabbath-sc hOOiS
number over go