The morning call., 1893-05-21
Paris. May 2,
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Interest to Members Of
M,r.t na-or,;r,af;one
Copyright, 1893.

Items of Interest to Members of
Many Denominations.
The new Jerusalem (Swedenborgian)
Church has developed considerable ac-
tivity on this coast during the past seven
years. The growth in the East has been
even more rapid, the theological semina-
ries being unable to fill all demands for
ministers. On Sudday, the 21st inst, the
house OF worship of the First San Fran
cisco society on O'Farrell street, near
Webster, which was badly damaged by fire
several months ago, will be reupened.
The church Is a handsome edlflce OF Nor
man arc hitecture and is pronounced a
gem in its way.
a year and half ago St. Paul's Episco-
pal Church in New Orle ans was destroyed
by fire. The directors of the Jewish Tem-
pie Sinai at once rendered the use OF their
edifice to their Episcopal brethren until
their church was rebuilt. Tie offer was
accepted and the synagogue was occupied
by the Episcopailans till they resumed
worship in building of their own.
The Rev DR.. GreeEof ST. Bartholomew's S
Chutch, in New NOrk City. realized SSo.-
600 last Sunday as the result of an appeal
to his congregation. This is In keeping
with the record of society, which, in four
years and half, has paid out 81 1,035,0 900
for charity and current expenses, entirely
from voluntary contributions.
Monsignor SatOlli has sofar relaxed the
rule Of celibacy as TO officially recognize a
New York priest who is married and has a
large family. he is a Greek and has a
congregation composed of Slavs and Hun
garians. BY the same ORDER seven other
Greek priests throughout the United States
who are benedicts have been recognized.
Mrs. Sarah Titus Zabrlskie of New YORK
has paid S13.o00 to Benjamin R. Smith OF
Philadelphia for his lot If. land on w ash-
ington street. Newport, facing the harbOr
and bay. Mrs. Zabriskle will build a
church for 81. johns parish thereon in
memory of her mother, 20 cost 100000.
The Rev. William C. Winslow of Boston.
the eminent arch80lugist. has been elected
an honorary yheslOw of the Society saf
Science and Arts of Great Britain on sc-
count of his valuable labor as an Q rien-
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Rev. Francis NJ. Craft, the Indian mis-
sionary, who has aboriginal blood IN MS
own veins, has established a community of
Indian Sisters at the Sacred Heart Mission
al Fort BerthOld, Garfield County. n. D.,
of which be has the care.
On the 18th of Nav, 1894 will be cele-
brated the one hundredth birthday of Pore
Plus TX. 1t is proposed 10 mark this fes-
tival by placing in the chapel in Rome in
which his body lies, a representation OF
the Sacred Heart in precious mosaic.
The pastor of the Central NJ T.. Church.
Detroit. is to have an assistant. NJ ss May
Villa Patton cf Muscatine. Iowa who has
taken course in the Boston University
Theolo9ical School.
The Vatican has sent the copies of many
very interesting documents relating to the
discovery of America 10 the Worlds
Fair.
Rev. j. 3. Grossman. formerly of this
CT Y, has aece ted the position as rabbi OF
the Beth Israel congregation of Philadel-
pbia
The Rev. DR.. George Dana Boardman
celebrated the other day he TWEEN ty-ninth II
anniversary of his paStorate at the First
Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
The only lineal descendent OF John
Knox now living is a Catholic and a
religious.