The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-22
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Interest to Members of Many
Denominations.


The Monitor says that its readers will be
pleased TO learn that in the list of those in
vited to deliver addresses and read papers
at the congress in Chicago are included the
names of his Grace Archbishop Ri0rdan
and Hon. John J. McDade. OF this city.
The Archbishop Is given the "post of
honor"-the initial address on the encyrli-
cal of his Holiness Pope Leo XIII on the
Social Question" Mr. McDade's paper
will be on Catholic Young Mems So
cieties"
At a meeting of the Keneseth Israel con-
gregation In Philadelphia few weeks ago,
the board was empowered to secure the
services of an associate rabbi. to relieve DIR.
Kranskopf Of some of the many duties de-
vOlving upon him. II was resolved to ten
der this position TO Rev ]. Leonard Levy,
of Sacramento, Cal, and the position was
this week accepted by thai gentleman.
Personally Archbishop RYAN of Philadel-
phia is a most desirable man to meet. He
is fDll six feet, has pleasant countenance
and fascinating manners. He is liberal in
the fullest sense of the ord, without sur
rendering in the slightest degree any of the
doctrines of the church of which he is such
DISTINGUISHED ornament.
The Episcopal Church people at Glendale
have taken up the matter Of building a
church as a memorial to Rev. Elias Birdsali
with much vigor and are in fair way of
realizing their expectations. The cost will
be $1,000 and about half that amount is al
ready in sight
Pope Leo XIII has sent letter to Miss
Eliza Allen Star, through his secretary, Car
dinal Rampoila. Miss Starr is the presi-
dent of the Queen Isabella Association of
the Worlds Fair. which has in view the
honoring of the illustrious collaboration of
Columbus.
All tho nraliuinar;as bova ham eattlnd
for the foundation of branch house of the
Passi0nist Congregation in Tasmania. his
Grace the Archbishop having signed the
papers connected with the handing over of
the mission of these Ftthers.
The parishioners of St. Johns Episcopal
Church. Los Angeles. have presented their
rector with a handsome dnublP-seatad car
riaga, and the Ladies' Guild has added to
that parlor lounge and an elegant plush
seated rocking-chair.
The Order of B'nai Birth Is gaining
rapidly in Europe. The city # Cracow. in
Austria, has just established lodge They
have very practical law. Candidates paw
for every year of their age 1 form as an
initiation fee.
Bishop Paret of the Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland, ia having built steamer, the
inside of which will be fitted as church,
to carry him to the oyster-dredging grounds,
where services will be held on Sunday.
The Presbyterian Church at Wrights has
just completed its new church building
begun last summer. The Rev. j. Anthony
Mitchell. pastor. Is taking three months
vacation, voted by the CONGREGATION.
Twenty-slx new members were received
by the First Presbyterian Church January
s. fourteen on confession and twelve by
letter. Seven children were baptized.
A. Simmer has sent his check for SOS, 900
10 the directors of the Home for Aged Jews
at Chicago. This sum Is half of Mr..
SINNERS donation.
The fair in aid of the new synagogue,
recently held at Tacoma. WASH, Melted
nearly 5000 Mayor a. S. Huson gave the
opening address.
Rev. J. Selwyn Frear will officiate In
Episcopal churches for time at Lompoc
and It's neiehborhood.