The morning call., 1893-07-02
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Interest to Members OF
MANY Denominations.

Many Denominations.
Says the Congregationalist: 1.-THE use Of
the gown by Congregational ministers ap
pears to be steadily increasing in recen
years. In Boston, Mr.. Gordon at the Ole
South and DR.. Herrick al the Mount Yer
non: in Cam bridge, DR.. Mckenzie at the
First: in Bro oklyn, DR.. Thomas at The
Harvard Church and in Newton DR.. Calk-
ms regularly stand before their people in
the black gown"
The children of the Presbyterian church
(SOuth) have undertaken to raise $40. 00C
for steam boat to run on the Congo-one.
half for the cost of construction and one.
half to meet the expense of TRANSPORTATION
past the lengthy rapids to be left behind
before Lulbo. on the upper river. can be
reached. An issue is to be made to the
Sunday-schools of 10. goo shares Of stock.
The Rev. Lyman Abbott of Plymouth
Church said in mis- sermon recently: "Ii
the Christianity of the church ia that man
can come to God only through one mario
door do n OF want any of it. 1t is not my
religion. The Bible is no. the word OF
God. l challenge any man to find that
phrase in the Bible. You will find the
phrase, The word is Ged.'
The existence of members Of the Hebrew
race in every corner Of the known world
is just now again attracting notice by
reason VI IcleIsDccS 10 iHc UldCk jews
aud the white Jews OF India. The latter
are few in number. but the former form
quite community. There is even a
Jewish paper in the Hindoo language.
The Rev. H. S. Thompson. pastor OF a
Methodist church at FELTON,. Del, having
been disabled by illness. his daughter. a
young woman, preached the sermon and
conducted the morning service and bis
wife lectured in the evening. The minis.
trations of the ladies We're we'll received
by the congregation.
The Rev. Joel Swartz, D. D., pastor oil
st. James Lutheran Church, Gettysburg,
who has 700 widely scattered members in
his congregation. thinks nothing of doing
his ten miles on a bicycle in prosecuting
his pastoral duties. though he is 70 year:
old. He has three sons In the ministry
| also.
The Golden Jubilee" of the order of
Bnai Birth. shortly to be held In New
York. from present indications bids fair tC
take vast proportions. The Grand Central
Industrial Hall. which has been tsken fol-
one of the days, holds about %. 900 persons
DR.. Briggs publishes an article in the
New York Evangelist exh0rting all lOya
Presbyterians to remain in the church, and
declaring that the General Assembly doe.
not represent the majority in the church
The Rev A. Truax, Methodist minister
OF CORTLAND, Ontario, is the latest clergy
man to be suspended for heresy. II would
seem that heresy is as prevalent and as
catching as the measles this year.
d. Lubin of Sacramento writes to DIR
Wise of Cincinnati: I'm a short time
will send paid up Lille insurance policy or
my life Of $1,000, for the benefit of the
II ebrew Union College,"
The Jewish Orphan Asylum at Cleve-
land. Ohio, celebrated its twenty-ifth an
niyersary on tho 18th inst.
Out of population of $4,000 in the Sa.
moan Islands all but 10000 have become
protesting Christians.
The Baptists of this country raised
$1,000. 600 for missions this year.
The Protestants OF the world number
about 137, 0OO OOO