The morning call., 1893-08-06
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Interest to Members of
Many Denominations.

DR.. Edward Everett Hale has not much
patience with the idea that clergyman
must work six days over sermon. He says
"a sermon consists of about $500 words.
| take a cup of coffee before breakfast and
write about six pages-that is $50 words.
In the morning | dictate to my amanuensis
1900 words. / am intensely interested in
the subject, and this takes only a quarter
OF an hour. In the afternoon l look it
over and add 800 or 600 words and the SER
mon is done. In all, haven't put my
hand for over two hours to paper."
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore will cele-
brate his silver jubilee. or twenty-ffth
anniversary of his elevation to the episco-
pacy, in October next. He was conse-
Grated as Bishop at the cathedral in Bait.
more August &c. 1868. The celebration will
take place IN Octuber because pleasanter
weather is hoped for then than might be
the case in the middle CT August. The
Cardinal received the red hat in Rome at
the hands of Pope Leo XIII on the 18th
of March, 1887.
The Rev. A. G. Reed. acting pastor Of
the Coronado Presbyterian Church. who.
with his wife and son, has recently taken
a trip TO Alaska. the Yellowstone PARK
and the Worlds Fair. has been granted a
further vacation of two months. SO that
they may spend the summer vacation at
their Manchester (Vt) home with their
three sons. They are eXpected to return
TO Corona ado about October /.
The committee on the observance of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the consPcra-
ton OF the first Episcopal Bishop of AL
bany, which occurs next year. has decided
to bul Ia a chapter-houSe as fitting rrcog-
milton of Bishop Doane's lahors. Rev.
Charles S. Olmstead Of Cooperstown is the
secretary of the committee.
The Dean of Westmin ster has initiated a
movement for an English contribution to
the Harvard memorial TO Phillips Brooks,
another instance of the belief that the
great men of England and America are the
common property of both countries.
The Franklin street Presbyterian
Church, San Francisco. on Sunday morn
ing. July %, called the Rev. G. ID. B.
Stewart, who has been supplying its pulpit
for several weeks The cali has been ac
cepted.
The Rev Henry Herrick Of Woodstock,
Conn, is the oldest living graduate Of
Yale University. He and the Rev. DR..
Edward Beecher are the last survivors OF
the class Of 90
A member of the Episcnpal diocese of
ST. Mary the Virgin, New York. has pre-
scented brownstone house, 232 West
Forty-ffth street. TO the church for use az
parish house.
Rev. Joseph Overton has at Needles a
congregation of Indians in the morning
and of whites in the evening": also meet
ing for the Indians on Wednesday evening
The Right Rev. DR.. McKim, recently
consecrated Bishop of Yeddo, is expected in
San Francisco about Septemb Der s. and is
to sail on the 18th for ,Japan.
1t is reported that Baron Hirsch. the
great Hebrew capitalist and philantbro.
pist, will visit the United States next
month.
The next meeting of the Northern Epis.
Gatos. beginning Tuesday evening. August
80.
Rev. George Robertson of Mentone re-
ports prayer-meeting attendance increas.
ing, Notwithstanding the heat Of summer,
On the steamer sailing August l two