The morning call., 1893-07-23
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Interest to Members or
Many Denominations.


1t is the distinction of the Rev Mr.. Blod-
gett of Greenwich, Mass, that during his
long pastorate of the village church there
lie has buried more people than the town
contains, He has officiated at 624 funerals,
while the entire population of Greenwich
at the present time is only about 570 Mr..
.Blodgett is 7S years old. and for half a
century he has been the towns only
clergyman.
The Kenneseth Israel Lyceum OF Phila-
delphia will start classes next season IN
Jewish history and literature, German,
French, history of art, popular science.
current topics. social science, general MS
tory, general literature and Shakespeare,
works in addition to the post conhrmant
class. also weekly paper, styled Lyceum
Gazette, to be published after OCTOBER /,
1893
The Rev. Joseph Bount Cheshire Jr..
who has been chosen as assistant Bishop OF
the Episcopal diocese of North Carolina. Is
native Of Tarboro. in that State, and
graduated at Trinity College. Hartford.
Conn.,. in 1870. For about ten years ne mas
been rector of st. Peters Parish, at Char
lotte. \. G..
Rev. William Rosenau preached the last
sermon in the old synagogue OF the Oheo
Baltimore, on Saturday, June II. Services
will be held during the summer, however,
and on the 1st of September the new build
ing on Eutaw place will be DEDICATED.
At the recent meeting OF the Welsh Con-
gregational Association of Wisconsin the
desire was expressed that the American
board. in its polity and mode OF procedure,
may be brought into closer connection
with the churches from which 1t derives
the funds for lis work,
Both factories are now running and
there Is employment for all the people at
the Woodblne On. j. Jewish colony. The
discontented farmers having left. the dis
comfort existing for several months has
been succeeded by tranquility.
Professor Haupt of Johns hopkins Uni
versity has discovered the missing piece of
the eleventh tablet of the Nimr0d epic.
The tablet contains Baby ylonian or Chal-
dean account of the deuge. and is over
5000 years Old
The Rev. Edmund Dowse has been set
tied over the Congregational church in
Sherborn, Mass, for fifty-four years, and
thus holds the honor of the longest pastor
ate of the churches of his demon NATION in
this country
The Congregational Church Union of
Boston applied tor license to organize
an athletic meet, on the ground that it is
the duty of church members to try to save
pen'S bodies as we'll as their souls.
According to Canon Farrar. about 1000
clergymen of the Church of England are
out OF employment. Another writer de-
clareS that about AN equal number are
m iserabIy underpaid.
The Rev. Thomas Motley, an editorial
writer OF the London Times. who has just
died, wrote upward of 5000 leaders for
that paper. He was a brother-in-law of
Cardinal Newman.
Dr. Samuel Hart Of Trinity College.
Hartford, declines the Episcopal blshOprc
f Vernon, to which he was recently
elected. preferring to remain in his present
position.
The Rev. Henry Herrick of Woodstock.
Conn, Is the oldest living graduate of ale
University. He and The Rev. DR.. Edward
Beecner are the last survivors of the class
of 80.
Rev. D. Lloyd Jenkins preached his fare
well sermon at the East Los Angeles Con-
grega tonal Church July Z. and the church
suspended its services until September /.
The Rev. DR.. Edward b. Palmer of Bo.-
ton las attended every commencement
celebration of Barstow College since be
graduated from that insti ution in 1856
Tie board of trustees Of the Jewish
Hospital Association of Denver. Colo, an
nounces that the building will be ready
for occupancy on the 1>t of Octo ber.
There are 4S5 missionaries on the staff of
the London City Mission. French. Ger
mans, Spaniards and other foreigners are
em ploved to reach certain classes.
A Young Mems Christian Association
has been organized at Damascus, Syria,
with twenty-six charter mem bers.
At the Johns Hopk rs University of Bal
timore two of the twenty feilowships were
awarded to Jewish students.
During the last ten years 100 churches
have been erected in Arkansas by the vari-
Gus denOmiD atoms.
A company has been formed for the es-
tablishment of Protestant daily paper in
Paris.
The Alliance Israelte Universelle has q
membership of 31,112.