The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Live Interest to Members of
ManY Denominations

Miss Florence T. Willard wrote to the
War Cry, the organ of the Salvation Army:
81 am a Methodist and my apprenticeship
in the mighty church founded by Susanna
Wesley's son John, and set TO music By her
son Charles. long ago taught me that for the
hosts of God TO go forth without women
was ike q bird beating the air with but
single wing. The church has long hobbled
on enc foot. Your army has succeeded in
getting the other foot 10 the floor, and the
swing Of conquest is the result"
The Christian Advocate crlicizes severely
a recent entertainment in a small town. of
which the following was the announcement:
"The Epworth League OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold an auction So
cial at Union Hall Tuesday evening. JAN
uary II. Forty beautiful ladies will be sold
at auction and the gentleman who bids the
CHEST will escort TO partake OF sumptu-
Gus repast which Will be prepared for the
occasion. One Of the most enjoyable times
Of the season is anticipated"
The present Archbishop Of Cologne is the
son of butcher. The father of his prede-
cessor, Cardinal Gessei, was yintageT. aud
his mother was washerHoman. The
Archbishop Of Posen is the son of a Shoe
maker. The Prince Bishop of Breslau
comes Of family Of weayers. The Bishops
OF Strasburg and Muenster were poor peas
the son Of a tenant farmer.
Some papers are exh0rting their readers
to beware of Mgr. SatOlli, on the ground
that he is a Jesuit As matter OF fact,
says Catholic Journal. the apostolic dele
gate is not Jesuit, and II popular rumor is
| correct he is not friendly 10 the Jesuits.
| Certainly those who have been nearest to
| him since he came to this country are not
| Jesuits.
The Rev. Francis Wolfe, who died re-
| Gently al Bethlehem, Pa, was probably the
most famous of the Moravian preachers in
| this country. Besides being preacher he
| was an inventor, educator and man Of
| science. He invented the paper bag and the
| machinery for making it, He was the
author Of three important scientific works.
A brave man, the Able Borreau. parish
| priest Of Chautou, is dead. This was the
gallant clergyman who offered him self I'D as
hostage during the FrancO-German war to
avert the death penalty from several mem-
bers OF his flock. They had been sentenced
to be fuslladed by the PruSsians for having
concealed arms IN the belfry.
The Rev. DR.. Edward l.. Clark, pastor of
the Church Of the Puritans. New York, and
a director Of Union Theological Seminary,
has resigned from his charch because he
cannot adhere to all the doctrines OF the
Westminster Confession. His resignation
was accepted and will take effect March |.
The Rev. Byron Sunderland. DID,. has
just completed the foTtietn year of his serv-
ice as pastor OF the First Presbyterian
Church Of Washington. Dir. Sunderland is
pastor of the church which was attended by
President and Mrs. Cleveland during their
residence in Washington.
The Right Rev. Bishop Jaggar OF South
ern Ohio. who has been spending several
years at Digby, n. S., for the benefit of his
health. Will shortly proceed to Boston. there
to take up the work Of the late Bishop
Brooks for the months of March and April
DIR. McCosh has sent $3.50 TO the congre-
cation Of the East Free Church at Brechin,
n. j., OF which he was at one time % inis
ter, TO help any deserving young man con
nected Herewith in his studies for the
ministry of the Free Church.
The Pope has created something OF a still
in church and Government circles in Rome
by canceling an order, which has been Ions
In vogue, prohibiting Italian army officers
In uniform from visiting the observatory a
the Vatican.
Bishop Z. X. Hendrix. one OF the mos
eloquent Of the Bishops OF the Methods
Church South. will preach the commence
ment sermon at the Vanderbilt Uniyersit,
in June.
At the recent Brazilian elections severa
priests were returned as members of ID,
Republican Congress.
Chicago has now ninety Catholic parishe
and Catholic population OF 100000.