The morning call., 1893-09-10
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Notes of Interest TO Members of
Many Denominations.

Many Denominations.
Twenty-Five years ago Cardinal Gibbons
was consecrated Bishop of Adramythum.
in partibus, to be the first vicar-apostolie
of North Carolina. by Arch bishop Spalding
of Baltimore. 1t was to a poor district
that the Cardinal was then sent. for the
Catholic population OF his vicarlate was
less than 1000 and he had but two priests
under him. The vicar-apostolic took pos
session of his vineyard in October, 1863
so that his silver jubilee this year will be
the twenty-fifth anniversary of his assump-
ton of his episcopal authority at Winning
ton.
Some interesting facts may be CLEANED
from an account recently published of the
Jews in Aleppo, Syria: They number
about 10000 and form one-twentieth of the
POPULATION. There is one Jew in the muni-
cipallty and from 19 to 20 hold various i'm
pOrtant posts in the magistracy. Nearly
all of them have been decorated by the
Sultan.
Mr.. Moody's success in eDlisting the
generous givers has received new illustra-
tion not only in the gifts bestowed upon
his eyangelistic enterprises in Chicago
during the season Of the exposition. but at
Northteld. where at a single service be
obtained $4,000 toward new ball for re-
ligiOus meetings in that town.
as us
ahas sent 10 Rev. Paul Z. Roy, pastor of S..
AIMS French church. Hartford. Conn.,, an
interesting marble tablet, which be will
have placed in the yestibule of the church.
1t is fac-simile of a tablet in The wall of
the Church of Our Lady of Victories in
Paris.
The colored Catholics of Washington,
ID. C., are soon to have another church, to
be named in honor of st. Benedict. The
congregation is new one. and was re-
Gently organized by Rev. j. B. r.
Matthews, who was formerly stationed aC
st. AthanasIus Church, Curtis Bay, Nd.
The Rev DIR. c. Miel of the French
Episcopal church of st. Sauveur (PhIla-
delphia) is taking charge of St. James
Church, WoOnsOcket, L. l., during the
summer. officiating at the early celebra-
tlon and the morning service in English,
and in the French language at eyensong.
In connection with the session of the
Episcopal Missionary Council an all-day
auxiliary meeting will be held in 81.
Johns Chulch, San Francisco, on Friday,
October 27 Other meetings are likely to
be arranged and will be announced in
detail.
The Scandinavian churches of New Eng
land held their annual meeting In WOrces-
ter, August 18Th to 21st. Eighteen
Swedish and three Danish and Norwegian
churches were represented. 1t was a
vigorous, united and helpful meeting.
1t is intended that at the next session of
the Catholic Summer School more prae-
tical and useful subjects than some of
those that were discussed this year will be
presented for the consideration of the
students.
A list of forty English societies, lately
enrolled-which list, by the way, ends
with number 61S-shOws 19 Baptist sOcie-
ties. 10 Congregational, Methodist. mis-
sion and each Of the Presbyterians and
Friends.
Thirty Of the Congregational Endeavor-
ers OF washington Springs, 5. D., went
fifteen miles out into the country and held
an endeavor meeting, which resulted in the
organization of a society at Anins.
The San Jose Congregational Society of
California has from the first been identi-
fed with all parts of the church work
One of its gifts TO the church has been a
$500 piano.
Numerous Catholic prelates and priests
ali over the country have given their flocks
counsel calculated to al.ay runs on the
banks pending the prevailing financial
stEingency.
Some wealthy Jews in Amsterdam are
credited with the idea OF purchasing the
island of SchiermonikOog and establishing
thereon colony of Jews expelled from
Russia.
DR.. Jacob Voorsanger now has control
of the editorial columns of the Jewish
Progress. II goes without saying that
they are worth reading.
Archbishop Kain has decided to remove
to ST. Louis next month, and preparations
are being made in the Mound CITY to give
him fitting reception.
Rabbi Simon Menaseh Cheikin, chief
rabbi of Hebron, has died at the age OF 90
years. He held his Office for fifty years.
The young people of St Johns Episco-
pal Church. Los Angeles, have presented
the Rev. B. w. r. Tayler with a horse.
Rev. w. w. Scudder has returned from
his Eastern trip, and preached in Alameda
last Sabbath.