The morning call., 1894-12-16
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items That Interest People OF Vari-
Gus Denominations.

The German Empress is an energetic church.
worker, and largely through her influence and
IN measure by her assistance more than a
dozen new Protestant churches have been
erected in Berlin in the last half-dozen years.
Size is a member OF no less Than eleven differ
ent church societies and associations Ia the
German capital, 10 each OF which she gives an
annual subscription.
An English paper says that the Archbishop
OF York recently wrote to the incumbent OF a
rural parish suggesting that "Quiet day"
should be held there The following was be
reply; "ay LOrd, 10 this parish we have too
many quiet days. what We want is an earth
quake"
The members OF the First Baptist Church of
Someryile, Mass, are enthusiastic over the de-
cisiOn OF Rev. DR.. Justin d. Fulton 10 accept
the pastorate OF the church recently rendered
TO him.
The Bishop of Chichester. England. the Rev.
DR.. DuinfOrd, has just returned home from
pedestrian tour IN Switzerland and the Italian
lake. lie Is in his nine y-secOnd year.
The Rev DR.. john j. Patton. The famous mis-
siOnary In the New Hebrldes Islands. has
returned TO his work after visiting The churches
extensively IN Great Britain, America and
Australia.
terian Church, PlttsDurg, Is home from his trip
10 the Holy Land. Dr. Jalmage landed In New
YORK Sunday with his father Rev. I. de Witt
Taimage.
OF the Tennessee Methodist.
DR.. Lorimer. the great Baptist divine Of Bos-
Ton, wears Sll DO0tS ana tU6 lneSt neaQWeaf
out But be confessed al the banquet Which
closed the fremont Temple bazaar that good
friends OF his, prominent manufacturers, mad
Kept him supplied for gfea many years
The Rev. DIR. OVID a. Kinsolylug (EDiscopaD
died al Houston. Va, the other day. lie lived
in Virginia. his native State during The whole
forty niue years of his ministry ana was known
aud esteemed all over the Stale. His son, DR..
George 81. kinsolving, is the Bishop OF Texas.
The Oldest church in America OF Protestant
denomination, Is 81. Luke's, five miles from
Bmlthheld, Va. II was erected In $50 and not
entirely abandoned until 1886. Five years ago
the work Of restoration was begun, and last
week the church was Tededicaied..
The Rev. DR.. Samuel Ii. MuchmOre of PhiIa-
delpnla is 10 give up active pastoral work on
account OF advancing years. DIR. Muchmore is
one OF he most influential Presbyterian clergy
men 10 Pbiladep hla
Rev DR.. David Il. Greer Of New York has
been appointed he Lyman Beecher lecturer at
Yale Theological seminary in place of Rev DR..
Henry Van Dyke, who was originally chosen,
but who finds himself unable TO serve on ae-
count of Illness.
While Rev. NJ. Hamilton of Bradshaw, Nebr.,
was recently absent over Sunday his wife iul-
filled his church duties and gave particular
satisfaction by her sermons"
II the Archbishop of Santiago Is made Car
dinaI, as rumor now says is probable he Will
be the first Cardinal in South America
NV chapel has been finished at ST. Paups
school Concord, y. H., which is one of the
most beautiful structures In that part OF New
England.
has been appointed the Lyman Beecber lecturer
al Yale Theological Seminary, IN place OF the
Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke, who was originally
chosen, but who nnCS himself unable 10 serve
on account OF Illness.
Rishop Wilmer OF Lou siana once had a talk
with a Baptist minister, who insisted that there
were several places in the Bible where INNER
sion was unQuestionaDly feIefIeu 10. yes,
replied the Bishop, Il recall TWO such instances
where there can ne no doubt as TO the mode.
One is where Pharaoh and his most were I'M
mersed in the sea, and the DINER Wheie me
Gadarene pigs were drowned In the deep.
The Rev :. X. Crockett oil Scotland, the
anthor Of The Stiekit Minister" says tie
only imaginative book lie was allowed 10 fead
in lis early boyh0od was "Pll ans ffOgfess
81 used 10 be ToDd," he declares, ol aeInS
scenes from IL with a cousin OF mine, VINO
sometimes came TO play win me- he always
wanted 10 be one of the Respectable charac,
tiers; but / invariably chose Aponyoh, ana
threw darts from hell with such force anu pre-
cisiOn as TO make my victim howl"
The famous Russian priest ather Johli Oh
Gro nstadt. married the daughter OF MS pIeue-
cessor in tie cathedral. Celibacy IS irowheu
upon IN the Russian church. Though ibou-
sands of dollars are poured into his hands
every month tor charity he lives Ike the poor
est OF priests, and there was time, long aIter
be became famous, when bis wife was COM
uelled to apply TO the church authorities TOT
financial assistance
Bishop Thomas ii. Clark of Rhode Island is
TO be hoDored on the approaching foftleth
anniversary of his conservation by special re-
lieous services and social reception. Right
Rev Dr. Clark is now more than 80 years old.
for he was born al NewburypGrt July a, 1917.
Bishop +. d. Huntington (EdiscOpaD OF syria
cuse \ Y, WHO is himself pretty stiff high
churchman. surprised many high churebmen
by making an address the other evening before
The Christian workers convention In The First
PRESBYTERIAN Church of Syracuse
deyout Episcopaiian and COMMUNICATE in that
faith aud when his tours permit goes ashore 10
attend service. On sea aud land he 10 held TO