The morning call., 1894-02-04
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items of Interest to Members of
MaDy Denominations.


Rev. George w. Henning has lectured
the last five Sabbath afternoons in the hall
of the Oakland Y. NJ. c. a.
Hon. l. osky has been elected pres
| ident of Congregation Ohabal Shaom of
Boston for the twentieth time
The new Minister Of Finance in the
Crispi Cabinet. Mr. Sonnino, is an Israeli
lie who turned Protestant some years ago.
Rev. DR.. Z. G. Hirsch OF Chicago is one
of the new executive committee of the
newly formed federation of religions for
relief and reform
The NEE tngs of Mr.. Moody occupy the
at;en ton of the religious community not
only of Providence, R. l., but Of all the
country in the vicinity.
The Excelsior Club of Cleveland, Ohio,
the swell" Jewish club of that city, re-
Gently donated $1,000 from its treasury TO
| Charitable ORGANIZATIONS.
| Evangelist W. n. Meserve finished a
series of meetings at Lockeford last week
and Is now here in the city resting for two
weeks. when he will go to SunOl
The Bible is now translated into the
languages of nine-tenths Of he people of
| the earth. In the early part of this CEN
tury it could be read by only one-ffth.
| A Christian Endeayor Society OF twenty
! FIVE was organized among the Spanish
| speaking people at 1bor City, Florida,
January II. This is the first Spanish
society In this country.
Two daughters of Ii Hung Chang.
| Viceroy of China, attended school in New
England and were converted to Chris
| tIaDity. Their influence, it is said, has
made their father very tolerant toward
Tue presiding Episcopal Bishop mas ap-
pointed the Feast Of the Publication. Feb
ruary q as the time, and st. Paurs
Church, Burlington, as the place, for the
consecraii0n of Father Hall 10 tie bishop
ric of Vermont.
Fifty years ago next June George Will
liams organized the first Young Mems
Christian Association in London. 1t is
proposed To hold jubilee in celebration
of that event in connection with the next
trenDial conference al Exeter Hall.
ProhibitiOnlStS all over the country are
getting ready TO celebrate in March the
ninetieth birthday of the patriarch of their
hosts, General Neal Dow. He rises at
every morning and takes three-mIle walk
for the sake of the tonic he gets from the
exercise.
A Jewish Sabbath League has sprung
into existence in New York. II held its
first meeting at the Jewish Theological
Seminary. The object CT the society will
be, as its name easily suggests. the urging
upon Jews of the necessity and propriety
of stricter and better observance of the
Jewish Sabbath.
The three Woman's Guilds in Christ
Episcopal Church, Alameda, will work
together during Lent for the missio oDary
boxes. This method of revivng the work
is adopted that missionary interest may
permeate the parish's activities and these
guilds hope to draw into auxiliary life
many women who may not belong to any
of them.
The Salvation Army has been in exist
ence twenty-eight years and has 1897 mis-
sion stations; "a homes of rest, where
officers go whose health is broken down;
sc schools for the training of officers. GA
sum posts, 40 rescue homes for fallen
women, Il prison-gate homes, 50 food and
shelter depots, "a factories and employ
ment offices and farm colonies.