The morning call., 1894-07-07
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items That Interest People of Vari-
ous De examinations.


Statistics OF the Congregational churches
show: Churches. 5236; ministers, 5138; min
listers without pastoral charge, I779; mem
bers, sci, ,631, being a gain of 18 O66; added
in confession, 34,444; SuDday-schOol scholars.
646,694; Young Peoples societies. 1891 ;
members, 166,315; benevolent institutions,
S32, ,4o1, 1896, a:decrease of S249 996; charitable
legacies. S947, ,311; home expenditure, 81, ,OO0,-
S38, decrease of S145,254.
In a letter to Our Day, the Rev. j. L. Atkin-
son writes from Kobe, Japan, as follows "The
japanese have at length thought out theology.
They have chosen II ME by which 10 desig-
nate il. The term in the Vernacular Is shin
shingaku. This in English becomes new
| theology. The process of thinking out this
system has occupied a number of years The
leaders have discussed the subject among
| themselves by conversations They have
preached sermons, printed articles in the re-
lgiOus papers and magazines, and have grad.
ualy reached the point where their views may
now be said 10 have become crystallZed and
fairly settled. They have read Orthodox Broad
Church and Unitarian theological literature.
a young negro boy in Bonwell County, S. c.,
performed he feat OF committing the entire
book OF Genesis to memory in three hours.
The diocese of New York stands first in
material importance among the dioceses of the
Catholic world What might be called its
''churcb activities" are far beyond anything
known in all time.
world is that OF the Moravian Mission in
| Thibet. There are three stations. The WORK
has been in progress for forty years. yet only
| Sixty-three have been converted. Still the
Moravians stick TO their post.
A speaker at the meeting or the British and
Foreign Bible Society in London recently said
| he was talking with gentleman who saiG,
apropos OF the Bible, sit is quite impossible in
these DAYS to believe in any book whose author
| ship is unknown" He was mathematician,
so the speaker asked him II the compiler OF the
multiplication table was known. NO" he
| said "Now" replied the speaker. '.of course
| you do not believe IN It," "Ob, yes" said the
| gentleman, ,"because 1t works we'll" "Aud so
| does the Bible work WELL, was The rej0lnder.-
| Christian work.
The only Protestant "Bishop of Cairo" is the
| Right Rev. Charles Il. Hale. d. d., the assistant
| BishOp Of the Episcopal diocese of Springfield,
| ILL., He is known IN the diocese as the Bishop
OF Cairo, because lie is in charge Of that part OF
| it, OF which Cairo is the chief town.
Henry A. Adams writes to The Living Church
| (EpiscopaD that he has no intention of return
ing to the Episcopal church. of which he was
recently clergyman. "On the contrary" he
says, "the days do but deepen my quiet and
! humble gratitude 10 God for the unspeakable
| gilt of last summer"
The Rev Mr. Murdock, Methodist minister
| of Rome, Ga, has been deprived Of his pastor
ate by his Bishop because he is the editor OF a
paper. His newspaper IS said TO be reputable
and honest, and only the Bishops notion that
newspapers and ministerial duties don't mix
eau sed Murdock's dismissal from the church.
| The Rev. j. w. Horsley, an English clergy
man and a secretary OF the Church Temperance
Society, is appealing TO the brewers TO con-
| tribute money for mission that the society is
carrying on.
The Rev. Peter Stanford of the Wfberforce
Memorial Church (non-conformsD PriesIly
road. Birmingham. England, is colOred man
VINO was born In slavery at Hampton, Virginia,
IN 1869
The spiritual care Of the new st. Joseph's
Seminary at Yonkers, which will be the theo-
logical school of the archdiocese of New York.
will be placed in the hands of The Sulpcians.
The members of he Society OF s. Sulpice have
been famous the world over for more than
TWO and a half centuries as educators and
their coming TO 81. Josepl's will be their first
entrance into this ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
The Society Of st. Sulpice was found In
France IN 64l by FIR. Oier, having been named
from the parish OF ST. Sulpice In Paris.
During the current month the celebrated
Catholic College OF StOnyhurst, England, will
celebrate its one hundTedth anniversary. The
celebration will continue for several days.