The herald., 1894-11-26

On Thanksgiving day the Y. w. @. A.
rooms will be open from 3 to 8 p. M,
to young women, not members. A
cordial invitation is OK tended to call and
enjoy the informal entertainment that
will be provided.
A novel method OF evangelization has
been inargurated by the Episcopal
church at Tacoma. gospel ship will
be fully equipped for mission work along
the shore line in Puget Sound.
Next Thursday being Thanksgivi ng
day, high macs will be celebrated in tn 9
cathedral at 8 q. M, on which occasion
Bishop Montgomery will deliver the
sermon.
In view Of the i'll treatment dealt out
to the Jews, Lutherans and Roman
Catholics under the late car OF Russia.
the remark attributed to the young Gear
Nicholas 10 one which ell will hope to
DO vol founded: II am Christian, but
my belief in the Savior does not entitle
me to prosecute others on account oil
their faith"
The revival services at The First Bap.
list church will continue during the
present week, after which Evangelist
Pratt will leave. The Bible reading will
ba at 3 O'Clock each afternoon ae hereto.
fore. with the exception Of today.
A few days ago Professor Gardner, Or
gsnist ct the cathedral on Main street,
received a letter from T. F. Walcker &
Co., Ludwigsburg, Wurtemburg, the
greatest organ builders in Germany. The
firm expressed it's desire 20 erect an Or
gan at some point on the Pacific coast az
Q business venture, and offer to build q
grand 16.stop instrument, with all the
latest improvements. such az ordinarily
would cost $4,000, for the sum of $4,000.
The cathedral organ has seen its best
days, and it il much to be desired that
this liberal offer could be acce pied. Un-
fortunately there is no fund to draw
upon, and 80 the matter 10 one for the
consideration OF the generous hearted
members OF the congregation.
The Church oil England is to have q
college in jerusalem. Bishop Blyth has
received the firman from Constantinople
sanctioning the erection Of the proposed
college.
The new altar cross lately presen ted
TO Trinity church, New York City, ie
one OF the finest specimens OF this class
Of work that has been produced, and il
has been given by q member OF the con.
gregation who deeires not to be known
as the giver. The cross is 81 inches
high. Of solid brass, gold plated all over
and studded with amethysts, garnets
topazas, crystals, etc.
Some discussion has been going on re
Gently az to the words, which by poeti-
cal license, are supposed to have been
written over the gates OF hell. OF course
everyone is acquainted with Dant6'l
hopeless inscription. It is told OF Dear
Swift, however, that while attached tt
the cathedral In Dublin (St. Patrick's
he went visiting in the south of Ireland
and having friend residing in the town
of Bandon, County Cork, went 10 visit
him. The town was walled in by the
Marquis OF Bandon, one OF Oliver
Cromwell's "pups," and he had a
sign on q large iron gate
which was the main entrance. On the
side of the gate we're the following
words: Turk, Jew. or Atheist can en-
ter here, but not Papist.' Dean Swift'f
man Patrick being an unfortunate
Papist. of course had to be left outside
with the carriage; and he wrote the re-
tort: Whoever wrote this, wrote II
we'll, for the same is written on the gates
Of hell ~