The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-11
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Notes of Interest to Members Of
Many Denominations.


Many Denominations.
A new addition is being built 10 the
Episcopal church at Hanford. Tulare
County.
The Robinson brothers are holding re-
vival meetings in tile Methodist church in
Calistoga.
Rev. w. T. Fleenor, formerly of Ukiah,
has become the pastor of the Market-street
Baptist Church OF Seattle.
Martin M0nsen, reelected president of
the California Christian Endeavor Union,
is resident of Ukah. Mendocino County.
The self-denial week of the Salvation
Army in Canada resulted in the collection
OF $4,000. being an increase of nearly
$4,000 above that of last year.
Rev. w. G. Spencer, who for seven years
has been pastor of the First Baptist Church
IN Alameda, has rendered his resignation,
TO take effect on the last Sunday in April.
Archbishop Corrigan is making a brief
visit 10 Florida with his brother, DR.. J0-
seph Z. Corrigan, who has plantation
and residence at Dade City, near Tampa.
II is estimated that no less than S1OO,O
reached the treasures OF the missionary
societies during 1898 from the Christian
Endeavor societies 10 the various denomi-
national churches.
Last Sunday was Home Missionary day
Alameda County. The evening was de-
voted to a service ON Alaska, in which the
young people OF the church took part.
The union revival meetings held in
Stockton at the Central NJ. E. Church
closed last week, after having been kept
up three weeks. As a result of these
meetings there were a great many con-
verts to The church.
The old chapel adjoining st. Mary's
Academy in Grass Valley, erected more
han forty years ago, is being torn down
to make room for new one, in order to
accommodate all the inmates of the asy-
lum under the cnre of the Sisters Of
Mercy.
Rev. Dr. George Dana Boardman, the
venerable pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Broad and Arch streets, Phila-
delphia, and one of the most eminent
preachers of the country. has announced
MS determination TO resign on May 10, the
thirtieth anniversary of his pastorate.
deed has been placed on record in the
office of the County Recorder of San
Benito County from Emily Grogan of Bel
fast, Ireland, TO q. NJ. Butterfeld and
others. 1t is a gift deed and conveys an
acre of land In Paicines for the purpose Of
building thereon arhurch of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
The CongregationalistS of Petaluma are
holding revival meetink rs and meeting with
great success. The evangelist is irving to
turn the attention OF the young men of
that place. At recent meeting he de-
clared that on the Saturday previous be
visited all the saloons of the town and
found 800 young men in the several places.
There will be a Sunday-school conven-
tion in the Presbyterian church in Santa
Barbara. commencing on the 18th inst.
William Reynolds OF Peoria, ILL.,, who is
connected with the International Sunday
school Association and is on his way to
the Pacific Coast in the interest of Sunday
school work. will be present and conduct
the convention.
At the late banquet held in Boston. nm
der the auspices of the Yale Alumni AS
ISOLATION, Justice d. j. Brewer of the
United States Supreme Court declared
thai ours is Christian nation, not by force
of statute or constitution. but through 1.-THE
hopes and purposes and faith of the people
who have wrought its glorious history
from Plymouth Rock TO the Hawaiian
Islands.
The month of March brings with it
Easter Sunday, the holy week, the feast
of the apostle of Ireland and the feast of
the Virgins Annunclation. Easter Sun
day is on the 18th of this month. and Is
one OF the earliest days on which thisfes-
tival occurs. Only once between this and
the year 1000 will Easter fail on a date
earlier than this year. That Will be on
March IS, 1918.
Members of the Grass Valley fire de-
pATttUouC were OUT lew uaJc SiuCo COl-
Iecting for the benefit of the department.
Tha committee asked for contribution
at Saliva ion Army headquarters and was
handed so cents by the soldier in charge,
who stated it was all the money he had.
A few days later fifteen of the firemen
assessed themselves 10 cents each aud pre-
secuted the amount to the army in rec Gui.
ton of the sslf-sacrlfcing spirit shown
when asked for help.
The national council of the COnprepa
tional Church in 1895 will probably be beId
in San Francisco. Each State BODY is an
titled TO one delegate, and 10 an additional
delegate for each 10000 church members.
or a major fraction OF that number. Each
local body IS entitled TO one delegate for
each ten churches or major fraction,
lit being recommended that the number
OF delegates be In all cases divided be-
tween ministers aud laymen as nearly
equally as is practicable"
There was touching incident in the
Hartford Cathedral Thursday. after the
ceremonies OF conservation. Bishop Tier
ney's mother. venerable lady of so years,
came from NOrwalk TO see her son eonse-
Grated. She was provided with seat near
the altar rail-. When Bishop Tierney de-
scenaed from the sanctuary to give MS
blessing to the people he saw his motoeI,
ana. STOPPING down. kissed ner ana gave
ner mis- blessing. She was therefore tno
nrst person to receive Bishop Ilerney
episcopal blessing. II was toucnins I'M
cident. and showed the prelates hiai
piety and love.