The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-07
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Rev. DR.. George Washburn, Presi-
dent of Robert College, Constantinople,
and his wife, are spending the summer at
Manchester by the-Sea, Mass.
The Rev. Dr. D. II. Wheeler, who for ten
years was President of Allegheny College
at Meadgille, Pa, has accepted the chair
of sacred retoric in Garrett Biblical Insti-
tute, Northwestern University, Evanston.
Nine. Mabel Digby has been elected
Mother General of the Society OF the
Sacred Heart in succession to Mime. AIDE
laide de Sartorious, who died last spring.
Mother Digby is a daughter OF Lord Dig
by and a convert.
From recent report of the Order B'nai
Birth it is learned that there are 26, 600
members in the order. There are ten
gr and lodges and 1888 lodges. 1t exists in
America, Palestine, Egypt, Austria, Ger
many and Roumania for benevolent pur-
poses.
The Rev. G. F. Gates Of Chicago, who
has been elected President of the Euphra-
ties College at Harpoot, in Turkey, is
about 40 years old.
The Rev. Maskazoo Tai, who is now on
his way to America, is one of the most
eminent scholars in Japan. He comes to
this country to study the social, political,
and religious principles of American
civilization. Mr.. Tai is an Episcopal cler-
gyman, and belongs to what was known
| in Japan twenty-five years ago as the
soldier CASTE He was educated for and
intended to enter the army. He was con-
verified and baptized by the Rev. DR..
| Cooper, q missionary with whom he
| studied theology for a year. Then he
became the pupil OF Bishop Williams,
and was with him three years.
The Rev. Moses D. Hoge of Richmond,
Va, has been pastor OF the Second Pres
byterian Church in that city for fifty
years. His congregation includes grand
children Of former members of his flock.
The Rev. III. Loomis, at the last meet
ing of the American Bible Society, in a
letter from Japan reported the total num-
Der of volumes distributed in the Japan
es army and navy up to June II to be
| o5, 600 Testaments and 100, 900 gospels.
Among the passengers who sailed on the
Belgic recently from San Francisco for
the Orient was Miss Ellen Pash, an officer
of the Salvation Army. who goes to Yoke
homa to assist in the organization Of
branch corps OF the army in that
country. Miss Pash has a degree from
Cambridge University, England and has
| had ten years experience in missionary
| work of this character.
| The idea of founding a modern univer-
sity in Jerusalem has met with the ap-
prevail OF the Hebrew Journal, which
says: "Steps have already been taken to
collect the necessary funds, and the Ali
ance Israelite Universelle has received
numerous large donationssfor the purpose
Such an institution would be OF value IN
developing the cultural progress OF the
Holy Land to keep pace with its rapid
strides in material prosperity
ST. Bartholomew the Great is the Oldest
church in London. There is curious
| legend concerning its foundation. When
Rabere, thu Kings minstrel, was jour-
neying to Rome in 1920 in expiration of
his sins, he dreamed that he was carried
BY great monster to the brink of the
bottolmess pit. ST. Bartholomew came
and rescued him and commanded him
to build q church On his return home
Rabere carried out the command and st.
Bartholomew the Great is the result. Ihe
church was completed in 1133. Among
the old registers in the vestry is an entry
of the baptism of Hogarth, the painter.
Rev.sE W. Weber Of the Richmond
Universalist church read his resignation
to his congregation Sunday evening Mr..
Webber has been in town nearly three
years, and his departure will be regretted
by large circle OF friends. The best
wishes of the Richmond church will ac-
company him in his new field of labor at
Dover, Me-
Rev. B. S. Rideout the able pastor of
the Norway Congregational church, will
return and resume his labors the second
Sunday of September.
The Oxford Democrat says: "Rev. r..
S. Burrage, D. D., of Portland, editor of
Zion's Advocate, the Baptist State de-
nominational paper, preached at the
Methodist church at Rumford Falls Sun
day. DR.. Burrage is one OF the ablest
men in the Baptist denomination.
The 91st annual Lincoln County Bap-
fist convention closed at Belfast Wednes-
day. The net gain in membership IN tne
association for the past year is 5S, ana tne
total membership $3.50. During the year
there have been received IN ALL the
churches "a by baptism land "a by letter,
total of 1873, and in that time 70 nave
died orabeen dismissed