Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-19
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RELIGIOUS.

There are 10 1887 SIG church members in thu
United ~States-harlly enough for a working
majority Of the population.
II is said that of the 80, 900 Indians belong
ing to the Sioux tribe, 1000 belong to thu
Episcopal, Presbyterian and Congregations
churches.
Canon Grey, who died the other day, wa.
rector of Houghton-le-Spring, England, fol
forty-eight years. His predecessor was rec
tor for fifty-six years.
Rev. Richard Samuel Adams FpiscopaD
| who died in Philadelphia the ether day, hat
been in the ministry for ~ffty-fve years
twelve of which he spent as a missionary ir
Brooklyn.
Rev. DR.. Lorimer Of Boston says that when
the new fremont Temple Is finished, in
April, it will be absolutely necessary fol
him to have an assistant, as the work OF
the parish is too much for him.
A certain Hebrew church in California is
trying hard to get its rabbi to cease from
the old custom of praying in Hebrew, and
lead the devotions in English. Many eastern
syragogues now conduct the entire service
in English. T.,
sE% p. Hammond's book, 'The Conversion
Of Children" has been Translated into the
Tamil language, which is spoken by Is, 900,
600 people In southern India, and has been
translated into the Norwegian and other
languagen.
% IA lis vi 3liS5OuiI a u DTODO-
sition to his congregation to make the Lords
supper a real meal and not a sham supper
of crumbs of bread and sips of wine. 1t is
mid that many Ct the congregation are in
favor Of the proposed innovation.
Rev. Er.. Kerr b. Topper of Denver has
accepted the call to the pastorate of the
First Baptist church of Philadelphia, re-
Gently extended to him, and will enter upon
his new duties on March /. DR.. Upper is a
southerner, having been born at Washington,
Ca, on February 2, 1855.
Archbishop J~anssens of New Orleans an
nounces that the Catholic winter school will
begin In New Orleans on February 20 and
will continue in session until March Is. Able
lecturers have been secured and Cardinals
Gibbons and Satolli have consented to pay
the school a visit.
There are nearly five and a half million
Catholics In the United Kingdom, 500, 900
in England and Wales. 1865, 900 in Scotland
and $500, 900 in Ireland. Forty-one peers Of
England, Scotland and ireland are Roman
Catholics, as are ffty-three baronets, fifteen
privy councillors, three English and sixty
seven Irish members of Parliament.
Rev. II. X. Haweis, who has returned to
Lordon after a prolonged s%ojourn in this
country. says that the distinctive thing about
American religious congregations is that they
prefer what is unconventional and up to date.
Bishop Cyrus ID. Foss (MethodisD has been
elected president OF the board Of trustees Of
the Baltimore Woman's college.
One Of the most interesting Of the new
cardinals Is Gotti, who was lately apostolic
nuncio to Brazil. He is the son OF a Genoese
'longshoreman, and was brought up in pow
erty and self-sacrihce. He was educated at
the Jesuits' college in Genoa, became a mem
Der OF the Carmelite order and eventually
the general Of the order. the highest post at
tainable.
A psalter printed on yellum In 1889 for the
Benedictine monastery Sankt Jakob at Mainz,
the third book from the Mainz press and the
second printed book with a date. Is offered
for sale in Mr.. Quarltch's Liturgical cata-
logue for 1928, $50. This is probably the high
est price ever asked for a single book. When
last sold, In 1884. this copy brought s24. $50.
No other copy has appeared In the market