The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Rev. R. M. Campbell Has Ac-
cepted a Call to Glasgow,
Kentucky.
RUSSIANS HONOR A BISHOP
Two Pacific Coast Religious Papers
May Be United-A Historic
Church.


pastor, Rev. R. Nj. Campbell, who came
here only few months ago from Ken
lucky. Mr.. Campbell is the grandson OF
the founder OF that denomination and has,
therefore, had historic distinction in ad-
dltion to his own personal popularity.
The First Church had been without a
pastor for some time previous to Mr..
CampbelPs advent and had run down con-
siderably as to membership. During his
brief pastorate he has succeeded in arous-
ing considerable interest in the services
and has had a number of additions to his
flock. The resignation has been rendered
IN consequence of call to the First Chris
tian Church of Glasgow, KY. Rev. R. M.
Campbell will continue to preach at his
church here till the end of the present
month.
The coming event in Episcopalian
church circles is the annual Diocesan Con-
ventlon, which will open in Grace church
on the 9th OF next month. The Brother
hood OF st. Andrew will also hold a con-
ference here, in May, though the date and
place OF meeting have yet to be announced.
a good deal of interest has been aroused
IN Episcopalian church circles by the Pa
cltc Churchman'S correspondence from st.
Petersburg, giving particulars of Bishop
According to the local Episcopalian
organ, ''the Bishop for North and Central
Europe's triennial visitation of the st.
petersburg chaplaincy was made the oc-
casioE of remarkable demonstration of
friendliness on the part of the Orthodox
church of Russia. He was received by the
Metropolitan of st. Petersburg with much
ceremony at his palace on Friday, Febru-
| ary %, and, attended by two Archiman-
drltes, was conducted to the tomb OF
| Alexander Nevski, in the monastic church
built by Catherine II, in the great Nevski
Monastery. On Saturday, at the invita-
ton of the Metropolitan, the Bishop at
tended the opening of the Theological
Academy, and, with the Metropolitan OF
st. Petersburg, tie Archbishops of Fin
land and ODESSA, the Bishops of Novgorod
| and of the academy, the Dean of St.
lsaac's Cathedral and other high digni-
| taries, was present throughout the pro-
| ceedings.
eat the confirmation, held in the Eng.
lish church on the Sunday when 130 can.
d1dates were presented, the Dean of St
lsaacs Cathedral was present in his robes
The Oldest residents in ST. Petersburg say
| they never remember such a remarkable
demonstration of brotherly feeling to-
wards the Anglican church on the part o.
the hierarchy OF the Orthodox church o.
kRusSia, and many were the expressions Of
Nx6
tween the two churches"
Methodists are a good deal interested
just at present in the proposed union Of
the Oregon Advocate with the California
Advocate. Many people contend that il
the two papers were united and were pub
lished in this City, Pacific Coast members
of the Nj. E. church would have one slrone
organ. Residents st the Portland end
| however, appear to object to the proposed
change ana it Is proba ple nothing dennite
will be decided till the next conference.
Rev. +. P. Dempsey has returned to ST.
Mary's Cathedral fully recovered from mis-
recent illness. Rev. Joseph Conway, who
was attached to the Cathedral during
Father Dem psey's illness, has been trans
ferred to San Rafael.
Three affairs in st. Boniface's Church
have been renovated and artistcaly painted
by the artist who completed the shrine OF
| ST. Joseph In the same church.
The historic old church of San Francisco
in the City of Mexico, after having been
! lost to Catholics for years. is once again the
scene of Catholic sacrifice.
| Rabbi A. Blum of Los Angeles, well
| known for his translation of LEROY Beau
lieu's work on the Jewish question and for
| his account OF Cremieux, has left the rab.
! blnical ranks. He has been chosen super
lntendent OF the Lebanon Hospital in New
York, and his wife has been given charge
OF the housekeeping and culinary depart
ment. This hospital, which is non-secta-
ran In Its benefact1ons, was started be.
cause that model institution, the Mount
! Sinai Hospital, found itself unable to NEE
the needs of the many newcomers of re.
| cent years.