The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
Institute will cow ne at Tacoma, Wash.

| on Monday, August 10
| At recent meeting of Fotrero Council
No. Il, OF the Y. NJ. l., the retiring presi-
| dent, P. J. O'D5nnell, was presented with
| handsome !ocket suitably engraved
The members of Company A, League of
the Cross Cadets, will approach holy Com
munion in a body at the O'Clock mass at
ST. Mary's Cathedral today.
R,eht Rev. Bishop Montgomery re-
Gently confirmed large number Of In
dIans at Warmers ranch. San Diego
County. Rev. B. Hahn of Banning accom M
panied the Bishop.
John NJ. FeeIy and James Robinson
have been elected by Astoria Council No
! lO6. Y. NJ l., as delegates to the Grand
| Council, which convenes at Tacoma on The
| 10Th inst. The alIernates are Charles E.
! Foster and Patrick Shea.
! Colonel Keppel, who has charge Of the
Pacific Coast division OF the Salvation
Army, is expected back from London to-
day. While in London he has been at
! tending the International Congress of the
army and making study OF the ways in
l which the work is carried on across the
, sea. During the week a welcome meeting
will be held in honor of his return, at
which all the local army corps and some
| from the surrounding towns will be rep
resented. The meeting will take the form
of what is known as council Of war" or
a general conference. Colonial Keppel
will make general report on the doings
at the big convention, and those who have
had charge of the work here during his
absence will in turn make their reports.
Friday afternoon Adjutant Simonsor,
| Ensign Sharpe, Captain Spnrgeon, Captain
| Young and Lieutenant Barlow sailed on
the Australia, bound for Hawaii, where
they will engage in missionary work. This
! is the largest mum ber of missionaries that
have ever been sent out at one time by
| the army.
Major Brsngle, who has been represent
| ing the Eastern division OF the Army at
the camp meeting, left for New York
Thursday evening. His work here has
been SO succe .sfil that he has been ap-
| pointed to do evangelical work perma-
| nently. Since he came to the Pacific
| Coast, about one month ago, he has had
over 5000 seekers, which Is considered a
most extraordinary record.
Rev. DR.. Jacob Voorsanger and Rev.
| Isidore Myers will deliver addresses be-
fore the Congregation Beth Menachi m
Streisand at 1:30 P. N. to-day, the occa-
sion being the dedication Of new Sepher
| Torah.
The meeting for men only at the Young
| Mems Christian Association Mason and
! Ellis streets, to-day at o'clock, will be
addressed by Rev. ]. George Gibson.
pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church. His
subject will be Vision and Duty" All
young men cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Gibson will sing solo.
| The Primitive Methodist Connection
has now 1125 minister's. 16, 698 local preach.
| ers, 1O,500 class leaders, 197.847 church
me m bers, 619, 1893 adherents, 44l0 Sunday
schools, 467, ,S37 scholars, 61,745 teachers,
4702 chapels and 1l25 other places OF
worship, the total value of the property
being 83S07, 129.
The reports of the three Presbyterian
bodies in Scotland bring out very clearly
the real strength OF each. the Establish he d
Church is much the largest in numbers.
1t reports 633, 468 members; the Free
Church 2S7. $50 and the United Presby-
terian 1874 463 The giving, however, oil
the Esta 5hshed Church is the least. 1t is
f466, 1873, while the Free Church's is f673,-
SS3 and the United Presbyt yterian f406 6lO.
The three churches raise 81, ,546, 63l, and
report l. lilo, ,620 members. The population
of Scotland In 1891 was 4,025, ,627, so that
| the communicates in the three churches
| comprise at least a fourth of the popula.
| ton.
Rabbi M. s. Levy celebrated his seven tn
| anniversary at the Geary-street Temple
yesterday morning with beautiful service
of song and an appropriate address. 1t
was also the eighth anniversary OF Cantor
| Ra bInowitZ.
The Presbyterian church OF South
| Africa now has its General Asse mby, in
which are represented the Free Church,
with three presbyteries; the United Pres
byterian Church, with two resbyteries /;
the separate presbyteries of Natal, Cape
| Town and the Trsnsvaal and the con-
gregation of Port Elizabeth. The united
body claims to have 13, 600 comm municants,
| of whom three-fourths are natives.
| The negotiations for union between the
Free and United Presbyterian churches OF
Scotland seem to be bearing fruit among
the churches. They are acting as il the
union were already assured. In one mis-
sion, which has been under the care OF the
Free church, the United Presby yterians
have come in heartily, and the united
body, which is the result of this step. is to
be minstered to by licentiate Of the
| United Pres terian church.