The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09

countries consequent upon the prosecutions
Of Jews by the Russian government
To the record of church mission work al
ready doing and projected in Alaska, re-
Gently noted. should be added the action of
Bishop McCabe, of the Methodist Church.
in appointing the Rev. c. J. Larsen a gen.
eral missionary to work in the Klondike
region. The Rev. Mr.. Larsen reached Dyea
early in November and at once staked off
lot for the first and only church in the city:
In order TO keep possession of the lot"
he writes, II bought some Gambler and in
pouring rain built a fence around it." He
carried with hisn a full outfit OF supplies
and a tent in which to hold services until
church can be built. According to the
Rev. J. G. Tucker, who furnishes the in
formation. Mr.. Larsen reports a cordial
welcome at the hands of the people of Dyea
and is doing good work.
Notices which are being sent to Roman
Catholics in America in regard to proposed
pilgrimages to Rome this spring to COM
memorate the sixtieth anniversary of the
Pope's first mass and the twentieth of his
pontiicate contain the statement that only
eleven Popes have attained pontificate Of
twenty years, while the number of those
who have celebrated the sixtietn anniver-
Sary Of their first masses is far smaller. But
throughout all the nineteen centuries no in
stance has occurred where one Pope cele-
brated both these anniversaries. The Amer
icar pilgrims are to present to Leo XIII a
crucifix of gold and diamonds valued at
$4,000. IT IS six inches in length and the
crCSS-bars measure four inches each. There
is a small opening in the back covered by
a removable cap. In this receptacle the
Pope will IL is hoped by the American Civ
ers. place a piece of the true cross. There
are ninety diamonds in all and they were
cut to match one another exactly. the
central diamond weighs thirty carats.
These piigrimages are 10 Outnumber, it is
predicted anything known in recent years
= nd aro n 20 Rome from. all n3rfS of
Europe and from South America, as well as
from the United States
The Nashville committee having in charge
the next international convention of Chris
tan F.ndeavor has been fortunate in secur-
ing the active support and cooperation of
the Epworth League and the Baptist Young
Peoples Union of Tennessee. This fedora
ton of young peoples interests was in no
small degree due to the efforts of the Rev.
DR.. Ira Landrith, the well-known Cumber-
land Presbyterian pastor of Nashville
General Secretary Baer is hard at work on
Tie programme and has already secured
five Of the popular favorites with Christian
Endeavor audiences
The meeting Of the Methodist commits
sioners in Washington yesterday is not ex-
pected, as has been announced in some
quarters, to take steps toward union be-
tween the Methodist Episcopal Church and
the NNSthOuiSt GPiSSOPaA N"UAS-i N'ONeii.
Indeed union is not talked of, for were it
to be so much as mentioned all present
negotiations would come to an end. The
statement may be made on the very high
est authority that the Methodists of the
North, no more than the Methodists of the
South, are not ready for union. Even the
word federation is avoided, in order to
allay any apprehensions that are. quite as
likely to arise in the North as in the South.
The three matters on which it is hoped
progress may be made are freer exchange
Of ministers who may desire to transfer
from one to the other; distribution of terri
tory in foreign mission fields, and a pos
sble amicable arrangement about territory
at home.