The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
CHURCHES AND THE CLERGY.

Bishop HartzelI of the Methodist Epis-
copal church will sail for Africa, his field
of work, the last of this month.
The Rev. John B. Gaffney, the veneer
able priest of the Society of Jesus,
Frederick Md, celebrated his golden
jubilee last Sunday.
The congregation of First English
Lutheran church, Baltimore, celebrated
the seventy-ffth anniversary of the or
ganization of the church last Sunday.
The flftieth anniversary Of the dedica-
ton Of Central Methodist Episcopal
with appropriate ceremonies last Sun
day.
Bishop Hargrove of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South has given $1,000 to
Vanderbilt university as thank offer
ing to the twentieth century educational
movement of the church.
The Rev David H Carroll has sub
scribed $4,000 to the Preachers Aid So
ciety of the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church on condt-
ton that $4,000 be raised. One man has
subscribed 81, 900.
1t is stated that Methodism in Michigan
has grown much faster than the popu-
lation of the state has increased in the
last decade, and the membership of the
church in Detroit has increased faster
than the city has grown in population.
The Rev. Charles H Snedeker, of st.
Bartholomew Episcopal church, New
York city, has been rendered a formal
call to the position of rector and dean
T.. L
1t is stated that he will probably accept
The congregation of St. Pauls Evan
gelical Lutheran church, Red Hill, Pa,
celebrated the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the church last Sunday. The
history of the church uates back to
1716, but it was not until $780, that the
first log church was built.
The canonry in Norwich cathedral, left
vacant by the death of Archdeacon Ne
will, has been conferred by the lord cham
cellor on the Rev. w. Hay M. II. Aitken,
hitherto best known by his activities as
general superintendent of the Church
ParOchial Missionary society.
The Rev. Leonard Kip Storrs, D. D.,
will celebrate the completion of twenty
five wears as rector of st. PauPs Episcopal
church, Brockline, Mass, today. The cell
ebration will continue until Wednesday,
and will close with reception by the
wardens and vestrymen In the parish
house to DR.. Storrs.
The old Methodist church at Rights
town, N J., erected in 1895, was recently
sold at auction for 500. The lot on which
the church stands was formerly a grave
yard, SO that the old church is literally
q monument to the early MethOdlstS OF
the village. A new church has been built,
hence the sale of the old one
The Rev J. E. Bushnell, formerly pas
tor of the Phillips Memorial Presbyterian
church, New York city, has accepted the
Church Of Kansas City. The church was
destroyed wnen the convention hall
burned last spring, but the contract has
been let for the construction of a new
one at Fifteenth street and Broadway.
The eighteenth anniversary of the o5tab-
Iishment of the Presbyterian church IN
Cleveland was celebrated with appropri-
ate ceremonies in the Old Stone Church
OH Thanksgiving day. The church is one
of the landmarks of the city, replacing,
as it does, the first house of worship
erected in the city. From 1855 until 1916
ganiza tons in Cleveland, and it was not
until 1920 that the organization Of The
congregation of the Old Stone Church
was made on a firm basis and placed
under the care of the Portage presby-
terry.
The Rev. Thomas Calvin Leinbach has
been pastor of the North Heidelberg IPa.)
Reformed church for forty years. The
completion of the forty-year term was
duly celebrated on Thanksgiving day.
The Methodist Episcopal church has Sc
cured a property in San Juan, Porto HI
church and dedicated as Trinity. church
HgIesia de la Santisima Trinidad). The
property was known as Ell CorralOn
w agon yard2. and it is hoped that in fu-
ture years the remodeled Wagon Yard
church may become as famed as the
Foundry Methodist church of London,
or the no less famed Foundry" Metho-
dist church of Washington, d. c.
According to the official report of the
Rev Thomas r. Harris, D. D., for many
years secretary of the convention of
the Protestant Episcopal Church Of New
York, there are today in New York city
nearly as many communicates as there
were in the church in the United States
fifty years ago. In 1901 there were TWEEN
ty-one clergymen, where there are now
391 there are 1852 communicates now,
as compared with $3.50 in 1885, when the
first statistics were compiled.
The 131st anniversary Of st. Georges
Methodist Episcopal church, Philadelphia,
was celebrated last Sunday. The Meth
odists bought the church which had
been built by the German Reformed
church, in November, 1863, for $3.50. Penn
sylvania currency. The first Methodist
conference met in St. Georges in 1773,
and for fifty years it was the principal
church of the denomination. During the
Civil war st. Georges twice sent S. COO
to the cause Of the Union.
Members of all denominations IN Cali
fornia are rejoicing over the carrying Of
an amendment to the constitution of the
state at the last general election. Until
the amendment was carried, the laws Of
California assessed taxes upon all houses
of worship, as well as upon other church
property. The law was most burden