The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-07

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CHURCH NOTES.
Rev f. Lund, formerly Baptist. mis-
sionary in Spain. is now laboring in
the Philippines, and has translated the
entire New Testament into the Visa
yam language.
The Methodist church in Pasadena
by the gift of friends. DR. and Mrs
Huston, in Liverpool, Ohio, is to re
ceive a beautiful china set, sufficient
for 200 guests.
The contract for the new Methodist
church of Boyle Heights, Los Angeles,
has been let for $4,000 Bishop Nc
Cabe has been invited to lay the cor
ner stone September "a.
Chicago papers give Rev. Robert
Whitaker, pastor of the Baptist church
at Palo Alto, credit for one of the best
addresses at the recent Young Peoples
convention in that city.
After full hearing of Rev Q. L.
Corbin of Colorado, the Buena Park
congregation rendered to him a unani-
nous call to the pastorate OF that
church, to begin Immediately.
United States Senator Bard has sub
scribed $4,000 toward the $4,000 fund
that is being raised for the Occidental
College, the Presbyterian educational
institution of Southern California.
Archbishop Chapelle has been dis
charged from all functions as delegate
apostolic to Cuba and the Philippines
bons in this country and take up the
duties of the archepiscopal see in New
Orleans.
A dispatch from London announces
that Baron Mount Stephen has given
5000, 600 ito the Established Church of
Scotland, the income of which is to be
given to the needy clergymen in his
native district of Aberdeenshire and
Hariffshire.
Prescott, A. T.. has population of
about $500 and supports a Congrega-
tionai church, EpiscopaHan, Baptist
Methodist. Episcopal, Methodist South,
Free Methodist. Salvation Army, Ro-
man Catholic and Christian Science
organizations.
In st. Yibiana's Cathedral, Los An
geles, on August Is. Bishop Montgom-
cry ordained Rev. Thomas King and
Rev. George Donahue as priests of the
church. A large number of clergy and
great congregation of people We're
present on the OCCASION.
The San Francisco Congregational
Association will hold it's next regular
meeting in Park Church Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th. Professor Stratton of the
University of California viii speak on
How Can Modern Psychology aid In
the Religious Training of Children"
Pastor Henry, of Park Church, Los
Angeles, preached recently on the sub
ject of Light. The sermon was Illus
! trated with gas lamp, coal oil lamp,
arge and small candles and taper
burning in oil, such as is used in sick
room. The lights of the church were
turned down.
Three denominations, Methodist
Presbyterian and Congregational, o.
'alo Alto, have just closed six weeks
# union services and joint prayer
leetings. The last evening the rector
f the Episcopal Church preached the
ermon. The audiences are reported
have been large, and the spirit one
uplift and fellowship.
In the State of Nevada, which claims
5000 inhabitants there are only thr-
y-two Protestant churches. and theil
sotai membership is but 1880 These
hirty-two churches have only twenty
hree ministers, and about two-third
# these are within fifty miles of tn
California State line. There are forty
pne Sunday schools with $500 scholars
enrolled.
At the recent annual conference II
Japan the Baptists reported fifty-sever
missionaries, 153 Japanese workers
/ 2.011 church members, 204 of whom
were baptized last year. Notwithstand
! jng the troubles in China last year the
Baptists baptized 1,009 converts; % new
missionaries We're sent opt; they nov
have 127 churches and 6.773 nativt
members
Rev. DIR. John c. Simmons of the
Methodist South Church left San Fran
cisco last week. for London, to attend
the ecumeniCa1 conference of Methodsm,
which will meet on September 4th. At
ter the conference he VIII continue mis-
travels around the world, visiting Egypt.
Palestine. and the Orient. In his abb
sence Rev. n. Mathews will supply his
church at Woodland till conference.
The Good Templars is the largest
temperance organization in the world
There are 100 grand lodges ana the
membership is 40S. 2S7. They are to be
found in every State in the Union,
England, ireland, Scotland, Wales
Denmark. Sweden, Norway, Canada.
the West Indies, Australia New Yea
land, Iceland and various parts of At
RIGA. In the Juvenile branch there are
1T2,S 39. 1t was organized by fifteen or
twenty printers in July, 1851 in a hal.
in Franklin Square, New York city It
was known as the Uticas till the name
shortly afterward was changed to the
Independent Order of Good Templars.