Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-23
IN THE CHI URC HE S

1901, just received here, 1t is stated that
there are now In the United States one car
dinal. thirteen archbishops, eighty bishops.
S,s11 secular priests and 1910 priests of re-
ligious orders. Sc, 127 churches with resident
priests. 6,51S missions with churches, LIZA
chapels, eight universities, seventy-six SEM
| inaries with 3, 1896 students, 1SS colleges for
boys, 81 academies for girls, 3,S12 parishes
| with schools, 9O3,9S0 children attending
247 orphan asylums with S5,0S4 orphans,
sS5 charitable institutions. 1,655. 1872 chill
dren in Catholic institutions, 10 ia, $50 to-
tai Catholic population.
An interesting feature about the directory
| is the statement of the statistics of the
Catholic Church In the Philippine Islands.
The dioceseS In the archipelago are as fol-
lows: Manila. ISL AS; Cebu, 1,743,S72: ia
| 70, 1,31O, 754; Vigan, 997, 629; Camarines,
69I, 293; total. 6,565, 1888. OF the 675 priests
80 are secular and the remainder belong
to the following orders: The Augustine, the
Recollect. the Franciscan, the Capuctin and
the Jesuit.
The Catholic hierarchy comprises fifty
five cardinals eleven patriarchs, 725 resi-
dental bishops and archbishops of the Lat
| In rite forty-nine bishops and archbishops
of the oriental rite, 367 titular bishops, sew
en- nonresident bishops and archbishops
and ten prelates.
During the pontificate of Leo XIII there
have been made the following additions to
the Catholic hierarchy: One hundred and
thlrty-hve cardinals, two patriarchal Sees
thirty-one archiepiscopal sees 1O1 episcopal
sees, sixty-one vfcariates apostolic, two
abbotshfps mullins diocesos. three delega-
tons apostolic and twenty-four procedures
apostolic There are now seventeen vacan-
cies in the Sacred College.
Mr.. Robert E. Speer of New York city.
secretary of the Presbyterian board of mis-
slons, Is expected to be in Washington FRI
day evening, April 8, at the First Presby-
terrain Church, as the principal speaker at
a missionary rally to be held under the
auspices of the District of Columbia Chris
tlan Endeayor Union. Not only does Mr.
Speer hold a prominent and responsible
position in the missionary work of the
Presbyterian Church. but he is known
along missionary lines as molder of
thought. The religious circles of Wash
lngton will give him royal welcome
convention of the Christian and Mis-
sionary Alliance will be held Wednesday
and Thursday next in the Eastern Presby-
terrain Church, Rev. DR.. T. c. Easton,
pastor, corner of 9th street and Mary
land avenue northeast. The alliance is not
an ecclesiastical body but simply a fra
ternal union of Christians in connection
with all evangelical churches.
Its aim Is to give an emphatic testi-
mony to these great principles, which might
well be called at this time present
truths" to encourage and strengthen each
others hearts by mutual fellowship and
prayer, and to unite in various forms of
aggressive work to give a worldwide
proclamation Of these truths, and prepare
for the coming of our Lord. Its special
aim LIS to give the whole gospel to the
whole world in this generation.
The speakers will be Rev. A B. Simp-
son, New York president Christion and Mis-
sionary Alliance; Mr.. VIM. Blackstone Chi
cago; Rev. Henry Wilson, DID, New York:
Rev. F. II. Senft, Philadelphia, district
Alliance; Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Jafrray.
China; the Misses Bird, Baltimore.
The semi-annual eastern conference of
the synod of Maryland will be held May
13 at Lutherville. Md. 1t is expected that
a large number of ministers from this city
ard Baltimore will attend.
Much interest IS felt in the approa ching
session Of the Baltimore conference, Meth
odist Episcopal Church, which will be held
IN St Paufs church, of that denomination.
Hagerstown, Nd, beginning Wednesday
next. The sessions will continue for about
week. There is q general impression that
the number of changes in pastorates this
year Will be larger than any former ses-
sion of the conference.
A southwestern and western tour Is being
undertaken under the auspices OF the In
ternational Sunday school convention by
five prominent Sunday school workers all
well known in Washington. viz: Mr.. Marion
Lawrence, Prof. H. NJ. Hamill, Prof E. o.
Excel Mrs. H. NJ HamilI and Rev r. w
Spillman. In three months rapid travel
ing they will traverse seventeen states and
hold forty-four meetings. The tour began
at Richmond, Va, and includes important
points in Virginia, North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mis-
sissippi Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California,
Utah. Colorado and Kansas and possibly
the Indian territory and Nevada.
Rev Dr. John P Hyde chairman of the
committee on transportation of the Balti-
more conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, has arranged with the
who will attend the conference in Roanoke
during the first week in April. The rate
fo:' ministers and delegates will be a fare
and third for the round trip. Dr. Hyde,
who is president Of the Valley Female Col
lege at Winchester, has held the position
of chairman of the transportation commit
tee for thirty-two years, and at the last
session Of the conference he was presented
with gold watch by the ministers as
token Of their appreciation of his services
Both Indignant.
From the Philadelphia Press.
See herer' cried the irate politician,
you called me trickster and jobber in
your paper
''Yes." replied the editor. 81 discovered
that misprint just this moment. have
sent for the guilty compositor to come here
and explain"
''oh. come off; you can't shift the blame
on him."
what. Why, you idiot. don't you SUD-
pose I know what I wrote? I made II "a
trickster and a robber,' and 1 wrote it