Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
RELIGIOUS.

Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes OF New York
proposes to make a tour OF switzerland on
foot. He has always been noted as an en-
thusiastic pedestrian, seldom using a car
riage, although he owns several .
Rev. Daniel J. osullivan' a Catholic
priest Of St; Adams, vt Is the 1es4 TesHlae
from that city. He was educated at Mon
treal and ordained to the priesthood In 1910.
Rev. w. Burdof of Belle Center, o., trav-
eled 300 miles to get home to vote at the
Beal law election recently. OF the distance
he went 146 miles by rail, seventeen miles
by carriage, lS1 miles nile on bs a nf bicycle ms a1d
ing jollifying over the result.
Cardinal ~Ledochowskl, project OF the
propaganda, who died in Rome several days
ago. expressed the wish that his heart
should be sent to his native town Of Cork.
in Poland, but that his remains should be
inferred In Rome. His wish has been
crystal urn.
The widow of the late Bishop Henry B.
Whipple of Minnesota has had a chime of
ten bells cast in Baltimore which are to be
placed in the tower of the Cathedral Of Our
Merciful Savior at F~artbault, MINI. Each
bell bears a suitable inscription and Is said
to be of superior tone. One hundred tunes
can be played upon the chime.
Rev. Max Halpern, cantor OF Beth
Israel. the mother church OF orthodox
SSponEht to nGi1 the true 0' old Hebrew
tunes, which for centuries have been for
gotten or kept in false forms. His un
earthing OF these tunes makes possible
to the Jews a worship which was In prac-
tice thousands of years ago.
One OF the young clergymen In Whitman
tic, Conn, suggests q match game or base
ball in that city in September between the
| resident ministers and lawyers, nearly all
Of both professions being young men: the
plenish the treasury of the local branch OF
the Young Mems Christian association.
The new archbishop OF the Catholic do
cese of Glasgow, Scotland, Rev. DR.. Ma
guire, has been the ma1nstay OF the arch
diocese for several years, having been ap-
pointed auxiliary, bishop to the late arch
bishop in 1884, when DR.. Eyre became en-
feebled through old age. Dr.. Mcguire IL
said to possess superior Administrative
The largest prelate In all Christendom Is
the Catholic bishop OF Armidah, Australia
His name is DR.. Terregianni and he wal
the head of the Capuchian monastery a.
Peckham Rye when promoted to this dio.
cese twenty years ago. lie Is a man oil
enormous physical bulk and is said Il
ciatng in his cathedral he was fired at by
a lunatic. He escaped uninJured. the bull
let passing through his vestments.
Great expectations are entertained OF thu
baldaehlno, or canopy over the high altar
which Is soon TO be In place In the new
Westminster cathedral In London. and ar
chitects have pronounced 1t the best thinl
about the building. IT Is TO be supporte'
on eight columns Of onyx dore and onyl
dimcuity in finding these was so great tina
1t vas feared the design must be given up
| Inc mdTDlG mGINnanld VI GOuhoAf II All
and Brussels could OFFER nothing large
than hve feet or so. Finally a Marseille
firm discovered what was wanted in som,
African quarries and supplied them at
cost OF 100 a column.
Down in Roanoke, Va. TIE Methodist
and Lutherans made an exchange unusual
II not unprecedented, in church history
When they were at the height OF thei
prosperity the Lutherans built a handsom
stone house OF worship, which cost then
$4,000, and which seats 100 persons. The,
got a fine organ and everything of the bes
and costliest style, and In their enthusiasm
expended more than they Intended and hal
to borrow $4,000. Then came a squabbl
about the pastor and the choir. the at
tendance fell of and the congregation wa
sadly divided. until, having lost its bes
men, the society found II dificult TO rails
the money TO pay the interest on the deb
In addition TO the regular running expenses
In the meantime the Methodists had pros
pered and needed a new and larger church
The Lutherans heard of Il and offered t
trade. The Offer was accepted. The Meth
odists took the $50 1900 church on thei
hands. assumed the mortgage OF $500
paid them $4,000 cash and gave them 1
! exchange their old house of worship.