Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08
RELIGIOUS.

The Salvation Army is planning a revival
campaign among the rich The cause Is
one which should appeal 10 every poor man
Rev. J. J. Adams Of Rochester. y. u. has
IN building a church as a tribute 10 the
famous anti-slaverT agitator. Frederick
Douglass.
Rev. E. W Bishop, minister Of South
church. Concord, Mass. Is conducting a
daily bible class Of 10. who have enrolled
and promised 70 read daily. The present
course on the history OF Israel will cover
eight months
The bi-centenary OF the birth OF John
Wesley Is 70 be elaborately celebrates at
week OF Wesleyan university at Middle
town. Conn. the last three days In June
being devoted to It
Bank Street Free VIII Baptist church OF
Batavia, n. Y, the publication Of whose
love letters has caused a big sensation and
who demanded a thorough investigation,
has repudiated his call for an investigating
council and 20 prevent any invesugauon
has organized q successful bolt In his
church.
one OF the leading churches Of Nome Is
the Roman Catholic The edtnce is sur
mounted by an immense cross. blazing with
electricity. II serves as a lighthouse for
I miles up and down the coast II can be
seen from all parts Of the country and y
Is not only a beacon Of safety to boats AMI
ships at sea, but 10 the miners coming 10
town or returning from the mountains
A novel plan to raise money for church
. UuEUQEEN mas 81 EALNEE1AAA1 GARA-AAEA az
| Lycoming county. Pennsylvania At the
suggestion Of the pastor. Rev. A Z Cooper,
the members OF the Ladies Aid society OF
! Christ Lutheran church entered into a
scheme to sell separately all eggs laid by
their hens on Sundays and set aside tie
money thus derived for the use OF the
Bishop Doane OF Albany is chairman OF
Al executive COMMITTEES appointed by
Episcopal, Presbyterian and Methodist
churches to aid In securing uniform mar
Rage and divorce laws This movement
which culminated in the selection OF this
committee has been going on for some time,
The design Is 10 secure the cooperation OF
all religious bodies in making marriage and
divorce less easy and in removing ABUSES
connected with both.
twenty-five years ago one Jerry McAuley
came 10 New York City from Sins Sing
where he had been for a year under con
ished a mission on Water street 1t has
made a remarkable record in the quarter
OF a century. in the saving OF men and
women from evil lives. At the anniversary
services held recently II was announced
that over 1000 men and women had an
this mission.
The forthcoming Roman Catholic church
directory will contain statistics and Other
data about the church In our new insulal
possessions From advance sheets Of this
directory table II Is learned that Catholics
here claim in the Philippines a Catholic
Guam. 1900: in Samoa. sO9: in the sand.
wich Islands, 1900 and In Porto Rico. @-@S
The Catho1c pOpulaICn OF the IniteC
States Is placed at So no. which Is a gair
over last year OF E2S3. or IS per cent TIT
Catholic immigration into the United states
per year Is Iel,Un. The Catholic populat dor
under the American flag Is now. according
to the new directory, ISSS.sL There Is
one cardinal. and there are thirteen arch
bishops, eighty-eiX bishops, $40 secular and
an regular priests. NSTs churches. sever
universieieR seventy-one Eeminaries. rs.
colleges for boys and S3 colleges for girls
and 3OTs parochial schools, with almost ar
even 10000 pupils in them. Charitable In
stftutions number above Loo