Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-20

An active worker in the church for
"A years William Roberts, the parish
clerk of marlborough, Newton Abbott,
Devonshire, England. has Just celebrat.
ed his Goth birthday, the last Az years
having been an official of the church.
The oldest official of the Free Meth.
odist church is Rev. q. Bowden, now
in his S0th year, and his 58th year OF
ministerial service, during which time
he has neld all the positions OF honor
In the gift of the assembly in england.
While advocating cold meals for
churchgoers on Sunday, Rev. D. s. In
gram, rector Of Great Oakly Episcopal !
church. In Essex, England. spoke in
favor Of golf on Sunday for business
men who found no time for amusement
during the week. s
Over $4,000 persons passed through
the turnstiles of the great Crystal Pal
ace in London on the occasion Of the
forty-second anniversary of the Saliva
tion Army, Gen, Booth preached to
over $4,000 Of his followers at one Of
the many services held,
Within the next few weeks will bo
celebrated the jubilee of Archdeacon
Walters, who has spent Al Of his So
years service In the Diocese OF Wore
chester, and Canon F. J. Wood, Vicar
OF Headingley, who will complete q
half-century of work in Leeds.
Few men in Europe have had more
striking career than the Rev. DR..
Bishop Cabrera, Of the Spanish Res
formed church, who was educated to-
the Catholic priesthood, but embraced
the Protestant faith and became vol
untary exile to Gibraltar when he re.
turned to lead the Evangelical party
after the revolution of 1868.
The foundation Of Liddon House,
to do for educated Londan what the
Pussy House does for Oxford has been
laid by some philanthropic men, the
promoters intending that it shall house
body Of clergymen who shall always
be accessible and able to devote their
whole time to men who feel the need
of help on religious questions.
AS To Some Churches.
Forty-three acres of ground have
been purchased at Waterloo, Ia. by
the franciscan Sisters of ST. Louis for.
large Catholic hospital.
The Tooth anniversary Of the found.
Ing of st. Peters Church, Chester, Eng
land, finds the structure in good condi-
ton, portions of It having been rebuilt
in 1440 and 1878.
On the 435th anniversary Of York
Minister, one Of the finest cathedrals
Of England, huge statue Of st. Cutn-
hert was unveiled in the south tran.
sept by the Dean of York.
The Franciscan Fathers Of st. Eliza
beth's Monastry at Fruitvale, Cal. re-
Gently carried out an outdoor enter
tainment on large scale for the bene.
fit Of the new church at that place.
The Presbyterian Church at Holley,
N. Y, built in 1881 is being torn down
to make way for brick and stone
building the farewell services In the
old structure being Of an historical
character. So :, q ~
1t has not been decided what shall
be done with the famous Glastonbury
Abbey in England when it returns to
the Established Church, but it Is prom
isned that, it shall not interfere with
any existing institution.
The old West Church, property In
Boston, just escaped being taken for
school purposes, but the Boston Socie-
ty Of Architects saved 1t, a plea for
the preservation Of certain arcnttec-
tural features being respected.
The First Christian Church at Allan
ia, Ca. which has just been dedicated,
is constructed as d ouble building,
there being a movable wall between
the two portions so that it may be
used as a large or small auditorium.
A spire that was unique in church
architecture mas just been torn down
at Providence, R. l., ii being that Of
the Jefferson Street Baptist Church,
when was entirely Of brick, even to
the apex, each brick being especially
fashioned for the place it occupied.
The Society for the Protection Of
Ancient Buildings has beeen making
strenuous protests of late against tne
manner in which Exter Cathedral il
being restored, more especially with
reference to the sculpture which 1t il
declared has been obliterated without
reason.
The Second Congregational church
at Falmouth, Mass. built in 1921, was
turned end for end 20 years later to
secure a bequest Of $4,000 left by a
member who did not like the way this
church stood and monument has now
been erected with an inscription stat.
ling these facts.