Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

seattle's new First Methodist church,
which is nearing completion, will be one OF
the finest structures OF the kim in the
Miss Margaret w. Peet is the first woman
to be ordained as deaconess in the Epis-
copal diocese of Ohio. She will work In
Mrs. John p. Newman. the bishops
widow. has Just given to the Methodist
Foreign Missionary society property In
Jerusalem valued at $4,000.
self William OF Albany, Is the only Ameri-
can bishop of the Episcopal church who
wears the shovel hat and leggings.
The general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in Canada has elected as moderator
Rev. r. B. Duvall Of Knox church, Winni-
peg. formerly of Toledo. O., and Whining
ton, Del.
The Methodist Book concern in the last
four years has shown profits and dividends
amounting to S2,024,3H, a showing that II Is
believed Is unequalled By any other pub
fishing house Of this class.
Rev, George e. Hall, D.. D.. a well-known
Congregationalist and pastor OF the First
Parish church In Dover, N. H., for twenty
the position of secretary Of the western
district Of the American Missionary asso-
citation, with headquarters in Chicago.
Rev: Myra Corliss Hoyt has just accepted
a call to become the permanent pastor OF
the Free Baptist church at Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. Hoyt has been supplying the pulpit
for some little time, but refused to consider
taking the place permanently until the con-
gregation had had time to make sure that
II wanted a woman as its pastor.
Rev. Dr.. A. N; Campbell. for seven years
byterian church OF ST. Louis, has resigned
to accept the presidency of the Franklin
co-educational University at New Athens.
o. DR.. Campbell has been a minister for
twenty-five years and has held pastorates
in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri.
Rev. DR.; Frank X. Sanders, general sec
rotary OF the Congregations Sunday School
and Publishing society. has accepted the
presidency Of Washburn. college at Topeka.
Kan. He will assume his new duties on
September !, next. DR.. Sanders has held
his present position. ssnce March, 1905, pre-
yious to which he was dean Of the Yale
Divinity school.
General Booth, 1.-THE Grand Old Man Of
the Salvation army. has Just entered upon
his soth year, and 1t Is curious to recall
the verdict Of a doctor whom he consulted
as a young man. He was anxious to enter
"It would be sheer suicide. You would be
dead In a year" And the veteran has only
recently returned from a world tour. and
seems as full OF energy as ever. IT may be
generally known that General Booth does
beyond his travelling expenses. His per-
sonal ineome-on which he brought up his
sum OF $4,000 which was provided by a
work at the outset Of his career. when
that friend or his heirs.
The congregation OF St. Paul's Universal
list church at Jamaica, Mass, has Just
celebrated the fourth anniversary Of the
pastorate of Rev. Florence Kollock Croker.
Mrs. Croker has an unsual record. Her
first pastorate was a small church in Chi
cago. where she remained for something
like twelve years. during which time her
congregation, from being one Of the small.
est n the city, became one of the largest
Feeling that her duty lay in another field
she gave up her Chicago church., and, going
to California, organized and built up q
flourishing church In Pasadena. Later she
went 10 Boston, where she became CO.
pastor with Rev. DR.. Perrin OF the Every
Day church, famous in it's time for its
many institutional activities. Again, in
obedience TO the call OF the missionary
spirit, Mrs. Croker gave up all pastoral
duties and went to Michigan as missionary
for both the Universalist and the Unitarfea
churches, a denominational Combination
never before attempted. As pastor OF the
church In Jamaica Plain she has Cancelled
a mortgage on the church Of fifteen years
stnnding. increased the membership and
people OF the town.