Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
RELIGIONS NOTES.

The Episcopal pension fund of 5000, 900
for s"lperannuated Clergymen is not com
pieted, but it shows encouraging growth.
The sum OF $S0O,0O has thus far been col
iected.
Caroline Bartlett Crane rs an evangelist
In social ethics, Mrs. Crane, 81 years old,
lives in Kalamazoo, Mich, where in 1898
she founded the Peoples church, a creed
less, seven-day working church. Later, she
relinquished her pastOrate and through the
Woman's Civic Improvement league, COM
menced a much wider work.
The owen family of Scotland, Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, had a penchant foI
preaching, The father was a school teacher
and Il member of the Presbyterian church.
Five of his sons became preachers, one
joining a Lutheran church, two the United
Brethren, and two the Baptist. Dr.. 5. ".
owen, who was born at Scotland in 1897,
has just celebrated the fortieth anniversary
of his passionate of a Lutheran church at
Hagerstown.
graduate, author and Episcopal priest, has
had a new experience. His parish, st.
Georges, Kansas city, being without a
church, the Jewish congregation of B'nai
Jehudah offered its edifice as a place of
worship for his parishioners. Dr, Brady,
accepting the courtesy, now finds himself
conducting Christian services in a Jewish
synagogue. The action of the Jews seems
to me q significant example of modern
church comity,' said Or. Brady. Their
generous offer is the first of the kind /
h0NN hSoAu u
Rev. George w. Stone, field secretary of
the American Unitarian association IN Cali
fUrnla, has established a social center a.
All Souls church In Santa Cruz that has
attracted much attention, Through the gin
of $1,000 by Mrs. Frances HackIey he Nas
enabled to make real his dream that a
church should attract the people seven days
IN the week instead of one. There liz d
nome room, with plenty of tables for cards
ana games; a billiard table in an adjoining
room, and the men may smoke their cigars
! OE DlDNS IN me hnngH roo There are TI11la
for the youngsters to have their games iu.
rooms Tor afternoon teas, a nall on the sec
ohd floor for entertainments and dancing,
amateur theatriCals, or whatever may at
tract the church member.
The Society Tor the Propagation of the
talth, the chief volunteer missionary or
SANITATION OF the Roman CathOnC church,
with Income and workers SO great as To-
make II rank as a principal Christian mis-
slonary agency of the world, finds It's IN
come somewhat reduced OWING to the con
ditlons obtaining in France. In its reporC
Just issued for 100 II shows receipts from
all sources S,lS3, 90, whereas in many Tor
mer years IL has shown 81. coo and more.
The loss Is wholly IN europe, and almos,
NhoIly IN France, which Is the greaI con
gave 10 the society S65O. 900, Italy, the home
OF the church, has given So, UUO, or a little
more, lhe total railing off in the soClety's
receipts would have been far larger las
year had II not been for the steadily in
creasins sums sent from the United States.
How many Plttsburgers, asks the Dis
pdNNh OF Nldl city KNOW UI the great work
in practical philanthropy one OF its citizens.
Mary COpley Thaw, is doing So quiet ana
presentations Is Mrs, ThaW's method OF
doing good deeds that II is often months
and years before one OF her generous atcs
reaches the public mind. Few there are
IA Plttsburg. who know that u neat little
church building standing upon a picturesque
knoll on the Omaha Indian reservation in
the northeastern part of Nebraska is the
gift Of Mrs. Th-W. And IL will be a matter
OF surprise when IL is learned that Mrs.
Ihaw has never seen her gift. Mrs. ThaW
set aside the funds for the erection. of this
building tWenty-one years ago, TO be &C
curate, The edifice Is a handsome little
structure surrounded by a small grove OF
trees which shade the building and make il
comfortable during the hot season. Ii l.
substantially put together and Is, though
) OF slight dimensions, cOmmOdlous and
CHEEKY. II is painted a pure white and Is
a pretty sight on the landscape. A sweet
p toned bell summons the Indian WOrshippers