p. 15 | RELIGIOUS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 7, 1892

RELIGIOUS.

—The New York World has contributed $10,000 to aid the cause of Lutheran parochial schools of Illinois.

—It has finally been decided that Dr. Pierson, of New York, is to be the pastor of the Spurgeon Church in London.

—Catholic authorities state that not less than 2,000 American pilgrims will go to Rome next spring to celebrate the pope's episcopal jubilee.

—Two Jews have been convicted and fined for working on Sunday, at their trade as stonecutters, in Dubuque, Iowa. The case is to be appealed.

—It is announced that a Consistory Court is to be established in America for the settlement of disputes between Catholic bishops and priests, instead of having them all referred to Rome.

—Mr. Moody, who will have charge of the gospel meetings at Chicago during the World's Fair, is now securing assistants who will preach in the language of every nation whose people are likely to attend the fair.

—It is reported that in Russia the Stundists (Baptists) are being charged with insanity and confined in madhouses. That is just what Dr. Jonathan Edwards, a leading National Reformer, proposed to do in this country with "atheists," amongst whom he classed all observers of the seventh-day Sabbath.

—The contest of the churches as to which can do the most in the line of a religious glorification of Columbus, will probably be won by the Catholics, but the Methodists are in a fair way for second place in the race. Their ministers in San Francisco have decided on a "union Columbian Thanksgiving service."

—The Russian Government has forbidden the Jews of that country to give their children any name not of Jewish origin. The Jews are forbidden to assimilate themselves with other citizens unless they join the Orthodox Russian Church, and then they are punished and banished because they do not so assimilate.

—The pope has granted a dispensation for the marriage of Princess Marie, eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Roumania. The princess is a Protestant and the prince is a Catholic. The dispensation makes the usual absolute condition that all children shall be baptized in the Catholic faith and educated as Catholics.

—A certain minister in Delaware has become somewhat prominent by the versatility of his genius. He is said to be a preacher, farmer, sportsman, philosopher, novel writer, and candidate for Congress. A prominent religious journal pronounces his latest literary production "a good novel." Is it any wonder that crumbling Babylon cries out for civil law to sustain it? It has no hold on anything higher.

—Three years ago Rev. George W. James, of the Southern California Conference of the M. E. Church, was found guilty by the Conference of gross immoralities. Pending the trial he withdrew from the ministry. At the recent session of the Conference he appeared again and produced evidence which convinced his most prejudiced ministerial brethren that he was innocent of the heinous charges of which he had been convicted by the Conference.

—The election of a Catholic as mayor of London marks a new era in English religious politics. On receiving the new mayor in the House of Lords, October 24, the Lord Chancellor said that undoubtedly there were times in the past when it was impossible for a Catholic to hold office without surrendering his religious convictions, but, happily, the battle of religious liberty had been fought and won, and the creed in which a man believed was no barrier to privileges, rights, and honors.

—The East German United Brethren Conference, which recently met at Reading, Pa., seems to have regarded the gospel of Christ as synonymous with prohibition. At least the following preamble and resolution so express it: "WHEREAS, In the drink traffic we have a deadly foe of our country and church, and as the gospel of Christ is the only power that can destroy this monster; therefore, Resolved, That the ministers and delegates of this conference encourage, advise, and vote in favor of prohibition."