Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1900 — CHURCH AND CLERGY. [ARTICLE]

CHURCH AND CLERGY.

i The first Rattan orthodox church !n America is to be erected in New York at a cost of 936.000. Of the 34,000,000 people in South America it is estimated that 30,000,000 have •never seen a Bible. The London Mail speaks of Mr. Moody as “the great link between the churches of England and America.” The Congregational churches of South Carolina composed of colored people have formed a State association. Secretary of State Hay has presented to St Pant's Church at Warsaw, 111., a carved oak as a memorial to his mother. • ? | The London Council for the Promotion of Public Morality has begun a vigorous effort to drive out evils which are subject to law in London and to purify the moral atmosphere of the city. In 1899 the Young Men’s Christian Association erected new buildings in the United States at the rate of one every ten days, many of them costing from ♦50,000 to $200,000. St. George Mivart, whose orthodoxy has been questioned by Cardinal Vanghan has been a Catholic for over fifty years, having joined the church when he was 17 years old. The Bishop of Koniggrats, Austria, has published a Latin circular directed against the love of dancing shown among the clergy of the diocese. All priests who dance will be suspended.