The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-10-04

a young Englishman at Simla has abjured
Christianity and become HindOo in re-
ligion.
There are said to be 100000 ProtestantS i'm
France. Dr. Hitchcock, who says il, is con-
sidered good authority Protestant mission
aries spent last year in France about
100000
Resolve never to speak of mans virtues
10 his face nor his faults behind his back-a
golden rule the observation of which would
at once Danish fiattery and defamation from
the earth
The Bay Psalm Book the title to which
has at last been vested in DR.. Shurtleff, is to
he sold at public auction, October II. The
book was formerly the property of Richard
Mather. A bana-fide offer of 81 800 for it
has been declined
The Catholics of England and Scotland
have in two years increased the number of
their clergy from 1888 to 2,014, and their
churches from ,253 To / .294. There are in
all the British Empire los Catholic bishops
and Is archbishops.
Elihu Burritt writes in Che Congregational
ist that some of the modern and popular re-
hgiOus songs Guido the amOrOus sentimental
ity of the most sensational novels. The
language, style and metaphor of some of
them, he says, can not have been borrowed
from novels, but from more senSuOus
source.
Manuscripts sermons are becoming more
and more unpopular and the desirability of
minister is rated according to his ability TO
preach without manuscript before him.
Concerning one of BOstOn's ablest preachers
lions Herald says: HE has noble voice
and fine delivery; if a breath of the Holy
Spirit would only blow away his manuscript
when he goes into the pulpit. the church
would find ene of her nOblest sons in him y
An English magazine says: scattered
about the earth there are supposed to be
10000, 600 or IL 900, 900 of Jews alive. Thou
sands of these people are rich. some of them
own colossal fortunes. Rothschild could
buy up the fee simple of Palestine, Goldsmid
might rebuild the temple of Herod, Monte
fore has money enough to cast golden
statue of King Solomon. But of these
wealthy Hebrews not one Is willing to go
back.
At the consecration of Grace Chanel New
York, on Sunday, Bishop Potter of the EpiS-
cOpal Church, delivered an address in which
he opposed with great earnestneSs the Gus
tom of sustaining churches BY pew rents.
The bishop claimed that the system of pew
renting has been specially contrived for Il
class who are struggling for social precedence
and are willing to buy il at any cost. TO
buy place iB a conspicuous church." he i,
reported to have said, ''and have that place
itself as conspicuous AZ might be-thiS was a
title to a certain recognition. which, how
ever haZy and indefinite it might be when
one undertook TO analyZe it, was not indetin-
ite in its actual results
Make the first day of the week bright
cheerful, sweet day at home, and il will
shed its radiance on the other six days OF
work and play. DO not make it a Jewish
day, fenced in 10y outward seventies and ira
ditions. Do not limit its sacred freedom 10y
domestic "Blue Laws" which would make
ii to the little ones anything but 'dav of all
10 hes Rut Wit md
prayer, with the Bible and other good read
ing with cheerful conversation and gentle
graces, with the glow of the altar and the
spirit of the sanctuary, with thankfulneSS ant
love to God and man, any Christian house
hold can make it a perpetual blessing t.
themselves and to- the community in whicl
its Sabbath lights are kept burning"
Sunday is Gods special present to tn,
workingman, and one of its chief objects i
to prolong his life, and preserve efficient hi
working tone. In the vital system il work
like a compensation pond; il replenishes tn
spirit, the elasticity and vigor which the las
six days have drained away and supple
the force which is to fill the six days sue
ceeding; and in the economy of existence i
answers the same purpose aS the economy O
income is answered by savings bank. TIN
frugal man who puts away a pound tO-da,
and another pound next month, and who il
a quiet way, il putting by his stated pounG
from time to time, when he grows old an,
frail gets not only the same pound bacl
again, but good many pounds besides
And the conscientious man, who husband
one day of his existence in a week-who in
stead of allowing Sunday to be trampled an,
torn in the hurry and scramble of life
treasures it up-the Lord Of Sunday keeps
for him, and in length of days and hale o
age gives il back with usury. The Saving
bank of human existence is the weekly Sun
day.
A correspondent of the Observer detail
the habits and customs of class of peopl
who live by begging in India, and who ar
famous for their peculiarly severe religion
habits. He says Of them: They live lif
of wonderful self-denial, are a medican
order and are always poor. The very condi
ti0ns of the order render it necessary tina
they should be poor, aud 1t would be grea
scandal for any one of them to possess an.
property of any kind He further says O
them: They never labor or take the leas
thought for the morrow, but beg whateve
they need The people regard them wit
awe, and really fear them, and freely Civ
them all they need. They are no small ta
upon the people, for there are over million
of them in India, and not one of them eve
produces penny. They are sure to fin
their way to all the places where pilgrim
meet, and there practice the most degradin