The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-17

H whHEs mit o1Ighs the v1sn qntasted
"Oh, spare the doom single day."
The stranger answered: al am Death,
summon, and you must obey"
All, better when this guest appears,
That he, with unrelenting tread,
SHOULD , 4 never ne drag us forth in tears,
Yes, better on that fated day,
II we. with resignation sweet,
Are glad in lowliest love to lay
Our burdens at the Savior's feet.
-Ellinor Lawrence, in the Congregaticnalist.
Mr.. Beecher's paper permits correspond
ents to say that Joseph Cook is a setting
| star.
Speaking of dancing, clergyman says
| that people usually do more evil with their
| tongues than with their toes"
| The Southern Presbyterian board of
| foreign missions report receipts of SS. .222
an unusually large contribution, for last
| month.
| land report unusually large additions to
their membership at the last two COM
| munions.
| pits in London will be occupied by bishops
attending the Episcopal conference at Lam
/ BETH Palace.
1 1uC 1IluSilon uulOn AdS nOW u
| membership of IL, ,423, who are communi-
cants of the church of England, including
| 2,570 clergymen.
| 1t is said that of every 100 cents raised in
| this country for religious purposes, 90 cents
are spent for home work, ..and two cents for
| foreign missions.
"What is faith?r asked a Sunday-school
| teacher of a boy scholar. He belonged to
base ball nine, and replied, Betting on q
left handed pitcher"
| Chief RABBI Adler, of London. though of
advanced age, continues to preach regularly.
| One OF his recent sermons was on 'The Posi-
/ ton of Women in Judaism"
Religious liberty and law defying license
| are as wide as the poles asunder,' urged
| Schuyler Coifax, who turns up as the new
Mormon crusader of the day.
Chancellor Haven, of Syracuse university.
has sailed for Europe 10 represent the Meth
| odlst Episcopal church at the coming meet
! ing of the British Wesleyan conference.
After Alexander Hunter, the Philadelphia
murderer had been convicted, ne went TO his
| cell and sang:
| "One more days work for Jesus,
| One less Of life for me-"
The demand for the fve-cent testament
| issued by the American Bible society is so
| great that 1t has led to the issue OF a thOus-
! ard copies per day throughout the month
OF May.
Bob Ingersoll made more money by lee.
4 turing last season than either Beecher or Joe
| Cook. And yet our Sabbath-school teacher
| told us that the wicked die young and never
| prosper.
The provincial synod of the Moravian
| church in the German province has been
| discussing proposition to abolish the use
i of the ''lot'' IN the reception of persons to
| membership.
Mrs. H B. Stoves son Charles has just
| been licensed to preach. Not even the
! frightful example of its most prominent
members seems to deter the male otfshoots
from lsking orders.
The Rev. DR.. j. H. Vincent, the great
American Sunday-school man, who has just
gone abroad, will hold a Sunday-school con-
| gress at Rome. 1t will be the first ever held
on the continent OF Europe.
| The Catholics of Wheeling are in a fer
| ment. The Rev. Father Cazanova, late
sistant pastor of st. Alphonsus church, has
| sued the Rev. Father Kreusch, the pastor.
| in $40, 900, for alleged personal libel.
1t was the sexton OF one OF our fashionable
| Episcopal churches who comforted the curate
one day by saying after church. Now, Mr..
| -, the sermon was real good. 1t was CON-
monplace and practical" He meant ''com-
| mon sense.
| The second general conference of the Aus
/ tralian Wesleyan Methodist church has been
| held IN Sidney. Ninety-one delegates, the
| full number were present, representing four
| annual conferences. The Rev. j. Watsford
was elected president.
The Hon. Daniel Sturgeon, of Pennsyl
Vania, who died last week, was known as the
| s'silent senator" He earned this title dur
| ing the u years he served in the United
| States senate, after his election IN 1910, by
! talking little and accomplishing much.
The Universallst convention, in session at
| Lewiston, Me-, recently passed. after some
| sharp opposition, a resolution expressing
| sympathy and fellowship with the Congrega
| tionaiists who were in conference at the
| same time The fraternal act was returned.
The Rev. Robert Trimmer, rector of Holy
| Trinity. Guilford, England, sued a laborer
named Barker in the county court for 81. 20
marriage fees. The parish clerk also sued
| for 75 cents, and the pew opener for % cents
The judge made an order for payment In
each case
| the need of rest and study, after five years OF
constant work. will 60 with his family to
| Baltimore in October and spend the winter
| there His rest will not be absolute, how
ever. for ne expects to hold number OF re-
ligious services in the large hall OF the build
| ing of the Young Mems Christian associa-
| ton.
The elgnty-tnlrd annual convention OF
! the CONGREGATIONAL churches of Vermont has
been held at Rutland. The number OF
congregations reported was 200. Considera-
BILE excitement was caused in the conven-
ton by the introduction of the following
resolution, which was referred to COM
| nnitfee and nostnoned till next year: "To