The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-17
WHOLE NO. 239.

listers after any substantial part of the his
torlc belief has been repudiated, is a breach
of faith"
The twenty-fifth conference of the Metho-
dist church of France has been held at Mis-
mes. 1t was composed of IL pastors. The
ministers were short in their salary account
81, $50 The Rey. Mr.. Gibson was received
from the English conference as superintend-
ent: He promises to put new life in de-
The Progressive Friends of Pennsylvznia
held their annual meeting this year at Long
wood. The Rev. G. ID. b. Mills presided and
sermon was preached by the Rev. Samuel
Longfellow, of Germantown. There were
discussions on the subjects of religion edu-
cation, temperance. the freedmen, the In
dians and juvenile literature.
The gentleman who attracted attention fu
Jersey City church last week by crying
out, "Holy Moses" had no intention of dis
turbing the congregation. He had been
lacking down carpets on the day before. and
Just as he sat down in his pew he suddenly
remembered that he had few loose tacks in
his coat skirt pocket. We make this state
ment IN justice to his family, who are highly
respectable.
In New Jersey only 295 of the 361 Presbv-
terrain ministers are actively employed. OF
these, 25l are lsbOrlng as pastors and sup.
plies. OF the 66 who are not actively en-
pioyed, 19 desire ministerial work, are en-
gagged In secular business, 2 are suspended,
20 are honorably retired, and 13 are able TO
preach only occasionally. OF the 263
churches 2O7 have pastors or pastors elect
The primitive Methodists of England have
]pst held their annual conference at Man
chester. They report la, ,473 members, an
increase OF lab. There are about 5000
| members in Canada, which increases the total
number to 1S2, ,473. There are 1,122 minis
ters, IL, ,542 local preachers and 3. .945 Sunday
schools, with 1858, 1853 scholars. About s1O8,-
600 was raised the past year for foreign mis-
| sions.
Bishop Clark tells story of city clergy
man who was once invited to preach in a
small country church, and the choir thought
they would get up very elaborae perform
ance for his benefit. They were more am
bilious than successful, and when they had
| finished, before giving out his text the
| preacher looked up TO the gallery and said:
My friends, if those angels in Heaven should
hear you sing, they would come down and
wiring your necks."
Boston Advertiser: Park Street church has
attracted much attention from passers by as
| the work of painting its exterior has pro-
gressed, and what follows is worthy of rec
| ord. Said one gentleman to another as they
stood looking at the church very recently:
How could You, my friend, during this
| warm weather, reach the gilded ball ON that
steeple without the aid of rope or ladder?''
1 The inquiry was unanswered, even after
due reflection, and the querist explained,
| 'Per-spire'
| During the dinner John Bunyan came up
| in conversation. ~ dare say" said Orlebar
John Bunyan could mend a saucepan as
| well as he could write q chapter OF Pilgrim's
| Progress" Il venture to differ with you,
John; l can't help doubling that" said the
| prelate. somehow l strongly suspect that
| be must have been an indifferent tinsmlth.
| after all (he was going to say a tinker" but
4 being bishop, he was justified in making
this changel and | think you underrate
Jeremy Tayloy."
| AT the annual meeting of the English
church union (Ritualistic) recently the fol-
| lowing resolution was adopted: ''Tbat the
i approaching assemblage at Lambeth of so
many prelates of the Anglican communion
is viewed by this union with the deepest in
| terest, IN the hope that their united coun-
| sells may tend to the peace and well being of
| the church, the reunion of those separated
| from her fold at home, and the restoration
1 of visible communion between the various
| apostolic churches of eastern and western
Christendom."
According to the Congregationalist:
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ceived in Andover asking to whose order
check should be drawn if the tlto ogifa al
seminary were in need OF funds for special
or general purposes. A reply brought al
| most Immediately in response a check for
| SIS, ,000 payable to the order of Edward Tay-
| lor, treasurer of the theological seminary
for the benefit and purpose of Andoyer
| theological seminary as the trustees think
| best" The name of the donor has not yet
| been made public"
| According to the statementtust published,
| the Presbyterian board of foreign missions
has in its employ 2SS missionaries, of whom
| 124 are Americans. Ii has besides 674 lay
| workers, OF whom 100 are Americans The
| number OF communIcants is &c, 0,39l. aud of
scholars in day and boarding schools II. .906.
| OF the COMMITMENTS 1,34S are among the
North American Indians, 2,619 are in Mexico
| 977 in South America, 624 in Africa, S02 in
India, 123 in Siam, 1916 in China Az in
| Japan, ,134 in Persia and 664 in SYRIA The
oldest of the missions is that to the Seneca
Indians, begun in 1911.
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