The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-18
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Bible is now freely circulating in
Portugal.
The Congregational Churchs of Nebraska
number los.
There are 489 places of religious worship
in New York city.
The Msthodists have 1896 999 members in
The church property of New York City, it
is estimated, is worth SAC, 100000
During the last year the women of the
mort Invest have contributed $50, 900 for mis-
sion work.
The number of members of the Congrega-
tional Churches of the United States Is re-
ported at $4,000.
A large Roman Catholic monastery and
school has been founded in the heart of the
Scotch Highlands.
There are now in Syria SEQ girls attending
evangelical churches, and studying the
Westminster catechism.
In an old church yard not far from the
Tower of London was recently found a Ro-
man tomb of the fourth century.
A China Sundsy-school has been organized
in St Louis, in connection with the Ameri-
can Sunday-school Union.
The whole Bible has been translated into
the Turkish language, which translation
gives it 10 100. 900 people.
The Rev Father MCGUIRE, OF Braidwood,
Ill, shot his sexton, Muldowney, on Sunday
night, mistaking him for burglar.
Nearly $4,000 of the Methodist Foreign
Mission debt was paid off last year, but the
society still owed s15S, 900 on October 1.
Over 900 families in Brooklyn, n. ",
have left the Methodist Church on account
of the "Changeableness and uncertainty OF
the pastorate."
If il were not for the interest and devo-
ton of the women of our churches one
half of the churches would pass out of ex-
istence in less than years time.
The statistics of Methodlsm for 1873 show
that the number of Methodist communi-
cants In the world is 4 ASS, S77, with 1O4, 175
local and travelling preachers The Metho-
dist population is estimated at 100000.
The Presbyterian churches of northern
Colorado are all In q most fourishlng con-
dition, and report an unusual degree OF re-
igious interest Though rot as yet either
numerically or financially strong, they show
a healthy growth in each respect.
"a clergyman says the London Freeman,
''once said to a certain bishop, my lord
when go up the steps of the pulpit never
bishop answered: "And / hear from your
congregation that they never do when you
get there"
The Congregational and Presbyterian
Churches of Franklin, n. Y, after separ-
alton OF nearly forty years have reunited.
and by an order of the supreme court have
been consolidated into one BODY, to be
known as the First Congregational Church
and Society.
SIX wears ago there was but one Christian
church in japan. Now they number Sc.
Then every Christian effort was frowned upon
by the government. To-day 100 young men
are studying for the ministry In the schools
of the American board. Verify, the skeptic's
occupation is gone.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER, 1879
The executive committee OF the evangell-
cal alliance of the United States makes the
following suggestions for the observance OF
the week of prayer, subject to such sltera-
tions as local circumstances may render de-
sirable.
The alliance is now so widely extended as
to include in it's membership Christians in
all nations, and the first week in January,
1879, will be observed in all Christian coun-
tries and at missionary stations in heather
lands.
For the Sabbath, January 8, as subject
for the pulpit, "ChristiOn Union"
Monday, January 6-Thanksgiving for the
blessings of the year past and prayer for
their continuance.
Tuesday, January Prayer for the church
of Christ, its ministers, its growth in grace
and its enlargement.
Wednesday, January S-Christian educa
ton; the family; the young; colleges, semi
nares of learning, Sunday and other schools;
Christian associations of young men and
of young women.
Thursday, January 9-For nations; rulers
and people; for peace and religious liberty
in the earth.
Friday, January 10-The press; for bless
ing on publishers editors andeuthors; the
cause of temperance and other social re-
forms.
Saturday, January 11-Home and foreign
missions and the conversion of the world.
On Sabbath evening" January IL, 1T is sug-
gested that public union meetings be held
for prayer, praise and the presentation of the
object aud work of the evangelical alliance.