The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-19

God Knowefh Rest.

The things which our Judgments mere nave
The things Ger which we grieved with lashes
Will flash before us out of Iife's dark night.
AS stars shine most in deeper tints OF blue;
And we shall how all Gods plans were
And how what seemed reproof was love most
true.
And we shall see how, while we frown and
sigh,
Gods plans go on as best for you and me;
Bscanse His wisdom to- the end could see;
And even as prudent parents disallow
Too much OF sweet to craving babyhood,
So God, perhaps, is keeping from us now
Lifes sweetest things because it seemeth
good.
And if, sometimes, commingled with life's
We ind the wormwood, and rebel and
shrink,
Be sure a wiser hand than yours or mine
Pours out this portion for our lips TO drink
Where human kisses can not reach MS face,
Oh, do not blame his loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with obedient grace!
And You shall shortly know that heightened
Is not the sweetest gift God sends ais friends.
And that sometimes, the sable pail OF death
Conceals the fairest boon His love can send.
If could push ajar the sates of life,
Aud stand within, and all Gods workings
We could interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery could find a key!
GODS plans, like lilies, pure and white un-
We must not tear the close shut leaves apart
Time will reveal the ca yxes of gold.
And If, through patient toll, we reach the
where tired feet with sandals loose may rest,
When we shall clearly know and understand,
L think that we will say, "God knew the
bestr'
Vincennes has made up its mind to have
the new bishop live there or have fight.
A Texas preacher lost three-fourths of his
deacons by preaching a sermon against
horse racing.
There is such a revival of religion among
the negroes of Atlanta that no one can get
any washing done.
The second Indiana state camp meeting
will be held at the fair grounds in Warsaw,
August Z, and continue for ten days.
The Rev. Stephen V. Douglass pastor of
the African Methodist church in Cambridge,
Mass, is to be tried on a charge of Beecher-
ism.
Alosni, seemingly unmindful of the sid
experience of all welded prima donnas, has
determined TO marry. Ernest Gye is the
happy man.
Seymour Times: Tie reformer that leans
on the Lord for support against drink soon
finds himself leaning against the bar calling
loudly for whisky straight"
The Rev j. Hyatt Smith, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, it is said, has offer of $1O,OeO to go to
Europe for a season of travel, and then come
back home and enter upon lecture tour.
Two women preachers, Miss Chaplin and
Mrs Glib, are to take prominent parts in the
annual Universalist association proceeding;
&E.s- Hho ali fx fNf
woman is recognized in the Uniyersalist
church.
The McCoskry scandal has ended in the
bishops absolute resignation and his with
drawal from the diocese. He will probably
go abroad, but until the house OF bishop;
shall have acted on his resignation a sue
cessor can not be chosen.
The Christian people of GRANVILLE, Ill.
held an all day prayer meeting on election
day-license or no license being the Issue
The anti-licsnse ticket was successful by q
majority of 30. Prayer prevailed.
1t is said that the Sunday evening psalm
singing hiss been suspended at the white
house This. il true, seems to be a reversal
OF the Irishmau's rule, which was to cease
praying only when he could touch bottom.
Bloomfield Democrat: The new bell re
Gently placed in position at the Baptis
chime of church bells in town, displaying
marked energy and enterprise In the church
people of Bloomfield.
A LADY told her minister that she did no
miss his beautiful sermons half as much a
one might suppose, during an illness. be
cause a servant sat at the window every Sun
day morning, and told her just who went tC
church, and what they had on.
young minister tried to edify New
Hampshire congregation by sermon on the
text. II am the light of the world" A big
got through, IF you are the light of the
world you need snuffing badly"
John Jasper, the colored Baptist who ha.
been trying to convince his people that the
''sun do move" baptized 410 converts in si1
hours one day last week, at Richmond, Va
The pool in which they were baptized is sale
to be q small one, and when the work wa.
over-which closed at d. m.-the watel
was quite dark
The venerable Bishop Stevens, of Pennsyl
vania, who is going abroad to attend th,
Pan-Anglicau conference, said farewell TO
large number of his clergy and laity at 1
formal gathering in Philadelphia on Friday
Since his elevation to the bishopric thi
excellent man, it is stated. has administered
the rite OF confirmation to over %, 900 per
sons
The town of Springfield Mass is in ba6
way. Miss Kipp occupied somewhat
prominent position in the public schools o
that town But the school board by som,
means found out that Miss Kipp was no
evangelical in her religious views, and they
refused to reappoint her teacher this year
The Tevivalist Ingersoll should be sent t
labor with the town Of Springfield. Mass.
The London Times has the following ad
vertisement: 10 clergymen-A university
graduate will be glad to furnish sermons OF
reasonable terms. Theological views as may
be desired. Warranted original, and nevel
previously supplied EVANGELICAL Rituals
TIC or LatItudlnarian- Always ON hand
choice selection of effective quotations, suit
able either for the pulpit or the platform
Terms exceedingly moderate. Strictest con
fidence observed For further Particular
apply" etc.
In order to defray incidental expenses thu