The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-16
RELIGIOUS NOTE AND ANEcDoTE.

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RELIGIOUS NOTE AND ANECDOTE.
An old colored lady was baptized by
Baptist minister in Mobile recently, at the
age, it is said, of III.
A colored clergyman of Virginia extern
sively raises chickens. He raises them OF
his nelghbor's roosts.
The Methodist Missionary society has ex-
pended SIS, 600, 600 in its work in this country
and 81, OO0,0o on foreign fields.
An Arabian proverb says: "The world is
supported by four columns-the justice of
the great, the prayers of the righteous, the
bravery of the valiant and the science of the
physician"
very often think with sweetness, and
longings and paintings of soul, of being
little child, taking hold of Christ, to be led
by Him through the wilderness OF this
World.-Jonathan Edwards.
As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of
whom you particularly desire, think the
system of morals, and his religion, as he left
them to us, Is the best the world ever saw,
or is likely to see.-Benjamin Franklin.
Gideon Cook, Baptist preacher. was a
man very eccentric in speech, even to his
last earthly moments. A few hours pre-
vious to his death, his brother, also q
PREACHER, came to his bedside and inquired,
''Do you think you are dying, Gideon?"
And the reply, sharp and quick, came,
'Dont know-can' tell never died"
Rev. Dr. Cumming, who is now y years
old. and was formerly regarded as one of the
most popular preachers in London, has re-
tired from the passionate of the church at
Crown Court, Drury Lane. His congrega-
ton are now endeavoring to raise fund of
$25, 900 in order to purchase him an annuity.
He has been their pastor nearly 40 years.
The famous old Dr.. John Brown, who was
of old the minister at Haddington, England
was IN the habit of talking to his divinity
students in a way which might wisely be fol-
lowed by some of the professors of the pres
ent time. He would say to them: Young
gentlemen, We need three things to make We
good ministers; We need learning and grace,
and common sense. As for the learning,
grace, We must always pray for 1t; but if ye
have ma brought the common sense with ye,
ye may go ABBOTT your business.
DR.. Moses D. Hoge, of Richmond. Va, had
new auditor few Sundays ago. By means
of a telephone introduced into the Second
Presbyterian church, of which he is pastor
and into his own home, an invalid daughter,
confined to her couch for 10 long years, was
enabled to hear perfectly from her chamber,
and join in the whole service of the sanctu-
airy. This is altogether the most pleasant re-
suit of this new invention that we have yet
heard of.
Old Phineas Rice was one of the quaint
types of itinerant Methodist preachers. He
had hard patch to cultivate once, and when
he made his report to the conference follow
ing, he reported the church looking up"
The bishop presiding expressed his pleasure.
but asked for an explanation, because no
one expected success in that parish. DIR.
Rice was equal to the OCCASION and added
ssWeIl, bishop, the church is on its back and
can't look any other way" There was roal
of laughter all over the conference.
Our Episcopalian brethren are fond Of
speaking of their denomination as the Amer
lean church, and using a big G fol
church But a capital G does not make
big church And now Dean Stanley, who
was here a few months ago, regales his Eng
lish hearers with laugh at the assumption
of his American cousins. He declares that
the latter perpetrate a double absurdity by
calling themselves by that name when there
are other churches in America of far large
dimensions, and also because, from tn
nature OF the case, it is as absurd to speak
the Church of America" as it would be t
speak of the Church OF Europe" Tn
dean therefore, thinks American Episcopal
ians are guilty of folly IN claiming an i'm
possible exclusiveness.
Although Evangelist Harrison is one Q
the youngest revivalists, his efforts hav
been followed by astonishing results, bot
in Washington. Baltimore, and number G
other places. His latest triumphs are il
Lima, Ohio, where the Methodist churc
had been suffering from long continue
spiritual drought At first the Limanes'
who had expected to see portly person
mighty in logic and gifted in rhetoric, wer
greatly disappointed to see the slender Il;
ure and boyish manner OF the REVEALS
They soon recovered from their dlsappoin
ment and went in multitudes to hear hin
The statisticians of the revival reckon tt
conversion of about $50 souls, some OF who
are said to have been secured in maryellol
WAYS. One man was suddenly converted
the street, and another while making pu
chase in store.
Men have right to change their min
and manners if they so please. Sometim
change in either means a change for Il
better and sometimes for the worse. fe
months ago goodly minority OF Brookl.
Methodists were in favor of removing &
restrictions from the pastoral term OF the
preachers, SO that men could be retained
one church longer than three years. 1t "
then agreed that preacher had not time
three years to do his best work, that t
churches needed family pastors as much
community needs family physicians, 9
Now the same respectable minority thi
three years is too long pastoral term a
that the restriction should be removed
that preachers can move every year. A
80 confident are they shat they are right u
time they have organized an associate
and last week elected officers. Have
anti-itinerants really changed their mir
or only their tactics! There is room for Q
favorable doubt and criticism, which tn
should not permit to exist in such a case