The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-25
RELIGIOUS NOTE AND ANECDoTE.

Nineteen missionaries have died in China
within year.
Roman Catholic missions in Asia have
attained to large dimensions.
During the last three years the Roman
Catholics oE the United States have added
35 colleges and 313 parish schools to their
institutions.
Rev. W. Il. II. Murray believes that good
horses go to Heaven. But he must be mis-
taken, for we read in the Bible that there is
no whoa" there.
The Y NJ c. A. in England are circulating
petitions in behalf OF the bill before Parlia-
ment for closing the drinking houses In
England and Wales on the Sabbath.
Rev. David Mckinney, who has Just died
in the Presbyterian ranks-a ripe and able
preacher and journalist as we'll. He was 81
years of ard.
Bishop Simpson spent last Sunday with
the Prospect Park Methodist Episcopal
church about 10 miles out of Philadelphia
and preached the sermon at the opening of
the new church edifce.
Mr.. Moody will pass the summer at North
field, and early in the autumn go to st.
Louis where he will remain six months,
having the aid of Mr.. Sankey, who is to
return from England.
Since 1851 the Congregationalists in Lon
don have grown 80 per cent, Presbyterians
and Episcopalians each AZ per cent, Roman
Catholics 80 per cent, Methodists 104 per
cent. and Bastists 115 per cent.
Rev James Barney of Memphis, holds that
all animals not only have immortal souls,
but will be rewarded or punished in the
future state for the deeds of this life. There
is, he says. hell for kicking mules.
Il suppose the bells are sounding an alarm
OF fire." said a scoffer, as the church bells
called the worshipers one Sunday morning.
A minister passing overheard the remark,
is not in this world"
her return from church how she liked the
preacher. Didn't like him at all, i" was the
reply. "Why?' asked her mother. "'Cause
he preached ill he made me sleepy, and then
holIered so loud that he wouldn't let me go
to Sleep" Where does this apply?
The Rev. Thomas K. Bsecher thus dis.
poses of the tendency to religious skepticism
so far as he is personally concerned: II have
noted that theories, PHILOSOPHERS, theologies
and even sciences change. Churches, rit-
uals and usages change. But l detect one
fact and one testimony that never has
changed and never will. l believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and am at rest. Nothing
which Is in Christ Jesus, my Lord"
Lord Norreys, in selling Sir Bevys to the
Rothschilds, reserved half the stakes of the
Derby should the horse win the race. Com
ing home one evening he found his littl,
daughter surrounded by lighted tapers. Thi,
child, who Is Catholic, had lit them as
votive offering that Sir Bevys might win
and SO convinced was she of the effect of thu
illumination that she requested her fathe
to stake her savings, f3, on the horse. Thi
he did and the young lady won 900.
Reformed Episcopalianism appears to hav
received heavy financial blow by the dealt
of Thomas H Powers of the Philadelphi
firm of Powers & Weightman, chemists. MI
Powers was an ardent supporter of tn
movement, and lent over 100000 t
churches in various parts of the country
He died without turning these loans int
gifts and his heirs will insist on payment
every instance. The denomination is poe
as yet, and some of the edi6ces may have
be sold.