The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-04-02

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enter the ministry of the Congregational
church.
The people of st. Louis are DO wicked that
they want to stop the ringing of church
bells. st. Louis Is the Gomorah OF the
West Et Na&
One of the Chicago rectors Of the Reformed
Episcopal church announces that henceforth
Sunday evening sermons will be finished in
20 minutes.
The Baptist church of Battle Creek, Mich,
has called q council to hear charges preferred
against its pastor, the Rev. L. d. Palmer, and
to consider his case.
The Rev. Jacob Ide, D. D., has resigned
the pastorate of the Second Congregational
church, of Midway, Mass, which he had
held for 65 years. He is 81.
A company of % young japanese meet
weekly in the Chinese Methodist Mission
House in San Francisco. to study the Bible
and to discuss religious questions.
The English Bible and Prayer Union, es-
tablished for the consecutive and simultan-
eous reading of the word of God, begins its
| fourth year with over 81 900 members.
Mr.. Moody claims $50 converts in Balti-
more. 1t is believed that there are still a
few more sinners there, but they sin on the
sly, and it is very hard to get 'em solid.
| Hamline University, new Methodist in
stitution at st. Paul, MIMI, will be opened
next fall if its solicitors can find money
| enough to finish and furnish the building.
An Indiana Baptist notes that the State
has 1914 towns with 800 to 5000 people, but
| no church of his kind. He travelled 80 miles
on one railrord without passing a Baptist
| church.
1t is stated that Bunyan's Pilgrims Pro-
gress has been dramat1zed By DIR. Eggleston,
and will shortly be presented in the parlors
/ of his church-the Church of the Christian
| Endeayor.
Rev. Robert Laird Collier OF Boston. now
/ in England, has been called to two different
Unitarian churches there, but his physician
| advises him to accept neither, his health
being SO poor.
Rev. DIR. Shaw, of Rochester, n. Y, a
/ staunch Presbyterian, says women shall pray
at his prayer meetings, and he should like to
see any one try to stop them. And the
women say SO, too.
Mrs. Bishop Simpson and other Methodist
ladies of Philadelphia are actively engaged
in the work of founding an orphanage, and
are vigorously preparing for grand fair to
be held in its interest.
The German Methodist churches of Chi
cago number six, but have only 900 mem
bers, though an average attendance OF 4, 600.
| And this is said to be the largest Protestant
influence among the 100, 600 Germans of that
city.
The Methodist, Christian, Baptist and
Presbyterian pastors OF Eaton, O., preached
simultaneously on last Sunday morning
against Sunday amusements, the exciting
cause being proposed Sunday excursion to
Cincinnati.
The total number of city missionaries in
New York is 266, who make 500, 600 visits a
year. There are lis Protestant Missions in
that city, where Sunday schools, preaching
and other religious services are regularly
carried on.
The forthcoming Baptist year book for 1875
will show that the total number of baptisms
for 1878 was 102, 736. and that the total mum
Der of members in the Baptist churches is
2 102, 034, being an increase of nearly rs, 00C
on the preceding year.
The general assembly OF the Presbyterian
church in the United States will meet In the
Second Presbyterian church, Louisville, KY.
on the 18th of May. The opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. T. E. Peck D. d,
moderator of the last assembly.
A minister of the Church of England wa.
recently fined in London police court fol-
drunkenness. 1t was proved that he FAC
sunk most degraded position, living in
miserable lodging houses, and associatinl
with Il lowest class Of people.