The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-10
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Presbyterians are making a special
effort to endow Hamilton College. 1t already
has 1851 900.
The Baptist Weekly thinks there is too
much of disposition, even among Baptists,
to perpetrate jokes on the rite of baptism.
The pope's health is causing anxiety He
suffers from fits of shivering and great pros
tratien, but persists in his usual occupa-
tions.
The Jewish Messenger evidently intends
to convey gentle hint to somebody in the
following sentence: Just as free religion
generally means freedom from religion, so
enlightened Judaism often is made to mean
Judaism lightened of everything jewish
The bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church are all more than 80 years old.
Bishop Scott is rs; Bishop Peck, go; Bish-
op Simpson, 90; Bishop Bowman, 63; Bish-
op Harris. 60; Bishop Foster, 90; Bishop
Wiley, Bishop Merrill, and Bishop An
irews, each 50 years of age.
The Jewish Messenger asks; What jew
ish firm will follow the Messrs. Ridley and
give their Jewish employees what we can not
expect from Christian, but what we have a
right to demand from a Jew-the entire
Sabbath2 Have we grown so degenerate
that We allow the Christian to distance us in
the display of the Jewish spirit?"
The Christian at Work SAYS: "Church
membership is a union to the brotherhood
The house of God is not a mere lyceum; and
connection with the church is not attendance
on pleasant lectureship. In the highest
and noblest sense of the words, the church
ought to be Mutual Improvement society,
in which every member ought to strive after
the spiritual advancement of all the rest, and
each should use the means which he deems
best adopted for drawing out the love and
activity of his brethren.
The Methodist says there is one great in
convenience of generosity which sensible
people ought to do something to remove If
a business man makes a liberal donation he
is straightway set upon by everybody for
other gifts. This is the most ingenious pro
cess for curing men of generosity that could
be DEVISED the punishment for a noble act
is so severe that the average man will not re-
peat it. After such an experience, with 100
begging applications per day, he will
naturally seek to save his time and feelings
by getting it understood that he is not lib
eral person
The Evangelist says one element which
enters largely into a criminal career, at its
beginning at any rate, is the spirit of advent
ure which is strong in young men who have
vigor and courage.a and address. ''These nat
ural passions, which might be splendidly
utilized, prove curse by misdirection.
There is good deal of rufian as well as
rowdy in the vet only half-civilized young
man Of the period, and he should be dealt
with accordingly. Before we can solve the
problem of crime some new ways must be
devised for enlisting these dangerous ele-
ments of human nature on the side of truth,
humanity and virtue. 1t is easy TO say that
more courage end chiyalry are required in
the daily discharge of duty and bearing of
the cross than in any lawless escapade; but
the unframed and 1nconsecrated young man
does not see how Christianity appeals to all
that is manifest and most daring in his heart,
and calls on him TO make risks and sacrifices,
and to show heroism that wild life and
criminal courses know nothing of. Until
young men are made to see and feel that
religion is robust and manly thing, which
appeals to their courage and gives the widest
scope TO their love Of adventure and the
latent chivalry of their souls, one of the rein
forcing causes Of crime will remain un-
checked"