The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
INTELLTGENCE AND INCL
DENT.

Camp-meetings are only just being intro
duced among the Nethodists Of Australia.
The centennial anniversary Of the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian Church of
the South is TO be celebrated In June next.
The Presbyterians in Ireland are thus
early making arrangements for The Pam
Presbyterian Council, which meets in Bel
fast in 1884.
Mr.. Bradlaugh has in New Zealand a
brother who is mission preacher, and who
not long ago publicly prayed for the future
spiritual welfare Of his atheistic relative.
His prayer was accompanied by sounds from
his audience of "Hear, hear" applause and
cries of "Hush."
There is a contest between Presbyterians
and COngregstlonalists over the famous loot
ing congregation which was founded by
Daniel Defoe author OF Robinson Crusoe,"
about two centuries ago. The Church was
received into the Presbyterian communion
at the last Synod
If Mr.. Rockingham was merely 3 rant
ing atheist or illiterate materialist, it might
not be worth while To notice his change of
views. But he is neither. lie is a man of
refinement and culture, and also of much
study. His reasons for giving up free
thought are signifeant.-The Pilot.
Some of the Danes living in Lesdville be-
long to a religious body called Sksges, who
centuries ago praetieed human sacrifice and
still hold 10 it in theory, The Leadville COL
ony lately met on an anniversary occasion,
and, as part of the rites, their leader cut
himself uneerenoniOusly in the arr, she'd
ding bowlful of sscrifcial blood.
The Bishop of Durham, DR.. Lightfoot,
stated, at recent temperance meeting IN
Newcastle, that about six years ago he de-
termined to try what there was in total alb
stinence, and he was now convinced that it
was best Tor all, young and old. He slept
better at night and worked better during
the day than when he took drink.
DR.. Watts, the famous hymnologist, was
suspected of theological unsoundness, and
letter written by him has recently been
found in which he quantity says that be sup
poses the doctrines of Trinity must have
been much easier in the Apostles time than
in his, for he finds TO controversy about it
in the early days of Christianity.
A savage attack was made recently on
detachment of the Salvation Army in Shelf
field. A procession headed by the officers of
the army was pelted with mud and bricks
blythe populaee Four standard bearers were
dragged down by the hair and one man was
very seriously injured. The police made no
arrests, nor did they interfere at all.
A Protestant clergyman refused to read
burial service over the body of a Greek,
who died in the Emigrant Hospital, New
York, last week, and Catholic priest, who
WAS called upon by the authorities, also de-
clined. on the ground that the Greek Church
was distinct from that of Rome. The man
was finally buried in the Protestant bury
ing ground. without any religious cere-
mOny.
The Witness, the organ of the Irish Pres
byterians, says concerning "a proposition for
union in the Episcopal Church: "Thers Is
room in Ireland for only one really strong
Protestant Church, as figures show, and if
all who hold High Church theories would go
to their own place. there might be one great,
powerful, useful community, the differences
between the various evangelical bodies being
capable OF adjustment
A Scotch minister in a sermon in Kiluar-
mock, recently, said: "In not few cases in
Glasgow we see women climbing up to the
position of hesdship and taking their places
as heads in the Church and protesting TO ad-
minister its ordinances. We need have no
hesitation in saying that movements OF that
kind, carrying on their face the brand of
anti-Ch rist, and sUbversive of the funda-
mental principles of Christianity. are move
ments which Nc man instructed in these
principles can look upon except with min
gled sorrow and abhorrence.n