The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-29
Religious Notes.

God never accepts a good inclination in
stead of a good action, where that action
may be done.-South.
The Unitarian Church, of Clinton, Mass,
has voted unanimously to use water instead
of wine at the communion table.
Rev. Theodore Cuyler gives this advice to
preachers: Life is altogether too short to
defend the word of God. Preach it. Preach
Gods word and SOW Gods seed"
A seminary is to be built at Chicago for
the training OF Protestant Episcopal minis
tiers. DR.. C. T. Wheeler, OF Chicago, has con-
tributed 1925, 600 toward the institution.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, in a letter to Rev.
Thomas Harrison. Dec. 10, writes: 'Of the
hundreds that united with my church under
your work four years ago, all, without a sim
gle exception, remain faithful"
The Jesuits are increasing. In 1870 there
were 1O,529 priests, professors and CONDUCTORS
of their order. In 1881 this number had in
creased to 10, 7S9, and last year to 1,O5S.
There are at present II, 149 Jesults.
The Toronto (Ontario) Truth says that a
clergyman in New Brunswick, who preached
not long ago to the inmates of the PROVING
ial Lunatic Asylum, made the burden OF his
argument, or exhortation, the evil habit OF
running around from church to church.
"Oh, to think" said a religious English
man TO his ~game-keeper, that should have
called YOU a - internal fool! Pm very
sorry. To think that one Christian should
use such language to another. Heaven for
give me! But it's Gods truth, all the same"
Rev. Arthur Mitchell, D. D., has been
elected one of the secretaries of the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions. His asso-
ciates are Drs. Lowrie, Irving and Ellinwood.
DR.. Mitchell was for many years the popular
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of
Chicago.
That was a fine and graceful thing for
Pere Hyacinthe to say of a Unitarian: II
always speak of Claiming with respect, and
Iwould willingly say Of him what John
Huss said of Wickliffe: y should not wish
to have taught all that you have, but l wish
that my soul were where ours is"
The library of the late DIR. E. F. Hatfield,
of the Presbyterian Church, has been given
by his children to the Union Theological
Seminary, New York. The collection, says
the New York Evangelist, is one of great
value, and includes $3.50 volumes. besides
many thousand pamphlets and newspapers.
The sacred tank in which the Golden Tenn
pie of Umritser, northern India, is situated
was lately cleaned out for the first time for
several hundred years. The mud was carried
off by the elite of Hindoo society, and coolies
and low-caste men were not allowed to touch
it. Many Hindo ladies and gentlemen
daubed their rooms and bodies with the holy
mud.
'aCut the cancer out" is the treatment that
the Boston Waterman suggests for the Nor
mon infamy. Letting alone it says, has
been tried on M~ormonism for q generation;
and the success OF the treatment is not such
as to be boosted of. 1t is high time for a
more heroic treatment. Thirty days of
Oliver Cromwell would suffice for an honor
able and healthy end to the thing"
The Rev. Jacob Freshman, of New York, a
converted Jew and son of an eminent rabbi,
has formed a belief that the Jews refuse
Christianity because they are tenacious of
their nationality, and fear absorption. 1t is
his aim to create a Hebrew-Christian Church,
congregation that shall be nationally Jew
ish but religiously Christian. Although the
movement is still in its infancy, Mr.. Fresh
man is meeting with encouraging success.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Methodist is of the opinion that the next
general conference ought to enact some law
regulating the location of churches. Re-
ferring to Philadelphia he says: "See how
our churches are grouped in clusters, so close
in some instances that they can hear each
others singing. while in other populous por-
lions OF our city, for more than a mile
square, there is not a single Methodist
church."
The Rev. W. F. Stead, of London, a pupil
of Rev. C. II. Spurgeon, said, in the Baptist
ministers meeting yesterday, that the strict
Baptist Church in England was dying out.
The only requisite for admission to most of
the churches was belief in Christ, without
reference to immersion. They were Baptist
in name only. not in principle. Mr.. Spur
geOn's church was almost the only exception
to the general rule. There immersions were
necessary for membership, but anybody
could join in the communion service. Min
listers who adhered to the old PRINCIPLES of
baptism were coming to the United States.
Plans are being made for building a chapel
in the neighborhood of the original home of
Barbara Heck, in Germany. The beer-saloon
now occupied by our congregation is becom-
ing unsuited for worship. Rev. Mr.. Nip
pert says: III we had $500 more we would
be able to build a Heck chapel and a par
sonage." In Cassel the congregation has
increased four-fold within a year. On the
Dillenberg circuit the number of appoint
ments has increased from twelve to twenty
two. These are frequently supplied by stu
dents from the Martin Institute, which is
prospering; have a class of d~iligent and
earnest students.
Canon Farrar, whose writings have made
his name so familiar to Christians of all de-
nominations that he seems to belong to the
church universal, does not impress one with
his personal appearance. Says Professor
Mathews, in the Watchman: He is a man
OF medium stature, with a bald head, a pale.
scholarly face and a quiet dignity of manner
which is indicative of conscious strength.
When he begins speaking his voice-which,
though not powerful, easily fills the house
is somewhat husky, but the defect soon
wears away, his articulation becomes clear
and distinct, and, as he warns with the dis
cussion of his theme. there is a passionate
earnestness in his action and tones that
Touses and holds spellbound every nearer.
This earnestncss-the burning enthusiasm
which springs from deep convictions, is, in
deed, one of the most salient features of his
character"
State Y. NJ. c. A. Items.
The Indianapolis association has extended
a call to Mr.. O. II. Palmer, general secretary
of the South Bend Association. to be its gen