The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-05

land nave naQ an accession oil /, 0UU members
since Jan. l.
The many infrmities of Bishop Peck still
confine him to his home and for much of
the time to his room and bed
Newman Halls church, in London, has
1,o71 members. Its thirteen Sunday schools
have 8, 500 children and 400 teachers.
The Rev. DR.. Duryea, of Boston, has writ
ten letter declining to accept call TO the
Classon-av Presbyterian Church, Brook
lyn, where he was formerly pastor.
Ministers should scrupulously rest on Sat
urday or on Monday. They are not an ex-
oeption to the law that continuous labor is
destructive to physical and mental well-be-
ing.
Yale College is experiencing revival of
religion which is said to be greater than any
which has awakened its students in twenty
five years. The same is true of Lafayette
College.
San Francisco has dress-goods men who
solicit dress trade on the installment plan.
A lady can purchase dress, have it made in
the store and pay therefor a stated amount
per week.
Mrs Forster the mother of the British
cabinet minister, founded the first society in
the world for the prevention of cruelty to
animals. She still lives and is as much
loved in Dorsetshire as Gladstone is in Ha-
warden.
Miss Anna Oliver, whose congregation in
Brooklyn has recently been disbanded. will
go to Italy in the fall, spend next spring in
Egypt and Palestine and on her return to
this country make an effort to obtain another
church.
The May meeting of the Methodist bish-
ops will be held at Pittsburg, Pa, May 0.
All the bishops will be present with the ex-
ception of Bishop Foster, now in Europe,
and Bishop Peck, who is confined by illness
10 ms home i'll Syracuse.
The Booth anniversary Of the birth of Gro
thus, or De Groot, the founder of modern in
ternational law was celebrated at Delft Hol-
land, April 10. The 4oOth anniversary OF the
birth of Luther will be celebrated all over
the world Nov. 10, and with special enthusi-
asm in Germany.
During the last official year 546 persons
were added TO the churches of the Pres by
terrain Southern Mission, in Mexico. This
brings up the church membership in the
south of Mexico to ), $40, making, with those
in the Northern Mission, total membership
in Mexico of 100. There are 643 children
in the Sunday schools of the Southern Mis-
sion.
The Victorian and Tasmaniau Wesley
an Conference reports an increase for the
year of 1,175 members, with l. $50 on trial.
Toward the Wesleyan affiliated college 95,-
0T5 has been subscribed At this years con-
cults than usual, and thus the work OF sta
tioning the ministers was somewhat less diff
hcult. There were also a larger number of
class-going members reported.
The Presbyterian Banner does not take
kindly to the exhibition that has been made
of the home OF the Carlyles. Were all the
dwellings in Christian lands unroofed as sud-
denly and effectuaily as the one at Chelsea
has been by Mr.. Froude, who can estimate
the number of households of the unhappy?
1t is not to be presumed that Carlyle is SOL
itary instance of exacton and self-absorp-
ton, and his lonely wife rare example of
unrequited affection"
Richmond (Va.) Religious Herald: When
the brethren of Durham were confessing
their faults one to another and asking
for prayer, the Rev. W. 4. Gwaltney, the
Edward Payson of the conference arose. and
with deep emotion said "Brethren, | wish
you to pray for me. Often l sin in being too
anxious and burdened as to what will be-
come of my family when | die, as my salary
forbids my making any provision for the flu
ture." How many pastor has burden akin
to that of Brother Gwatney!
The Missionary Herald English Baptist)
contains letter from Mr. Comber, who has
succeeded in reaching Stanley Pool and es-
tablishing there with the consent of the au-
thorities, mission station. Mr.. Comber ex-
presses great gratitude to Mr. Stanley both
mere passing back and forth of the eighty or
one hundred Zanzibars carriers who go up
or down the river IN the employ of the Bel
gian expedition under Mr. Stanley's direction,
has done much toward softening the preju-
dices of the natives. Two and half acres of
lot at the Pool, leased by the Bawumbu chiefs
to Mr. SANKEY'S party, have been assigned to
the Baptist missionaries.
The Presbytery of London of the English
PRESBYTERIAN Church has closed its long dis
cussion concerning the Westminster Confess
sion, and adopted the following overture
presented by Rev. Dr. Fraser:
Whereas, The Westminster Confession of Faith
while held In high and deserved honor IN this
church as setting forth the System OF doctrine
which this church with undated trmness
teaches and maintains, Is found to he no longer
"a we'll suited in form and expression as 1t was
IN former times TO the actual conditions and
wants OF the church, it Is hereby humbly over
tured by the Presbytery OF London to the
n 20 On t9s oh of Of the
church to this subordinate standard into care
ful consideration, with a view to such pru-
dent and timely action to its wisdom may
seem meet
DR.. Chambers, principal of the college, Dr.
Monro Gibson, and other members of the
Presbytery supported this overture, and IL
was finally carried, though twenty-one mem
bers voted against sending any overture on
the subject up to the synod.
The Richmond (Va.) Religious Herald re-
lates the following: IS. s. Lea Esq, of the
Beulah Baptist Church, is said to be the
most generous man in North Carolina.
Among his recent gifts is $1,000 to Wake
Forest College. The Rev. N. r. Pittman, of
Wadesboro, went more than 100 miles, week
before last, to see Brother Lea at his own
home and solicit subscription for his new
church. But, though he spenta day with the
noble old Baptist philanthropist, Pittman