The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE AND mol
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cit might have been WISE" remarks Bos-
ionisn, ITO have kept the churches open
these cool summer Sundays, and shut them
iIsiesd when the bitter winds of January
are blowing, but it wouldn't have been fash.
ionable. Comfort rarely is."
The projected visit of the American arch
bishops to Rome in the autumn, to parsici
pate in the discussion of the relations of the
Vatican to secular governments, indicates
that the Pope Is contemplating the estsb
lisbment of a policy of the greatest impor-
lance.
How the Mormons increase their power
ana numbers is thus explained by Salt
Lake gentleman, the new converts, taken
from all parts of the world, are, as q rule
superstltieus and ignorant. They are brought
here under false promises, and before disc 0v-
ering the lies they have been told are made
to n AIRY several women. That done, the
Church tells them they have sinned sgsinst
the laws of the United States, and that their
only safety now lies in keeping their faith
with the Mormon clans. They are too ignor.
ant to doubt this; they are in the coils; In
debt, and they have to stay.
IL q recent census taken of India sn effort
hiss been made to throw some light upon the
tioDs of the people OF the entire population
of Indis-some 255 000O00-the Christians
are only about . 0O0, 600, as against 1S5, 000
600 of Hindoos and over $4,000 900 of No
hammedans. Of course, these figures apply
to natives only. In the figures representing
Christianity no account is taken of foreign
ers reeident In the country. The Roman
Catholic Church has many inherents among
the native Indian population. There were
foriy-six Protestant Churches and societies
in India and Oeylon. Of these twelve are
Presbyterian, five Of the Church of England,
six Lutheran, eight Baptist, four Oongrega
tionsl, three Methodist, one Moravisn, and
one belongs TO the Friends. It is unfortu.
nate that Christianity should present SO di.
vided q front to the sharp witte1 population
of India. Division in this case is most un-
questionably weakness.
Some msnths ago country psrson in
Ohio was go pleased with = certain religious
paper that he got up club of twenty-five
subscribers for it smorg his church men,
bers. The paper is one OF exceptional purity
as to its advertising department, rIgidy
GLIDING all mention of nostrums and qusck
medicines. Yet this worthy Ohio clergy.
man has become Disguised with it on &C
count of the advertisements it contains,
notably those of some lie insurance com.
psnies. He writes to the publisher of the
paper saying that he totally disspproves of
life insurance, and that he does not wish to
circulate through his congregation q paper
containing such advertisements. de asks
not only that the twenty-five copies of the
paper be discontinued, but that the proper
ton of the money for the unexpired term of
subsc ription be refunded to him. The pub
Itch do ha in no lfrhf in
which he views it, and advise him and his
friends to keep on reading the issue of the
paper which will be sent them until the
term of their subscription expires.
A writer in The London Christian World.
speaking of Jrmes Freeman Clarke and his
work in Boston, ssys that Boston seems fav-
orable TO the health of Unitarian divines.
So many Of them are now working vigorously
az the age when most men seek rest that the
fact commands attention. Dr.. Clarke Is
an example. The regular attendance at
"Tte Church of the Holy Lantern" on Sun
day is q proof of the minister's abiding pow
er. The same remarks applies TO Drs. A. Z.
Peabody and Lothrop, both recognized as
men of might in their old age. 1t is an il.
lustration of the truth of Scripture that
man 'can bring forth fruit in his old age, be
fat and flourish, to show that the Lord rs
e1acious.p Unitsrisnism IS represented by
| these men, in spite of certain cold mater
| islism and bald and barren susCmatism, is
not so very far removed from orthodoxy. 1t
has little fellowship with anti-supsInstural-
| i'm. The writer regrets that New England
Unitsrianism generally hiss SO fac departed
| from the principles for which Claiming con-
! tended,snd which he illustrated and adorned
by his life and work. As it is, New Eng'
land Unitarianism, with SEINE honorable ex-
cepiions. is dropping more and more into
sntsgonism to everything Puritan and Bib
lical.