The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-01
Religious Notes.

Luther.
1t is said that the proposed union of Meth
odist churches III Canada will meet with OPP
position when the matter comes up before
Parliament in January.
1t is a hard thing, whether it be in age or
youth, to sound the deepness OF ones own
spirit and try how far down the pains can
go,-Margaret Maitland.
Rijutei the converted Corean, is transat-
sng the Scriptures into the languages of his
people, aud the American Bible Society has
appropriated money for their publication.
The New York Christian Witness published
the ten commandments the other week, and
now Texas papers are reprinting them un-
der the headline of Pearls of Thought"
credited to the Witness.
1t is announced that the Nationalist Prot
estants of Germany and Switzerland are
shortly TO hold convention at Frankfort
on-Main to discuss their duty to send Ra-
tionalist missionaries TO the heather,
AT the recent convention of the Pennsyl-
vania State Sunday school Association, at
Scranton it was shown by the reports that
in twelve months there had been an increase
OF 1123 schools and 9l,941 scholars i'll the
State.
The superintendent Of the census is giving
personal attention to the preparation of the
statistics of religious bodies for the census of
1880 The figures are not yet in such shape
that any totals can be had, and this will
probably be the condition of things for the
next five or six weeks
The North India Bible Society determined
some months since to have the New Tesla
ment in Hindi revised. committee was
selected from among the missionaries in the
Bindi-speaking missions in India. who
worked separately for about year. In Sep
TENDER they met for COMPARISON aud con-
sultaton. The work is well to compile
ton.
NJ N,odv, tIe evapoaIist ;sagain q ,rOrt-
in London. and the Times of that city says
that he ''expounds Scripture in plain, home
ly phrase, in fervid, earnest tones, with
marked American accent and animated ses
ture. turning aside from his text now and
then 10 humorously relate some experience
or point moral, which ELECTS a laugh or
wins SMILE"
The Rev. John S. Inskip was able to 90 by
rail to Philadelphia to be present at the an
nual meeting of the National Camp-meetng
Association, held in that city on the 22d. His
general health is greatly improved, and ne is
able to move about pretty actively, and is
fully conscious though able to talk but lit
tie His entire restoration is possible in time,
if lie is careful, and arrangements made to
assist him in his work. His unexpected
presence melted thanksgiving and profound
feeling among his associates
In less than thirty years more than 300
Baptist churches, comprising 10000 believ-
ers, have been organized in Sweden. The
work originated with the Rev. Andreas Wi
berg a native of Sweden, educated at the
University OF Upsala. and for many years
Lutheran minister. Twenty thousand Swe-
dish children have been gathered into the
Baptist Sunday schools. The temperance
cause has also been constantly and success
fully advocated. A large number of these
Baptist church members have emigrated to
the United States, and have formed churches
all through the West.
The Catholics are taking hold of the ques-
ton OF Indian education with vigor Only
few weeks ago about forty young Indian
bucks were admitted to Fehanviile school,
near Chicago ard last week the mother su-
perior of the House of the Good Shepherd
in Chicago, arran. ed to take about twenty
five Indian girls They are TO be selected
from White Earth Indian reservation in
Minnesota, and from the Bayfield, reservation
in Wisconsin. The girls support will be
paid for by the government at the rate of
$167 each per year for three years. They
are to receive an English education, besides
being instructed in cooking, sewing, and
other domestic arts.
An illuminated cross has been raised on
the top of the steeple on St. Agatha's Cath
Ole Church, in PHILADELPHIA at q height of
1856 feet. 1t is made entirely of metal and
glass twelve feet high by six feet across the
arms The frame is OF iron, highly orna-
mented and glded, and holds encased one
quarter inch plate glass ten inches wide,
one with gold edges. Inside the cross gas
pine with number OF burners, is connected
with pine carried up through the steeple,
and the lighting will be by electricity. This
great cross of fire will be visible for miles at
night and during the day will doubtless re-
feet the sunlight with brilliant effect.
Somebody ha- said that England produces
a new religion every week. The French
man who came to the conclusion that John
Ball had but one dish and hundred re-
ligions, was certainly wrong so far as the
forms of faith are concerned, for England
numbers more than hundred creeds, and
the newest is that of the Flying Roll. And
what might that be? II is no less than
mysterious document just found at Jerusa-
lem, and addressed 10 the latter House of
Israel The new body has made for itself
local habitaton, and has adopted sort of
coat-of-arms. which a combination of the
Prince of Waless feathers and lot of inter
tvined chains One OF its great doctrines is
the belief in the advent of the Female I'M
mortal Spirit whose coming is to be looked
for very shortly. Mother Eve figures promi-
nently in the abracadabra OF this new Sect
Rev, Francis K. Huntington, Of Wor-
cester, Mass, the rector-elect of Grace
Church, New York city, is an intimate
friend of the late rector. He is the son of
physician of Lowell, Mass, where he was
born. He was graduated at Harvard with
distinction and some years ago was selected
as the poet of the year at the commence
ment, DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes being the
orator of the day. In his theological views,
DR.. Huntingdon may be termed a liberal
churchman He is deeply read in patristic
and liturgical literature, and the conduct of
the committee on the revision of the prayer
book was almost wholly intrusted to him.
So great was the confidence of the general
convention that all his suggestions were ap-
proved, and d prominent bishop remarked,
''IIad DR., Huntington recommended the