The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-05-16
RELIGIOUS IrTELLIGENCE AND mol
DENT.

Evangelist Moody says he does not fear
1nfidelity half as much as he does the cold
Journalism which is creeping over Christian.
ity.
The Archbishop of Guatemals has ex.
communicated priest, Romundo Gonzales
for marrying Virginia Soils, q dark-eyed
senorits.
A lady at Erie, Pa, was expelled from
Church membership by her pastor be-
cause she had passed him by and had in.
vited neighboring minister to oficiate
at the funeral of her mother. She was re,
stored to her rights by the Presbytery. =
Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston,
now seventy-two years of age, has beer
preaching sermons illustrative of Unitarian
doctrine during the past winter, which are
to be incorporated into volume. They
are broad, catholic and probably almost his
last words as regards theology.
The Baptist Standard tells US that q
Roraish priest once said to Dr. Henson:
"You," signifying the Bsptists in distinc.
ton from other denominations, "you are a.
one end of the line and we are at the other.
We are consistently right; you are consis.
tently wrong. All these intermediate fel-
lows will have to come over to US or 60
over to your
This anecdote comes from Scotland: Two
| fishermep-Jamie and Sand! debated and
befogged on q rough water. were in some
trepidation lest they should never get
ashore again. At last Jamie said: "Ssndy,
I'm steering and 1 think you'd better put
up bit CT prayer" Sandy said; 81 don't
know how." Jamie said: "If ye don't III
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40 Lord, never asked anything of ye for
back I'll never trouble We again" "Whist,
Sandy" said Jamie, "the boats touched
shore; don't be beholden to anybody"
That was pleasant sort of a prank
which sn old gentleman played few days
ago on the Treasurer of the Presbyterian
Home Mission Board. An old gentleman
ostensibly stepped up TO the Treasurer's
desk and laid, there large envelope directed
to the Board of Home Missions. Then be
walked away SO quickly that the Treasurer
had no opportunity to ask him any ques-
tiuns. On opening the envelope S., 600 in
United Ssstes bonds rolled out, their value
being about SIS 400. Men who give in this
quiet manner are exceedingly rare. Tress-
urers of benevolent societies generally
would be glad to have as many donations
of this kind as eccentric friends are pleased
10 bestow.
Archbishop Purcell is sadly broken down
both in BODY and mind. He lives in Ursu-
line Convent at Saint Martins, Ohio. he
is suffering from partial paralysis which at
fects his tongue and reduces his voice to a
whisper. He passes much of his time in an
easy chair, dressed in long blue cassock
and with gold cross upon his breast. At
times his mind wanders, and he is in many
respects as helpless as an infant. The vari-
oas movements which have been devised
with view 10 the payment Of bis 81 0OO.
600 indebtedness seem to have fallen life
less, and there are no present indications
that the creditors will ever get their money.
It is thought by those who are most init
mately acquainted with the venerable Arch
bishop thar he can not live long.
Among the Presbyterisns the Westmin-
ster Confession of Faith has been considered
secondary in Importance only to the Ten
Commandments, and until recently q pro-
position to revise the Confession would have
had no better reception than one for the re-
construction of the Commandments. The
way in which theological thought is being
modified is indicated by the fact that the
adherents of the Confession are now begin
ming to entertain the idea that, possibly,
this valued and venersted document may
be susceptible of improvement. In Eng
land the change of feeling in this direction
has gone SO far that the Presbytery of Lon
don, has after long discussion, taken action
in favor of revision. In Philadelphia the
Presbyterian ministers viii tomorrow, at
their regular Monday meeting, discuss the
question of the sdvissbility of revision.
The Rev. DR.. Backwcod, one of the Oldest
minister's in that city, is to open the discus
sion. Until very recently such men as he,
and indeed most of the younger clergymen,
would have said that the question was not
one proper for discussion.