The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-22

1nere were only Ten GERMAN DdpIlst
churches i'll the United States in 1850; now
there are 100.
Cardinal Manning has accepted the presi-
dency of the Society for Improving the
Dwellings of the English Poor
The United Methodist Conference, sitting
at Belleville, Ont, have decided to call the
new organization THE Methodist Church"
Bisnop Glossbrenner the venerable senior
OF the United Brethren church, who has
been in feeble health, is again able to resume
his Episcopal labors.
The Rev. DR.. Ebert S. Porter, for thirty
six years pastor OF the First Reformed Church
in Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, has retired
from his public and official relations to it.
Father Capel, who is Protestant turned
Catholic. is to be followed to this country by
Father Hyacinthe, who is Catholic turned
Protestant. They should meet on Luther's
birthday and have debate.
The friends of the late Rev. DR.. Lovick
Pierce have just placed over his grave, at Co
lumbia, Ga. a beautiful monument. 1t is
seventeen feet in height The base is of Stone
Mountain granite. On the second base is the
name Pierce.
Martin Luther said: II never work bet
ter than when l am inspired by anger; when
am angry can write, pray, and preach
well, for then my whole temperament is
quickened, my understanding sharpened,
and all mundane vexations and temptations
depart"
Beneath church belonging to some Fran
ciscan monks, at Latruu, about fifteen miles
northwest of Jerusalem, an ancient baptistry
has been discovered 1t is in the form of a
cross, with curved ends. 1t is about five feet
deep and ten feet long, and admirably adapt
ed for immersion.
As Rev. Dr. Bowman was about to begin
his sermon at Ocean Grove recently, he re-
marked: MANY of you have never seen me
before, and in all probability, many of you
will never see me again." "Ameni" shouted
an enthusiastic brother. The minister smiled
with the congregation.
The Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks returns this
month to occupy his pulpit in Trinity
Church, Boston, and will preach his first
sermon tomorrow. DR., Brooks's social sue
cess in England has rivaled that of Mr..
Lowell, according to all accounts while his
teaching created profound sensation in
London.
The Archbishop of Canterbury thinks it
would be well to have missions" A mis-
sion resembles the old fashioned "protracted
, meeting" special services" or a revival
nowadays. The names of things vary among
denominations, but the thing stays like the
clouds that alter their shapes, but every day
go sailing over our heads.
Rev. Washington GLADDEN., IL D. whose
"Christian League of Connecticut" attracted
so much attention in the Century last winter,
will furnish to that magazine during the
coming year essays on the general subject of
christianity and wealth." touching the APP
plicaton of Christian morals to the present
phase of modern life, especially in America.
Irish Christian Advocate: The prayer
meeting should be place of brightness and
glad elevation of mood and feeling. The
shadow of responding gloom is oppressive to
it. ard the tones of pensive sadness are alb
normal to the spirit of true prayer. Genial
faces cheerful voices, hopeful utterances and
an elevating faith, are the life and attraction
of prayer meetings.
The Moravians in Dutch Guinea report
great success. In the capital Puramaribo,
they have 10000 negroes in full fellowship.
The chapel, which was built in 1926 was
twice enlarged. The old chapel has given
place to a large, commodious and comforta-
Bile edifice, which is capable of holding 200
persons, and is always full. A second edihce,
to meet the growing demand, is about 10 be
constructed.
The arrangements for the church congress
in England indicates the increasing strength
OF the Ritualists. They are largely repre-
sented among the prominent speakers, and
the subjects chosen are of special interest to
Them such as guilds, sisters, deaconesses,
mission women, etc. a new feature, too of
the congress will be an exhibition of eccesi-
astical art, ancient church plate embroid-
cries iYories and a collection of photo
graphs, portraits, and autographs of the
leading tractarians.
Montana, as a Protestant Episcopal do
cese is prospecting under Bishop Brewer. At
Missoula, in place OF a temporary chapel, they
hone soon to build brick church which will
be sufficient for their needs for many years
TO come. Three thousand dollars have been
raised and few hundred more can be added.
At Butte is fine stone church, built under
the rectorship of Rev. Mr.. Tillotson, now of
Santa Cruz, Cal. AT Glendale renewed inter-
est is manifested, and a church guild has
been organized. At Dillon church has been
built. Many other items of interest might
be added if space permitted showing that
Montana has live missionary bishop.
Professor Fisher. of Yale who writes in
the October Century OF Martin Luther after
four hundred years." says of the strength of
his influence in our day: Now that the pc
Rod of Protestant Scholasticism that followed
the first age of the Reformation is passing
away, the spirit OF Luther, even as Biblical
critic whatever may be thought of the
soundness of particular utterances of his, is
more Justly appreciated. He stands in closer
sympathy with the church OF to-day in its
effort to recognize and define the human as
we'll as the divine factor in the books of the
Bible than do the array of Protestant theo-
logians in the century or two that followed
him. whose orthodoxy was largely nodded
oy the polemical interest especially by an
tagonism to the creed of Trent"
The Church of England Zenana Missionary
Society, though but three years old entered
upon work which had already been inaugu-
rated in India. The society has now % sta
tons and 60 Zenana missionaries. Besides
these there are 80 assistant Zenana mission
aries, SO Bible women and 159 native assist
ants-a band in all of 331 workers The
chief object of these missionaries is to reach
the women in the homes where they are kept
from contact with the outside world Men
never could reach these Zenanas, but English
ladies are welcome there, and the poor wo-
men. who have little to divert their minds or
interest them in any way, are I'll to see the