The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-24
RELIGIOUS IrrELLIGENCE AND moi.
DENT


DR. Pusey's sister. wife of the late Provost
OF Worcester College, Oxford, died lately.
She did not share her brothers views aud
used 10 say Il am Pusey, but not a
Puseyite y
More than 1000 priests assembled in Rome
at the close OF last month, and were received
by the Pope in the great hall Of the Basilica
The Italian Governments fears as to the mis-
conduct of the pOpulaCe proved groundless.
The Pope looked wearied.
The Rev Phillips Brooks is about to pub
lIsh II sermons which he preached in the
various crack" Churches of London last
season II was the late Dean Stanley who
first introduced 10 London Church goers. by
asking him TO preach at one special Sunday
evening service in the nave OF Westminster
Abbey.
Surgeons Tabernacle is now reopened for
worship, after having been closed for exten-
sive repairs. SpurgeOn does not believe much
in choirs. organs, or comets. He SAYS that
some Churches have paid more attention to
the choir than to the preaching. He believes
that II God had meant people TO be converted
ia that way he would have sent them n COM
Inand to attend music halls and operas, for
there they can get better music than the
Church can hope 10 give them. He says that
IAN organ is nowadays thought 10 be the
power OF God and the choir is fine substi-
tute for the Holy Ghost. They have tried
that kind of thing IN America, where solos
and auartets enable singing men and singing
Women to divide their services between the
Church and the theater.
The recent official publication of the sta
tistics OF several OF the greatest denomina-
tons has been followed by considerable criti-
cisln on the part OF some OF the knowing ones,
who claim that the figures are not so accur-
ate as they ought to be. The trouble is not
with the officials Of the Boards publishing
the records, but rather with the pastors and
of membership. 1t is thought that in many
quarters there. is much carelessDeSs as to
church rolls These rolls are often discover
ed rs calling Tor, a large number Of members
than can be found TO answer 10 theirnames.
Many pastors forget 20 mark of the names of
those who die or move away. In these cases
there is no intent to deceive but the re,ult
is the same as il the errors were intentional.
There is a loud call for the exercise OF great
eT care.
severe criticism on the habits of GER
tain theological students is uttered by one of
the most conservative of the religious papers.
IL IS well known that in most theological
semilaries the students are allowed 10 prac-
tise on vacant congregations s-as = ~ their
own grcacning glrts and The listening ability
OF The bearers 1t seems that in many IA.
stances the students would go on the late
train on Sunday evep;ne, thus compelling
nose WHO met thcu at the staten to travel
after night, and frequently il would be mid
night before ts.ey got ready to retire. Then
some Oh 'OJse same students would return to
.he e.ty ON the train on sabbath afternoon.
le OVER instances they came from the city
Oh Sabbath morning, preached, then hurried
back. not even staying for Sabbath school, for
fear they would miss the train. Can they
plead that their conduct is prompted 10y the
works of necessity and OF mercy|" The ar
gument which follows this statement is
that. as the students are guilty of setting a
bad example, of encouraging Sabbath-break-
Fourth Commandment" therefore the theo-
logical semiDaries ought to be prayed for
that the students be brought to right state
OF mind.