The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-21
Religious Notes.

Religious notes.
Growing Christians are little in their own
eyes-grown Christians are less than moth
Ing.
DR.. Benson is the ninety-second Arch
bishop of Canterbury to sit in the chair of
the great Augustine.
Infant baptism increased in the Southern
Methodist Episcopal church from A. T39 in
1866 to p, 205 in 1882
There .sas, says DIR. John Culinary Shea. a
colony of Dominican Monks in Virginia $50
years before Plymouth Rock was discovered
Bishop Cain, of the African Methodist
Episcopal church. expects to accompany four
missionaries to Monrovia, Africa, in June to
establish mission.
has given his pledge to put $25, 900 into the
second $780, 600 for the loan fund of the
Methodist board of church extension.
Anna Oliver says that either Boston Uni
Yersity must cease to admit women students
TO its theological department or the NJ. E.
church must welcome them as ministers.
India has been reached by the Rlue-ribbon
movement. 1t is said that the organ of the
Bramho Somaj recommends it, and that
many young Bengalese now wear the blue
ribbon.
The free-pew system has proved a failure
in the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany at
Rochester, N. Y. The church has resumed
the old plan of renting pews to those who
are disposed to pay for them.
The Rev. R. NJ. Thompson, the well-known
and eloquent Congregational minister, has
purchased an interest in and will assume
editorial control of the Northern Tribune,
published at Uheboygan Mich.
Rev. Frederick Upham, one of the best
known Methodist preachers in New England.
has Just asked to be put upon the superan-
nuated list. He has been engaged in active
ministerial work for sixty-two years.
Matthew Arnold insists that in revising
the Old Testament beauty and power shall
not be destroyed even to obtain more cor
rect rendering, and that even where the
meaning is not at all clear the charm and
music of the old words shall remain.
At the New York East Conference Bishop
Warren said: Il know OF one whole confer
ence that abstains from the use of tobacco"
Then, of course, rapturous applause. But,
last of all, when the uproar had ceased, he
added, 1T was colored conference"
Always say a kind word if you can, if onlt
that it may come in, perhaps, with singular
opportuneness entering some mournful
mans darkened room like a beautiful fire.
fly, whose happy convolutions he cannot but
watch, forgetting his many troubles.-Ar-
thur Helps.
Mr.. Walter c. Jones, who nine years ago
gave the English Church Missionary Society
$500, coo for a work in China and Japan, has
recently made a thank-offering of 100000
for the recovery of his son from sickness.
Four years ago he gave $175, 900 to found the
India Native Church Missionary Fund.
The love of Christ which seemed to Gull
inmate when He hung upon the cross has
never declined from the white heat with
which it then glowed. 1t is now and always
at the same point; but the infint@efficacy of
that proof of His love has forever rendered
its repetition unnecessarv.-Dr. Dykes,
The Christian Advocate announces for the
benefit of pessimists, agnostics and unbelev-
ers of every kind and degree, that the past
winter has been the most extraordinary for
conversions, payment of church debts, cree
ton of new churches and gifts for benevolent
and distinctively Christian enterprise on re-
cord for long time.
In his presentation of the claims of the
Church Extension Society to the conferences
Chaplain McCabe is now able to report that
through the socety's assistance Methodism is
now building nine churches every week
throughout the year in the United States.
In seventeen years the society has collected
and disbursed 81, 800, 1852.
The project for building Unitarian house
for headquarters of the publication and other
interests of the denomination is SO favorably
regarded by its wealthy friends that about
$S5, 900 of the needed $3.50 600 has been sub
scribed. 1t is possible that the work of
building may be begun during the present
wear. The house is to be in Boston, where
Unitarians have their greatest strength.
The Gothenburg system is to be tried in
Nottingham, England. A new company has
been formed, which will open public houses at
which alcoholic beverages OF the best quality
and all temperance drinks will be kept. The
managers of these licensed houses are to be
men who have no personal interest in the
sale of intoxicating drinks This is a step
toward reform, if it is only a small step.
/ admire architecture, painting, sculpture
the wonders of the chisel and the pencil. /
love nature in her mountain majesty, the
rolling ocean and the woodland wales. All
this is lovely and sublime; but God is wit
ness, l would go farther to see good man.
to hear him talk of Jesus, enter into his COM
munion, feel the moral grandeur of his des-
tiny, than to behold any achievement of art
or scene of nature. These change and perish
He is immortal.-Bishop Pierce.
About two years ago one native Chinaman
the village of Koke China. was the soil
:ellower of the Christian religion among
srit tI y. in that place. Through his in
Siaho 1T of the ministers q neat little