The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-17
Religious Notes.


Predominant opinions are generally the
opinions of the generation that is vanishing.
-DIsraeli.
Thought is the property of him who can
entertain it, and of him who can adequately
place it.-Emerson.
The Presbyterians will commemorate in
1884 the second centenary of their organiza-
ton in this country.
Let us enjoy the fugitive hour. Man has
no harbor, time has no shore; it rushes on
and carries US with it.-Lamartine.
Griefs knit two hearts in closer bands than
happiness ever can, and common suffering is
far stronger link than common joy.
Some old men like to give good precepts to
console themselves for their ability no
longer to give bad examples.-A. Dupuy
If you would try to thank the Lord for the
things you don't know you would probably
make one of the longest prayers on record.
The Catholics of Lablin, in Russian Poland
have announced their intention of renounc-
ing the Greek Church and of becoming Prot
eStants.
OF all the gifts that nature can give u.s. the
faculty OF remaining silent, or of answering
apropos, is perhaps the most useful.-Mme
Campan.
He only is advancing in life whose heart
is getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose
brain quicker whose spirit is entering into
living peace.-Ruskin.
Be always displeased at what thou art, if
thou desire to attain to what thou art not;
for where thou hast pleased myself, there
thou abidest.-Quarles.
Bishop Brown, of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, seems to be growing weaker
daily, having been confined to his house for
two months by serious illness.
Some folks tongues are like the clocks as
run on strikin' not to tell you the time O.
the day, but because there's summit wrong
i their own insde.-George Eliot
The Rev. Jacob reshman has issued an
appeal for So. 900 in order to secure q per-
nanent place of worship for the Hebrew
Christian congregation under his care.
hopeful clergyman says that at the pres
ent rate of increase in missionary activity in
India that country, fifty years from now, will
be ranked among the Christian nations of the
world.
The petition of the Protestant missionaries
of China to the House of Commons, asking
that the clause of the treaty which legalizes
the opium traffic may be removed, is signed
by 231 persons.
The quadrennial comparative statistical re-
port of the Evangelical Association shows an
increase OF 126 ministers; 0,45S church men,
bers; churches, 1856; parsonages, 52 Sunday
schools, 213; scholars, II, 1856.
The Christian occupying the position OF
Sunday school superintendcnt or teacher
cannot afford to engage in any secular occu7
patton in which he of necessity must COM
promise his Christian character.
The new Presbyterian Church of the Coven-
ant 10 be erected on Connecticut avenue.
Washington, d. c., will be built as soon as
the remainder OF the sum of $50, 600 has been
raised. The subscriptions are now about
$3l, 000
Rev. ]. s. Inskip, who was recently strick-
en- down with paralysis, is improving. He is
able to sit up in his room occasionally, and,
although not able to speak, is, nevertheless,
entirely conscious, and by signs can make
known his wishes to his attendants.
The heroic chapters of the Christian an
nails are those in which emperors and par
liaments are on one side, and the disciples
of Jesus on the other; when the only endow-
ment is a chariot of fire. the only patronage
Jail, and the only promotion stake.-Ed-
win H. Nevin.
Bishop Hood, of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church, having decided a
point of law affecting Bishop Hillery's
standing until the next General Conference,
in May next, has been adjudged by a COM
mttee of elders at fault in his course, and
they have suspended him till the same body
meets.
the nominee of the Democratic party for
sheriff of Baltimore city, against whom it is
said there are now twenty indictments for
selling liquor on Sunday, was defeated by
1294 majority, though the Democratic can
didate for governor received 5000 majority
in the city"
Mr.. Samuel Morley, NJ. P, argues with
John Wesley that an idle church is dishon-
orabe church, and does not believe Gin rest
ing merely upon the doings of the pulpit for
the world would thus never be converted. l
rather look for large accession of the lay
element, particularly of woman's service, in
it's unobtrusive yet powerful FORM"
The Wesleyans have $4,000 children in
their Sunday schools In Great Britain alone,
of which nearly one-thrd are under seven
years of age. Over 100000 of these are
are meeting in Junior society classes" thus
leaving more than half a million children
over seven years old who are connected with
the church only by the Sunday-school.
The international Sunday-school lesson
committee at its recent session selected the
lessons for 1885. The first six months will
be devoted to the study of the latter part of
Acts and the Epistles; the second half of the
year to the historical and prophetical parts
of the Old Testament, beginning with the
First Book of Kings. The next meeting
will be held in Montreal Canada, Feb. 81, %,
1884
Some time since it was agreed to build
memorial church as Montmartre, Paris The
church was to be dedicated to the Sacred
Heart A subsidy was promised by the gov
eminent. The attitude of the Chambers was
such as to inspire fear. 1t was even rumored
that the government subsidy was to be with
drawn. All fears, however, are now set aside.
Money continues to pour in at the rate of
$50, 900 month, and the total sum now in
hand is 50, sos, 200
The minutes of the one hundred and
fortieth conference of the Wesleyan
Methodists have just been published.
1t appears that the connection is in
a highly prosperous condition. The men,
bership in Great Britain is 407, 0S5; in Ire
land, 24,384; on foreign mission stations,
20, TAI; in South Africa, 20,739; in France,
], 1856; total, 524,S11. There are 2'192 min