The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE AND INCL.
Dents.

The Scriptures are published in $50 Ian
gusges or dialects.
During the past fifteen years 8 500 Church
es have been built in this country.
"Wheu once we see the cross" says Rev.
Joseph Cook, sit is no cross TO bear the
Gloss"
1t is estimated that over 100000 600,
were given for religious and benevolent
purposes by the different denominations in
This country last year.
A good story is told of MIR. Talmage.
While away from home recently he felt Ill
and called a strange physician. Alter
long examination he was advised "to exer-
else his lungsp
aunt Marjorie" says ia the Christian
Inteligencer it is very curious that very
many Christian women have either pro-
nounced aversion to or a nervous horror of
"a ladies' prayer meeting"
Rev. John c. Hill writes to the Evsnge-
list from Guatemala City, where he has
gone to labor, in very hopeful way. The
climate is perfect, he says, "the earth
ouskes gentle and the adobe huts' nigh I'M
to palaces, >"
At Southampton, England, on a Sunday
afternoon, the rain pouring down In tor
rents, from 1900 to 600 women went TO
near NJ. Moody preach. About 600
men at the same time listened to Canon
Wiberforce.
Astronomical Christians" is what the
| Christian at work calls those people who re-
solve TO turn over q new leaf about the time
the sun enters the winte- solstice. "Relig-
| ion," it says thould not be made thing OF
dates and times and seasons"
An opsn-slr mission has lately been
formed for Liverpool, of which the Bishop
of Liverpool is President. The Bishop
SAYS: 1--WE must not walt to build a fine
church. We must send man who can
preach anywhere, in garnet, coach
house, sn alley or even in the street"
Voltaire l20 years ago, said that before
the beginning on the nineteenth century
Christianity will have disappeared from tie
earth" In 1880, the date appointed for
the determination of Christianity, t1ere
we're $4,000 900 English speaking people,
and of these IA O00. 600 were Protestants,
5 100000 Romaniats.
Within the Iass year the women of the
United States have given the magnificent
sum of 5000 900 for the spread of the Cos.
pei in heather lands. OF this amount tbs
Presbyterians gave nearly 5000 00Oi the
Northern Baptis,s, $l56 600; the Congrers-
tionalists, $3.50 600; the Northern Metho
dists, sos 900, and the women Of the Meth
odist Church South, s25. ITO.
A Virginia preacher, who bought his but
ter from his brother Paul, sent for fresl
supply for his Sunday dinner and was Il
, the midst of his sermon when his negro ser
want returned and took his seat in tn
Church. The preacher had eloquently re
lated what Matthew, Mark, Luke an
John had said in relation to the subjec
matter Of his text, and he then said.
, laundering tones: sand what does Pal
sayH" The negro, thinking the questio
addressed to him replied, in the hearing {
! the whole congregation: "Msrse Paul say
Z as how you can't get any more butter Il
you've paid for dat you got last week."
A Chinaman in q town called New-Be
digo, in Australia, where there is a lars
n Chinese colony, was asked recently VIII
: practical good there lad been accomplish
d by the missionaries. He answered as fC
n Iowa.: Before no one understood Goo
Word. Good many work Sunday all san
J. AS week dsy. Now. no work done on Su
d day at New. Bendigo by my conntryme
Perhaps chop little wood for house, or wa
Is him clothes; but no go work. No matt
poor, every one no work on Sunday. L
fore, all worship idols. Now, many cor
10 Church; he no worship idols. VIII
Lee Wan began to read, good many b
d idols in house; thirty more Myself b
one. Now, only ten houses and stores
B. New-Bendigo with idols in them. Befc
1t at old township, good many Chinese stt