The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE AND moi
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE AND mol
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Three Presbyterian Churches have re-
Gently been organized among the Mexicans
in Southern California.
1t is reported that, since the Quarterly
Review article, the sale of the revised YER
sion of the New Testament has almost
ceased.
A speaker at late meeting OF the Ameri-
can Board said: SIN these days we hear q
gaest deal said about odd faiths in new
lights; what we need is old faiths in new
lives"
A qusint old minister was once asked
what he thought of his Two sons, who were
both preachers. "Well," he replied, "George
hss better show in his shop-window than
John, but John has larger stock in his
warehouse.
There is much speculation in regard to
the election of Bishop to succeed Bishop
Talbot of Indiana, recently deceased. The
Rev. DR.. Clinton Locke, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church, Chicago. is prominently
mentioned as q candidate.
"My CON-" says Burde:te, of thu Burling-
ton Hawkeye, "when you hear g man growl-
ing and scolding ali the while because, as
he says, Moody gets 5000 week for preach
ing Christianity, you will observe that ne
never worries q minute because Ingers oil
gets $500 or ST 600 a night for preaching
Atheism"
John Wesley spoke to Methodists with
rare prophetic wisdom when he said:
"Build your Churches plainly and as mex
penslve IS possible, and make your pews
free; otherwise, you will make rich men
necessary to you, and if they are necessary
to You they will rule over you, and then
away gees Methodist discipline, if not doc
| trine also"
The Rev. j. w. Butler writing from the
Methodist mission ut Mirahores, Mexico,
says: IA Mexican Roman Catholic with
whom have been on friendly terms some
time and to whom l once spoke Of our
schools, called aud gave me $50 toward the
repairs Of the schools under my charge and
500 TO be distributed among the worthy
poor OF the congregation. Surely times
have changed in Mexico when a Roman
Catholic will voluntarily place $3.50 in the
hands of 8 Protestant pastor for mis- work"
The Methodist brethren who took stock
in the Isabella mine are now firm believers
pravity. All new stock schemes are held
in grea. disfavor at the Methodist head
quarters. No promoter of q new mining
enterprise could obtain hearing anon z
the dOminies now, even if he should pre-
sent prospectus setting forth three loot
veins of silver covered with two-foot VEINS
Of gold, and edged with all the precious
stones spoken of in the Book Of Revelation
| gsIo
tanning the statistics of the past year, has
just been issued by the Publication Society
at Philadelphia. The following are some
of the principal statistics Of the denomins-
ton: Associations, 1857; Churches &C.
1884, 742; gain during the year, $500;
benevolent contributions, $5,2l9,S96 Sun
day schools, 1898; teachers and officers,
$50, COG; scholars, LOSS. 1875; volumes In H.
braries, 883, GIG; theological seminsries, 8;
colleges and universities, SO: academies,
female seminaries, etc., so; newspapers
and periodicals, II.
An extraordinary sermon mas beer
preached by the Rev. Thomas K. Bacon OF
New Haven. He accuses the Church OF
having borne false witness against many
worthy persons, in that it has denounced
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ers, together with their actions and games.
He says this denunciation is too sweeping,
and is consequently unjust. He pleads for
liberty that Christian people may enjoy
such good and proper amusements as this
world has to set before them, ''using the
things Of this world and not abusing them.'
He would have good people discriminate
| between plays which are wholesome In their
| tendency and those which are vie, freely
patroniziDg the one and rejecting the other.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks, ID. ID. of Bos-
ton is q man of gigantic appearance, weigh
ing more then 800 pounds. LAST summer
he and two other clergymen of about his
own size and weight, travelled in Europe,
stopped at bathing establishment where
bathing suits are provided for those who
wish to enjoy the luxury Of the bath. DR..
| Brooks first presented himself to the as.
tonished bath proprietor, who said that it
would be impossible to fit him with suit,
and asked him where he came from. DR..
Brooks replied, "Oh, l am from America.
This is the kind of men we Americans are.
The next clergymen then presented him.
self with similar questioning and answer.
Then, to the great astonishment Of the bath
man, the third enormous brother stepped up
and wanted suit. The wondering Italian
asked if any more such Americans were
likely to come, and said that if there would
probably be q steady run of them he would
make suitable provision of rsiment.
Half dozen ministers, assembled around
social dinner table, were discussing
whether it was right or wrong for ministers
to 90 to see the Passion Play. One remsreed
that he hsd seen it a. Disadvantages, and
would go again if he had chance. but that
he would feel like pulling his hat over his
eyes if he went in this country. Another
said that he had been to many shows and
entertainments both in this country and in
Europe, but never felt ashamed, and never
pulled his hat over his face to hide him.
self. Another remarked that ministers
ought to go to more theaters and other
shows than they do, and be able to mark
the difference between the good and the
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