The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-25
Religious Notes.

D. L. Moody will begin series of revival
meetings in Baltimore on Sept. 10.
1t is easy to look down on others; to look
down Cd ourselves is the difficulty
There are said to be $40, $50 Presbyterians
on the long roll of the General Assembly OF
Canada.
study myself more than any other sub
ject. 1t is my metaphysic; it Is my physic.
Montague.
There are 316 Jesuit stations and 175 places
of worship under control OF the same order
In Madagascar.
will chide no breather in the world but
myself, against whom l know most faults.
Shakespeare.
The Synod of China has five presbyteries,
situated at Canton, Ningpo, Shanghai, Shan
tung and Pekin.
Whatever you dislike in another person,
take care to correct in yourself by the gem
tie reproof-Sprat.
The Non conformists are said to have 1900
places of worship in Wales, and their annual
collection amounts to 100000.
Queen Caroline wrote with diamond on
the window OF her palaces 'Lerd, make
others great; keep me innocent"
A weeping Madonna with spirit lamp
tubing and boiler In complete working order
was recently sold at auction in Italy for ST.
The income of the London missionary So
cieties of all denominations amounts to some
S7,00Q000 The Bible and tract societies add
over 81 900, 900 more to this grand total.
The New York Observer sees signs of grow
ing hostility to Christian missions in Turkey,
growing out of jealousies which have their
origin in the British protectorate of Egypt.
The eldest son of General Sherman, who
has been undergoing the rigorous Jesuit dis
cipline for the last five years in Maryland, is
soon to be transferred to branch institu-
ton in the West.
Let your religion be seen. Lamps do not
talk, but they do shine. A lighthouse
sounds no drum, it beats no gong; yet far
over the waters its friendly light is seen by
the mariner.-Spurgeon.
DIR. Deems has assumed the editorship of
newly projected monthly, called Christian
Thought, the initial number of which has
just been published. II is the organ of the
American Institute of Christian Philosophy.
The Rev. Mr. Doolittle, of North Branch,
N j., has adopted a novel plan for making
the most of his vacations. He is allowed a
month every summer, and is Saving them
up" until he has enough for trip around
the world.
Religion is like water in a barrel. If the
barrel is we'll hooped it will hold its contents
safely, but if there is the smallest hole any
where the w-atefwill all leak out; and when
it gets into the sand it can never be recov-
efeQ. IL Will De always true.
Rev. Phillips Brooks of Boston, who is
making protracted stay in England, has
been entertained at dinner by the Baroness
Burdett Coutts and her husband at their
home in London. The Archbishop of Can
terbury was among the guests.
Elan R. Jewett of Buffalo, has given the
Church Home in that city, $40 900 as an en-
dowment fund. One stipulation is that the
managers shall expend $4,000 of the $4,000
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"Ingersoll Memorial Chapel" in honor of
the late Rev. DIR. Edward Ingersoll.
Or. Vincent we'll says that if child over
five years old cannot go to both the preach
ing service and the Sunday-school, let him
be taken to hear the sermon. In answer to
the question how the children could be in
duced to attend public worship he said a lit
tie parental authority might be used with
advantage.
The Rev. D. Parker Morgan, for several
years assistant rector of the Church of the
Heavenly Rest protestant Episcopal), in
New York city, has recently received and
declined call from Trinity Protestant Epis-
copal Church. of Chicago lie preached
once in the Chicago church. He is now
travelling in Canada
An arti-opium prayer union has been
formed in England, whose members observe
a weekly concert of prayer for the doing
away of the opium traffic from India and
the opium-smoking in China. The late
Synod of China, in its meeting at Shanghai
recommended TO all its churches and mem
bers to observe this concert OF prayer.
At the recent session of the British Wes-
leyan Conference Revs. +. e. Jenkins, NJ. A.,
and NJ. G. Osborn were reappointed mission
airy secretaries for another term of six years.
BY request, Rev. John Walton, NJ. A., was
appointed president of the new South Afri-
can Conference for another year. DR.. Osborn
f., Al,.1 r
College, Surrey.
Professor Philip Schaff says that the Old
Testament is still in the hands of the Ameri-
can revsers, who are preparing the Ameri-
can appendix; that is selecting from all the
readings and renderings which the British
Tevisers have rejected, those which they
deem worthy of laying before the public for
final decision. The revised Old Testament
will probably be published before next
spring. Then the convention of Canterbury,
which originated the movement, will subject
1t to official judgment.
The annals of the Methodist Church are
richer in the lives of few more consecrated
and useful ministers than of Melville and
Gershom Cox, one of whom will be forever
remembered for his work in Africa and the
other for his long brilliant and useful service
North and South. The lives of these brothers
has been written by a daughter of one of
them, and is to be issued during the autumn
by James H. Earle, Boston. feature of
rare interest will be found in some of the
portraits which will illustrate the volume.
In published card Mr.. d. L. Moody de-
mics the story that be apd Mr.. Sankey are 20
tnnGar able 70 Work in harmony, and de-
clares that If their lives are spared tho, Will
continue together in the ,supor they both
love and enjoy, Tne recently revanped tale
about Mr. Sankey's using his position as an
evangelist in the interest of a reed-organ
company is also branded as false, Mr.. Moody