The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20

EASCulOTS VI Tue ldl6 MIS- DdTdA H. JdCODuS,
OF Princeton, N. j., bequest of $4,000.
God feeds the wild flowers on the lonely
mountain side without the help of man, and
they are as fresL and lovely as those that are
daily watched over in our garden. So God
can feed his own planted ones without the
help of man, by the sweetly falling dew Of
His spirit.
Since have known God in a saving man
ner, painting, poetry and music have had
charms unknown to me before. 1 have re-
ceyed what l suppose is taste for them, for
religion has refined my mind, and made it
susceptible of impressions from the sublime
and beautiful.-Henry Martyr.
Mr.. Mozoomdar the East India teacher Of
the Bramo-Somaj now visiting Boston, is
about to publish book entitled THE ORR
entail Christ" 1t is the record of his con-
version to Christianity, and is described by a
correspondent of the Christian Union as fas-
cinating and strikingly realistic.
Mr.. Spurgeon has made the following
strong utterance in regard to the pulpit: II
wish knew how to preach. 1 wish to use
not single word Of fine language, for be-
lieve that oratory has been the curse of the
Christian church. My one aim is to get at
the heart, and bring the sinner to Christ"
If you your lips
- Would keep from Slips
z Five things observe with care;
OF whom yOu speak,
To whom you speak,
Ahu INV, anu MnOu, ohu HhoAo
If you your ears
Would save from jeers
These things keep meekly hid
Myself and l,
And mine and my,
And how do or did.
A revival of a remarkab BILE character is still
proceeding at Kristinehamn, in Sweden
The special meetings commenced in last
October have been continued ever since;
sometimes as many as four have been held
n of LOT iOra of
persons, 700 have professed Christ The
Methodist Church has had an accession of
232 members; the Lutheran, Independent
and Baptist churches have also had large
increase.
The project of consolidating the Northern
and Southern provinces of the Moravian
Church of America has failed. The matter
has been agitated in the church for some
years and at the last session of the Synod of
the Northern province, held at Bethlehem
the matter was referred to a commission
with power to perfect the union. When the
time came for signing the contract difficulties
arose which apparently have put an end to
the scheme.
The Rev. DR.. James Begg, of Edinburgh
whose death is announced, in the seventy
fifth year of his life and fifty-fourth of his
ministry, was. and long had been, the leader
of the conservative party in the Free Church
of Scotland, opposed to instrumental music
and other innovations in public worship
He was notably powerful and impressive
preacher, and his last sermon, delivered a
few days before his death, was on the text
t'It is appointed unto man once to die"
The principal idol of Chinese women is the
god of the bedstead, which they worship re-
ligiously until the youngest child is fifteen
years of age This god consists of a rice
bowl, with two pieces of red ribbon laid on
the bottom of it, two cakes of yeast, and
twelve leaves culled from as many different
trees. The god is kept on a shelf either
above or under the bed, according to the fancy
of the worshiper, and is appealed to at least
twice month by the woman and her chill
dren.
The venerable DIR. J. NJ. Trimble, who was
the first delegate chosen by his brethren of
the Ohio Conference to represent them at the
next General Conference, was honored by
such an election in 1874, when in the youth
full prime of manhood. He has been chosen
a member of every General Conference since
that date, by the same annual conference
and he will in all probability enter his elev-
enth General Conference with as much intel
iectual vigor as he displayed on the floor of
his first, forty years ago. His record in this
regard is without parallel in American
Methodism.
The Rev. Joseph Thomas, of Carno, speak
ing for the Welsh Methodists, said: ITS a
great pity we can't agree better. They are
small insignificant beings who quarrel often
RSU. ID6T6 5 q Udp1lHCeDL DTSeu OF CdULle IN
the vale of Clwyd-the most beautiful vale
in Wales. They have scarcely any horns
but an abundance of meat; yet if you ascend
fhe hills on every side, there on the heights
you find breed which grows scarcely any
thing but horns, and from morning to night
all you hear is the constant din of clashing
weapons. So there are many Christians who
live on the heights-but on very cold and
barren ones. Every thing they eat grows
into horns, the strength Of which they are
constantly testing"
The Moravian gives the following sum-
mary of the force constituting the vanguard
Of the Christian army in Utah: THE Presby-
aerans lead in the number of toilers and or
ganizations having collegiate institute and
an academy, 81 other schools, with 81 teach
ers and nearly 1000 scholars. The number
of Presbyterian churches is IL, of ministers
IS, of COMMITMENTS 80. The Congrega-
sior,,, ,ists are rapidly gaining, with pres
ent force Of 28-I @inistegs, q teachers 2
Churches with 200 members, - towns occu-
pied, 16 schools, and over 700 scholars. In
Salt Lake City is an academy, with schools
of lower grade. The Episcopalians have
:clergymen, churches with 395 communi-
oants 5 schools and about 700 pupils. The
Methodists have 10 ministers: 8 churches 81. cs,
$50 members. and an academy and 4 other
schools. with 430 scholars. The Roman
Catholics have several schools, and the Bap-
. lists school and church. In ways above
indicated over 80 of the principal towns have
heen entered with n churches having l,o'O