The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-19
READING FOR THE SABBATH.
Religious Notes.

The evangelical clergy of Baden, Germany,
arc making anew revision of the German Bible
The next Pan Presbyterian council viii be
in London in 1888, if the world shall last that
long.
The bread of life is love; the salt of life us
life, faith
The Home Missionary Society of the Church
of England renders aid to 81 parishes, at an
outlay of $2l3 1885,
A company of 450 French priests have just set
out for Jerusalem, preparatory toa somewhat
extensive tour of the Holy Land
Moravian Missionariesin Greenland complain
that the introductionof coffee into that island
is hurting the:missions They dont'say why
Some Christian women in Paris go daily tofAe
washing boats on the Seine, and sing, read and
talk to the laundresses while they are at work.
Thomas Jefferson is said to have derived his
first conception of republican government from
The organization of little Baptist Church IN his
neighborho0d.
The 25th of October next will be the eenten-
nial birthday of Sir Moses Montefore, and will
be observed as day of thanksgiving IN all jew
.ish synagogues.
The Twelve Apostles Church, Berlin, Ger
many, q has I, 900 members and three preachers.
The church seats 1000 and holds services at 9,
IL, and 6 o'clock on Sundays.
A live question in mission circles is whether
secular school teaching is good use to put a
missionary to. Agood many think missionary
should do nothing bntspreach and doctor.
Mr.. J. 7. Sawyer. a negro merchant atFree-
town, Sierre Leone, West Africa, has giveni$5,
900 to the Church Missionary Society. for the
benefit of the native church and its missionary
work in the colony.
Rev. DR. Justin D. Fulton, the eminent and
rather noisy Baptistpastor Of the Temple, Brook
slyu, was married last week to Mrs. Laura K.
sWhipple, parishioner. sPhe bride is reported
8Osbequite wealthy.
The Philadelphia Sunday Breakfast Assoeia-l
tion, during twenty two Sundays, recently gave
substantial meals to over II; Q00ip persons Relig
ions services were held in connection, and 1,454
persons signed the temperance pledge.
There is'much honest dignity and manliness
IN the remark of the venerable Marshal Ganrol
bert: Il am "a Christian, sir; i am Catholic
though not a very Roman one, and donet
often practice my religion. Still, for all that,
when. am summoned to quit the scene, I,shall
ask God to sign my marching orders
The Universities Mission to Central Africa
sWill have their new steamer ready to be sent to
Lake iNyanza next September. Itwillsbe called
the Chas Jansen. "A captain and engineer is
.areson the Lords side, and who will be seen to
ibeso by their life and conversation when they
are among the heathen.7
The United Presbyterian says: HThe Meth
odist Recorder calls attention to a prevalent
malady, an intermittent disease of seven days
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Mrs Robert H.. Stuart ot New York, a
wealthy Presbyterian widow, has set aside a
fund OF 500 900 to issue and circulate tracts IN
REPUTATION OF the doctrines OF lngersoh An
ether notable instance of the use OF the press
Tor Christian work IS t6atof an.earnest English
man. who publishes Spurgeon's sermons in the
advertising columns of an East Indian paper
Hhe Key. Pr. Morgan Dix Led service OF
THANKSGIVING IN the OF the Auranla on has
5asb lr3p abroad. 4he vessel mad struck twlce
Upon q rock on the coast OF ireland, and pre-
Rarsllons nad peen mace Tor Transferring those
on 9oard TO the me boats, when the log iHted,
enong me yessel 44 gn nT Gan