The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE AND INCL
DErT.

Major Booth hopes to be elected "Gererar
of the Salvation Army in the United States.
The A. M. A. is called the Aunt Mary
Ann" society by Southern negroes. 1t has
been a very helpful aunt to them.
The Lord Mayor of London is member
of the Church of England, although he re-
Gently preached a sermon in the Methodist
chapel at Watford.
What is the use of believing that though
our bodies shall drop to dust our souls shall
90 beamiDg up like stars without correspond
ing action.-Hebrew Standard.
Napoleon's retreat from Russia is com
memorsted by grand cathedral in Moscow,
recently completed. which has cost $l1, 250,-
000 and will seat 10000 people.
Rev. Joseph Nessima, the Japanese who
a few years ago was taken from q ship and
educated by Alpheus Hardy, OF Boston, is
now visiting his benefactor, having left his
country to recuperate his health.
The missionary ship, Morning Star, which
sailed lately for the South Seas, was built by
the contributions of Sunday. schools, the
shares being held by the children, IAN annual
assessment of ten cents a share paying her
running expenses.
l think we can look forward to the time
when ecclesiastical government will be sub
ordinated so much that there will be COM
munion of the Protestant Church with Papal,
the Pspal with the Creek the Greek with
the Coptjc and the Coptic with the Arme-
man. In that time minister can go from
one of the churches to any OF the others
without being suspected of having changed
his faith.-Rev. DIR. Newman.
Truth is as almighty as Goblet us not
forget that. 1t is in no more danger than
God is in danger. 1t does not need to be de-
Tended. it only needs to be preached, and it
will sweep error before it as the wave sweeps
the foam. st Paul was no polemic; he was
a preacher. He proclaimed the truth, set it
forth, presented it broadly and fully and
clearly, and enforced it also; but the contro-
versial spirit of modern times had no place
in his writings or his nature.
The Old South (Unitarian) church in
Portsmouth, n. H., has had but eight pas
tors in 100 years. including the Rev. Alfred
GoodiDg, who was installed over it on the
10Th ult The others were John Emmer-
SOD, who OBLIGATED from Ills till his death
in 1882 William Shurtleff, from 1898 till
his death in 1747: Job Strong from l749 till
his death in 175l; Samuel Haven, from 1852
Till his death in 1906; Nathan Parker, from
1908 till his death in 1888; Andrew Preston
Peabody. from 1888 till his resign alton in
1860, and James De Normandie, from 1862
till his resignation in 1888.
A remarkable service was held at Chiches-
ter, England, recently. In November last,
ming conductor to the Cathedral spire was
shattered, the building escaped without in
jury. The dangerous work of replacing the
conductor has just been completed without
accident, and at the close of the afternoon
service the Bishop of Chichester, Dean Bur-
gon, Archdeacon Walker and other clergy,
followed by the choir, proceeded from the
Cathedral to the spot at which the conductor
enters WELL Here the choir chanted
psalm and sang hymn, and the Archdeacon,
Dean and Bishop offered prayer. An address,
founded on the twenty seventh chapter OF
Job, was delivered by the Bishop, and ct the
close a peal was xuDg on the Cathedral bells,