The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-19
READING FOR THE SABBATH.
L eli@iOus Notes


The cathedral at Ulm, Wurtemburg, the
largest Protestant church in the world is to
have q spre 524 feet high
The Rev. DR.. Moore, of Decatur, who was
called to the pastorate of st. Pauis Episcopal
Church of Springfield, has decided not to accept
The Southern Methodists of Kentucky propose
to raise $4,000 this year. to be known the
Kavanaugh Loan Fund. in aid Of the Board Of
Church Elk ension.
d. L. Moody, the famed evangelist, says the
Central Presbyterian, refused license to
preach because he was not graduate from some
institution of learning.
'They seem to forget" said the deacon, re-
garding the collections slim returns, when they
experience religion thatit must be paid for, just
like any other experience"
God makes, the earth bloom with roses, that
may not be disconnected with our sojourn
here, and he makes it bear thorns that we may
look for something better beyond.
Hon. Cyrus Mccormick of this city, formally
rendered to directors of the Presbyterian Theo-
logical Seminary of the Northwest, recently
four good houses for as many professors of that
institution.
General c. B. Fisk, who was recently elected
by the New Jersey Lay Electoral Conference to
the General Conference has been a member of
every General Conference since the introduction
of laymen into that body.
IA good old man up in the north woods of
Pennsylvania went to prayer meeting the other
nlSnt, ana unWIblngly Iell asleep nc WAS Haueu
up to offer prayer and being dutifully punched
by his better half beloved out: Hang it, Betsy;
kindle it YOURSELF"
writer in the Richmond Religious Herald,
who has given much attention to the statistics OF
the Southern Baptist Association, says: But
about the most eficientan praiseworthy church
that imagine, from my search of the minutes,
has only three members, and it is in Kentucky"
The Sundav-school, as we now know it, is lit
tie over one hundred years old Yet how it has
haxHv
spread are its branches! According to a recent
and carefully prepared estimate, the number of
children and teachers in the Christian Sunday
schools throughout the world is 100000
An Eastern paper says: 'Archdeacon Farrar
has met the challenge of the brewers with firm
and manly front, they having threatened to aid
in disestablishing the church if the clergy dared
to oppose the liquor traffic. Speaking recently
at Leeds, he said the Church of England had
faced popes and kings, and was not gong to re-
coil before the threatened vengeance Of public
ans and brewers"
The presbytery of Louisville CT the Southern
Presbyterian Church refuses to overture the
General Assembly to unite with the Presbyterian
Church NORTH in the joint occupancy of the
Danville Theological. This matter of joint oecu-
pancy was agreed upon between committees from
both General Assemblies few months ago, but
for some reason the Louisville presbytery has
never sanctioned the movement
The missionaries of the American board in
Turkey seem to be the objects of persistent and
violent persecution. Missionaries in Armenia
near Bitlis have been attacked and prevented
from opening a school at Tiieh Sor. The
schools at Vari have been closed. British off
Gals in Turkey are doing something toward
offering that protection which American con
suls and ambassador Wallace seem unable to
effect
The third general council Of the alliance of the
reformed churches throughout the world hold
ing the Presbyterian system, will meet the
oath of June in Belfast, Ireland and continue
in session ten days. The subjects for consider
alton are prepared by nine committees. 1t is
thought that this council will take on more Or
ganic form, and that its utterance and advice
may have no small influence on the churches
represented
The general minutes of the Methodist Episco
pal Church South for 1883 have been received.
They report a total of 3, 1853 travelling preachers
3l3 superannuated preachers ,S92 local preach
ers; 3SS, 094 white, ,255 colored, and 4.7s3 In
dian-making a total of 1874. 1872 mem bers; $780,,
934 children in Sunday school; 1927 $40 collected
for missions. The total increase for the year in
preachers aid members is 29,949. The work is
divided into forty three different conferences and
missions.
The New York Tribune says ''There are 800
colleges and universities in the United States, of
which only twenty-four have more than 200
students, and only seventeen have more than
twenty teachers A large number of these col
leges furnish no better an education than can be
obtained in high school of the first class. One
university in this country has three professors
and twelve students These professors can take
the college home with them at night, and thus
prevent it from getting into mischief"
The Christian Secretary lHartford) has re-
ceived a note from Mr.. Spurgeon declaring that
the large fortune recently reported to have been
left to him is a myth. Several times" he says
''such rumoFs have gone abroad-much smoke
from very small fire In the present case
there may be something, but how little none
can know This rumor brings to begging
letters and requests of the most amazing kind,
enterprises, and so causes me much trouble"
This last sentence brings to the front one of the
meanest traits of human nature.
1t only was in l848 that the Waldensan Church,
in Italy, was emancipated from the tyranny un-
der which it had groaned for many generations
Since then it has made wonderful progress, 1t
has now, scattered over the peninsula AZ settled
congregations, 80 mission stations, and l65 Fegu-
ularly-vsited localities. There are 36 ordained
ministers, 63 sehoolmasters and Is colporteurs.
The regular attendants are over 6000 the oc-
casional hearers, $4,000; the COMMITMENTS,
5000. There are 81 day schools with about 2 600
pupils and 50 Sunday schools, with over 1000
scholars 1t has IA well appointed theological
school in Florence. The Waldensians are now
largely eniisting the sympathy of the religious
philanthropsts of London.
The Evangelical Alliance is to hold its grand
meeting during the coming summer at Stock
holm. The proposal to hold the meeting in
Sweden was warmly encouraged by the King
aud Queen. 1t appears, however, that the meet
Ing does not command universal faVof A large
number of the bishops and clergy, including
many theological professors, have just signed a
declaration protesting against the meeting. The
objections are based mainly on the ground that
the national church cannot fraternize with
tain dissenters. The meeting will be held all
the same; and, while bishop will preside, sew
eral leading eccleSsiastics and theological pro
fessors will deliveraddresses. The state church
in Sweden is great barrier to Christian unity.
Arrangements are being made to give in
creased energy and enlarged scope to the Ham
burg mission which is associated with the name
of the late Pastor Ducken Quicken was a good
man and an indefatigahle worker Mainly as the
result of his labors, there are now in Germany
1853 Baptist churches, with total membership of
10000, The poorest church in Hamburg boasts