The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
Religious Notes.

ReHSlOuS
The new mayor of Shanghai, China, is ma
tive Christian. Some cities in America would
rejoice to have Christian mayor, native or for
eign.
Thomas Jennings, of Moore's Hill, Ind, has
been a continuous subscriber for the Western
Chritian Advocate for fifty years. beginning with
No l.
Mr. James F. Huber for the past seven years
general secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association at Louisville, KY, has been com
PEELED to resign, on account of ill-health.
The Freedmen's Aid Society Is behind in the
payment of salaries to the teachers employed in
Its schools. Ten thousand dollars are needed to
meet obligations and an appeal for aid is made.
An Englishman has had two of Mr.. Surgeons
sermons, which seemed well adapted for evan
geistic effect inserted in full as an advertise
ment, in some of the heather newspapers of
India.
The receipts of the Southern Presbyterian
Church for foreign missions of the past year
amounted to 70,107, which is nearly 81, 900 more
than last year. Nearly $1,000 was contributed
by the Sunday schools, and $l2, 500 by the ladies'
associations.
In banks there are balances so accurate that
the slightest inequality in what is weighed is
detected. So with Gods balances. The defci-
eney may be great or small; in either case it is
clearly apparent. The balances may show
coming ''far short" or the lack of but zone
thing" Full weight alone can pass; all other is
rejected.
The women Of the Presbyterian Church keep
at their work steadily and increase their gifts.
The receipts for foreign missions from the
ious boards and societies of the Presbyterian
Church amounted to $203, 754.74 Since these
auxiliary societies of the women came into ex-
istence during the past fourteen years they have
contributed 81, 707, asa, 10
The following are the members of the general
missionary and church extension committees of
the Methodist church for 18S4S by conference
districts: l. w P. Morrison; 2, A Craig; 3 |. S.
A Aa(No h. I
6. J: A. Price; J j: W. Cue; 8, R. NJ. Hatfeld;9 9,
II. H. O'Neal; TO- T. B. Ford; H. A. R. Rice; IL,
j. A. Reitz Is, J. H. Wilbor.
Bishop Hurst goes abroad Immediately on an
official visit to the conferences and mission in
Europe. He sailed with Mrs Hurst and chill
dren, June 4, on the Elbe, of the North German
Lloyd line for Bremen. They are accompanied
by W. H. Craig, and wife, of Kansas City who
will visit the conferences with them They will
remain abroad three or four months.
AS we go to press the representatives of one of
the great political parties are assembling in
Chicago to nominate candidate for the presi-
dency. If the evangelical Christians of this
country had as much zeal as the politicians, the
triumph of the gospel would be speedy; but as
in Christ's time, so now, 1.-The children of this
world are wiser in their generation than the
children of light New York Advocate.
Rev. DR.. c. c. McCabe, our new missionary
secretary, with his wife and son and Miss Minnie
Bronse. will sail from New York, on the City of
Rome June IA, to be absent about three months.
There will sail in their company Rev. D. H Car
roll, of the Baltimore Methodist and wife, Mrs.
Sommers, of Washington a sister of the late
Rev DIR. Thomas NJ Eddy, who has in charge
eight young ladies of the graduating class
of the school of which she is the principal.
The William Penn pension fund, which
amounted to ga, 600 yearly, has been committed
to 967, 000 In 1880, after the recognition of the
Independence of the United States by Great
Britain, the heirs of William Penn were voted
by Parliament yearly sum of ga, 600 forever
compensation for the loss of their proprietary
rights IN Pennsylvania, and that sum has been
regularly paid for nearly century. The heirs
of William Penn have wisely accepted commu
tation of their pension the basis of capital
ization at the rate of % per cent.
The United Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions report missions located at Latazia,
Syria, and in the surrounding country and in
Tarsus, Asia Minor. The missionary force in
cludes three ordained ministers, of whom is
also physician. one medical missionary, and
two lady teachers. The funds received for the
purpose during the year were $l4, $50. One ma
tive preacher. two native colporteurs, and about
twenty five native teachers employed in ad-
dtion to the above American missionaries
Four schools, two for boys and two for girls are
in operation in Latakia, one each in Suadea,
Tarsus, ard Mursene, and twenty in villages in
the interior from Latakia.
Arrangements have been made for Metho-
dist centennial jubilee at Island Park, near
Rome City, Ind, on July 10 and IL Represent
alive ministers and laymen of the church in In
diana. Michigan and Ohio will be present and
participate in the exercises There will be lee
lures and addresses by Rev. John Alabaster, D.
D. Rev. A. Marine, D. D.. Rev. J. Fl. Ford and
Rev. E. G. Hammond of Indiana; Rev. j. NJ.
Arnold D. D., Rev. ]. S. Smart, D. D., Rev. H.
NJ Joy, ID. D., Rev. r. B. Pope, Rev. John Ora
ham, Rev. D. F. Barnes and Rev. Washington
Gardner, of Michigan; Rev. r. S. Rust, d. D.,
and Rev. F. A. Archibald, D. D, of Ohio. 1t is
expected that more of the bishops will be
present and that Professor w. H. Crogman of
Clark University, Atlanta, Ga, will be in attend
ance.
The Religious Statesman.
1t is very manifest that whatever may be the
feelings entertained toward Mr.. Gladstone by