The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-03
There are 400 Baptist churches in Kansas

Inefe are 4VU DdptlbL CHURCHES III hhu5hos
It is reported that the English evangelist,
Henry Marley, is coming to this country.
It rumored in Boston that Rev. James
ministerial duty.
1t is stated that there are in the Bible
$3.50, 4S3 letters, 773 693 words, 81 1873 verses,
and l, lS9 chapters.
The centenary offerings of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, as reported up to
November 8, were S442, lS7.
The Presbyterians of New York are try
ing to raise $500, 600 for Hamilton College. liz
they sHcceed they will have control of the
institution.
The Boston Congregational SaDday-school
Convention, ct its session last week, resolved
TO abandon the Old Testament in Sunday
schools and stick to the New Testament.
Phillips Brooks is selected to preach in the
unworthy course at Cambridge, Eng, next
June. This is the second time that this
honor has been conferred upon an American
clergyman.
A Montreal sexton passed one of tbs par
ishioners one Sunday without giving him an
opportunity to contribute to the collection.
The psrishioner sued the sexton and was
awarded S. damages.
One of our religious exchange papers says.
at is solemn fact that 1000, 100000 of our
Christ" The grammer of that statement is
awful, and the truth OF it is questionable.
If all men were as anxious to make their
own calling ana election sure as they were
On election day to secure the success OF their
party leader, they would take the kingdom
of Heaven by force.-New York Observer.
A Chinese school hes been lately started in
st. Andrews Church, Philadelphia One of
the members will soon be baptised into the
foif 40 NIL ha ia
own country as missionary soon after his
baptism.
Sometimes "the heaviest wheat OF alp
Dsy spring up from seeds dropped in an
accidental way. What motiye to the main
tenance of a personal holinessl The acct
dental is a shadow of the Intentional. Influ-
ence is the exhaiatiOn OF character.-W. n.
Taylor.
our Christ is the Christ Of the gospels
glorifed. The Christ of the gospels is the
rock cut out of the mountain without hands
Our Christ is the same rock now grown TO a
great mountain. Christ OF the gospels is the
Well-beloved Joseph in his fathers tent
many colOrs. Our Christ is the came Joseph
sittiDg In splendor on the tsr0ne OF the
Pharaohs. no longer receiving, but dispens-
Ing TO bis brethren life and q land IN which
to dwell.-Rsv. ]. II. Sitter.
Rev. DR.. Rulison, for the past ten years
pastor of st. Pauls Church, Cleveland, was
recently consecrsted Assistant Bishop Of
Pennsylvania. The services were held at
st. Paul's, and the church was densely
crowded. Fifty clergymen and nine Bishops
assisted in the services. The sermon was
preached by Bishop Stevens. of Philadelphia.
DR.. Rulison was presented for conservation
to Bishop Lee, Of Delaware, the Presiding
Bishop of the United States Bishop Bedell,
of Ohio, and Bishop Howe, Of Pennsylvania,
acted as coDsorts. Bishop Rulis0n COM
mences his labors In PennsylvaDIs at once.
At recent missionary meeting at Buffalo,
n. Y, Mrs. White. from Pbilsdel phis, for
merly teacher in Utah. begged that some
thing wore be done for that dark part of our
land. Mormonisn is on the increase; their
missionaries are leading thousands 20 our
shores every year. We have twelve Presby-
| terrain churches, 1900 children in Sabbath
schools, 1900 in day schools. Christian edu-
cation must do the work. Mrs. D. R. James,
of Washington, gave an address on mission
Work" So full OF interest and power was it
| that IL is to be published in full. She was
followed by Mrs. Bainbridge on Foreign
Missions. She has jo1rneyed round the
| world and visited nearly all our mission sta
tons. She impressed all with thsnkfulness
for what had been accomplished and the
crest work yet to be done.