The Indianapolis journal., 1884-08-16
Religious Notes.
iusan Coolidge.

susan OoOllugo.
Religious Notes.
The eighth Old Catholic congress will be held
IN Krefeld, Aug 29-3L
Can there be no sympathy without the gabble
Df wordsi-Charles Lamb.
The Rev. E. P, Hammond, the evangelist, pro-
poses to visit Great Britain.
General Booth is coming to this country to
look after the Salvation Army.
The Free Church of Scotland is about building
missionary college at Bombay
The Congregationalsts of Great Britain have
run their jubilee fund up to 81 ,525, 900.
Assisting minister to abdicatep is the latest
way of reporting the maneuverings of minority
to get rid of pastor.
Rev. j, A. Williams, D. D., and Rev. ]. Gar
diner, d. D., will represent 4he Methodist Church
Of Canada at the coming centennial conference
When a little one noticed for the first time a
large apple tree in blossom, he exclaimed
Come and see Gods great big splendid bouquetW
The Vatican, which once tried to get rid of the
Waldenses by fire and sword, now tries gold
having offered 0,000 for their newly built
church at Rome.
The Gapuchin father, Massage, the arehbishops
of Vienna and Seville aad six other italian
prelates will be created cardinals at the consis-
tory in September.
Rev. DR.. G. X. Marshall. prominent preach
er of the Methodist Church South, is exerting
himself to have Sunday worship at the New
Orleans Exposition.
The peace conference in session at Bern, ap-
proved of resolution in favor of general disarm-
a ment and the establishment Of an information
al tribunal of arbitration
O how much more doth beauty beaubeous seem,
By that sweet ornament which truth doth givel
The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem,
For that sweet odoF which doth in it liye
The Sublime Porte has issued a decree for
bidding Jews hereafter to settle in the Holy
Land; those who desire to pray at the holy
places are permitted to remain thirty days.
In the English House of Lords, both arch
bishops and dozen bishops recently stood up to
Advocate the extension Of the franchise, and
only one cast his vote on the Conservative side.
The Morning Star a steamer designed for the
use of the American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions, was launched at Bath, Me-,
August g. She sails for the mission fields early
IN September.
Babu Ram Chandra Bose sails from New York
in the Adriatic August Is, on his return voyage
10 India. The Rev. Dennis Osborne expects to
leave America about the same time, making
direct voyage to his home.
The total results of the centennial movement
for Dickinson College now foot up to about 81
000 of which SO, 900 will be added to the en-
dowment fund, The other 800, 600 viii 60 into
bhe four new buildings and their equipment.
The second volume of st Thomas Aquipass
works, published by the order and at the sx
pense of the Sovereign Pontif from the printing
office of the Propaganda. has just appeared and
received his minute examination and his ap
prevail
The Rev. j. P. Cook, the fraternaI delegate
from the French Conference to the late General
Conference, has been appointed by the French
Conference at its session that terminated July
B, as delegate to the British Wesleyan Confer
ence at Burslem, England
Hon. Thomas D. Worrall, of Washington, D.
c., offers prize of $50 for the best sermon on
the Evils of Slander.n The conditions are that
the sermon must have been actually preached,
be half an hour long, written In a plain hand
and sent to Mr.. Worrall, 6l8 street, N. W.,
Washington, D. G.
During recent series of meetings in the Bar
ei1ly Girls Orphanage, conducted by Rev. L
Fieldbrave and DIR. Dease thirty girls were
hopefully converted, and the work had not end
ed. This revival, beginning among the girls in
Bareilly, spread to the ShaJahanpur orphanage
where seventeen boys have given their hearts
TO God
Gen. "Chinese" Gordon occupies a very high
position in the esteem and affection of the
christian people of England, and they have full
faith that God, in whom he puts his whole trust,
will surely care for him in his critical position
history as sublime Christian hero of the nine
teenth century.
The most important missionary news Of the
gear transpired on the 18th Japan has offered
10 throw open its entire country to unrestricted
foreign residence, travel and trade, and thus
take its place among the commercial nations of
the world, on condition of the abrogation Of
Englands claim, under the treaty of 1853 of sep
arate jurisdiction in the five treaty ports. This
will give new impetus to missionary work in
that newly awakened country More nearly
than any other country does Japan fulfill the
prophecy of "a nation born in day
It would be more difficult TO have more clear
and satisfactory definition Of Christian perfee-
tion than was offered by the Rev John Fletcher
"Chfistian perfection" said he ftis nothing but
the depth of evangelical repentance, the full as
sarance Of faith, and the pure love of God and
man shed abroad in faithful believers heart by
the Holy Ghost given unto him, to cleanse him
and keen him clean from all filthiness OF the
law Of Christ according to the talents he is en-
trusted with and the circumstances in which he
Is placed in this w0slld8
The Methodist bishops, IN pursuance OF the
acti9n Of the last General Conference ordering
t,s8 appointraent Of commission To Be known as
'sThe Commission Of General Conference Enter
have agreed upon the following named brethren
to constitute that commission: Morris DC
Crawford, Newburg, N Y; Homer Eaton, Glens
Fails, N. "; William SwfndeIIs. Philadelphia,
Pa; John M. Phillips, agent Of the Book Con
cs[lt sos Broadway ~ y Clinton b. Fisk, Sea-
bright. N. j.; John b. Cornell, New York city;
Edward Fl. Dunn, Boston, Mass.
The New York Advocate says. Bishop VIII
lam TavIor has Issued, in the interest of his self
supporting missions, three circulars He de-
sefibes the condition and outlook Of the work,
ma asks lN friends to aid his transit and build
lnf fnnd' He declines TO receive any salary as