The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
Religious Notes.


John Bunyan: He who runs from God will
scarcely find him the rest of the day.
Spurgeon: Holiness is the architectural plan
upon which God buildeth up his living temples
Rev. Henry Marley. of England has arrived
IN this country, and entered upon evangelistic
Iabors.
Adam Clarke: l have lived to know that the
secret of happiness is never to allow your ener
gies to stagnate
1t is rumored in Boston tLat the Rev. James
Freeman Clarke will soon retire from active
ministerial duty.
D. Muloek Craik: Be loving and you will
never want for love; be humble and you will
never want for guiding
As an illustration of Christian patience, Mr..
Spurgeon says: The anvil breaks a host of
hammers by quietly bearing their blows"
Mr. William Bueknell has presented to the
Philadelphia Episcopal City Mission his beauti
full residence at Chestnut Hill, valued at $40 600,
Jor home for consumptives.
Polished steel will not shine in the dark; no
more can reason, however refined and cultivated.
Shlne efiicacously hut as it reflects the light of
Irvine truth shed from heaven.
Fenelon ut is trfe," you say, st is moth
ing" True but it is a nothing that will be every
Thing to you; for trife that you prefer to the
viii of God is trife that will be your ruin.
The Baltimore Methodist says that private
letter from Bishop Ninde states that he is suf
serlng from overwork needs rest, and will not
be able to attend the coming session of the Cen
Eennial Conference.
Gunner A Christian should let us see his
graces walking abroad in his daily conversation;
and if such guests in tine house. they will
ften look out of the windows; and be publicly
Been abroad, in all duties and holy actions.
Edward Macroy, London, has presented Dun
eairn House, Belfast-a house well known to
many New Yorkers-to the Presbyterian Orphan
Society, to be used as a training home for
orphan girls. The gift is declared to be in
tended memorial of the donors father and
rs testimony OF his interest in the Presby
ierian church Mr. Macroy adds f100 for the
pairing and fitting of the building
Massachusetts church is said to have deter
mined that in the settlement of its next minister
1t shall require of him two sermons on each
pf the hfty-two Sundays of the year, and that
be shall be paid only pro rata for the sermons
Actually preached. This is getting preaching
Down to a strictly commercial basis. If any
part of the stipend actually earned should
be attempted to be paid in produce, let the
preacher examine the barrels before signing
receipt.
Some of the Jews still honestly expect the
Messiah. This has come out in the celebrations
3f Sir Moses Montefores hundredth birthday.
'Dr. Lehman, chief rabbi of Mayence in CON
graduating Sir Moses Montefore upon his hun
dredth birthday anniversary. noticed the fact
that in the Hebrew lesson for that week it was
mentioned that the eminent men of old attained
authorship of which is ascribed to Rabbi Simeon
Ben Jochai l50 b. c., it is predicted that sim
liar phenomenon will occur the harbinger of
the Messiah"
The Baptists of Scotland have just been hold
ing their annual meetings in Glasgow. 1t was
reported that the denomination now embraces 81
churches and 140 preaching stations and cottage
meetings The membership is 95l7, being an
increase on the year of 367. There are "A Sun
day schools with 926 teachers and T. 637 scholars.
built. The entire UNCONVENTIONAL debt does not.
exceed $50, 900. Among the delegates present
from distance the Rev. Richard Glover,
the present chairman of the Baptist Union of
England and Wales
DIR. Parker of the City Temple Church. Lon
don, is one of the monumental clergymen of the
FAY. Among his fellows he stands ont with
prominence and all that he does is on q large
and monumental scale His addresses to the
Congregational Union have been phenomenal
able enough, but too long and too pretentious.
DR.. Parker proposes to begin in January the
work of his life-an exposition of the whole
Bible in twenty five volumes. 1t is his ambition
to do for his generation what Matthew Henry
did for his. OF what value is Matthew Henry to
the Biblical student of today Surprising DIR.
Parker should live to complete his work of
what use would it be half century hencel
Commentaries of the Matthew Henry type are
as much out of date as Noahs ark.
New York Advocate: The great need of our
Nation is not so much the establishment of any
particular principles Of national action as the
reformation of individual lives which comes from
deep and genuine repentance and hearty faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ Now that the exciting
presidential campaign is ended. it is the most
pressing duty of the hour to turn the thoughts
Of men to their individual responsibility to God,
and by the use of Gods holy Word in all its
teachings, both of warning and persuasion to
urge them to immediate and decisive action
And the time is not unfavorable for this pur-
pose. A direction may be given to excited
IMPULSES, and demonstrative spirits may be fur
nished with channels for development.
much to their spiritual advantage Let the good
work be begun in earnest
There is much existing evidence that the reign
Of Leo XIII will long be remembered as one of
singular activity and usefulness in the history of
the Roman Church. Hitherto his reign has been
peaceful, and his moro public acts have been
marked by great thong and far reaching
wisdom. From early period the Portuguese
Archbishop of Goa has 1t appears, exercised su
preme jurisdiction in India. Latterly there has
been conflict between the archbishop and the
wears apostolic sent from Rome. The Pope has
taken the matter in hand, and has already cut
aft seven vcarates from the jurisdiction Of the
Archbishop OF Goa. Among the vicariates cut
off are Hyderabad, Calcutta, Pondicherry Snga-
pore and Colombo. 1t is believed that the
Roman cura mediate the creation Of new
jurisdiction and the appointment Of new and
additional archbishop in the Indian penininsula.
RevivaIs.