The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-06
READING FOR THE DAY.

in building and restoring churches.
| 1t is stated that Mr.. Spurgeon has adopted q
vegetarian diet. and that he is relieved of rheu
matism and much improved in health.
The general conference of the Methodist Epis
| copal Church, South, will be held in Richmond.
Va. The session will begin the first Wednesday
| in May, 1886.
Most of the Icelanaers in this country, of whom
there are nearly 5000, Lutherans. that de-
nomination having fourteen congregations
among them. six in Dakota alone
George Macdonald: It is a happy thing for
us that this is really all we have to concern our
selves abOut-what to do next No man can do
the second thing. He can do the first
The death is announced of Rev. Dr. Ernst
trumpp, who was for several years missionary
IN Slndh and the Punjaub, and who translated
the Granth the sacred book of the Sikhs
In London there are 100000 foreigners from
all parts of the world These are visited as far
as possible by nine city missionaries speaking
different languages, who are especially appointed
to this work,
The category of new terms to meet the ext
gencles of the latest thought. says the Christian
Leader. is now enriched by the addition of
Hamartlalogy." 1t means the Christian doc
trine Of sin.
Your devout Hebrew is very skeptical as to the
possibility OF any of his race being converted in
these times to Christianity, but it is reported
that In Vienna alone, last year, 263 Jews became
Christians.
There is gloomy convent in Rio de Janeiro
where the wives of soldiers are confined during
their husbands absence. It is a custom sane
tloned by long usage One woman has been kept
there twenty-five years.
The Presbyterian Church, it is said, has twelve
PHYSICIANS II China. DR.. Kerr has practiced
thirty years in Canton. In 1883 he with his
two assistants, treated 16, 900 persons and per-
formed 1000 operations.
The womens missionary societies of the Meth
odlst Church in Chicago are looking forward to
the immediate opening of Christian training
school for women. Some localities of Chicago
have only one evangelical church to Is, 600 peo-
ple
The white Baptists of the South have $40 as
sociations, Il, lO2 churches. 997,506 members.
Inc colored BaptiSts have {, 480 churches, with
81, O43 members. Total Baptists in the South,
1ooo o52 Baptsms for the year were Ga, 30l
whites and 1888 colored.
The Advance says: ''Mr D. L. Moody is an
independent with Congregationalist antecedents
MS local membership Is with the Tabernacle
Church, North side, of this city-an un0enom-
national church which he organized and in
which he still holds the Office of deacon"
A very bitter quarrel is now waging, as there
often has been, in India, between the factions in
the Roman Catholic Church. Long ago the
portuguese supremacy in the Catholic Church
was bestowed by the Pope as against the Jesuits.
VINO are now vigorously contending for control
The Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro though a
liberal, yet sincere Catholic, has been abandoned
by his confessor for signing decree for the
secularlzation OF conventual property, and
rupture between church and state seems likely to
ensue. as IN the case of Victor Emmanuel, King
of Italy.
The chief god that the Singalese worship is a
tooth, reputed to have come from Buddha's head.
snort time since wealthy woman presented
the god with huge elephant, which was imme-
ha ! fha%
placed on the elephants back and marched in a
procession.
The largest synod of the Presbyterian Church
is Philadelphia, having 146 LAG commandments
Of the GA, OBS members of the church, 451. 993
are in Pennsylvania New York Ohio New Jer-
sey and Illinois, leaving for the other States and
territories membership of only one-lhird of
the whole.
Macaren That great gift '.grace," will come
IN continuous bestOwment to all saints in Christ:
wave upon wave, as the ripples press shoreward
and each in turn pOurs its tribute on the beach,
or as pulsaton after pulsation makes one golden
beam of unbroken light, strong winged enough
to come all the way, from the sun, gentle enough
to fall ON the sensitive eyeball without pain.
The Moravian believes in genuine sociabilty
in church IF man." it says, 'came to your
house with letter of introduction from dear
TREND, would you be satisfied to take no notice
OF hlms Would you not even offer him chair,
or bid him Good morningP Every stranger that
comes into your church brings letter of intro
duction. You will find it in Matthew x: Al"
1t was of the good little boys from
Sunday school near Boston who gave this inter
probation to verse taught by his teacher:
behold a greater thar Solomon is here!D Hold
a crater TO Solomon's earl" When at a loss to
give the answer Gain" to a question relative to
that individual, the teacher, to jog his memory
asked What does man walk with2' Quick
as flash came the reply, "a woman"
Maine na mar acnraintc tho puor1d <baf st+ba,a
Is preaching IN certain rural town in Maine
gentleman of fine culture of rare literary attain
ments, of great general information, of profound
religious experience, of original powers of
thought and expression. He receives a salary
of So week. He has a volumnous library, is
walking encyclopedia and is the village fac
totum. He is college bred, and is the best
definition of Christian perfect gentleman
Feneon: The habtual conviction of the pres
ence of God is the sovereign remedy in tempta-
ton; it supports, it consoles, it calms u.s. We
must not be surprised that we are tempted We
are placed here to be proved by temptations
Everything is temptation to US. Crosses irrtate
our pride, and prosperity fiatters it, our life is
continual warfare, but Jesus Christ combats
with u.s. We must let temptations. like tenn
pest. beat upon our heads, and still move on
like a traveller surprised on the way by Storm
who wraps his cloak about him and goes on in
spite OF the opposing elements.
The Interior has the folio wing figures with re-
following churches report each over ]. 600 mem
bers: Chicago Third 2,2OS; Lafayette. avenue,
Brooklyn (T. l.. Cuyler's), 2,012; Tabernacle,
Brooklyn TT. D. Talmage), 3169 Fifth-avenue,
New York (Dr. J.sHail), 2,l17; University place,
New York, 1,210; Brick Church. Rochester, N.
Y, 14O7; Bethany Church. Philadelphia, 1858;
Fourth avenue, New York lDr. III. Crosby.
1,48l The number of churches which have be.
tween 500 and l. 600 members is very large. Two
of them are in Chefoo, China, reporting 845
and the other $40 communicates"
The Evangelical Alliance holds its conference
this year in the city of Glasgow. Scotland. Glas-
Cow was one of the earliest homes of the alli-
ance movement In the great city on the Clyde
it has always had some of its warmest friends
as we'll as some of its most powerful advocates.
Many of the early friends of the movement have
passed away, but their places have been worthily
filled, and it is expected that the meeting this