The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25

the end is not yet. It may be that libertinism
u England will regret before the end is reached
that 1t attempted any prosecution of the man
who exposed Its hideous leprosy.
Bishop Paddock, in his address before the
Law and Order League of Boston, said: "Ali the
salaries of all the ministers in America are only
ST., OO0.O GOO, ana all the church property, salaries
and contributions for missionary work here and
In foreign lands put together amount only to
$430, 600, 900; but intoxicating drink costs all
that and 1892, 600, 600 besides, and then ruins a
hundred bodies and souls where the churches
can save one.
It would appear that the revival movement
which took place at the two English universities,
q little over a year ago, and which sent out as
missionaries to the Far East Messrs. Stanley,
Smith and Studd, is still full of vital force. 1t is
confidently reported that q large number of
students both at Oxford and Cambridge contem-
plate following the example set by these young
men, and that they will sood offer themselves for
foreign mission work.
Lutheran: A century ago an infdel German
countess, dying. ordered that her grave be COW
cred with a solid granite slab; that around it
should be placed solid blocks of stone, and the
whole be fastened together with strong iron
clamps, and that on the stone be cut these words:
''This burial place. purchased to all eternity,
must never be opened" But a little seed sprout-
ed under the covering, and the tiny shoot found
its way through between two of the slabs, and
grew there slowly and surely, until it burst the
N0hpo nSohNOt, ohu, heiuS IL ithIhOhoO ioSA,
the structure ere long became a confused mass
OF rock, among which in verdure and beauty
grew the great oak which had caused the de
struction. Thus truth dislodges error; thus her
branches spread in splendor above the ruins of
the false, and thus The that exalteth himself
shall be-abased."
The Christian Community is the name of a so
ciety which has it's headquarters in London and
which dates back as far as the time which wit
messed the revocation of the edict of Nantes. 1t
was founded by the Huguenots who arrived in
London at that time, fleeing from persecution.
1t has just published its one hundred and thir-
teenth annual report. For over a century and a
half, at least. this society has been carrying on
unostentatiously a good work among the poorest
classes of the population Of London, bringing
the light of the gospel into the darkest homes.
At the present moment the work of the society
embraces the visitation of the largest London
work houses, where many thousands of pt or peo-
pie are cheered with their messages of mercy.
1t does a large amount of work also among the
lodging-houses. 1t has twelve opeE-air stations,
where thousands hear the word, and it has also
several mission halls in full operation. Last
winter, it appears, it concentrated much of its en-
ergy on a section of Spitalfelds, where it has a
mission, with the most encouraging and crafty
ing results. On this, the bicentenary of the rev.
ocation of the edict of Nantes, it is pleasing to
learn of the survival and of the continued useful
ness of an organization to which the revocation
gave birth. 1t was a cruel act, but good came
out of it.