The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-04
Religious Notes.


The Baptist Weekly reminds cergymen that
they need Brains, bowels, and bellows" to be
successful.
There is hardly village in Russia in which
there is not to he found a bottle of water from
The famous river Jordan.
The Christian Intelligencer Reformed Presby-
3erian) notes that there were 1850 additions to
It's 543 churches last year.
1t is stated that forty students of Cambridge
University, England, and large number from
Oxford are planning to 60 out as foreign mis-
sionaries.
During the last thirty years the Episcopal
Church in Scotland has gained $4,000 members,
40 churches, 1873 clergymen 3 eathedrals and 80
parsonages.
Mr.. Spurgeon attributes the growth of skepti-
eism not to the infdelty Of popular literature,
but because the clergy fail to preach the good
cid doctrines of the Bible.
The second Sunday in November has been
agreed upon by the Baptists of the country as
"Bible day." when collections will be taken in
sill the churches for the bible cause.
Phillips Brooks: No man has come to true
greatness who has not felt in some degree that
his life belongs to his race, and that what God
gives him he gives him for mankind
Christian Mirror: It is strictly true in actual
life, whether it may be in theory or pretense,
that he who has no Sabbath has no reg ion; and
that is only saying that he violates the highest
law Of his nature.
In North Carolina there is missionary whose
salary is 1865 year He has wife, five chill
dren and horse Another missionary who has
three children receives salary of $40, to
which the Missionary Society adds 500.
At negro wedding, when the minister read
the words 'love, honor and obey" the groom
interrupted him and said: Read dat again,
full solemnity of de meanin. Ise been married
befo."
The Princess Kung of Pekn has been con-
verified to Christianity, and she and all her suite
observe the Sabbath and have destroyed all
their Buddhist books and relics. This has made
some trouble between the natives and Eu-
ropeans.
perance question. One of their churches has
recently adopted the regulation: mo member
of this church shall be permitted to drink the
white mans grog or native beer, or to touch it
with his lips"
The first missionary work in Japan was done
in 1859. The first japanese convert baptized was
in 1866 The first Japanese Christian church was
organized in 1872 with eleven members There
are now in Japan 100 Protestant churches, with
about s, 900 members
Revivaist Sam Jones says: 'Td rather he in
heaven learning my A B Cs than in hell reading
studies without changing the locations and still
express the sentiment of SO per cent. of his
audience. His comparison is not happy.
At the opening Of spiritual temple in Boston
On last Sunday poem for the occasion by Long
fellow was read He sent it on per medium.
The Boston papers declare that the genial poet
is as good-natured and willing to grant favor
as ever, but that he has refrigerated as poet.
Mr.. Spurgeon is Baptist but he insisted
upon having DR.. William M. Taylor, of the Broad
way Tabernacle, who attended q communion
service in the Metropolitan Tabernacle while In
London recently sit with him upon the platform
and offer the prayer for the conservation Of the
wine.
Most of the Mormon missionaries have been
driven out of England and Germany Their
principal fields of labor in Europe now are
Sweden, Norway and Denmark. They generally
keep quiet as to the polygarny question until
they arrive with their victims on this side of the
water.
Methodist girls are assured by the official jour
sa Of their church that they cannot dance
Without breaking that solemn VOW which they
made at the altar. lin the presence of God and
His angels. to renounce the devil and all his
works. The assertion is further made that
truly good Christians are Fever dancers.
A missionary to the Sandwich Islands says
with much point that going back to ancient
heathenism is not the danger to which the
Hawaiians OF to day are exposed; the danger
rather being that they will drop into modern
heathenism, and become what the slums of our
stiles are-permanently sensual, vicious and
criminal"
The traffic in ready made sermons for lazy
ministers is on the increase in England. Such
advertisements as the following are quite com
mon: Original sermons by experien ced
clergyman. Written in simple language Ser
snon for any Sunday and list of 200 subjects.
twelve stamps. Rev. NJ A., 16l White Ladies
road, Clifton, Bristol
The current issue of Unity. the Unitarian
organ OF this section has the following: 'And
now comes the shocking news that Christmas
and Easter cards decorated with stuffed birds
Rre to be all the rage this year. large orders for
such being already out Think OF how aptly
shese cards can be illuminated with Bible texts:
Not sparrow falls to the ground without your
FGther's knowledge Even the swallows have
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