The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
RELI GIoUs INTELLIGENCE AND INCL.
DENT.

II God i our guide. he will be our guard
M. HeI ~.
OF all c mmentsries upon the Scriptures,
gcrd examples are the best and the liveliest.
DR. y re.
Fl Il tue empty ont of thy fitness,
Il =. n1ttt The fitness of God thine empti-
ness LAY oe filed Augustine.
"Are you sure you are convertedg' asked
Mr. Spurgeon of a devout housemai6.
deed, sir, think am, for sweeps under
the beds and in DARK corners"
News.
1t is said that the laws of England FOR bid
member Of the Royal family to marry Ro-
msnist under pain of FORGETTING ali rights
sion 10 the throne.
a man got up recently at church meet
ing in Augusta Me-. and after explaining
that he had been reduced from eff Ience 20
poverty. requested the church TO return
him the sum OF y 900 which be had given
) 1t when he was wealthy. He didn't get
q.
Anew musical instrument TO be called the
"Belmonium," which will be available for
church use, especially IN the singing OF
Christian carols, has been invented by Rev
E. Husband, of + kestone. The instrd
ment bss piano KEY hoard of two chromstic
octaves, and the mu. ,al sound is entirely
produced by bells.
A Presbyterian Church in Albany, Y. Y,
haviI insisted on the resprin king of can
diGate who came from the Romish fellow
ship, an appeal was sent uT TO the presby-
iery. The pTesbviery sustained the Church
in its decision. Then the matter was re-
ferred TO the synod with a like result, and
now the General Assembly, to meet In May
next, must give the final verdict.
Many Christians have TO end IRE the soil.
tu6e of the unnoticed laborer. They are
serving God in way which is exceedingly
useful but not at all noticeable. How very
sweet to many workers are those little cor
neis OF the newspapers and MAGAZINES which
describe their labor and successes, Yet some
who are doing what God Will think great
deal more of at last. never saw their names
in print.-Spurgeon.
Find Us better answer TO the questionings
of our spirits than Christ has furnished.
Show rs better ideal of manhood than He
has given. Bring Us better testimony of
the life beyond the grave than he has
horne. All for four thousand years the
world trie in vain to return to God and,
now that He has come Himself TO be the
way We will not give Him up for any mega
tion.-W. NJ. Taylor.
Bishop Taylor's little missionary army
destined for Congo land took its departure
from New York a few days since on the
consisted OF twenty nine men aud women
and sixteen children-tbe largest band of
mission aries that ever sailed from this coun-
try. They propose to land at the Portuguese
towns of Loanda, on the western coast of
Africa, anG from that point penetrate into
the interior on foot, or with such means OF
convey ance as they may be able to secure.
President White, of Cornell, is quoted "a
saying with reference 10 college morning
maj an
in many of our il situations of learning saw
reason to believe that the usual forced at
tendance upon morning college prayers was
of very doubtful utility. To huddle into a
cherries roOm great n ass OF students just
hurried from their breakfasts, with minds
intent upon the recitation OF the next hour,
is certainly very doubtful way OF induct-
ing young men into the beauty of holmes"
The religious movement started in SWeo n
and Norway come forty years ago by X q
Olaf Rosen mis-. was carried on after his de, n
by Dr. Waldenstorm, former Luthei n
pastor in Chrstisnsand. and during the o It
fall end winter great awakening" as is
called, has taken place. These countries e
said 10 be stirred from one end TO the 9th r,
the points at Issue being four in number. Il
bearing chiefly upon the question of q
change of heart and having the missions
on one side and The Lutheran State Church
on the other. The former have now 400
houses OF public worship with membership
of lie, COO. They ask the disestablishment OF
the State Church.
The Right Rev. Bishop Alfred Lee in q
late letter to Bishop Potter concerning the
subject OF monsstic VOWS being imposed
upon Episcopal clereymen Gays: ~ conceive
the evidence from history to be conclusive
that the principal on which monasticism is
based is Inherent vicious. and that il Ell
forts at revival in the present day have any
immediate success the result will not differ
from the experience OF the past. Some o.
the CAUSES are not very difficult to discover,
but il is sufficient to name one. Monastic
orders have no warrant from the word OF
God. 1t was long after the Apostolic age
that they arose. They have aouri-hed mos.
at periods and in lands where the Scriptures
| were little read ~