The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
READING FOR THE SABBATH.
Religious Notes.


tiers on the current fiscal year with debt of
$50,6l5.76
Dr. Abel Stevens, the Methodist historian, is
living in Geneva, and recently celebrated his
SEVENTEEN birthday.
Rev. 7. L. Cuyler, D. D., has lost but two
days by sickness during the forty years of his
pulpit life. He attributes this largely to his
temperate habits
Washington is a remarkably religious city.
Statistics show $50 churches, with 1891 mem
bers Of this total membership however, q, 600
are in the colored churches.
The movement in Germany to abandon all but
inevitable labor on Sunday is growing rapidly
An immense meeting was held in Berlin recently
to promote the proposition.
Martin Luther: Our Lord God doeth work
like printer, who setteth the letters backward;
we see and feel well his setting but we shall see
the print yonder-in the life to come.
Work is the hottest thing in earth or heaven:
To lift from souls the sorrow and the curse
This dear employment must to us be given,
While there is want IN Gods great universe.
Lucy Larcom.
The United Brethren in Christ of Pennsylva-
MIA have purchased tract of land on the ocean
front at Cape May Point, N. j., for camp
meeting site, and will begin at once the erec
ton of suitable buildings.
The last report of Bishop Taylor, February
26, was encouraging. He had met his mission
aries from this country who sailed after ne left.
All the company are well, except Miss Reese,
a Quakeress from Indiana
Rev. Elias Riggs, now in Constantinople. Tur-
key, went out in 1882, and is said to be the old
est missionary of the American Board of Foreign
Missions He is in his seventy fifth year His
son, Rev. Edward Riggs, has for fifteen years
been missionary.
at Kioto, Japan. All its timbers and pillars are
put in place by ropes of human hair. The de-
voices offer the hair on the shrine of their god.
The hair is cut off and is twisted by the priest
into church ropes.
The General Assembly of the Northern Pres
byterian Church will meet in the First Presby-
terian Church, Cincinnati, o., on Thursday
Nay Il, 1885. and will be opened with a sermon
by the moderator Of the last Assembly, Rev.
Geo. p. Hays, ID. d.
Jim Cathedral, one of the largest sacred edi-
fees in Germany, will soon be completed, after
having been unfinished for nearly 400 years. 1t
was begun in 1877, and finished in l464, except
the towers, which are now being erected accord
ing to the ancient design.
Dr. Ell. ]. Van Dyke: After ALL the Bible
must be its own argument and defense The
power Of it can be proved unless it is felt.
The authority of it can never be supported I'M
less it is manifest. The light of it can never be
demonstrated unless it shines.
Naples, italy, which is said to be the most
Catholic city in the world, and which has a
population Of half a million, supports but two
Catholic papers, and they are Insignificant A
third paper, L'Italia Reale, although backed by
Rich patron, had to suspend publication because
It could find no readers.
The London Spectator gives the definition Of a
church fairs 1t is that for which people make
what nobody values, in order that other people
may buy what nobody wants, all to help an asso-
citation which badly needs both time and money,
and ought, therefore, to encourage in every way
the economy of time and money"
There are 20, 900, 900 widows in India, most of
whom are under twelve years Of age and who
by custom are cast out despised and not al
lowed to marry again. What a sanction is in
this for womans foreign missionary societies,
particularly in view of the fact that only women
can approach these poor social waits
The Presbytery of EGinburg Scotland, is
promptly checking an outbreak Of the EXTREMIST
form of Puseyism in the very stronghold of the
trueblue. Rev. DR.. Stuart Muir. Presbyterian
divine, is on trial for worshiping cruclfix,
crossing himself officiating in an Episcopalian
church, and praying to the Virgin Mary publicly.
The Wears Daughter: He who has given His
Son to suffer for us will make us suffer- too, bit
terly if needful, that we may bethink ourselves
and turn to Him. He would make Us as good as
good can be-that is, perfectly good-and, there
fore. will rouse US to take the needful hand in
the work ourselves-rouse US by discomforts in
Vulnerable
The parish church at Stratford upon Avon has
come in for its share of the glory which Shaks
peare shed upon this place, and has again and
again received marked attention from the adj
mirers of the bard Extensive repairs have long
been contemplated. 1t low appears that the
work of restoration has fairly commenced. The
estimated cost of the work to be done is $50, 000
1t is said there are thirty three distinct mis-
sionary agencies at work in Africa. In South
Africa there are 450 Protestant missionaries, 95
native missionaries, 49, 900 communicates and
~ Il. ~ -
Sionaries, $4,000 communicates, 250, 600 under in
struction and probably LOCO, 600, more or less,
under the influence Of Christianity.
We naturally think well of ourselves, and
while we know that some are wiser than we are
and some are richer, and some are more infiuen-
tial it is not so easy to admit that some are bet
ter than we are. That we are sinners is not a
pleasant fact to contemplate. And yet it was not
Che Pharisee, but the Publican, who went down
30 his house justified" Humility is the path to
glory.
The Catholic Telegraph says that the Roman
lists have two churches in Baltimore, and two in
Charleston, S. c., exclusively for the colored
people. They also have in Cincinnati the Church
Of st. Ann, and in St Louis st. Elizabeth
Church for colored people A church was opened
In New York, in November. there is a mission in
Richmond, aud special efforts are being made in
Savannah
It is being quietly talked over that at an early
day an assistant to the Very Reverend Arch
bishop Feehan will be appointed, and the ulti-
mate division of the diocese is also being
predicted The diocese is one OF the largest
in the church, and, with a rapid increase of
work, the field is regarded by many prominent
Catholics as needing an assistant to the bishop
in charge at once
It has been said that true religion will make a
man more thorough gentleman than all the
courts in Europe. And it is true. You may see
simple laboring men as thorough gentlemen as
dnk plv bepq hav 1aar nod n
fear God, and, fearing Him, to restrain them
selves, and to think of other people more than
of themselves, which is the very root and essence
of all good breeding.
Little Harry, aged four, who had been pre-
scented with toy monkey very much astonished
his young and greatly admired aunt the other
evening By ending his prayers with '.amonkey"
instead Of Amen" His aunt was greatly
shocked, and exclaimed: why, Harryl What
made you say thatl" The young philosopher