The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-20
Religions NOIeS.

In Berlin 70, 600 printed sermons are distrib-
uted by the City Mission every Sunday morning
trunk Baptist" is who keeps his church
letters in his trunk when he moves to a new
home. Wherever he NAV reappear, it is not
likely to be in the Baptist denomination.
According to the returns made to the Japanese
government in 1885. there were then about So
600 Christans-45,0 600 "Protestants" $4,000
Roman Catholics and 10,0 900 ''Greek orthodox"
in the empire.
In July, at Ahmednuggur, India, the first
Brahman widow remarriage took place. The
ceremony was performed according to the Shast-
ras, and large number of European and native
ladies and gentlemen attended.
The character Of heaven will be the perfect,
unalloyed love of sinless and glorified beings
Dwelling in love. We shall, in the full sense of
the word, dwell in God and God in US. The
noblest aspirations of the regenerate man will
then have their full satisfaction.
Methodism, il would seem, has obtained good
footing in Newfoundland. According to Stats
tics just published, the adherents of the denom-
nation number As. 943, making clear increase
of 13, 24l during the year. The total number of
churches and mission stations is 90.
One Presbyterian Church, in Jordan Springs,
Kan, has only one member He is an elder, and
the church is reported as giving 81 to the Home
Mission cause ST. to the relief fund for aged
ministers, and 80 cents to the expenses of the
Assembly. The pulpit is vacant Another church,
in New York has only one member, but twenty
Sunday school children reported.
lions Herald of the 9th inst says 1--WE are
panied to hear Of a serious accident that befell
Rev. j. NJ. Buckley while inspecting the
locality of large land slide in the White mount
aims, near Waterville n II. He slipped and
fell, narrowly escaping from going down half
mile. By clutching violently tie rocks, he
broke the momentum of his fall and saved him
self from certain death; but he received injuries
which have confined him to his bed. 1t is hoped
he will soon recover"
The Congregationalist records case of heath
enism at Springfield, Mass, which is truly re-
inarkable. 1t says: "a little girl happened in
neighbours house one morning at the time of
family prayers. She was asked to stay, and ac-
espting the invition, remained an interested par
Elephant in the proceedings. When they all rose
from kneelng she startled the company with
the exclamation: L like this game first-rate.
What is the name of itP All this is said to have
occurred under the shadow of Hope Church"
General Lew Wallace, author of .Ben Hur,"
when appointed minister to Turkey was much
preJadiced, we understand, against the mission
aries %ho constitute nearly all the American
residents IN the country. He has completely
changed his views. however. and says he found
them to be an admirable body of men, who were
doing wonderful educational and cvlizing
work outside or their strictly religious work.
They have been there for Fifty years and in all
that time there has been no instance in which
one OF them ever forgot himself, his calling or
bis country"
1t was only in 1878 that the Catholic hierarchy
was restored in Scotland, after the lapse of 225
years. Since that date the Catholic Church has
ehown marvellous vitality in the little kingdom
Tthas now one archbishop. four bishops and 1913