The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-31

There are over thirty Mormon churches in
Colorado, sixty In Idaho, and about seventy
n Arizona.
Prussia has now IL ,629 ia adherents OF the
Evangelical Church, 9 290, 800 Roman Catho.
lies and 35I 554 Jews.
In Germany there 10 universal desire
fer revised versions of the Bible. Sweden
las its revision, Denmark following the ex.
ample.
So. Peters Church ut Rome holds 50 900
persons; the Cathedral At Milan, 10000; St.
PsuPs at Rome, $4,000; Coliseum at Rome,
81 900.
II is "a shame for rich Christian man TO
lie like q Christmas box that receives all. aud
nothing can be got out Of IL till 10 is broken
In pieces. DIR. John HALL
Faith, though weak, Is still faith, q glim-
meriDg taper Il not u torch; bat the taper
may give light as true as tho torch, though
not 10 brightly-H. Muller.
TIE members oil the Windsor AvenuesCon.
gregg tional Church, OF Hartford, Conn, have
voi, Il To sell their seats ut auction, rs Is the
Gus ON with nearly AL the churches in the
city,
President White has invited the Rev. II.
X. Haweis, the English Broad Churchman
and eulogist OF wagner, TO preach two ser.
mons TO the students OF Cornell University
next November.
SATAN always iocb tbe cradle when we
sleep NJ our devotions. IL We should pre-.
vail with God We must wrestlu happily with
God, we must wrostle fret with our own
dulntn -Biehop Hall.
Assistant Bishop Potter, OF Nav York, has
received into tho Protestant Episcopal Sister.
hood OF tho Good Shepherd lady who has
beon n probatipnlat two years. Al pre,ent
tho sleterhocd has eight sisters aud several
probationers.
a
at Grace Church. Richmond, tho occasion
being the paying of OF debt OF long alands
Ing, originally Incurred by the burning OF
the church sdltice nj the evacuation OF the
city during tho war.
God ladies' the wings OF private prayer With
the tweetsht. chocebt, and chiefept blessing
ALI how often hath God kissed the poor
thrittian at tho beginning OF private prayer,
fpoken peace To him ia the midst OF prayer,
asd filled him with lisht, 10y, and assurance
upon lie olosel-New York Observer.
Plain, straightforward morality and every
day fighte0usneHs NE better than NIL emo.
ton ard dogmaiihm and all churohisn, says
the world, aud Christianity SAYS much the
same but plain, straightforward righteous.
meas aud everyday morality come moat aure,
~ when man IL keeping close TO Christ
Maolafen.
The thirty secynd annual meeting of the
American Congregational Union was held 81
It's rooms, 90 Bible House, May Ia Tho re-.
| ceipts OF The year, es shown by the report OF
| the treasurer, were Sl05, 1888. which Il 500.
| 60 more than last year. Ihs parsonage iupd
hes received an accession OF &2s 500 making
the total q little more than $50 600 all gath.
cred within the last three years.
ting We with mornings opening ray
The Lord Will lead ma forth TO day,
His presence mark the path 90
And shield my soul from every foe
Whether walk DER arid sand.
or through a fat aud feriilo land,
Ny Joy, my boast, my song shall be
OF God VINO bears me company.
-ksv. II. Reid.
The sixty.ninth annual meeting OF the
American Bible Society was held at New
York May II The reports showed that the
istues during the year Of Bibles, Testsmeuts,
| and portions were l,5i8. l75. OF which sos :.
| 10 were circulated In foreign lands. Tbs to-
| tai ittues were 40, 4i0,2oG Fortv-eight new
auxillisries were recognized. The receipts
| for the year were 1851 9if "a, aud the expsn.
| d lures s6l9 $50 50 For the foreign work OF
the society 10 be expended during the COM
| ing year $i12 $50 has been appropriated.