The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-11
RELIGIOUS, INTELLIGENCE AND
INCIDENT.

The Roman Catholics now count up Or, 900
converts in China.
Ii is proposed to establish a Catholic Chi
nese Mission in Brooklyn, y. y.
The New York Baptist City Mission Society
raised and expended in mission work $40
goo during the year lust passed.
1t Is said that Brooklyn so long known as
the CITY of Churches" now stands only
fifth in the number of churches relative 10
population.
There is $500 900 on hand for the Catholic
university at Washington, and il Is conf
IDENTIFY believed that 81 900, 900 will be in read
mess by the first of January.
\ thing TO be thankful for is that God so
Sits our prayers that only the right ones
are answered. If ali the foolish ones were
granted we would have unspeakable suffer
ing,
Ii j. said that many of the clergymen of
the Episcopal Church in England are on the
verge of starvation. Some Of them receive
less than 800 d year. Relief measures are
proposed.
The great ship at sea never thinks of the
harbOr when the sun is shining and the
waves are at rest; it is only when the storm
breaks that she discovers her need OF safe
shelter. So we must all be shown our feeble
ness, in order that may seek and ac-
knowledge the safe harbor, Jesus.-Marga-
ret :. Tenant.
When the threshold of your heart is sore
with the tread OF departing joys, remember
that Christ is emptying you of all else, that
he may ill you with Himself.-New York
Observer.
The Osservatore Romano states that il con-
cludes from the estimates made by the
riOus misSiOners that the total number of
members of the Roman Catholic Church
throughout the world is between 275, 900, 900
and 100000
Ii is proposed to establish a powerful
Methodist theological school on the Pacific
coast The location is to be at San Fernando,
Cal, and Mr.. Charles Maclay is generously
providing the funds. 1t is TO ne a depart
ment of the Southern California University.
A Hebrew Christian Church was recently
dedicated in New York. IL is the only church
of its kind in America 1t will be non-secta-
Tian in character. and open to all Christian
believers. Its pastor is the Rev. Jacob Fresh
man, OF Jewish rabbi, who embraced
Christianity some years ago.
If a canoe be connected by cord with a
distant ship, one in the canoe may draw
himself to the ship, il he cannot draw the
ship TO himself. SO, as has been said, is 1t
with prayer. If it does not bring God to
man, il will bring man to God. And this
is always well for man.-W. p. Breed.
ii on our daily course our mind
BIZ set To hallow all we find.
New treasures still of countless price
God will provide for sacrifice:
Old friends, old scenes will hOlier be-
A. more OF Heaven in each we see.
some sOftcning CLEAN OF love or prayer
shall dawn on every cross and care.
John Keble.
writer i'm the Christian Register. in
speaking of the withdrawal of the Rev. Mr..
Mangasarian from the Presbyterian Church
N IN Hnlf SIn
oned ar ows backward toward his late as
sociates; his spirit throughout has been
catholic and gracious; but he does not
spare his old theology. He throws open
more questions than he closes; he has the
strong Semitic seLse of a personal mission
he exults in the sure and swift triumph of
light over darkness and the reunion of all
the divided people OF God. Pledges Of sup
port already cover more than his fOr.Aer
salary, and the initial steps have been taken
TO organize under the name OF the 'Indepen-
dent Christian Church"
The First Primitive Methodist Church on
Park avenue, Brooklyn, Y. y, has sued the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad for damages.
The claim is that the noise of the cars has
prevented them from using the auditorium
of the church, and they have been holding
services in the basement, and that as a re-
suit their congregations have fallen of, and
the church is suffering financially.
The Irish Protestant Episcopal church
seems disposed TO emphasize its protestant
ism. AT its recent meeting the synod adopted
this surprising canon There shall not be
any cross, ornamental or otherwise, on the
communion table, or on the covering thereof,
nor shall a cross be erected or depicted on
the wall or other structure. behind the COM
muniOn table, in any of the churches or
other places of worship of the church OF Ire
land"