The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-27
Religious Notes.

Canon Farrar has an article on the Church in
America in the January number of the North
American Review,
Rev. Sam Jones is announced to begin meet
ings in Trinity NJ. E. Church, Cincinnati, on the
first Sunday in January.
DR.. Joseph Parker, of London, has been Oh
dered by his physician to curtail his preaching
engagements in the interest of his health.
Ruskn Toll is the law. Pleasure comes
through toll, and not by self-indulgence and in
dolence When one gets to love work, his life is
happy one.
The Illustrated Christian Weekly commends
Mrs. Jarvis, wife of our minister to Brazil, for
her Christian courage in refusing ito receive
calls of etiquette from other foreign embassa-
doris on Sunday"
Emerson: Slavery it is that makes slavery
freedom, freedom. The slavery of women hap
pened when the men were the slaves of kings.
alton of course 1t could not be otherwise. and
hence the new desire of better laws.
Sanctifed Affections drives US from the world
to God teach us to live by faith, warm the spirit
In prayer and urge prayer into supplication We
usually send up faint prayers in times of pros
perity when halcyon Gains are upon our taber-
nacle; but in stormy times we fly to our Rock.
Emerson: Jesus Christ belonged to the
true race of prophets. He saw with
open eye the mystery of the soul.
Drawn by its severe harmony, ravshed
with its beauty, he lived in it. and had his being
there. Alone in all history, he estimated the
greatness of man.
Dying, urged Henry Ward Beecher. in his Ply
mouth pulpit on Sunday, is usually painless and
passing out of life far easier than being born
A man with dyspepsia may carry little hell in
his stomach. Men go out of life with the gates
on oiled hinges. ''Being ready to die" Mr.
Beecher concluded, lis being ready to live right"
Professor Schem says, it is only about eighty
years since the Christian Church began in earn
est to endeavor to win tie world to Christ, and
30 great has been the success that already
nearly half the population of the world is under
Christian influences Nearly two-thirds of the
area OF the earth is under the sway of Christian
governments.
Many humorous stories are told of Lorenzo
Dow. lie preached once from the text from ST
Paul, II can do all things" NO. Paul." he
said you're wrong for once. I'll betyou SIS you
can't" and he took So bill from his pocket and
laid it the desk. He continued to read
Through our Lord Jesus Christ" "Oh. Paul."
he said, that's an entirely different thing the
bet is off" This" says an English writer,
''beats any anecdote ever told of Spurgeon."
shall we say brother when speaking to our
Christian friends, and of them2" is a recent in
quiry, and some one says not, because it suggests
cant and exclusiveness. The word used to be
the property of the MethodistS, but has been
adopted by other churches and brother" SO and
SO is as frequent in a Presby terrain assembly as
in a convention of the followers of John Yves
ley. 1t is one Of those things, perhaps that
must be left without law or rule, the chief care
being that which shall guard against insincerity
and overriding
NO USE FOR MISSIONARIES IN JAPAN.
The Independent.
One of the features of mission work in Japan
Is the opposition encountered from q society or
gained three years ago to prevent the spread of
Christianity. This society has been very active
especially In the northern part Of the island in
enrolling persons and families who are willing to
promise not only that they will never accept
Christianity, but that they will do all they can
- to prevent others from accepting il. In some
towns nearly everybody has been so pledged.
The missionary is made to feel its influence in
many ways Sometimes he finds he cannot rent
house or secure preaching place. The society
often gives much trouble by interfering with
Christian burial.
FROZEN CHRISTIANITY.
New Orleans Picayune.
There are church members as hard to be re
Will not warm, and they discourage the preacher
as certainly as the china egg wears out the
hen that wastes he: warmth.
WHERE HE INTENDED TO GO.
Elmwood Correspondence Hanover Post
One of the brethren, who had habit of
moaning out, "O-h, yes" at regular intervals
during the service, was rather broken up on
sunday night. He had just wakened up when
NE preacher asked the solemn question;