The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-13
Religious Notes.

In Africa, at the present time, there are no
less than fifty-three distinct missionary agencies
In the Indiana Conference thirty ministers use
tobacco and seventy-sx do not The practice is
on the decrease
A branch of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has been recently inaugurated in the
Gale de la Balesta, Madrid
The American Bible Society expends $3.50 600
year in transating, publishing, and distribus-
Ing the Bible in foreign lands.
The Hindustani Church in Lucknow numbers
172 members The Centennial high school in
that city numbers 275 students.
Ten thousand native converts have been mas
sacred within ten years. reports the head OF the
Roman Catholic missions in China.
President Edwards: In many pursuits, of
whatever kind, let this come to my mind: How
much shall value this on my death bed"
The Presbyterian Church of the country gave
last year, for all objects, the of $40 1872 053
This is an average of $l5 to each communicate
suffering, devout Arab woman, when asked
how she endured such anguish, replied, ''They
who look upon Gods face do not feel Hie hand"
So large colony of Japanese reside in Vienna
that Buddhist temple is to be erected there
The decorations and furniture will be sent from
Japan
Sweden's queen has given ten thousand dol
lars for translatng and distributing tracts, and
is scattering TO- 600 leaflets among the children of
Stockholm.
large number of released slaves in Zanzibar
have printed large portions of the Bible in the
Swahili language, so that it may be read
throughout the interior.
The remarkable statement is made that the
converts last year in japan euualled the total
number of converts made during the first twenty
years Of missionary work in that empire.
The Free and Open Church Association prot
testant Epscopal) in its tenth annual report,
states that of 035 churches in the different do
ceses, 2, LOG are free-a gain in six years Of so
per cent
The Jesuits have purchased the Isle of Beu-
lab, in Walworth county, Wisconsin thirteen
miles from Waukesha, and will shortly erect a
villa for the use Of the scholastics, and for a
place of retreat during vacation.
The Duke of Westminster is about to erect
church. rectory and schools for st. Mary's parish,
Chester, England, on his own property, at an
outlay of $1,000 The Duke will Law the
cornerstone OF the church and the Duchess that
of the rectory.
Chaplain McCabe has engaged the Brooklyn
Academy of Music for the evening Of December
II, when grand mass meeting will be held to
bring up the deficiency of the million for mis-
sions,' Among the speakers will be Bishops
Foster, Hurst and Fowler.
The Lutheran Church in the United States
breaches the gospel in the following twelve
languages: German, English, Swedish, Norwe
gan, Danish, Icelandic Finnish Bohemian
Polish French, Siberian Tor Serbianl, Slovakian
Tor Hungarian, and the Indian dialects.
Charles Buxton: Moral courage is more worth
having than physical, not only because it is
higher virtue, but because the demand for it is
more constant. Physical courage is virtue
which is almost always put away in the lumber
room Moral courage is wanted day by day
The general synod of the Lutheran Church
gave the last two years to foreign missions $780,
576 72. home missions, $54. 81. 60; and to church
Tote p1uo 70
airy purposes, 1892 694 o. nearly 800, 900 year.
or "a cents per member, which is very encourag-
ing
New York Observer: Rev. George O. Barnes.
who was missionary of the Presbyterian board
in northern India from 1857 to 1865, then Joined
the Plymouth Brethren, and afterward was an
evangelist in this country, has become clergy
man of the Church of England. He is now in
India.
Bishop William Taylor has succeeded in locat
ing some of his large party of missionaries at
Mayumba, two degrees south of the equator
The rest are at present making Loanda their
headquarters until they can be scattered over
the Portuguese territory, to which they are the
first Protestant missionaries.
A story is told of New York woman who was
asked to add her name to subscription list for
a charitable purpose. II cannot" was the re-
ply; II did all | could afford TO do for charity
during the winter. went to the charity ball.
theatrical entertainments given for benevolence
c. H. Spurgeon: Did you ever feel the joy of
winning a soul for Christi If So you will need
no better argument for attempting to spread the
knowledge of his name to every creature. l tell
you there is no JOY out of heaven which excels
1.-THE grasp of the hand of one who says: "By
your means l was turned from darkness to
light"
The passion for church restoration still con-
tinues in England. One of the latest reservations
is that of the fine old church of Bishop Stortford.
The work is greatly praised. Venetian mosaics,
representing the TRANSPORTATION, have been
erected in the reredos. Much taste has been
shown in the designs and illustrations which
adorn the windows.
The historical house at Woodbury., Conn,
where Bishop Seabury was elected, has been
renovated and restored without being modern.
lied. 1t is about two hundred years DID, but so
substantial with timbers of oak as to be good for
Q century or more. The secret door TO the hole