The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-21
RELIGIOUS ISTELIIGENOR AND IN.
CsDENT.

Nearly $1,000 has been paid for Mszarin
Bible by Mr.. Quaritch, Of London.
AN acquaintance meeting is a new
feature OF the Work of the Brooklyn Y. NJ.
c. A.
The Spiritual Temple, in Boston, is to be
made magnificent chiefly by the generosity
of enc enthusiastic millionaire.
b young theoloGan preached before the
assembled classes of a female college. In his
opening prayer he cTisd out; "Oh, Lord,
kindle fame OF love in our hearts, and, .,
Lord, wster it-Tster IT."
The Rev. ]. D. Countermine, of the Al
bany Sixth Presbyterian Church, is counter
mining against the enemy's approaches Oar
win, Spencer, Huxley, ct. al by arguing
that there is hell, full Of roaring fire. He
knows pretty near where 1t is.
The Presbyterian DR.. Cuyler sccords to the
Baptists the book which, next to Gods own
book, has had more readers than any in the
English tongue, meaning Bunyan's Pill
grim's Progress" and the preacher who has
reached more hearers than any man since
the Apostles, IN the person Of Spurgeon.
Fifty-four denominations 90 reported in
Indiana, the largest being a. 800 rs: Meth
0dist Episcopal, with 1, 256 church organizs
tions, l,lS7 edifoes, and l2l, 859 members;
the Christian, go organizations. 5I3 edihces,
and 81, 446 members; the Baptist 403 oTgant-
the United Brethren, 365 organizations, 277
edificss: and 90, 795 members; the Presbyte-
Tisn, $40 organizations, 302 edifices, and 3d.,
467 members; the Catholic 23l orgaulza-
tioDs, 224 edIhces, and SO, 502 members; the
Lutheran, 13S organizations, 1S9 edifces,
and %, 523 members the Friends, 131 organ
izstiOns, 127 edlhces, and is 436 members;
the Evangelical Association has member
ship of $3.50; the Episcopal Church has %
organizations, and 9, 783 members, and the
Universalists % organizations, and 2,105
members.
nervous young clergyman was engaged
to act IS supply for a church in q Connecti-
cot town the other Sunday. When he went
up in the pulpit to preach he vas Mortified
to find that he had forgotten his sermon.
To try to speak without notes was out of
the queshoD-he couldn't give out q notice
without reading it; so he told the congrega-
ton his trouble, and requested them to wait
until he got back with his discourse.
Though he ran all the distance he was gone
about fifteen minutes, and came back en-
tirely exhausted. He started to deliver his
sermon, but after uttering about ten words
broke down completely from want of breath,
and requested the congregation to sing
hymns until he was sufficiently rested to 90
on
The Christian Union in an editorial of its
lsst issue asks why the churches of New
York City should not be closed for one Sun
day in the year. 1t says: Every Sunday
the ministers in these uptown churches
have been ringing the changes on one text:
Follow me- Why not devote one sunday
to following Him2 What would be the IF
feet if next Sunday DR.. John Halls Church
in New York, or DIR. Withrow's in Boston,
or DR.. GOodWin's in Chii 20 were closed,
and the pastor and people were seen going
their way TO the nearest destitute ward with
its 5000 homeless people to one church
home, carving with them the gospel2
Would not the outcast ward be stirred by
such a manifestation of living sympathy ?
Would not that sermon be repeated from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast as no Ser
mon was ever reported before? Would not
Thousands Of hearts leap up TO utter bene-
diction upon the gospel in acti6nP And
who would be har med2 Why not c4ose the
churches one Sunday? Why not devote the
hour usually given 10 preaching to a prac-
tice of the gospel? This is not rhetorical
question. We ask it in all seriousness We
await an answer"