The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-27
READING FOR THE SABBATH.
Religious Notes.

There are at present IL, 422 Romish priests
ind 452 monks in Germany
The Shah of Persia has given $500 towards the
erection of a Presbyterian mission church at
Hamadan.
The women engaged in the manufacture Of
cheap Bibles in London are worse paid than any
other laborers.
Sienor Gavazzi, nov nearly eighty years of age,
:ss visiting England in behalf of the Evangelical
Church Of Italy.
Father Beckx, General Of the Jesuits, is ninety
wears of age, and resides at Friesole, in the old
Convent of San Girolamo.
As result of shutting up the drinking places
IN Ireland on Sunday there has been in the last
i've years decrease or 81, o00,O0 spent Tor
Intoxicating liquors.
Not single evangelical missionary. it is said,
resides in the whole valley of the Amazon. and
that gospel sermon has never been preached IN
all that territory.
" church consisting wholly of Japanese mem
bers has been organized by the Presbytery OF
San Francisco; sixteen united by letter, and SIX
teen on profession of their faith.
Sixteen years ago there were in the State of
Kansas forty three Presbyterian churches, and
I453 members. Now there are in that State
81 churches and Il, $50 members.
'Now, then, John" said the restaurant keeper
10 his boy, bring cut those sandwiches we put
mp last winter. Here is a big order come In to
supply JIle Sounody -SCHOol piCIlC.
A place in Toxic that was built for a Buddhist
preaching service has just been rented to the
Presbyterian mission, to be used as church. A
hall built to propagate in6delity is also rented
by one of the churches.
There are eight Baptist churches in Mexico.
There has been dedicated free of debt Baptist
church in Monterey. church is needed III the
City of Mexico, city of 200. 600 inhabitants and
sixty Roman Catholic churches
The Church Missionary Society have decided
to establish a station at Alden, the door to South
Arabia, and the point in Western Asia where
there is religious liberty. They will also under
take Gordon memorial mission to the Soudan.
In consequence of a great migration of Zulus,
some generations ago, numerous powerful tribes
about Lake Tanganyka can be reached in that
language, and Zulu eyangelists trained in South
African missions have done excellent work
among them.
Through the Jealous labors of Signor Luigi
Capellin the soldier evangelist in the Italian
army, more than 1000 soldiers have left the
Church of Rome during the last thirteen years,
and been admitted as members of the Evangeli-
cal Military Church.
The English Church Union, which was estab
1ished for the defense of the creed and sacra-
ments, the eucharistic worship and the spiritual
rites of the church, now numbers, it is said, "a,
go members, including sixteen bishops, among
them the new Bishop of Lincoln.
A society for the evangeization of Algiers and
Tunis was organized about year ago in France,
and good progress already is reported. About
5000 francs have been collected, which enables
the society to maintain an evangelist in Tunis,
one in Oran and teacher in Constantine
Senior Schwarz, who has for forty-one years
been engaged, without any interruption, IN
mission work in India, and who has for fourteen
years past been at the head of the Leipzig soci-
ety's mission in India, has been compelled on
account of his eyes, to quit his post of duty.
Another of the great pontifcal charities of
Rome is about to fall into ruin This time it is
the hospital of San Michele Ripa, foundedin 1859
by Pope Innocent XI, as a refuge for fifty old
men, as school for 100 destitute boys and 100
girls, and as place of employment for poor
Iaundresses.
The United Presbyterian Church Of Scotland
has offered $12O 900 for the establishment of a
mission in the Holy Land, and the management
of the same has been undertaken by the En-
glish Presbyterian Church. The site for the
headquarters Of the mission has not yet been
agreed upon.
In the ruins of Pompeii there was found a
petrifed woman, who, instead of flying from the
doomed city, had spent her time in gathering up
her jewels She saved neither her life nor her
Jewels There are multitudes making the same
mistake In trying to get earth and heaven
they lose both. 'Ye cannot serve God and mann
mon"
Dr. Clara A. Swain, of Barey India, who
enjoys the honor of being the first medical lady
missionary ever sent out to a mission field, has
resigned her connection with the w. F. M. s.
and accepted an invitation from the Rajah of
Khetr in Kajpootana, to open a dspensary in
his capital, and also to take charge Of some girls
schools.
According to Dublin statistician tMr. J.
Lambert Jones) the Protestants, at the close of
the last century, were 100000, while the
Roman Catholics were 100. 900, 600; but now, in
1854, the Protestants are las, 100000 and the
Romanists 1874, 600. 000 Thus Protestants have
increased about $50 per cent, and Romanists
meantime only 90 per cent.
The building of Christ Church, Episcopalian,
New Orleans, recently sold at auction for $751;
O00, is of some historic interest. The cOngrega-
ton was the first Protestant society organized
In the Southwest, and the first building was
erected above and outside the Catholic city Of
New Orleans The ground was the gift of Judah
Tatro, Hebrew philanthropist.
John Wesley had a good sense of humor. His
servant, Michael Fenwick, complained that his
name was never mentioned in his published
journal Wesley in the next number said:
Left Epworth with great satisfaction, and
about o'clock preached at Clayworth. think
none were unmoved but Michael Fenwiek, who
fell asleep under an adjoining hay rick"
The Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law of the Queen,
delivered an address in aid of the building fund
of the Dorset Garden Chapel. He contrasted
was century ago. Magistrates scarcely cared
10 shield Wesley from the violence of the mob,
but the Wesleyans could claim the Lord
Mayor of London as one of their supporters
Robert Barbour of Bolesworth, England, was
one of the most steadfast friends which the
Presbyterian Church ever had. !. He gave largely
In his life to build up her institutions, and by his
Will he has devised $50, 900 to the church, $685.
600 to devise bursaries scholarships, ETC., in the
Presbyterian College in London, and go. 600 to
the church building fund of the Presbyterian
Church of England.
The Indian Witness says: "All friends of
between France and China, the island of For,
mosa is left in possession of the Chinese. The
English Presbyterians have fourishing missions
OH this island, and. strange as it may SEEM the
Interests of these missions will probably DE more
secure under Chinese heather rule than under
that which the French term Christian"