The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-21
READING FOR THE SABBATH.
Religious Notes.

Religious Notes.
Mormons are said to be seeking foothold for
polygamy in Mexico.
In Newfoundland there are about 100, 900 Prot
estants and 90, 600 Catholics
DIR. Someryille, the Scotch evangelist at
tempted to preach in Corinth lately. His au-
dience at the first meeting large, so the arch
bishop prohibited the second meeting.
In Belgium an order has recently 5een issued
by the ministry OF ra...--oads. postoffices, and
tesagrerrss to close on the afternoons of Sundays
and fast days. all the government railroad offices
except those at the stations
Chile has discarded the Roman Catholic relig-
7on as the religion of the state. and has an
nounced perfect liberty to all forms of the
Christian faith This will greatly aid Bishop
William Taylor's workers there.
The table of Roman Catholic and Methodist
populations shows that Methodism has more than
twice as many adherents as Romanism In the
United States, and that since 1870 the Method
1st population has increased A. 63S 33l. while the
Roman Catholic population gained 2,O23, Ito.
Five missions in Canton China baptized the
past year 395 persons. The London and Amerl-
can Baptist missions each have $50 members,
the Wesleyan 300, the Berlin 800 and the Ameri
can Presbyterians 600. The number of adult
members in the Canton province is about 1000.
George Dawson: If you are filled with preiu-
dice, though Christ himself should walk by your
side, you would not know him. The larger your
faith, and hope, and desire, the more you are de-
termined 20 see Of goodness, the more you will
see; for it is there, in all things, and in every
body, and it only needs the seeing eye and the
open heart to behold it.
T. NJ Herbert Ours is not a weak, unsub-
stantial and mere sentimental religion 1t is
-baeed on the most sublime facts, for which 1t
offers appropriate evidence; and the power of
those facts to arrest, attract, rivet and renew
the hearts of weak aud sinful men, and awaken
N them n gratitude.
and devotion, the history of our religion for
eighteen hundred years must declare, for no Ian
guage can.
A correspondent of the Interior furnishes de-
scription of Rev. DIR. Robert w. Dale, of Biz
mingham, England, an eminent Congregational
writer and preachers ''Dr. Dale is tall, with
hair and beard as dark black as midnight and
with all the graces and dignity of a polished
gentleman His manner is perfectly
unconventional and affable. Years are COM
mencing to tell little his physique, and sor-
row has drawn some deep lines on his noble
face; but still he stands every inch a man, AID
one of the noblest Englishmen of his day"
The American Bible Society has secured the
privilege of placing the Scriptures in various
languages on sale and for gratutous distribution
In the main building of the Cotton Centennial
exposition at New Orleans. 1t has been thought
very desirable to reach not only the English
speaking population, but especially those who
1ead the Spanish Portuguese, German and
x
sons from Mexico, Central America and South
America may then be supplied with the word of
life who could not easily be reached at any other
Gme or place.
The eloquent lecturer Mazoomdar, whose re-
cent visit to America is fresh in many minds,
lately made an exceedingly cordial acknowleag-
Ment of the labors of Christian missionaries in
Japan. DIR. Thoburn reports that this tribute
was received with enthusiastic cheers by the ma
tive audience of Calcutta, and adds: 1T is not
very many years since such sentiment would
neither have been uttered by native lecturer
nor listened to by native audience. 1t shows a
great change when non Christians can appreciate
what is done in ChriSt's name, for Christs glory,
by Christs people
A proselytizing campaign is being carried on
by the Russian clergy of the German provinces
of the empire. The system pursued is one of
brides and promises, not of pains and penalties.
A magnificent church of the orthodox rite has
just been consecrated at Riga in presence of the
procurator of the holy synod and several other
dignitaries and the papers of ST Petersburg
Ascribed to it all the Importance of a great his
torical event The Car, out of his own purse,
has endowed the new church with 600, 900 rubles,
and the pictures which adorn it were presented
by the st. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts.
One of the most powerfulof the native princes
In Central Africa is King Mtesa In the Uganda
district he-is supreme. He has given the mis-
sionares from first to last, no little trouble He
was at first friendly, and gave them cordial
welcome. linen he announced his Ooterm1na-
tion to abandon Christianity and Islamism, and
20 carry his people back to paganism. Latterly
he has been more tolerant. and the mission work
has been carried on at Uganda, where church
has been built The latest account is that his
two favorite daughters have been received into
Che church at their own earnest request. The
example will not be without its influence
Some few months since ar interesting account
was gwen III these columns of a successful mis-
sion which was being conducted on the island of
Eormosa, by DR.. Mckay, of the Canada Presby-
teran Church. II was reported that over two
idols and had CONS completely under
tise influence of the mission. Dr. Nc,
k1y's reports were of the most encourag-
mg character 1t now appears that the French
crusade has proved most disastrous to the mis-
sion. The premises, including schools, suitable
dwellings for the missionaries and substantial
church. have been completely destroyed by the
Chinese mob, and the converts have been robbed
and beaten
A writer in the current number of the Con.
temporary Review depores the decline of the
evangelical party IN the Church of England and
pays this tribute to high churchmen ''Admira-
bic as are many of these men for their zeal and
self devotion, yet their influence if unbalanced
would be fatal to the future of the Church of
England. Their conception of Christianity is
limited to the four corners of the PRAYER hook.
And if, upon the disestabishment of the
Church of England, the shaping of its future
constitution should be in their hands. the result
would be church in which Dr. Arnold and
Dean Nliman. and Charles Kingsley. and Arthur
Stanley would not have found a home-a
church of the clergy, and not church of the
people"
The Herald and Presbyter takes a hopeful
view of Bishop William Tayiors African mis-
sion. 1t says: OF course there are dangers but
what mission enterprise is free from dangers
These colonsts will be exposed to hostile natives
and dangerous climate, but missionaries have
met these in India Persia Syria and other
lands. The history of missions is a record of
prosecutions. of perils and sickness, and death
for Christs sake. If the Church is to be fright
ened by these things, all work in the regions
beyond must be abandoned Possibly these col.
onists will experience greater dangers than any
before them, though this is doubtful Some OF
Che tribes of Africa have received the gospel;
why may not they find others ready TO do sol
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