The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
Religious Notes.

the whole population
At the recent conference of the Jewish minis
tiers, In New York city, it WAS reported that the
Jewish synagogues are increasing everysyear.
Rev. S. M. Jefferson. o Cincinnati, has been
appointed by the Christian Missionary Board to
go as pioneer to the Congo country, where he
viii lay the foundation of mission.
Charles Kingsley; If you want to be misera-
bic. think about yourself, about what you want,
what you like, what respects people ought to
pay you and what people think of you.
Rev e. Payson Hammond. the evangelist.
has been very successful during his present visit
to England He began Dec. 20. three weeks
mission in Liverpool that has accomplished great
good.
The polygiot character of the Lutheran Church
can be we'll seen in Minneapolis. In that city
Lutheran pastors proclaim the gospel truths in
no less than six different languages namely.
English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
and Finnish
There has been some talk of proposition to
call Mr.. Moody to Madison avenue Congrega-
tional Church. New York. He denies ever hav-
ing received such call, and says: 81 do not
expect ever to become settled in a pastorate
again, but to remain q tramp"
Bishop Campbell, of the African NJ e. Church.
the secular papers say, has been charged with
perjury. The facts that the Bishop in some
business matters signed some papers by advice of
his attorney, and this is the basis of the charge
y
There is not any charge against his moral
character.
Sunday school Times: IF you want your time
to be so much occupied that you can not find
time for anything else. just give yourself up to
the serious business of being idle IL. however,
you want to have sufficient leisure to do some
other things than those which you are abso-
futely compelled to do, just take care always to
have plenty of work on hand.
Christian Instructor: Family worship should
be made Interesting It certainly can be SO
made. You have the best book in the world to
Gead from. You have the most beautiful songs
that ever were put into your hands, and
to you the most pleasant circle in all
the world. The hour of prayer properly spent
is surely the sweetest of the day.
At meeting of the Wesleyan Triennial Con-
ference, representative of the Wesleyan Church
in Australia. held toward the close of the year
1884, the question of union was discussed and
resolution was passed recommending the annual
conference to consider the desiIa ability of union
on the Canadian basis and to report to the next
genera conference to be held in Melbourne in
1888
They are turning the church decorations in
Mexico to worldly account Wealth which was
used only for show is now devoted to the public
veal. solid silver balustrade which has
stood In one of the churches since the time of
Cortez, was torn down not long ago and taken
to the mint; and chandelier in the cathedral
Of Puebla when melted made 60, coo silver
dollars.
The Christian tCampbellite) Church, of Bed
ford, Ind, which, for the past two years, was d.
vided into two bitter factions, has been reunited
recently under the evangelistic labors of Elder
T. w. Taylor of Kansas City Mo. The cause of
the trouble was popularity thought to have been
the use of the organ in the church. but the real
ground of the difference rested on the question
whether the eldership or the congregation was
the last court of appeal.
Emerson: Go with mean people, and you
think life is mean. Then read Plutareh, and the
world is a proud place, peopled with men of pos
tive quality, with heroes and demigods standing
around us, who will not let us sleep Whenever
any skeptic or bigot claims to be heard on the
questions of intellect and morals, we ask if he is
familiar with the books of Plato, where all his
pert objections have once for all been disposed
of. If not, he has no right to our time. Let
him go and find himself an answer there.
Religious Herald: ''rhe present race of sex
tons are very much in the way of Gods king
,lOm. You can't worship God when you are
Freezing nor when you are burning up. II we
could only preach the funerals Of half of our
sections there might be some hope for the
churches" So said Methodist preacher at the
Moody meetings. But there is something to be
said for sections. They are, in general very
poorly paid and much blamed for the peoples
sins. Many things which deacons and others
should do are to put to the charge of sections.
Look after the old stove and put some panes of
glass in those church windows, and arrange for
some one to sit near each door and look after it
during service.
Two English epitaphs. In Bideford church
yard, Devon:
The wedding day appointed was
And wedding clothes provided
Before the nuptial day. aas
He siekend and he die did
. Il strong contrast to the foregoing were the
ptial experieneesSof William Rich:
Beneath this stone, in sound IsSose
Lies William Rich, of Lydeard Close;
Eight wives he had, yet none survive,
And likewise children eight times FIVE;
From whom an issue vast did pour,
OF great grandchildren Ave times four
Rich born, rich bred, yet Fate adverse
His wealth and fortune did reverse
He lived and died immensely poor,
July the 10Th, aged ninety-four.
Rev. DIR. Theodore Cuyler we'll built Christ
ian is harmonious in all his parts. No one trait
ehames another He is not q tumble of incon-
sistencies, to-day liberal to one cause, tomor-
row niggardly toward another; to-day fluent in
prayer, and to -morrow fluent in polite false
hoods He does not keep the fourth command
ment on Sunday, and break the eighth on Mon
day. lie does not shirk an honest debt to make
q huge donation. He is not in favor of temper
ance for other folks and glass of toddy for him
self. He does not exhort or pray at each of the
few meetings he attends, to make up arrearages
for the meetings which he neglects. He does
not so consume his spiritual fueh during revival
seasons that he is as cold as Nova Zemba dur
ing all the rest of the time; nor does his spirit
ual feryor ever outrua his well ordered CONVEX
sation.
II has been Mr.. Gladstone's good fortune to
have lad the disposal of more vacant benefces
than any British Premier in some generations.
Such appointments are not without their infiu-
! epee on the .strength of political parties and
there can be no doubt that among the secrets of
Ms. GIadstones popularity and power this source
of influence must be included, Mr.. Gladstone
Is again in good luck The death of Bishop
Jackson, of London, and the proximate retire
:nent of Bishop Wordsworth, of Lincoln, place
1T the disposal of the Prime Minister two of the
richest benefees in England Among those
mentioned for London is DIR. LightfoOt, the
present bishop of Durham, and Dr. MacLagan
j. spoken of for Lincoln. Bishop Temple, OF
txeter, is also named as one who in greater
POSITION would be likely to 'inaugurate new
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