The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-18

eudnL WOrK OF the Ref0rmatlon. On SATURDAY,
the second week in September, in the presence
OF large number of people of the town and
neighborhood, handsome memorial, in the
shape of an obelisk of Ballochmyle red sand
stone, was erected This is the third memorial
stone to these men. They are all preserved
The new memorial which, like the older ones,
is IN the public square. will be an additional at
traction to place which is closely associated
also, with the memory of Robert Burns
The Reverend" Sam Jones's views gen
ealogy have at least the merit of original set
ting He says: "a little boy once asked me if
l was poor white folks. and told him no. My
Father owns everything and tells me IN a joint
heir with His only begotten Son. It's good
thing for fellow, too, that he belongs to good
family. don't say an aristocratic family, mind
you, and don't mean that fellow ought to be
too proud of his daddy. l never saw boy too
proud of his daddy but what his daddy was
ashamed of him. Nine-tenths Of the tramps are
cousins of Daniel Webster or nephews of John
G. Calhoun. Amt worth killing"
DIR. Theodore L. Cuyler: IA we'll built
Christian is harmonious in all his parts. No one
trait shames another. He is rot tumble Of
inconsistencies to-day liberal to one cause, to-
morrow niggardly to 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. He does not shirk honest debt to make
a huge donation. He is not in favor of temper
ance for other folks, and a glass of toddy for
himself. He does not exhort pray at each
of the few meetings he attends to make up ar
rearages for the meetings which he neglects
He does not consume his spiritual fuel during
revival seasons, so that he is as cold as Nova
Zembla during all the rest of the time: nor does
his spiritual fervor ever outrun his well ordered
conversation"
La Revue Chretienne publishes full report
of Father Hyacinthe's famous lecture on the
Gross of the Pantheon" delivered shortly after
the death of Victor Hugo. 1t is characterized
by all the eloquence of the famous orator. The
discourse was. on the whole, well received. but
tons, which called forth sharp rejoinders
''Down with the CROSS" cried some. 'If you
have anything better to put in it's place." was the
response "a weather vane!" cried one. "a
head of liberty" cried another. "A national
flag" exclaimed third party mo one has
greater respect for the national flag than have
said Nj. Loyson but it is the flag only of our coun
try. while the cross is the flag of all countries"
The st. Bartholomew massacres! was heard
loud above all the din. Yes" said Loyson, ''the
cross has been profaned, but let net abandon
it to those who have profaned it." The preacher
burst forth into brilliant apostrophe to the
cross, when a terrible tumult of plaudits and
protests arose. Retiring, M. Loyson exclaimed:
THE cross It is Christianity. 1t is civilization
1t is freedom"
Evangelical faith. but she has only thirty eight
churches and thirteen chapels with a seating
capacity of less than $4,000. The congregation
of St Thomas embraces 100, 600 souls, but has
accommodation for only LOO; the Holy Cross
congregation numbers 20 600, with accommoda-
ton for only 500; the ST. Simon congregation.
with 1000 members, has seats for only 500: and
so on with the other congregations or parishes
1t is not wonderful that in such a city there
should be great need for mission work. and it is
gratifying to know that city mission of com
paratively recent origin is doing excellent work
among the people. Unbaptized children, which
were found by the thousand ten years ago. are
now comparatively rare. But the missionaries
cannot do all tho work More churches are
needed, with able. active, energetic ministers.
The people of the better class are becoming alive
to the situation, and the young ladies of Berlin
have organized themselves into Chapel Society.
Last year new church. in memory of the En-
peror's escape with his life, was erected in the
city Only one! and the population of Berlin in
creases at the rate of 49, 600 annually. 1T is a
disgrace to us as people," says the court
preacher Stocker, "that the church in the chief
city in the German empire should be in worse
position than in any other land"