The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
RELIGIOUS Notes.

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Religious Notes.
The rays of happiness, like those Of light, are
eolorless when unbroken
The English Methodists are bringing their
local preachers into greater activity.
Mr. Sankey has finally decided to remove
from Newcastle, Pa, to Mortified, Mass, to be
near Mr.. Moody.
Canadian clergyman recently preached five
hours a stretch to a congregation which
patiently endured it.
The Belgian Christians were refused the ri ght
to sell or distribute Bibles or Christian books at
the Antwerp exhibition.
Hope humbly then; with trembling pinions soar;
Wait the great teacher: Death, and God adore
What future bliss he gives VI thee to know
But gives that hope to be thy blessing now.
The Moravians who are one of the smallest
religious denominations, maintain 1923 mssion-
aries in various parts OF the EARTH and Lotto
native assistants, and now have about 81, coo
adherents in mission fields
Work until you are weary. Give until you
have to make sacrifices. In word work and
give until you feel it. If the Savior had only
done for US what we could have done without
feeling it, sad would have been our condition.
A new Presbyterian church in Carroll, Ia
has just been dedicated, free from debt, which
has a novel arrangement for the accommodation
curtained off, and behind each are cradles and
rocking chairs.
When the secretary of the ''Protestant Blind
Pension Society" lately wrote to John Ruskin
for subscription he got this admirable answer
''To my mind the prefix of Protestant to your
society's name indicates stonier blindness than
it will relieve"
There is a Baptist church of seventeen or
eighteen members at Nablous Palestine-the
ancient Shechem-with congregation of 100,
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Mohammedan girls, and a house of worship
called Zion Upper Chamber Baptist Chapel"
In the theological school at Frankfort Ger
many. the students working for God with
great earnestness In small companies they 90
tosviages, sing and pray, and sometimes preach.
They often get around them congregations of
five hundr ed, and their efforts have met with
good results.
Christianity has found warm friend in the
King of Siam. The Presbyterians, it appears,
have acquired great influence over his Majesty,
and the King delights in.the furthering of their
work. At Lakon he has donated the land for a
new station, ID he has subscribed 81 600 for the
erection of hospital.
Eli Perkins: Ethel used to play good deal in
the Sabbath school class. One day she had been
very quiet. She sat up prim, and behaved herself
so nicely that after the recitation was over the
teacher remarked: ETHEL. my dear, YOU were
= very good little girl to-day" "Yes'm couldn't
help icing good. l dot tiff neck |"
'As a father pitieth his children" Dr. James
Alexander declares in his autobiography that
he never took in the power Of these words until
the night he spent bending over his dying Child,
carrying it up and down the sick chamber. help
less to alleviate it's sufferings, until the end
came. 1t brought to his heart new revelation
of the depth and tenderness of Jehovah's pity
for them that fear him"
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale says that in
almost every public address seine fool declares
that in this country church and state sepa-
rate, whereas the fact is the same men who
virtually control the church virtually control
She state also. DR.. Hale says the church should
not be opened on Sundays alone, but on all the
days and nights during the week for various
exercises and gatherings tending to promote
culture and sociability. The church should
conduct and control the temperance work and
other reforms.
Arrangements are made for missionary con-
ference to be held at Philadelphia on Wednesday
and Thursday, the 18th and 10Th of November
next, in commoratiOn of the reorganization of
the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society,
in 1885, upon the basis of the mem bership of the
church, and of the fftieth anniversary of the
conservation of the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper.
d. D.. the first missionary bishop. The opening
service will be celebration of the holy com
munion in Christ Church, in which Dr.. kemper
was consecrated.
Mr.. Dick Peddle, who has for the last few
years championed the cause of dsesta bliShment
IN Scotland in Parliament, but who has not
given satisfaction to mis- friends, seems to have
grown tired of his rather thankless task. There
is some doubt as to whether he will seek election
TO the next Parliament. DIR. Cameron, one of
the members for Glasgow, has promised to take
charge of the question, and has already all
nounced his purpose to move, early next session,
d. for establishment and diseDdowment north of
the Tweed. 1t will be prominent question at
next election:
Free St Georges Church, Edn burgk, an out
come of old ST. Georges parish, has, since its or
ganization at the disruption, 1912, been regared
as the model Presbyt terrain church of the world.
In every way it is the most influential individual
congregation in the British Isles. 1t raises more
money than any other individual congregation,
and is equaled by none for Christian enterprise
and activity. 1t has the largest staff of Office
bearers of any church in the world-forty six
elders and forty two deacons The joint board
Of elders and deacons consists of eighty nine
members, including the moderator. The church
was founded by DR.. Candlsh. Its present pastor
is DR.. Alexander Whyte
thus briefly reported in the London Christian
World: The vicar of st. James's church,
ntratiord- on Avon, with the choir and congrega-
tlon honored the patron saint on Saturday by
Special services. commencing with choral
celebration OF the holy communion at $50 A. NJ
AT z p. NJ. grand cricket match between the
eIergyAnd choir and the congregation began in
which the congregation won. After tea some
odd competitions were held, in which prizes
were given for 1.-The oldest woman and for the
Oldest man at tea;" for 'the heaviest baby under
two years of age, baptized at St Jamess
church," closing with 'grinning match-for the
man who makes the ugliest face"
significant indication of the trend of clerical
sentiment in England concerning the Sunday
question is given IN recent sermon by Con-
gregational clergyman at Bristol, in doorway
Of Sunday open-air concerts and the opening Of