The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-06
RELIGIOUS IETELLIGENOE AND IN-
ClDENr,

the Second Congregational church at Wa
terbury, Conn.,, have voted 1915 toward tbs
fund Of 81, 600 10 be raised by the Connect
cut Congregationallsts for equipping a negro
school at Quitenan, GA.
Chaplain McCabe has prepared NILSSON.
aiy chart, with map of each mission field
and a statement of the present condition of
eeach mission. On the otner side is q table of
the pGssibie collections from the districts,
showing how 81 100000 can be raised in
1885.
The rectors and prominent laymen con-
neoted with several OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Churches in New York hsve inaugureted
a mission work fashioned after the recent
London Mission, which is designed to put
the churches in more thorough sympathy
with the working people.
distinguished Episcopal clergyman of
Boston, in a recent sermon, alluding to tae
dis motions made tn the rise Of SLas Lap.
ham, between the people of the South End
and the Back Bay, said the people who lived
on the land that God made were just as good
as those who lived Oh land made by man.
The reported saying of DR.. J. P. Newman,
General Grants pastor: Great men csn
gain nothing from religion, but religion can
gain much from great men," is pronounced
untrue by DIR. Newman, and he gives author
ity for this statement: Great men can gain
much from religion, bat religion can gain
nothing from great men"
Senator D. w. Voorhees, tells al interest
ing story of tbs pardon OF the Rev. Henry
NJ. Luckett, a Methodist minister formzriy
OF Springfield, by President Lincoln. rne
old gentleman had been led by detectives 10
make overtures to the rebels for ths sale OF
quinine and percussion caps, both of watch
were contraband OF war. The detectives
having led hiul astrsy, reported him, aud Ia
was courtmartialed and ordered to be shot.
Mr. Lincoln remembered him as an Old
Springfield acquaintance as soon as the m A.
ter was brought to his attention. and readily
Issued prompt pardon.
The prayer book now in use in the Episco-
pal Church of America was prepared for use
IN this country from the English prayer
book in 1889. With the growth OF the
church in extent and influence the desire
hos come for various changes, not SO much,
perhaps, in point oil matters as in moditica'
tions OF minor forms of phraseology. Ia
1880 preparations for q revision of the
prayer book were ses in motion, and the re-
vised book has now been issued. Its issu.
s s hoTsvsr does mo not l. i%PIy Its ssoeps
another revision before satisfactory result
is reached The new book will now go out
to the various churchmen in the country for
consideration, and it is likely that the mat
ter will come up for consideration in the
forty eighth annual convention of the did,
csse OF Chicago, which will be held N Chica-
20 in The Cathedral May %. The editors Of
the revised edition have been the RI. Rev.
w. G. Doane Bishop of Albany; the Rev. w.
r. Huntington, of New York, and the Hon.
Hamilton Fish, of New York, the latter on
behalf of the lsity.
In Paris telephone ticket at half franc
Is issued at any of the post offices, which en-
titles the holder to five minutes' conversa-
ton with persons st any other of tks city
post offices, or at OF the Telephonic Compa-
u1 of Tall In NJ