The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-23
sEAD1NG FOR THE SABBATH.


There are over thirty Jewish synagogues and
$4,000 Jews in New York city.
A Mexican railway company is is said to have
Sought for fael 300 wooden images Of Catholic
saints
The Advocate: We attract hearts by the quail
kies we display; we retain them by the qualities
we possess.
In Glasgow, Scotland, LOO young persons
lave been converted in connection with the
hbors Of Rev. e. F. Hammond
Only three religious writers-writers Of relig-
ous books, | meau-have made any money
kuring the past four or five years. so New York
publisher tells me.
The longest word used in Eliott's Indian Bible
. "Weetappesittukgussun nookwehtunkquoh. 1t
, found in St Marks Gospel, i, 40, and means
"Kneeling down to him."
Mr.. Spurgeon says: There are two reasons
Why some people do not mind their own bust
ness; one is they haven't any business to mind,
and the other is they haven't any mind"
John Howard Our superfiuities must be
given up for our neighbours conveniences; our
eonveniences for our neighbours necessities; our
necessities for our neighbours extremities.
A deacon put it thus: 'Now brethren, let us
get mp a supper and eat ourselves rich. Buy
your food; then give it TO the church, then go
and buy it back again; then eat it up, and your
church debt is paid"
The Moravians, who are one of the smallest
religious denominations, maintain 323 mission
aries in various parts Of the earth and 1565 ma
live assistants, and now have about $1,000 ad-
aerents In mission fields.
DR. Newton Let me give you the history of
3r1de In three small chapters. l. The beginning
Of pride was in heaven III. The continuance
= pride Is on earth. Ill The end of pride is in
hell. This history shows how Improbable it Is
'fGerrnan women are much interested in their
housekeeping They obey their husbands relig-
bav hav m nd fop6
Of fancy work and-gossip," says an American
Sirl in a letter from Berlin to the Christian Ad-
Socate.
Acorrespondent Of the Christian Observer puts
the Southern view in this style: The color line
separating white Presbyterans from black is
equivalent to two thousand miles of ocean. To
Evangelize them is essentially a foreign work,
put as much a duty as missions to Brazil or
China"
Prof Christlieb, of Bonn has established an
Evangelist School, called the "Johaneum."
Already nine evangelists have been sent out.
These messengers endeavor to re ach the un-
ehurchly masses by means of prayer meetings,
addresses, visiting etc. Their success so far
has been encouraging
The Professor at the Breakfast table: We
must have weak spot or two in a character
before we can love it much. People that do
not laugh or cry. or take more of any thing than
s good for them. admirable subjects for
biographies; but we don't Away care most for
those fiat pattern flowers that press best in the
herbarium.
The original organ of Christ Church Cathedral,
Oxford, England, was destroyed IN 1914 by the
PuritanS. 1t replaced in 1850 by another,
which was repaired and enlarged in S26 an 164S.
That organ has given place to a new one. The
Puritans have lost their intolerance of instru-
mental music in churches, ana would sooner APP
oropriate than destroy an organ.
The Christ believing movement" which orig
- IL d.
in Bessarbia is said to be spreading among the
Jews in Russia Rabinowitch, who is a lawyer
of Richeney. visited Palestine some time since,
and while seated on the Mount of Olives, was
led to see clearly the prophecies concerning
Jesus as the Messiah, and. on his return home,
he commenced the formation of a sect of New
Testament Jews
Loud complaints have been made from time to
time of the sufferings of the missionaries in the
invaded parts of China. 1t appears from
French Catholic paper that the chapel at Son-Ly
had been entirely piaged. and that the occu-
pants of the orphan asylum at the same place
had been compelled to quit and find refuge
where they might The Commandment of PAX
Koi reacted unfavorably upon the missionaries
This last Chinese war has been serious blow
20 several of the stations
Very reliable authority places the number of
evangelical preachers in this country at rs 760
the congregations at 126, 100, and the commun-
icants at 10, sol 648 Of various miscellaneous
sects the preachers number 49, 791 the congrega-
lions 10 763. and the adherents 7,169, 655. The
Roman Catholics report 1905 priests, 1868 con-
gregations and 6, 500. 900 souls including the en-
tire population They are very far from pos
sessing the land, though they love to have people
think so. These statistics are for 1884.
The Raptists of late years have shown a very
remarkable appreciation of the missionary re-
Bponsibility which rests upon the Christian
shurch. In all foreign fields they are now found
occupying prominent places and doing excellent
work. 1t is we'll known that their labors have
been singularly blessed in Burmah, and that in
the Burmese towns there were large Christian
congregations under Baptist control One of
our latest items of news from Rangoon is that
the Baptists are building a new church in that
:ity. When completed it will be the finest place
Of worship in Burmah.
Baltimore Methodist Who will say that the
world does not move? The Mountain Lake Park
:amp-meetng this summer is to be under the
direction of DR.. Dugan Clark and ID. b. Upde-
graft ministers of the Society of Friends Those
who aforetime believed not in singing in demon
strative religious services, in hired" ministry.
In an experimental salvation, in an inspired
Bible, in a real atonement and divine Christ.
now have charge of the leading speciality in
meetings of the most progressive and evangel-
zeal church of the times, and invite the con-
current attendance and aid of other great de
nominational allies.
An exchange says that poor child. straying
into Sabbath school one day, asked simply rs
this the way to heaven9s The superintendent
was for moment startled. Was the school, in
deed, the way to heavenf Was he trying to
make it 500 Were his teachers intent ON the
same subjectl The artless question struck
nome. From desk to class the question went
round with thrill. What were they all doing?
Whittier were they all tendingl The question
YVES like an angel suddenly come into their
midst to make record Of all that transpired in
that school. How could the leaders and teach
srs answer the solemn question:
In India there are SO per cent more girls than
boys in the mission schools. In one mission
district there are ,O00girls under the instruc-
hon of religious teachers This is a wonderful
change from the time when it was disgrace for
. woman to know how to read. If this process
goes on a few years it will do much to destroy
idoatry in the homes of India; for religiously
the home is what the women make it. The
missionaries in China and Japan report that
when Christian men marry heather wives the
aome is heather, and the men are likely to
Annsfafiza but when Christian women marry