The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-20
RELIGIOUS, INTELLIGENCE AND
INCIDENT.

Minneapolis has eleven Congregational
churches.
Professor Swings pews in Chicago were
sold this year for $4,000.
The Tooth anniversary of the founding of
the Congregational Church in Gardiner
Mass, will be observed Feb l
Slippery places may fling up the heels of
great giants, and little temptations may over
throw well-grown Christians.-Lee.
Do not wait till you be holy ere you cast
your confidence on the Saviour; but cast
your confidence on him now, and you shall
be made holy.-Dr. Chalmers.
1t is understood that in the DEGREES of the
late Plenary Council of Baltimore, New
Years Day and the Epiphany will be de-
clared holy days of obligation.
The Jews intend to take the revised YER
sion of the Old Testament as a foundation
for their English scriptures to be published
by the Jewish Association or the Diffusion
of Christian knowledge.
In the church of the Strangers, at New
York, every hymn-book has pasted on the
inside OF its cover slip bearing the words:
when another enters the pew do not rise,
but move further along" The device is said
to prove an excellent one.
The Plainview, Minn., Sunday-school has
sent Buffalo overcoat to a Congregational
home missionary in that part of the country
the Winona ladies have sent three, and a
gentleman in Minneapolis has sent one. The
coats went to missionaries who have the
largest circuits.
Bishop Mallalieu has issued a letter to pas
tors and others asking assistance in the
erection of the new University building at
New Orleans, TO be under the charge of the
Methodist church. ANY Sunday-school con-
tributing 500 and sending it to Bishop NAL
lalieu shall have the privilege of naming
one OF the rooms in the new building.
ID. L. Moody will give a weeks service to
Chicago, and then go directly to fill his en-
gagements in the South. He will be there
from Jan. IL to "a, inclusive, and will hold
two daily services. He will preach morn
ings and evenings of each Sabbath, and dur
ing the week will hold sessions at 8 o'clock
in the afternoon for women, and evening
services for men only.
You can not stay the shell in its flight; af-
ter it has left the mortar it goes on to its
mark and there explodes, dealing destruc-
ton all around. Just as little can you stay
the consequences OF sin after 1t has been
committed. You may repent of it, you may
even be forgiven for it, but still it goes on its
deadly and desolating way. 1t has passed
entirely beyond your reach; once donei it can
not be undone.-Wm. NJ. Taylor.
At recent reception of a Universalist
church at Bridgeport Conn.,, p. T. Barnum
was one of the speakers, and gave concise
statement of the growth of the parish; and
related many interesting anecdotes, all of
which were received with great interest by
those present. He spoke of the way the
Universalist denomination was looked upon
years ago, stating that within his recollection
a law existed in the State of Connecticut by
which all Universalists were prevented from
testifying in court of justice, they being
looked upon at that time as heretics
year old girl upon the '1esson leaves" which
are now universally used in the Sunday
schools and which take up the different
chapters in the Bible in regular order. Said
She 81 was talking to little Nellie B" IA
child of one of our first families) "and
asked her about Christ. She said she didn't
know anything about him. said, why, don't
you GO to Sunday school? She said, yes,
She hnd been few times and they told her
about Elijah and Samson but she never
heard them say anything about Christ.
Now" said this youthful philosopher,
"this is why / don't like the lesson leaf,
because you only learn just what happens to
be on them that Sunday" We leave this for
the Sunday school teachers to explain,
-Terre Haute Mail.
The New York correspondent of the STAN
dard saws, in regard to the attention that the
Saturday half-holiday is now receiving from
the clergy of that city: ''Last Sunday sew
efal leading men in the Protestant and Ro-
man Catholic churches gave their emphatic
endorsement to the movement. One
reason urged for a Saturday half
holiday is that it would pre-
vent IN a large measure the encroachments
of excursions on the Lords day. 1t also
enables many to attend the house of God
who otherwise would spend tie day in idle
ness at their homes or in boisterous pleasure
seeking. Without doubt, as much business
could be done in five days and half as is
now done in the entire week. Another mat
ter which several of the pastors urged was
the importance of changing the payday
from the latter to the earlier part OF the
week"