The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
RELIGIOUS Notes.


The Moravian Church will have been organized
459 years on May IL. 1886
The Jewish Ministers Assertion, Of New
York has established system of circuit preach
ing
More money is spent for religious and educa-
tional work among the North American Indians
than is given by any one church to the entire
cause of foreign missionS-over $500, 600 per an
mum.
Mr.. Kiro Shiro of Yokohama editor of the
Jigi Ghmbo, has been converted to Christi
and the unremitting missionary is confident
that he can convert the name Of z. Shiro's
newspaper
One of the proposals in connection with the
Calvin memorial, which is talked of for Wash
ington, is that it take the form of a school for
the education of lady missionaries, under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Church.
S. Rutherford: Everyone blameth the devil
for his sins; but the great devil, the house-devil
of every man, is that idol that killeth all-him-
self. Beware of yourself; yourself is more
dangerous enemy than any without you.
Nearly every evening in Bombay bazaar it
is said, two blind Christians may be seen read
ing from Hindostanee New Testament. printed
in raised letters to large audiences of Hindus
and Mohammedans, who marvel at the strange
sight
The colored Baptists of Memphis have
church named wheel of Ezekiel Baptist
Church" There is one known to the Baptist
Weekly having so many Officials" that it sug-
gests, as an appropriate name for it. THE Four
andtwenty Elders Baptist Church"
Mr. Ford the proprietor of the Youths Com
panion, very successful weekly periodical,
spends some $35 600 annually on three Raptist
churches of Boston. Besides this large amount
he is liberal supporter Of many worthy institu-
tons and very generous in mis- charities.
The Rev. w Fl. Dallinger LII. D., F. r. S.,
of the English Wesleyan Conference, is the first
clergyman of any church who has ever occupied
the chair of the Royal Microscopical Society.
He is now governor and chaplain of Wesley Col
lege, at Sheffield, affiliated to the University of
London.
The next general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States is to be
held in Chicago, in October 1885, The conven-
ton, which meets triennially, will be composed
of four clergymen and four laymen from each
diocese in the United States, making in all SOP
delegates.
Presbyterian Rev. Dr. McCook. of Philadel-
phla, feels certain that the worlds happiness and
comfort would be promoted by return to the
old New England custom of beginning the Sab
bath when three stars could be counted Saturday
evening, and concluding it when three stars were
visible on Sunday evening.
Some years ago venerable clergyman was
asked to make the prayer at the commence
ment celebration at Cambridge. In the course
of his prayer he besought the Supreme Being to
Shower his blessings on Harvard College, Ando.
yer Institution, the State Prison, and all other
seminaries of public instruction.
The Journal and Messenger gives this hint to
pastors who are in the habit of using an unnec-
essary term in speaking and writing of additions
to their churches: ssFhere are MANY Baptist
preachers who report having baptized s.willing
convertsl" We wondering where and who
the preachers are who baptize the unwilling"
Rev. Robert Taylor moderator of tho English
Presbyterian Synod. DR.. Monro Gibson. and
other Presbyterian divines leave London next
month on tour which is to be confined chiefly
to the Holy Land. Rev Newman Hall will ac-
company the party as far as Jerusalem. Mr.
Taylor and DR.. Gibson propose to be absent about
three months.
At the end of 1885. the Salvation Army sent
ont statement OF the years progress. showing