The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Religious Notes.


At least 300, 900 persons in London utterly
neglect public worship
Active preparations are being made at Kieff to
celebrate the nire- hundredth anniversary of the
introduction of Christianity into Russia.
A new tabernacle, seating 1000 people, has
just been dedicated in Auckland, for Rev.
Thomas Spurgeon, son of the great English
preacher.
The senior bishop of the Church Of England,
the Rt Rev. DR.. Pelham, Bishop Of Norwich,
has just completed the thirtieth year of his
episcopate.
DR.. Storrs. of Brooklyn, will celebrate his
sixty fifth birthday on Saturday and his fortieth
anniversary pastor of the Church of the Pill
grims in November.
Rev. Miss Louise Baker is preacher at Nan
tucket. A correspondent says of her: "She has
serenely beautiful face and sweet voice.
Young men get converted by look"
Hope not the cure of sin till self is dead;
Forget it In Loves service and the debt
Thou canst not pay the angels shall forget.
Bishop Emeritus Glossbrenner, of the United
Brethren Church, will not retire from active
service for the Master as long as he is able to
work at ALL and he has accepted the pastorate of
the Fifth United Brethren Church, Baltimore
The free kindergarten department of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance Union is
making rapid advancement, one lady having
given nearly 81 1000 900 for the establishment
and maintenance of these institutions in the
State of Massachusetts.
Two ancient churches of England have re-
opened, and several others are ia process of res
Yorkshire, has been reopenedbv the Archbishop
of York. and also the fine old Saxon church at
Middleton, which has been completely restored,
Oh, for the death the righteous die
And end, like autumn 5 day declining,
On human hearts, as on the sky,
With holer, tenderer beauty shining;
As to the parting soul were given
The radiance of an opening heaven
Whittier.
The largest organ in the world has just been
completed and placed in the Lutheran Cathedral
Church at Riga The colossal instrument meas
ures thirty-six feet in width, thirty-two feet
from back to front, and is sixty five feet high.
1t contains no less than 6,S26 pipes, distributed
among ia sounding pipes.
The Queen is building private chapel at Bal
moral and there is no doubt that her Majesty
intends tbs chapel &c &c ha used fer Presbyterian
services only. The chapel Will aoJoin the Castle,
and is to be ready for the autumn. and here the
Queen will worship when it is inconvenient for
her to attend Crathie Church
The number of persons admitted to the Pres
byterian churches of the country last year ION
examination" was 81, III, the largest number in
the history of the churches, and an increase of
$500 over the previous year Notwithstanding
this fact the net increase of membership was
synHnar Dy over IL, UUU tnan In 1854
Rev. DR.. Lathrop. pastor of tho Rontist
Church at Stamford, Conn, having offered his
resignation, the passor2 of the Episcopal, Con-
gregational, Medodist, Univefsalist pnd Roman
Catholic Churches have requested him to recall
It, which is one of the most remarka bic in
stances OF Christian unity and sympathy on
record.
The Waterman says: "Some ministers in this
time, as concerns their theology, remind us of
the woman whose dress was no. quite clean
enough to wear and not quite dirty enough TO
wash. They do not believe the old theology firm
ly enough to be able to preach it with power and
they do not believe the new theology enough to
be able to satisfy their consciences with it."
A convention Of representatives Of the psam
singing churches is 70 be held in Holland during
the coming autumn. The churches of Ireland,
Scotland. and America, who bear the name of
Reformed Presbyterian, have appointed deputa-
tons, and. while the convention will not proba-
bly, be large. it will be very determined In sup
port of the principles for which the psalm sing
ing churches stand.
And when Death beheld
Her tribulation, he fulfilled his task;
And to her trembling hand and heart at once
Cried Spin no more" Thou then were left half
With this soft downy fleece such as she wound
dhrongh all her days she who could spin so we'll.
af nied vert thou, half finished when she died.
Halfinished 7 is the motto of the world.
We spin vain threads and strive, and die
With sillier things than spindles IL o ar hands
Robert Bloomfield.
Arrangements have at length been completed
for supplying the place left vacant by the nm
happy taking away of Bishop Huntington, in
eastern equatorial Africa. Bishop Huntington.
1t will be remembered, fell victim TO a preda-
tory native tribe. in of their periodic incur
sons into the territory OF one of their neiehbors
The Church Missionary Society appointed to the !
vacant place the Rev. Henry Perrott Parker. M. |
a.. MISSIONARY OF northern India The Arch |
bishop Of Canterbury has approved the appoint |