The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-22
READING FOR THE SABBATH.

/ your troubled
believe in God, believe also in me.--John xiv, l.
| The minds and hearts of the disciples were
suddenly filled with anxiety and sorrow. Only
few days before, and they were in the bright
sunshine of popular favor, and the people showed
how quickly and gladly they would make Him
| king The vision of great throne and domin-
ion was in the thoughts of the Twelve, and they
| saw dignities and honors for themselves. But
| now the shadow of the coming cross is
upon them; Judas is to betray Him.
Peter is to deny Him, and all are to
| fee and leave him in the hands of his
| enemies. He alone seems calm where every
heart is full of trouble The "ast supper has
beeu eaten an i its sacrament ordained, and the
blood and coming cross Of Calvary are made the
symbols of the new religion 1t is at this mo-
ment that He utters these wonderful words of
comfort. He now attempts the most difficult
work of the teacher, but work to be done,
sooner or later. in every life; and He shows that
| the true realization of their hopes and of the
| promises made is not in this material world and
| in earthly favors, but in a spiritual and
eternal world of life. There is king
| dom and throne, home and vic
| tory, but they are unseen and heavenly.
It is sad hour to us-it was to them, it will be
to the end of the world-when we come to the
| true Interpretation of many of the promises of
| the Word and of lfe So many souls lose all
| faith and courage when they find that the re-
wards and realizations not in things seen and
| measured. Men want money, mansions, lands.
| health, honor, power, as reward OF faith and
service and are slow to understand that, even
in the midst of defeat and loss. there may be the
| fullest realization of Gods words This was the
| lesson the disciples had to learn and that all
| children must meet and solve or else doubt aud
| drift
PRACTICAL LESSONS.
We have here at least FIVE great sources of
comfort given by the Lord Jesus Christ to His
| troubled disciples
| l. The Many Mansions-The language gives
abe fact that heaven is palace as well as state
of being. 1t has locality as much as earth. 1t
is an abiding home; it is the Fathers house."
| 2 Christ Will Come Again for His Own-"Itis
a prepared place for a prepared people" IL is
fitted up for His saints. as though the old heaven
was not enough for His loved ones. He wants
| US with Him there. o, the glad day when He
| shall ''come again" for us!
| g. Knowing Christ, we Know the Father-Be
| sure that you l6ow Jesus. knowing Him by low
| ing Him. In This way we know God.
J 4 Doing Greater Works than Christ Did-At
| first the thought seems preposterous. but it is
| His own word, and the power to do them comes
| from Him. We may make more converts and
some may do more for the rapid development of
| His kingdom than the Master did. Shall the
promise lie dormant and uDusedY
s. Ask Anything in My Name-How deep,
| and broad, and grand Is the source Of comfort,
and what power for good it puts into the hand
| of every disciple! Anything" surely covers
| your need, and you surely TASK" If you can
| not do some great work. I'm His name" implies
a sympathy and union with Christ on the part
| of him who asks.
Religious Notes.
| In New York city an Italian Young Mems
| Christian Association has been organized
| A Young Mems Christian Association of 500
members has been organized in Bombay, India.
Emerson: We must be as courteous to a man
as to picture. which We are willing to give the
| advantage of good light.
Chinese Young Mems Christian Association
| building has been erected in Honolulu at cost
| of $4,000. About s., 900 was contributed by the
Chinese themselves.
Congregational church singing was much COM
mended by List "There ought to be congre-
gatonal practice" he said; "the effect of whole
congregation singing together is magnificent
| $ Church revenues have fallen off very greatly
| in England, according to London reports A de-
crease of over $3.50 600 is reported In one case,
and 800, 900 in another, within recent period.
hold that Christian grace aboGad.
Where charity is seen; that when
We climb to heaven, it's on the rounds
OF love to men.
Alice Cary.
It is said that there are in the present Con-
| ians, 81 Presbyterians, 36 Catholics 10 Unitar
| ians, Lutherans, 10 Disciples (Campbellites)
| and Quakers
| Long Branch is distinguished by the presence
| of an earnest woman who holds Bible classes of
| so remarkable character that she has made
| several converts from the fashionable world OF
| New York.
| Latimer: AS every lord giveth certain liv
| cry to his servants charity is the very livery of
| Christ Our Savior, who is Lord above all lords,
| would have his servants known by their badge,
| which is love.
| There is movement on foot to provide one
| common hymn hook for all the evangelical
| churches in the German empire. AT present
| nearly every province or kingdom has its own
| hymn book and liturgy.
| Christian at Work: The girl who never
| screams when she sees snake isn't safe girl
| to marry. With her calm. cool, collected, unex-
citable disposition she would hit whore she
aimed with the rolling pin every time.
The Norwegian missions in Zululand and Mad
| agascar, although suffering good deal from the
disturbances in those countries, have kept on
their work through all difficulties. A new mis-
1 sionary ship, the Paulus has reached Durham
| safely.
The Banner and Herald says that the Baptists
in Philadelphia have eighty ministers, whom
they pay $165,00 the Presbyterians eighty
churches, and pay their ministers $3.50, 600; the
| Episcopalians seventy-seven churches, 800, GOO;
the Methodists ninety minister's $145, 900.
City Road Chapel, London, the Wesleyan
| Westminster, has added two memorial medal
lions to the company of its noblest men. One
contains the grand face of John Farrar, the 9TH
er John Gabriel a noted working layman of the
First London circuit. The central window has
been filled with stained-elass picture Of John
Wesley preaching to all nations
Ruskin: He who has stood beside the grave, to
look back upon the companionship which has been
forever closed feeling how impotent there are the
wild love, or the keen sorrow. to give one in
stants pleasure to pulseless heart atone in the
lowest measure to the departed spirit for an hour
of unkindness, will scarcely, for the future, in
cur that debt to the heart which can only be dis
charged to the dust.
Biblical scholars find it hard to identify some
| of the flowers mentioned in the Scrintnres and