The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY T. 1885,

3,076 officers. showing an increase of 412 CORPS
and 9l2 officers. The army now claims to preach
the gospel in thirteen different languages or
groups of languages.
The love of Christ is divine emotion. Were
1t the most exquisite, ErofOund and pure that
could possibly find home in the human heart,
and yet were created, it would still be but
Unite affection, and mere finite love could not
have met the requirements of Gods moral gov
eminent, by perfect satisfaction and honoring
OF which sinful man is saved.
The St Paul Pioneer tells of little girl, an
attendant of one of the Sunday schools in that
city, VINO recently went out with her mother to
spend the day. An elderly lady, q visitor like
wise, asked her whatcchurch she attended. II
don't know exactly replied the little girl; SIM
not Methodist, and I'm not a Baptist. I guess
l must be an advertisement"
Newman Hall: It's said that at the battle of
Waterloo wealthy merchant of Brussels who
mad been allowed access to headquarters, asked
wellington whether he was not exposing his
person to great danger, as shot and shell were
falling around. The General replied: you have
no business here but am performing my duty"
90 let us never go into spiritual danger from idle
curiosity, but only when duty calls; then, and
tnen alone, may we expect to be safe.
The strength of the Popsh church in the
United States is summarized thus for the year
en- ennding Jan. |, 1886 Archbishops y; bishops,
o., and priests z, 296. There are L 621 ecclesias
ticai students; there are 6, 755 churches 1,081
chapels, 1,733 stations Sc diocesan seminaries or
houses OF study for regulars. SIS colleges. 6l8
academies and 2.621 parish schools. attended by
1873 pupils. There are 449 charitable institu-
tions.
The inhabitants of the Island of Erromanga,
IN the Pacific ocean, were formerly the most
feroclous kind of cannibals. The fact that they
Killed, roasted and ate five missionaries is mat
ter OF history. There is on the island
church of about 200 members Instead of eating
the missionaries, the Erromangans now feed
them literally on arrowroot and other produc-
tons of the island, and have gone so far as TO
give them $85 in cash.
The first German Baptist Church in this coun-
try was organized in Newark, N. j., in 1849 A
conference was organized in 1851, with eight
churches, eight pastors and 404 members. In
1885 there were 155 churches, Isl pastors and
IL, 356 members. During the past year their con-
tributions for home missions amounted to 81, It's,
and for current church expenses $I19944, an
average of 1922 for each church, and more than
SO for each member.
Twenty nine of the Caroline islands are
occupied by missionaries. Forty living churches
are there as the results of their work. In these
churches are twenty native preachers. 1t is
sometimes wondered by people in this country if
preachers raised up from among ignorant natives
are efficient Concerning this the missionaries
who are in charge Of the work among the Caroline
islands say: 1--WE cannot compete with them in
preaching the gospel to their own people"
The Queen Of Madagascar goes to Sunday
school and to church and puts on good deal of
style in both. When she passes from the Sun
day school into the chapel, guards with fixed
bayonets stand ten deep along the passage.
When she enters the chapel she takes her seat
on throne, which is placed on high platform
near the pulpit. One thousand persons are ac-
commodated with seats in this chapel. Owing
to her exalted position the Queen IS obliged to
stay awake during the sermon, no matter how
dull the preacher may be.
The Rev. Joseph Neesima, the young Japan
esq., who, years ago, while it was capital offense,
left his country for the United States to learn
about the Christian religion, mentioned in an ad
dress, recently delivered at Chicago, that thlr-
teen students of the Andover Seminary have or
ganZed themselves into a Japanese band, and
assumed responsibility for the supply of new
mission station to be opened in the northern part
of Japan. He stated that in the sixteenth year
of missionary labor between nine and ten thou
sand converts to Christianity have been made
and the decay of idol-worship is very evident
Buffalo Express Max knows young woman
who is not afraid of her convictions. She lives
in house where Methodism is the prevailing
creed. One day not long since the dominic who
has the care of souls in that particular family
came to make pastoral visit.
After conversing with the elder members of
the family on their spiritual welfare he turned
to the young woman in question and said. with
all righteousness:
And you, my dear daughter, are you child
of Gods"
"No. Doctor" said the young woman, I'm an
Episcopalian.'