The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-18


modesty prevents each one from being the first
TO introduce 80 marked an innovation Bat
some one must be the first to signal any real re-
FORM
The London Ragged-scheol Union is doing
great work among the poor children of London.
Last years report shows that in the 215 Sunday
afternoon and evening schools connected with
the union, there was an average attendance OF
AZ 304; in the I73 day and week night schools an
average of 1888
Appropos of the furcre over Sam Jones the
Watchman remarks: ''This concentration of
popular interest upon some one person, man or
woman, however gifted or brilliant even such
person may be, needs to be watched. Only God
is truly great, and good, and wise. Let the glory
and the homage be his!'
Mr. Ferdinand Schiveria, an evangelist hav-
ing been prevented from street-preaching in
Brooklyn has procured a gospel wagon" and
peddler's license for selling Bibles and distrib-
uting tracts from it. 1t is decorated with scrip
tural notices, and is provided with PLATFORM
from which he can preach to the people who are
drawn 10 get his wares.
A writer in the Forum makes good hit at the
Protestant Episcopal Book of Common Prayer
he relates that convention of that Church
was In session when the burning OF Chicago was
announced. AID it was proposed to pray for the
city and the sufferers. But, on examination,
it appeared there was no prayer in the book
for burning city, and so they went through
with the litany as the best thing within their
reach
In late biography of John Bunyan it is stated
as an undeniable fact that three of Bunyan's
children were baptized in infancy. The last
record is in 1872. and found on the rolls OF ST
Cuthbert's Church is as follows Baptized
Joseph Bunyan, ye son Of John Bunyan, Nov
16n Furthermore, the church at Bunyan Meet
ing was never Baptist church in any sense of
the word. Bunyan himself, it is evident, was an
open communion Baptist.
Rev. John Tearat, an Arabian Catholic priest
arrived in New York last week. He comes to
this country to raise money for new Catholic
mission in the Holy City He has letters of in
PRODUCTION from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to
Catholic ministers of this country. Among other
relics that he has are small packages stamped
with the red seal of the Patriarch, and inscribed
in Latin as containing earth from the tomb OF
the Savior and of the Virgin Mary
They have had q econd-advent scare in Mad
rid. According to a. correspondent Of the Lon
don Chronicle, the people of the city have been
in great agitation over prediction that the end
of the world was to come on the Oath of June.
For weeks the lower and superst;tious masses
of the population have been praying and fasting
in a state of veritable terror. The prophecy was
based on the fact that the day named was con-
junction of the festivals of ST. John and Corpus
Christi, though why that should bring the world
to the jumping off place was not explained.
The Jewish Messenger makes patriotic plea
for American bred rabbits in the synagogue, in
stead OF foreigners unused to American ways.
ANY attempt" it says, Ito indoctrnate Ameri-
can young Israel with notions of European or
thodoxy or reform must fail Judaism will at
tain here different colorng, and the sooner
homogeneous American Jewish congregations
are organized the better it will be for the future
status of Judaism. These views will not please
many of our readers who would make Judaism
in America dependent upon foreign conceptions
and customs; but they will win their way In
time. Forty years wandering in the desert suf-
fieed to thin out the foreign Egyptian contingent
in olden Israel A similar process is continuing
on our own soil"
In Berlin, says the Pail Mall Gazette, there is
an association of theological students bearing
the name "Wingolftes." which has for years OBJ
served on the Wednesday before Ascension Day
the curious custom of divining for the Emperors
destiny. The way of doing this is unique. The
members of the association proceed from Berlin
to the village of Picheswerder, the Havel,
aud here they celebrate the anniversary of the
guild at the Wilhelmshohe Restaurant. They
Immediately climb up an oak tree In the center
of the garden and seat themselves on the
branches. Beer is handed up from the ground
and after the third glass has been drained tie
president delivers the anniversary speech, after
which cheer is given for the Emperor. Then.
at the word of command all glassed are hurled
to the ground, and the notion is that the En-
peror will live as many years as there
broken glasses. This year twelve glasses were
broken, that the Emperor should yet be
centenarian.
Bishop Taylor. who has already begun two
chains of missions across Africa, hopes to start
two more during the present year. He enters
into unique agreement with chief and people,
by which, as his part, he engages to select and
import good preachers and teachers from
America to pay their passage to their destina
ton, and to pay for tools and machinery re-
quired in founding an industrial school. But
assuming that the people are not beggars, he
exacts from the chief and people these
conditions: /. To procure a good tract
of about one thousand acres of land
for school farm. 2. To clear and
plant few acres of said farm Immediately to
provide early subsistence for the school workers
g. To build houses for the residence of the
preachers and teachers of the institution. A. To
build good house or shed for the school and for
''God-palaver." g. To do all these things for the
benefit of the great chief and his people, with
out any pay from g. To pay small
monthly fee for the tuition of day scholars. Z
That boys and girls coming for a full course be
allowed to remain in school at least five years,
and that the boys and girls who cheerfully do the
work assigned them shall be fed from the prod
ucts of the school farm and their own industry,
and pay no money for their tuition.
The Pioneer
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