The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-28
Religions Notes.

Rev. George Barnes. known as the Mountain
Evangelist, whose mission to India has proved
failure, is shortly to return to America.
George Macdonald: Nothing else Is to be
called the business of life at ALL / am extreme,
You may think; but this is liberty and life to me
Ito know Christ
According to statement made at the recent
Unitarian convention in Philadelphia, there are
in this country only 800 churches Of that denom-
ination scattered over twenty four States
The colored clergy of Galveston won't take
part in the Moody and Sankey revival meetings,
because separate meetings for colored people are
held. They say they will not join in the meet
inRs until it has been proved to them that there
are two heavens-one for white souls and one
for black souls.
Richmond Religious Herald Mr.. Moody tells
Of an old woman who. during the late war,
started out with a poker when she heard the
enemy were approaching, and when asked what
she could do with poker in driving back armed
soldiers. replied: II can show them which side
am on" Some people are not as fond as that
OF showing their colors. They wait until they
see which is the stronger side
During the past year 3SS young women were
admitted to the Mission Home for English and
American women IN Paris. Twenty-Five cases
Of illness, several of q serious nature were
nursed in the sanatorium, and twenty-five chill
dren were received into the orphanage while
much distress amongst the English poor was al
formed for the help and protection of those leav-
ing the home for any part of Europe
Religious work in Atlanta, Ga, is taking q
practical shape. Piano recitals every night at
the Young Mems Christian Association rooms
attract from two to three hundred young men,
showing that music is good thing to go hand
in hand with moral training Chocolate and
cake are served at many of the Wednesday night
prayermeetings after religious services are over,
showing that pie and piety are not antagonistic
M n e -
ing scores of recruits to its Friday night meet
ings under the promise that swimming master
will be provided in the summer.
The number of parishes and organized mis-
sions in the dioceses and missionary jurisdic-
ticas of the Protestant Episcopal Church is
given as 4,479, and yet there are only about
three thousand clergymen reported as engaged
IN or available for ministerial work. Although
the number Of communicates has increased dur
ing the last twenty years from 16l. ga to $685.
COS. and the 6ioceses and jurisdictions from "a
TO 65, the number of candidates for the ministry
has remained stationary. The Churchman says:
eff the ministry had increased in proportion to
the churchs growth, the number of candidates
this year ought to be more than six hundred in
stead of 272, and the ordination about three hun
dped instead of 49,"
New York Sun: A fine example of the inap-
pfopriate in church musical service was given in
. Brooklyn church last Sunday The arrange
ments of the auditorium necessitate the choir
being placed directly below and ia front of the
pulpit and on this occasion, it being "Commun-
ion day. when they stood up to sing, the table
on which was placed the bread and wins was di-
sectiy in front of them. and not two feet away
just before the celebration of the Lords Sup
per, the choir arose and, lifting up their voices
sang the well-known Solo prafuge from Flotows
opera, Martha" the soprano singing Lionels
part, the bass taxing Plunkett's As the words
generally were not understood there could be no
suggestion to most Of the hearers other than of
the opera