The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-31

Jesus in Rurmah.1 Somebody wrote to Mr.
Judson. after he had been there five years, to
sion of the heather. He answered, "As bright
as the promises of God
DIR. Granville Moody writes from Mount
Vernon Ia, Jan. %: I'VE celebrated our
golden wedding on the 10Th inst. Ny wife. who
accompanied me during my ministerial life in
Ohio for forty-nine years, has been, by disease
prisoner of Gods providence for the last SIX
weeks; she is now better. We send greetings to
thousands of our old Pensioners in Ohio and
Kentucky, after happy period of half hun
dred years.
Tie missions in the Episcopal churches OF
New York and of Detroit proved so successful
that similar services are contemplated IN many
of the leading cities. A mission to continue
fourteen days is to open in Milwaukee on the
10Th of February This will be in charge of
the Rev. fathers Hall, of Boston, and Maturin,
of New York. Both of these clergymen have
proved themselves eminently fitted for this de-
partment of Christian effort.
According to recent reports from Bohemia, it
appears that the Old Catholic movement is max
Ing rapid progress in the southern part of that
country. 1t is believed that very large acces-
sion is likely soon to be made to it's ranks. The
church clergy. it is said. have taken alarm, and
they have signed address to the bishop, urg-
ing him to approach the government, and, if nec-
essary. the Emperor. in order that the move
ment may be opposed by legal an administrative
measures.
The Brooklyn Eagle, remarking that the
churches pay the pastors for preaching, not for
lectures on secular subjects, says: 1.-THE clergy
man who substitutes literature for theology,
Shakespeare and the other poets for the Bible,
Tyndall and Darwin for St Paul, social science
for the Sermon on the Mount gives his congre-
cation stones for bread, and shows clearly that
he made the great mistake of his life when he
took upon him the pastoral Office and became
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During the past year 200 churches have been
robbed in Spain. It is noted that these robber-
les confined to rural churches; that they
take place when antiquarians or such are about
in search of valuable curiosites: that the thieves
are rarely il ever discovered, and that the arti-
cles are in every case of real worth. The Span
ish paper from which these facts are gathered
considers it somewhat remarkable that these
robberies never occur in celebrated churches.
such as those of Seville, Toledo or Burgos,
where the treasures are well known
Luther: For know as often as have earn
estly prayed, when it has been real earnest with
me- have indeed been richly heard, and have
obtained more than have prayed for. God has
for time delayed, but nevertheless the help has
come. All, how truly grand thing is the honest
prayer Of true CHRISTIAN How mighty is it
with God; that a poor human creature can so
speak with the High Majesty in heaven, and not
dread Him. but know that God is kindly smiling
on him, for Jesus Christ's sake, His dear Son.
our Lord and Savior! To this end the heart
and conscience must not look back, must not
doubt or fear on account of unworthiness.