The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-13
Religious Notes.

The largest church in Washington is said to be
that of the colored Methodists. 1t seats $500
people, and cost SIG, 900.
The Central China Religious Tract Society, at
Hapkow, in 1885, its tenth year, distributed
424 600 books and tracts, nearly 1900 more
than in 1884
Fairburn: To the extent that profession of
religion does not carry with it purity, chastity,
truth-in word, integrity of moral nature-it is
an evil, and not good.
The report of George Muller's work for 1885 is
summarized as follows: Last year his receipts
amounted to 5000, 200, as the result of newspa-
per notorety. He has received in all, from the
beginning more than 50, 100000.
The general of the Jesuits has published the
statistics of the order, showing that it now
counts 2, 800 missionaries and that it can boast
of having had 248 saints, 1900 martyrs IL popes,
60 cardinals 1000 archbishops and bishops and
5000 authors
J. j. Quincy: A tree will only lie as 1t falls
but it will fall as it leans. And the great ques-
tion every one should bring home to himself is
this 'What is the inclination of my soul? Does
it with all its affections, lean toward God or
away from Hint"
According to statistics in the New York OBJ
server the leading denominations in this coun-
try have the following numbers Methodists,
1900, 900; Baptists, $500, 900; Presbyterians !,
400 O0C Lutherans, OIL 000 Congregationalists
AIS, 600; Episcopalians, 1850
1t is proposed to establish 'Synod of New
England, composed of the seventy-two Presby.
terian ministers who inhabit that region. There
have been synods in New England before, and
one met In Cambridge, Mass, in 1643, at the
time that the Westminster assembly of divines
was in session in the Jerusalem chamber of
London.
At a recent meeting held in the Metropolitan
Tabernacle, London, it was stated by Mr.. Cain,
NJ p. who presided, that l, 100 out of ], 900 Bap-
fist minister's nlQ0oa0 ahafainarS and th at
of the remaining 500 great many were practic-
ally abstainers OF the students in the colleges
the proportion of abstainers was seven to one.
In the pastors (Spurgeon's) college only three
out of sixty six were non-abstainers.
Over million pounds is still spent yearly in
pigrimages to Mecca and Medina. Many of the
Mohammedan pilgrims travel immense distances
Thus nearly six thousand of them are from the
Soudan and neighboring parts of Africa, 1000
are Moors.. 1,400 Persians, 10000 Malays and
Indians and %. 900 Turks or Egyptians These
are the figures for the year 1885, when there
were 5000 pilgrims to these two famous shrines.
A sort of premium has been put upon the non
use of tobacco by rich Philadelphia lady. A
devout Christian and sincerely attached to the
Presbyterian Church, she has bequeathed es
tate and 900 to provide home for twelve
aged and disabled Presbyterian minister's One
essential condition is that the ministers shall not
use tobacco 1t will be necessary for some of
the old gentlemen to go into training when they
propose 10 become cHnQlQaCeS Tor ADMISSION.
The non smokers will have the advantage.
The Evangelist echoes the sentiment of many
other religious papers when it says: Employers
and business men who have some reserve CAPT
tai can easily tide over a period of depression,
while poor men must suffer all that follows
lack of employment and loss of wages. The les
son will be bitter one, but it will not be in
vain if workingmen everywhere are taught
thereby that intelligence, patience and modera-
ton are stronger forces in every struggle for
right and justice than incorporate zeal and
headstrong folly"
In the debate on evolution in the Southern
Presbyterian Assembly, DR.. Woodrow, whose
faith in evolution has caused all the trouble,
made this bold statement: IT maintain, and
every one of you will some day come to believe,
that where harm has been done in one case by
the impertinent intrusion of students of science
into Bible ground, where soul has been lost
through such MEANS thousands and thousands
have been pushed down to hell by the mistakes
of religious teachers who have pushed the do
main of the Bible into that of science"
A new version of the New Testament has
been prepared by the Rev. Griffith Jone, of
Haakow 1t is said TO be much superior to any
other yet produced, and it is confidently ex-
pected that it will be adopted as the basis of
union version for all China There is world
of suggestiyeness in such an expectation. Such
a book will be in q language spoken and under