The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-26
Religious Notes.

heHRiOus NOI0Ss
Horace Mann: 1t is we'll to think WE'LL it is
divine to act well.
while we have even a bowl of rice cruel we
will share it with the preacher" says a convert
ed Chinaman.
Moody says: Throwing a new convert into a
cold church is like throwing a new born baby
into q snow bank"
Many people are in the position of the old
colored lady who said Il wants to git ligion,
but breads de process"
Bagdad contains the largest Hebrew colony in
Asia. There are twenty synagogues, and about
forty thousand Hebrews in the city
1t has reached Scotland. Two hundred min
listers of Glasgow. of different denominations,
have united in an effort to reach the non church
going classes.
James Hamilton: The word of God will
stand thousand readings, and he who has gone
over it most frequently is the surest Of finding
new wonders there
Fifty years ago the Turks considered it a
shame for woman to read. Now there are two
schools for girls in Constautinople, established
by the Sultan himself
A hopeful sign from Francois an anti atheist
al society, organized among the young men of
the French universities, which includes Roman
Cathoicsand Professionals
The Jews of Pittsburg are considering the
question OF holding religious services on Sun
days, and convention will be held in few
weeks to take definite action.
Undismayed by Father Damiens becoming a
leper among the lepers in MoIokai, two Roman
Catholic priests and two nuns have sailed for the
Hawaiian islands to take up his work.
Church-goihg has not grown obsolete in the
greatest city of the world. On q recent Sunday,
in London, AGO, 900 persons attended service in
the morning, and 4l0,0 900 at night. The largest
church of the Establishment-St Paurs Cattle
dral-had an attendance in the evening of g. 403
Mr. Surgeons Tabernacle was attended by
4,ol9 persons in the morning. and 500 In the
evening
The general opinion that the Buddhist religion
numbe more than any other in the world
among its followers is controverted by Professor
Monier Williams, of Oxford, Far, indeed, from
Buddhism being the ruling religion, he has no
hesitation in affirming that, even in numbers
Christianity now stands the head Of all the re
ligions of the world Next to it he would place
Hinduism. under its various forms of Brahman.
ISM Jainism. demon and fetish worship. The
remainder would then come in the following
order: Confucianism, Mohammedism, Budd-
hism, Taoism, Judaism aad Zoroasrrianism
Institute Judiaca, established within the past
three years for the purpose of prosecuting mis-
sion work among the Jews, exist now at nine
German universities. The leading spirit of the
movement - Prof Franz Delitzch of Lepsic
the translator into Hebrew of the Greek New
Testament. An appeal is now published by the
authorities of the Leipsic institute for funds to
establish a special school in that city, In which
young men are to be educated for this work
Professor Deltzch will himself arrange the
course and teach some of the leading branches
About 300 young theologans are in connection
with these Institutes, and the prospect for har-
vest among the lost sheep of the house of Israel
is now better than it has been for centuries.