The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
Religious Notes.


No sacrifice can be made for Christ after we
enter heaven. On earth is cur only opportunity.
Nashville Advocate: The fear of man will
make us hide sin, but the fear of the Lord will
make US hate it,
A hundred years ago there were not more than
30, QUO Christians In pagan countries. Now the
number Is close on 100000
AS one of the results of DR. Somerville's visit
to Coustantinople, an evangelical hall is about to
be erected in the most central part Of Pera, at
cost of S., 1000
The Prime Minister Of Hungary is a Presby-
terrain. He has had a bill passed which enables
Professionals to have an equal representation in
Parliament with the Catholics.
In Abyssinia as many as thirty three Falasha
Jews were admitted into the Christian Church,
of whom the native missionary, who visited
England last May, gave an encouraging account.
The Examiner says: "a very intelligentfrend
OF ours says that Mr.. Joseph Cook has now
given in his adhesion to the general plan on
which God is conducting the affairs of the uni
verse"
The continued i'll health of the Rev. Dr. Will
lam E. Schenck has necesstated his resignation
Of his position as corresponding secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of Publication. It will take
effect on the 1st of May.
Rev. F. G. Igehart made telling address on
the 18th inst, at the Buffalo, N. Y, Christian
Conference, on the vice of gambling. He de-
gressive euchre and all forms of the vice of
gambling.
The Swedish Ministry have promised the tenn
perance workers state subsidy to enable them
to carry the agitation to all parts of the kingdom.
The Rigsdag contains many total abstainers in
both chambers, and they are not ashamed to
wear their blue ribbon badges there.
The great cathedral in Mexico City, built a
century before the Pilgrims landed in New Eng
land, is always open. and priestly minlstrations
are constantly conducted; but says CORE
spondent, sit is no longer a national shrine-the
kneeling worshipers almost all women. with
here and there battered and tattered ancient
male Indian figure
New York Advocates Our deliberate iudg-
ment is that introducing bill into the Legisla-
ture of the State of New York setting apart in
every year either in October or September, a day
of fasting and prayer for public school children
brings religion into contempt The folly of
well-meaning people retards the gospel almost as
much as the assaults of enemies.
Richmond Religious Herald: "Satan's first
device is TO prevent a man from working
for the Lord at all. Failing in that he
tries to make him work himself to DEATH" That
is Dr. z. s Henson's explanation of there being SO
many lazy Christians and so many others who are
working themselves to DEATH Satan is at the
bottom of it ail-at least, Henson says so.
A sign that the clerical ascendency over
Frenchwomen is weakening is reported from An
gers, where wealthy lady has given to the mu-
ncipal authorities 200. 600 francs for the founda-
ton Of an orphan asylum. on condition that the
staff of the orphanage consist in perpetuo solely
OF laymen and laywomen, and that it shall re-
main entirely under civil, to the exclusion of all
religious, control.
Rev. r. w. Faber: The Bible is revelation of
love; but it is not the only one. The only cNe!
There is to each one of us special and personal
revelation of divine love in the retrospect of that
fatherly providence which has watched over us
through lives Who can look back on the
chain of graces of which his life has been COM
posed without feeling of surprise at the un-
weariedness of Gods lovel
The Methodists have a Furnishing mission at
Lucknow, India They have twenty,one Sun
dav-schoo,s in connection with the mission. At
the recent anniversary Of these schools over
TWO thousand children marched in procession,
each school having its banner. There were two
elephants in line and many Hindoo and Moham
medan boys walked beside their young friends
who we're members of the schools Over one
thousand prizes were distributed on the occa
Zion to those who had been regular in their at
tendance.
Rev. Richard d. Harlan the of Justice
Harlan of the Supreme Court, mas been ordained
and afterwards installed pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, on Third avenue. The
Rev DIR William M. Paxton formerly pastor of
the church, delivered the charge to the young
pastor, and DIR. John r. Paxton charged the peo-
pie. Dir. HARLAN Ia only twenty-six years old,