The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-07
Religious Notes.

yellow Hawk" ten years ago painted saw
age, is now the pastor of Congregational Church
in Dakota.
OF the BIZ Quakers who died in London last
year, al were over seventy, sixty one were over
eighty, and eight over ninety years of age.
society has been formed in Japan called the
Jesus opposers, and it is said to be offering Wig
orous opposition to the spread of Christianity.
1t is stated that the Church of England num-
bers among its clergy three great-graudsons of
Charles Wesley. the poet brother of John.
'.Kosha Okodakiciye." is what the Dakota In
dian young men call their Young Mems Chris
tian Association. They have formed eleven Of
them.
Over one hundred Scotch ministers of nine diff
ferent denominations are to preach sermons this
month in connection with the semi. Jubilee of the
National Bible Society OF Scotland.
The contributions by Evangelical Christendom
to-day for missions to the heather come to 49,
000 900. sum more than thirty-fold greater
than that raised eighty or ninety years ago.
A religious paper observes, wittily: "What we
need in these days Is more action and fewer res
olutions The acts of the apostles have been
handed down, but their resolutions have not yet
reached us."
There are three hundrea and fifty nine Presby-
terrain congregations in Ireland. comprising $685.
100 persons, that have passed resolutions de-
nouncing the establishment of home rule in
that country.
Dr. w. M Taylor: If Christ is not certainly
the Son of God then there is no certainty. If
this is not proof that He is the author of eternal
salvation to all them that obey Him, then all
proof is impossible.
The Christian Register says: NOWADAYS or
thodox Congregationalists get so much Univer-
salism from their own pastors that sermon by
Universalst minister is sometimes novel only
through its conservatism"
The Catholic Directory for 1886 reports in this
country 1896 priests-a gain of 253; 162l theo-
logical students-a gain of "a; 6, 1855 churches
gain of 1919; So colleges gain Of q 6lS acade-
mies-a gain Of 81, and 2,621 parochial schools
a gain of 157.
good word is spoken for cofee-houses by the
Jewish Messenger, but it also says IF good
friends of temperance, however, will persist in
investing these coffee-houses with religious at
mosphere, and scatter Sunday texts and
tracts in all corners, they will fail"
The Rev. Henry M. Field, now making tour
of the South. writes to the Evangelist that he
finds the condition of affairs most encouraging as
regards temperance, education and religion,
This he considers due in great measure to the
manufacturing and other industries that are
being introduced
German Methodists of this country closed the
year 1885 with l,256 schools, IL 089 officers and
teachers. and GO. 153 scholars. They have been
directing their efforts towards the larger cities
on the principle of take the cities and You have
the country" and to that end have distributed
many thousands Of tracts
1.-THE Methodist Protestant Year Book for
1886 exhibits total of 1,570 ministers, 920 local
preachers, 124, 638 members. and 4, OH probation
ers There are /. 713 church edifces and 368 par
sonages. and the total value OF the property is
So, 49, OIL The 1926 Sunday schools of the de-
nomination contain &c. 499 scholars.
General Booth, the chief commander of the
Salvation Army, calls for $780, 900 for the work of
the present year. He complains that in eleven
States Of the American Union the law has been
invoked to suppress the meetings of the army
and announces plans for sending an expedition
to the Southern States ito take salvation to the
doors of our colored brethren"
A Presbyterian congregation in Scotland now
without pastor, recently chartered train to
attend the preaching of candidate" in neigh
boring city. The singular part of the affair is
that the excursion was made on Sunday, and
that the brethren who got it up saw nothing
wrong in it Presbyterianism in Scotland and
America must be two very different commodi-
ties
The Waldensan Church in Pisa has lost one
of its most respected members through the death
of Dr. Tito Chiesi, a lawyer and secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Chiesi was one of the
earliest converts to evangelical Christianity in
! Italy. For many years he had been active and