The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-08
Religious Notes.
Ont of fhe aarthward brink


Out of the earthward brink
Of that great tideless sea
Light from Christ's garments streams.
Helen Hunt.
Laughed the brook for my delight
Through the day and through the night;
Mine the sand-rmned pickerel pond,
Mine the walnut slopes beyond,
Mine, on bending orchard trees,
Apples of Hesperides!
In cottages and lowly cells
True piety neglected dwells
Till called to heaven, it's native seat,
Where the good man alone is great.
-somerville.
1t Is said that the membership of Mr.. Spur
geon's church, London, now number 1924
The masses are being reached in France to a
large extent. It is estimated that more than
AGO. 900 persons attended the McAll mission in
Paris alone last year.
According to the estimate of the Dean of West
minister, one-fifth of the whole population of
England and Wales are in Sunday schools g.,
there 6000 teachers and 200, 600 scholars.
According to the recent official report of the
general of the Jesuts this order, now $50 years
DID, has furnished 248 saints, 1900 martyrs, Is
popes, 60 cardinals, 1000 archbisbops g. 900 au-
thors, and now numbers $500 missionaries.
There are seven hundred religious and demon
national newspapers in the United States, New
York, Chicago and Boston publishing one third.
New York claims the lions share, Chicago
stands next and Boston has the third largest
number.
The Christian leader tells how doctor of di-
vinity over fifty, tried to master the fiery steed
known as the bicycle The vehicle appears to
have had the worst of it, for the D. D. was so
far recovered as to be able to walk in three days,
while it took four days to repair the bicycle.
The Nashville Christian Advocate says: when
Gospel fires burn low in a preachers soul. he
will be apt to try to make a little blaze of his
own in the way of a far-fetched Interpretation a
wild speculation, or an irrelevant dispute. When
the pentecostal fame is hot sinners get the mes
sage of God and nothing else"
In paying for his pew at church, Dobson re-
ceived in change fourteen buttons and seven tin
tobacco tags. do you know" said he una
Dashed, to the treasurer. II couldn't for the life
of me think where lost those buttons. You
count them in as quarters, do YOUR "Yes,
you'll find the records of this church are very
complete. We kept a close watch on the plate -
The Church Army is an evangelistic agency
of the Church of England, and is modelled some
what after the pattern of the Salvation Army
In some of the towns of England, but particu-
larly in London, south and east it has been do
ing excellent work. The army has just con-
cluded to extend Its operations to India, where
the members will adopt the native costume It
is difficult to see what good can come from the
adoption of the native costume if they cannot at
the same time adopt the native speech.
The Boston correspondence school, designed to
assist persons in the active ministry to master
Bible Greek. is really assuming large proportions
The dean, Rev. Alfred A. Wright saws that he
is personally conducting by correspondence the
studies of nearly 600 students of Bible Greek
scattered throughout the United States and
British provinces. South America, England.
India China and, Japan. The Chautauqua school
of theology, of which DR.. Wright is also dean,
is conducting the studies of 300 students of the
ology.
Western Christian Advocate: The first Sun
day-school in the State of Indiana was in Madi-
son. 1t was conducted by Mrs. McIntire, a
Methodist. The next was in Vevay, superin-
tended by Esquire Gilleland, o. Presbyterian
The first Sunday-schoo in Vincennes was estab-
lished by Homer johnson. Cumberland Pres
byterian; the first in Washington by r. M Iron
son, az Episcopalian, and the first in Terre
Haute. by Miss Cruft, Congregationalist All
of them were in existence prior to the year 1924
For these statements we are indebted to Rev.
Aaron Wood d. D., of TOWNSVILLE, Ind.
Evangelist E. P. Hammond has been conduct
ing successful meetings in the land of the mid
night sun, and writes as follows of the general
condition of religion in that region: 81 am told .
he says, 'there are about 200, 900 persons in the
dissenting churches in Norway and Sweden. In
the latter country there about 100 900 in con-
nection with what would be called in America
the Congregational Church, 80, 900 in the Baptist
Church and 10000 in the Methodist Church.
These are all believed to be converted people, as
the pastors IN these churches as we'll as in the
Free Lutheran Church, do not allow any TO join