The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
Religious Notes.


The Methodists have laid the cornerstone of
new college for women in Baltimore
It took over twenty thousand shingles to cover
the roof Of Sam Jones's tabernacle. in Carriers
VILE Ga.
The Rt Rev. OH W. Whitaker will enter
upon his duties as assistant Bishop of Pepnsyl-
vana Nov. l.
It is eight years since great premiennal
conference was held in New York Another will
Do held Nov. 1920.
The object of the meeting of Catholic prelates
in Baltimore next month, will be to consider the
question of labor neutrality-suspicious. the
knights of LaDor-and their relation to the Ro-
man Church
The Brothers of the Common Life is rel-
glouS community Of men In connection with the
Church of England. They have just established
house at Ramsgill, and received three broth
ers. Already there are great number of asso-
ciates-priests, laymen and women.
The Holy Synod of Russia has just decided
that Russian soldiers must observe Lent in the
most rigorous way. They will have to fast not
only during the four great Lents" yearly. but
also every Wednesday and Friday and the six
great days OF prayer and repentance.
The Vatican regards the erection of statue
of Giordauo Bruno in Rome, on the spot where
the Romish Church burned him at the stake. as
an insult, and the Pope has directed Cardinal
Hergenrother to prepare history of Bruno
the impression on the public mind
The moon. in an eclipse complained to the
sun, why, my dearest friend, dost thou not
shine upon me as usualf "Do not?r said the
sum- II am sure | am shining as l always do
Why do you not enjoy my light as usual9" 30,
l see" said the moou 1.-THE earth has got be-
tween u.s." This is the trouble with every back
slider
Rev. L. b. Morgan, now rector of Trinity Pro
testant Episcopal Church, Connersvlle Ind
who left the church at the time of the Cummins
schisms, but subsequently returned makes an
appeal in the last Church Union to the ''re-
formed to come back again to the old mother
church. He thinks that ten years have demon
strated the unwisdom of the movement
DIR. Adams. of st. Louis, who was in London
this last summer and heard Dr. Parker preach
says: HE is massive man, with voice like
the roll of thunder, and deep calling unto deep:
and just when you wish it were not so awfuly
solemn, there comes into Ii a sweet tone like the
warbling of birds in the noun tains and the
music of brook in the forest" He is "con-
centration of the mighty thoughts of the age
gives them out in white heat. and clothed with
the beauty of the genius of expression
The Rev. j. L. Pitner, pastor of the Hennepin-
avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Min
neapolis, has written a song entitled Com
ing with the Million" 1t is dedicated
to Chaplain McCabe. "the man of
hope, whose all-conquering zeal brings dreams
to pass" 1t is sung to the air.. "Marchipg
Through Georgia" and has martial ring Each:
Stanza ends with "Whie we are coming with the
Million" and the chorus is:
Awake! Awake! and join the iubilee
Awake! awake! the cross will make us free
SO sing the continents and islands of the sea-
Whie we are coming with Million"
mo authentic picture of Christ" says the In
dependent, land no trustworthy description of
his appearance has come down to u.s. 1t is re.
markable that the four evangelists should have
agreed III emitting just what every other biog-
rapher or novelist is careful to give Nowhere
have we a hint as to His personal figure or as to
a lineament of His countenance Some have
guessed that He was fairer than all the fair and
others have presumed that His countenance was
married more than any man; but no one knows
The conventional picture of Jesus, which seems
to us His certain portrait, is not older than
Michael Angelo"
It is we'll known that Pope Leo XIIhas a great
veneration for the memory of the famous school
man, Thomas Aouinas. This feeling Of the SUI
preme pontlff has just found expression in a
very becoming and characteristic way In the
gallery of the candelabra Of the Vatican. which
the Pope has lately renovated, new fresco bv
the German artist SeitZ, to the memory of the
Angelic doctor, has just been finished. Aquinas
is represented as presenting his writings to the
church He is depicted as a woman seated on a
throne, holding in one hand the cross the en-
blem of salvation. and in the other the olive
branch of peace. Near Aquinas is Aristotle Civ
ing his philosophical works to the great Chris
tan teacher, whom the Pope. eight years aco in
bis famous brief, "Etern PATHS" proposed to
Roman Catholic students as their guide Around
the church are grouped curious categorical fig
ures, holding embems of Catholic doctrine The
work is spoken of as fresh and signal triumph
of the artist.