The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-01
Religious Notes.

| Mr.. Surgeons tabernacle, London, has now a
membership of SPA.
| The Church of England has nine mission sta
tons along the Panama canal.
! One of the few places in civilization where
there is no Methodism is in the Hawaiian Isl
ands
Payson: To deny, as Peter did, is bad but not
to weep bitterly, he did, when we have de-
MED, is worse.
The little Chinese Presbyterian Church, of San
Francisco, last year gave $91 to home missions
and $158 to foreign missions.
Twenty clergymen from ten different States are
to start from New York, on Ang g. on bicycle
tour up the Hudson, the total distance to be COW
cred being 334 miles.
Mr.. Spurgeon has received legacy for his or
phanage of 81 600 from gentleman who re-
Gently died in New Jersey the first ever sent
him from this country
In Ireland the Episcopalians number GOO, 600;
Pres5yterians, 49,, 900; Methodists and Unita-
rians. no. 900, and CongregationalIsts, Baptists,
and other minor denominations about 100000
AT the Methodist Conference just closed in
Dublin Sir William Macarthur gave $75, 900
toward the erection of new building the
Methodist College grounds at Belfast whore
young women may be educated.
Three years ago the Congregationalsts had no
German church i'll any Western city of influence.
TODAY they have churches in ST. Louis, Chi
cago ana Spr1nenelu, MO-, anu promising HIS
sions in Kansas City and Omaha.
A lady recently sought to instruct her little
grandchild ip relation to the provident care of
heaven. "Who gives you your daily breadT'
asked she. "Dod' replied the child, but Uncle
John puts the butter and sugar on"
The new Gothic edifce at Elberon, Long
Branch, just dedicated by Rev. DR.. John Hall,
Church." was built by Mr. Taylors widow. at an
expense of $40, 900, ana will seat four hundred
persons.
The Jesuits OF Rome have purchased the beau
tiful Costanzi Hotel, on the site of the Gardens
of Sallust from which many valuable relics have
been dug up They have also bought large tracts
In the new quarters OF Rome, on Wnlcn they WILL
build vast editices.
The impression seems to be gaining ground in
England that the quarrels in the Salvation Army
are threatening the disintegration of that queer
organization. AS indication of this it is stated
that at the recent monster meeting" in Exeter
| Hail. London, General Booth called for collec-
| ton of 60. 000 and received only Ell.
| st. Johns Guild, of New York, have again
| launched their floating hospital for seaside ex-
cursions for sick and destitute children during
| the warm weather. In statement just submit
| ted to the public, the managers say that since
the guild was first organized 402 excursions, car
rying 300, 900 persons, have been given at its ex
pense
| OF the 400 Senators, members and territorial
| delegates who compose Congress, ~ are Method
lists, 6S Baptists Al Episcopalians. 81 Presbyter.
! iaus 36 Catholics, 10 Unitarians, Lutherans, 10
/ Christians (Campbellites) and 2 Quakers, making
/ a total of 283 who are actively connected with
some church organization This leaves 125 who
either never belonged to any church or drifted
out of such associations.
/ 1t is stated of the Rev. Charles H. A. Dali, who
died recently in Calcutta, that wilhelm St Louis,
| he lived in the family OF Rev DR.. Eliot, and an
anecdote is told of him which illustrates his zeal
| in his work One day the family had just taken
seats at the dinner table, when in rushed Mr.
| Dali and with the exclamation, The worst case
| yet,T lifted the cut of roast lamb from the table
and carried it to family which was starving.
great change has come over the Church oil
England within the past two decades. 1t has
/ become more identified with the people, and il
has given itself heartily to all kinds of mission
airy and benevolent work. Quite recently the
| Bishop of London and Mrs. Temple gave a gar
/ den party at the ancient palace Of Fulham wher
4 over a hundred guests assembled. At the Canter
| bury Diocesan Conference, held at the palace o.
/ Lambeth 1t was reported that during the pas
year upward of f20S,O00 t$l,04O,00) had beer
collected.
/ The Catholic Mirror discusses the burial of sui
cides apr0pos to the recent suicide of the Crueys
| in New York 1t commends Monsignor Preston
| for his refusal to allow their bodies to rest in
Catholic cemetery, and says "OAe upon /;
time when nations, as whole, really believed
| in religion, suicide was regarded in its true
light-as a plunge into hell A dread horrol
brooded over the spot Of the crime, and III,
damned one was buried at the crossroads, Will
stake driven Through his heart Then the out