The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
MINOR MENTION.
fools.


MINOR MENTION.
THE Churchman thinks that any charitably
disposed Christian who is nursing the delusive
hope that some compromise can ere long be eff
fected which will render Roman Catholics enthu-
siastic supporters of the common school system
of our country would be quickly undeceived by
reading the editorials in the Catholic papers. 1t
summarizes their utterances as follows
at simply amounts to this-war upon the
common school unless we can turn it into dis
tinctly parochial school. There is much still to
be desired in our free school system; it is, alas
practically goddess education which it gives
But meanwhile, in the state of divided religious
opinion in which the country now stands, to put
our Schools under the control of any one relig-
ious organization is out of the question. Yet
this, and this alone, the Roman Church de-
mands It is only one more illustration OF the
incompatibility between Romanism and loyal
American citizenship What will be the issue
God only knows: but plainly nothing will be
gained by mistaken policy of Cancellation,
which conceives that, because the Protestant is
willing to yield one point, the Roman Catholic
will be equally reasonable and yield another
A FRIEND of the Rev. James Beecher who
committed suicide the other day, quotes him
sailor by nature and preacher by grace.
1t is not surprising that the pressure of family
opinion and the expectations of their friends
pushed all the sons of Rev. Lyman Bee<her
into the pulpit, whether they would or no.
The folly of ignoring the natural bent how
ever, is shown in the life that ended so sadly
last week. After a struggle of thirty years
grace had not conquered nature sufficiently to
adjust James Beecher's temperament to the
work he had undertaken. All accounts of his
life represent him as good man but not
adapted to the cares and routine of a minis
terial life. Had he been permitted in early
life to follow more congenial calling, it is
not probable that he would have become a
mental wreck before he was yet an old man..
A CERTAIN distinguished actress lis reported
to have felt so keenly certain statements made
in recently published article by religious
writer, condemning the immortality Of the stage,
that she has been employing part of her summer
leisure in preparing an exceedingly vigorous ar
ticle in refutation of some of the charges made "
Articles from the pens of actors and actresses
denying such assertions are not infrequent; but,
somehow, they seem to make little impression
upon the public. Perhaps, if the members of
the dramatic profession would spend their sum.
mer leisure in living up to their written senti-
ments, there would be less need of writing them.
SORROWS and misfortunes do not come singly
to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher The rejection of
his son by the Senate on charges affecting his
personal integrity must have borne heavily upon
the Plymouth pastor. His visit to England has
evidently been disappointment to him, both
socially and financially. and the depression of
spirits occasioned by this and by the deaths,
within one week, of his brother and brother-in-
law have doubtless caused the illness from which
he is reported to be suffering. All the friends
and admirers of the Brooklyn preacher will unite
in wishing him speedy recovery and prosper
Gus voyage home.
JOHNNIE FowLE, of Boston, a colored youth
of tender years, has attempted q fowle crime on
his father, being nothing less than to take his
life by feeding him on Rough on Rats" His
father was in the habit of chewing gum, and it
was on this that he placed the poison This is a
mitigating circumstance, and it is not at all
likely that Johnnie will suffer for mis- wicked
ness.
WHAT kind of people are the inhabitants any
wayl A Boston paper has the audacity to eau
tion its readers not to pronounce it "Chihewer-
newer" but "Chiwhawha." Comes now the
Springfield Union, and directs attention to the
fact that it is not good form to pronouce ii
Anarchists" but ''Anarkistsn There will be
civil war in that commonwealth some of these
days
The Bible. as means of culture, IS -ecognized
by at least one Boston paper which advises one
of its local contemporaries to study the book.
'if for no other purpose than to quote it accu.
rately, and thus avoid attributins to Job the
words, I am the resurrection and the lfe'n
THE meeting of the scientists at Buffalo has
decided that men who think live thirty-three
years longer than those who do not think. II
men who try to think or who think they think.
live accordingly, it is apparent that Josephus
Cook is laying himself out to live forever.
THE account OF the photographing of the i'm
age of q New Jersey girl on tin plate, few
days ago, By stroke Of lightning has recalled
tosome one tho story Of how the image Of branch