The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-28
Religious Notes.

Roman Catholicism in India has increased
from 700 600 in l847 to 1887 352 in 1885,
The new church at Columbus. Ind, will be
completed some time during the next month. 1t
will cost about $4,000
George Eliot: The tale of divine pity was
never yet believed from lips that were not felt to
be moved by human pity.
There are 2073 Juvenile societies connected
with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
with an aggregate membership of 81 964
Phillips Brooks: No true man can live a half
life when he has genuinely learned that it is only
half life. The other half, the higher half
must haunt him.
Western Christian Advocate: Delaware-av-
enue Church, Buffalo, has determined to ring
its bell no more. Good. Next 60 the nuisance
of steam whistles IL city is the Changing of bells
A church bell is no more needed In a CITY now
ghAn OK cart, or any other relic of a past age
And the church spire is about useless as the
bell.
DR. Guthrie beautifully and truthfully re.
marks: Give me these links: First, sense of
need; second. desire 10 get; third. belief that God
has in store; fourth. belief that, though He with
holds awhile He loves TO be asked. and fifth, be-
lief that asking will obtain Give these links.
and the chain will reach from earth to heaven,
bringing heaven all down to me or bearing NE
mp into heaven"
A Buckingham. England farmer has just pre-
scented his rst-b born for christening at his parish
church. with twenty-si Christian names from
the Scriptures, and representing every letter of
the alphabet. The names commenced with A bel
and ended with Zachariah, II was only with the
greatest difficulty that the clergyman persuaded
the father to content himself with the first and
last of the appellation proposed. The surname
OF the infant is Jenkins.
The Pulpit Treasury: An old Methodist
preacher once offered the following PRAYER in a
prayer meeting, Lord. help US to trust Thee
with our souls" Amen" was responded by
many voices Lord. helm us to trust thee with
our bodies" ''Amen" was responded with as
much warmth as ever Lord. help us 10 trnst
thee with our money" but to this petition the
amen" was not forthcoming Is it not strange
that when religion touches some mems pockets
1t coos their ardor at once, and seals their lipsq
The advantage Of small gifts from a large
number OF persons was aptly illustrated not long
since by two Swedish churches that gave $40 to-
ward paying for house of worship for Swedish
missionary church In Minnesota The contribu-
tions were from 1000 persons. Only six coins
In the collection boxes equaed % cents in value,
and over 1880 pieces were pennies. An Ameri-
can congregation, appealed to for the same OBJ
ject gave $ll0 but 1t all came from eighteen
persons Who can doubt which is the true rrin-
ciple for church benevolences
The difference between the position of the
former and the present Governor of Kansas TO-
wards the prohihitory legislation is well put bv
the Saline Journal: Governor Martin pardoned
th1rty-nve oon-keepers out of l. 100 convicted.
Governor Click pardoned twenty six out of 147
convicted Governor Martin has never pardoned
one unless petitioned by the leading Prohibi-
tionists, the trial JUDGE and prosecuting attorney
to do so. Governor Click pardoned them over
the protest of the trial Judge. jury. county
ney and leading citizens of the city or county in
which the conviction occurred"
The ant-tiIhe agitation in Wales has assumed
such proportions that subscription has been
started oy committee of prominent English
churchmen to raise funds to relieve the present
necessities of those clereymen in Wales who are
left destitute by the refusal os the parishioners
to pay the tltne dues About So 900 has been
raised for this purpose in four days, the Duke of
Westminster having himself given 81, 500 of the
amount The committee declare they must
have 1925. GOO They may get it. but public SEN
.iment in England is largely with the people,
who have for centuries been paying these op-
pressive tithes, and me present revolt in Wales
is certain TO increase rather than diminish. 1t
looks much az though the established church
there were doomed.