The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-30
Religious Notes.

Rev. Augustus Tolton the first colored Cath
Olic priest of the United States, was recently
aained in Rome.
More than hundred works written during
the past century have placed the time for the
beginning Of the millennium between 1866 and
1890
The growth of the Presbyterian Church west
Of the Mississippi since the reunion in 1870 IS
estimated at from 367 to LIB ministers, and
from %, LAG to 1867 members
Mrs. Oliphant, who has already shown her
aptitude for biographical composition in her life
of Edward Irving, has agreed to write the life of
the iats Principal Tulloch, her friend of many
years standing.
There are today in India, laboring side by
SIDE representatives of thirteen different sections
Of the church, European and American, holding
the reformed faith in the Presbyterian form of
church government
In the First Congregational Church, Washing
ton, ID. g., no announcements of meetings are
made from the pulpit. The notices are printed
and placed in the pews, and those interested can
take them home Notices not sent in time to be
printed must wait
Maclaren: Plain, straightforward and every
day righteousness are better than ali emotion
and dogmatism and all churchsm, says the
world, and Christianity says much the same; but
plain, straightforward righteousness and every
day morality come most surely when man is
keeping close to Christ.
Nearly all the denominations now observe
"Chldrens Day." the most of them selecting a
Sabbath in June. In the BAPTIST Church the
second Sabbath in June will be observed In
the Methodist Protestant Church the 10th of
May is the day designated. But why, asks the
Inferior, could not all the branches of the church
unite on one dayY
It is frequently said that sit takes ninety
cents to get dollar to the heathen." In fact
diligent inquiry has shown that it costs but 8
ant "a 10 oil fhn hnvna unrl vuhi ha
dollar is worth 10 per cent more when it gets to
its destination than when it is contributed on
account of the difference of exchange being in
favor of this country So that after meeting all
home expenses the dollar is worth when it
reaches the place where it is used 101 cents.
The independent says: I'VE believe in specific
prayer and in the specific answer to prayer; but
we not by any means sure that the specific
answers to our prayers are OF the most impor-
lance TO us. Indeed, we are not sure that if we
ignore or set aside the higher benefits of prayer
which are seen in the general development of the
spiritual nature and the qualification of the
Word of God in our hearts, need scarcely ex-
peet to get our especial and particular requests
answered"
Sundav-school Times: God has made man so
that his eyes look forward, and not backwards;
and every special sense is fashioned 80 that it
looks to that which is before. rather than to
that which is behind. This is Gods order; and
Gods order is the true one. Man is meant to go
his true destiny only as he keeps pushing onward
10 new attachments, leaving behind him the
things that are behind, and taking hold of the
things that are before.
Methodist Paper: Our church festival is over
The treasury has $53 10 net gain-that is the
credit side The debit shows appalling list of
misunderstanding; several cases of dyspepsia
aggravated by late suppers, eaten on the suppo-
sitiou that church suppers are not injurious a
THU attendance at prayer meeting the evening
AAnA nsust ri lk,afA
cleared ST. 70 more than our Baptist neighbors; a
spirit OF bitterness because some one said their
singing was better than ours.
Ii was recently stated by the Christian Work
or, representing the Friends. that the four Year
ly Meetings of the West contain 50, $40 members
The same paper. in an estimate of the strength
Of the five Yearly Meetings of the East, gives
the following figures: New England, A. $40; New
York, $780, Baltimore, Sl5; North Carolina,
5,761; Canada l,4l0. The total of Friends East
and West according to these estimates. is co.
475. The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, which
does not act with those above named is not in
eluded in the total.
At q recent meeting of the National Bible So
oiety of Scotland, held in Glasgow. Mr.. Thorn
son. the agent for japan, gave most encourag-
Ing account of the influence which the Bible
alone without even the aid of missionaries, had
exercised in that country It had been largely
circulated in some parts of the north before mis-
sionaries appeared in that section. and it was
found that much of the necessary preliminary
work had already been accomplished
when the missionaries arrived. Success had
been made easy by the men who had sold the
book. Similar testimony in favor of the book
was borne by the Rev l.. r. Janncy, missionary
at Khandwa, India. Think. he SAYS. 'of l 100
Bibles, Testaments and portions going forth on
their silent missions during the past year and
entering as many hands, and perhaps ten times
rs many hearts Eternity alone willsum up the
result"