The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-31
Religious Notes.

In Greenland there are 1000 Esquimaux con-
verts under the fostering care of the Danish Mis-
sion Society.
The net gain in communicates the past year
was nine times greater in foreign missions than
in Christendom.
In Nebraska the Baptists have one hundred
and forty seven church organizations, with only
Hixty-eight houses of worship
A man who tries to preach without preparation
is not much wiser than man who tries to fire
an empty gun. Load before you shoot.
The Presbytery of Toronto Canada, has ap-
pointed committee to inquire whether rail-
road employees who work on the Sabbath should
enter into full communion with the church"
President Tuttle. of Wabash College, ascer-
tanned the ages of 2,242 ministers at death in
this country, and found that they averaged over
sixty one years. and that one out of every seven
attained his sixty-eighth year
The average proportion of churches to the
population in the United States is one to every
Sic people 1t is in Boston one to 1.600 in New
York one to 2, 400, in ST. Louis one to $500,
while il some it is but one to every 1000.
On the occupation of Mandalay. the Burmese
capital, the Episcopal church, school, and clergy
house were reopened after suspension of mis-
Hionary work for six years. Tho clergy house
has been used as Buddhist monastery, and the
church lottery Office.
"Go back and tell your people to send an i'm
mediate invitation to the angel Gabriel, was the
reply of a prominent divine to the committee
from q Meriden church, after they had stated the
qualifications which the pastor must possess to
be eligible to call from their fastdious congre-
gation.-New London Telegraph.
Zone Sunday morning, in New York. said
Mr.. Moody, in an address at Cleveland ssthere
were not so many members present in all the
evangelical churches as there were people pres
emit at an afternoon show by wild Western
scout" This indifference of city men toward
the churches is what vexes Mr. Moody now.
Ruskin: How often it is difficult to be wisely
charitable; TO do good without multiplying tho
sources Of evil To give aims is nothing unless
you give thought Also 1t is written, not ''blessed
Is he that feedeth the poor" but blessed is he
that considereth the poor" little thought and
little kindness are often worth more than great
deal of money.
Jeremy Taylor: Let no man extend his
thoughts or let his hopes wander toward future
and far distant events and accidental contingent
cies. This day is mine and yours, but We know
not what shall be on the morrow. For he that
by present and q constant holiness secures the
present and makes it useful to his noblest pur-
poses, he turns his condition to his best advan-
eage.
The Free Baptists are talking seriously of an
organic -union with the Congregatonalists
There is no especial difference in their church
polity o. their theology There is the difference
OF name, and decided convictions az to the mode
OF baptism in one of the bodies, with no objec-
lion to that mode in the other. The Maine
Christian Mirror speaks out decidedly in favor
OF the proposed union.
Eifhe Baptist missionaries in India are much
worried that the only Scriptures available for
circulation among the natives are the trausla-
tions made by the Presbyterian mission in Lodi
ana In these the word used for baptism NAV
mean sprinking as well as immersion. 1t is now
proposed to use ''pasters" containing the word
for 'immerse" over the Objectionable word in
She Presbyterian Bible.
Careful statistics compiled by the Missionary
Herald show that there are ia China connected
with American societies 235 missionaries, with
707 native helpers and TO- SAL communicates
with British societies, 2S0 missionaries, CAT ma
tive helpers, and II, OLA communicates; and with
continental missions. 20 missionaries, 96 native
helpers. and 700 communicates. Including the
wives of missionaries, there are 657 foreign la
b6rers.
Jndson preached to the Buddhsts in Bnrmah
Tor six years without convert. Every first
Gunday he and his devoted wife would celebrate
she sacrament Of the Lords Supper. and would
say at the conclusion, we are the Church Of