The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

suggesting plans, offering ideas for the better
carrying out Of the business or porting over re-
ports that others would pass over to subcrdi-
nates"
The Rev. Richard Harlan, recent graduate
or Princeton and son OF Justice Harlan OF the
United States Supreme Court, has been called to
the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church, of
New York, left vacant by the resignation of the
Rev. DR.. William NJ Paxton. This church is on
the block between Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
on Fifth avenue and is one of the most substan-
tlal OF the city's old churches.
Macleod Some people are able to tell you
when they first heard the knocks OF Jesus.
These are first knocks. But Mr.. McCheyne
once said to little girl in Kelso: Remember,
also. there are last knocks" When the heart
becomes hard and careless, then be afraid. Be
afraid lest Christ should knock for the last time.
y you at whose hearts he is still knocking you
whose hearts still fresh and young y chill
dren, in the days of youth open the doors of
your hearts, and let the King Of Glory in!
Sir Barrle Frere, in lecture delivered in July,
1873 spoke as follows: II speak simply as to
matters OF experience and observation, and not
OF opinion. just as Roman project might have
reported to Trajan or the Antonines, and as
sure you that, whatever you may be told to the
contrary, the teaching of Christianity among
lou 00O, 600 of civilized industrious Hindus and
Mohammedans in India is effecting changes
moral, social and political-which. for extent
and rapidly of effect, are far more extraordi-
nary than anything that you or your fathers
have witnessed in modern Europe"
At the end of 1885 the Salvation Army sent
out statement of the years progress, showing
that the army had increased during 1885 from
$40 corps, with 164 officers, to 1922 corps, with
3,076 officers. showing an increase of Az corps,
and 9l2 officers. The increase of officers is really
larger. since this year the employees at the differ
ent business centers have been excluded from
the list The army now claims to preach the
gospel in thirteen different languages or groups
OF languages. The plans Of work for the present
year include the extension of the work in every
sphere, especially in that of the Salvation Navy,
which is to be organized into naval brigades as
the army is organized into corps.
To read the sacred oracles for criticism of the
text only, not for spiritual illumination and edi
fcation, is one Of the chief dangers against
which we must guard in Biblical research. One
may almost as we'll live ''outside of the sphere
of special revelation" as to study the Bible in
this way. What Professor Flint in his ''Theism"
has said concerning the cultured heather world
may justly apply to all such as commit this
error. The following is his remark 1T is an
indubitable historical fact that, outside of the
sphere Of special revelation man has never
obtained such knowledge of God as a RESPONSE
bic and religious being plainly requires The
wisdom of the heather world, at its very best.
was utterly inadequate to the accomplishment of
such task as creating due adherence Of sin,
controlling the passions, purifying the heart,
and ennobling the conduct"