The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-02
Religious Notes.

There are forty Protestant churches and one
hundred Sunday-schools in the city of Paris.
The municipal council of Paris has ordered
that the word God, and in fact all reference to
the Deity, shall be eliminated from the school
books.
The General Presbyterian Assembly will meet
in the Westminster Church. Minneapolis, Mimi.
May 20, and will be opened with sermon by
the retiring moderator, DIR. E. R. Craven.
Last year forty-six churches of the English
establishment were made free. The Free and
Open Church Association is said to have
the approval of many Of the bishops in it's
work.
The London missionary society has sanctioned
the printing and publishing of an edition of 5000
copies OF the "Bible Dictionary" in the Tahitan
language, prepared by Rev. A. Pearse, Of
Raiatea.
The United Presbyterian Mission in India re-
ports very prosperous year. The returns for
the Sialkot Presbytery show that there are now
g 176 communicates almost double the number
reported in 1883.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church fool
ored) now has 200 ordained ministers, and it is
said about 400 probationers for the ministry.
They have nearly 200 congregations, and more
than H. 900 members.
Even Martin Farquhar Upper sometimes says
bright thing. Our forefathers," he gravely
writes chad clocks put on the outside of churches
that they might not be late in getting to service;
we put the clocks inside the churches lest we be
late in getting out"
The largest annual income to any Presby-
terrain church in England was Melted last year by
which Dr. Fraser is minister The amount was
$50, OO0 The highest pew-rents realized were
those Of Regent-square, London, DR.. Dykes
congregation, which amounted to $4, 700.
The Nashville Christian Advocate is authority
for the story that "a well-known English cler-
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magnificent New York church, watched the con-
eregation filing out of the aisles. DO American
ladies, then, 60 to some place of amusement
after churchq he asked. They are dressed for
the theater.'"
New Albany has long been favorite Metho
dist center. There are resident there three pre-
siding elders, ten pastors, and two other mem
bers of annual conference besides some widows
of travelling preachers. The denomination has
been fortunate in its history and associations.
and in the fact that its lavmen have been both
temporarily prosperous and spiritually loyal and
enthusiastic.
Presby terianism, it appears, has been making
most satisfactory progress in Japan. It's demo-
cratic character and its system of representation
seem to commend it to the educated classes in
the country. At q recent meeting Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, held at Toxic, as many as a thou
sand delegates are said to have been present.
The increase in the membership for the last tw o
years was reported at 20 per cent.
DR.. M. S. Terry: We may calmly and joy
fully rest in the assurance that when He shall
appear we shall be like Him. IL John iii, q. not
as He was during those forty days, but as He
now is IL it were expedient for US to remain on
| earth forty days after our resurrection, doubt
less we too like our blessed Lord, would for the
time retain our feshly bodies, as being alone
suited for the conditions of earthly life, but not
for the heavenly glory.
| Among the distinguished foreigners who are
| to honor this country with their presence this
summer are to be included the Bishop of Carlisle
| and Mrs. Goodwin. The Right Rev. Harvey
| Goodwin. d. D., has been Bishop of Carlisle
| since 1869, when he succeeded DIR. Waldgrave
| The Bishop is fine scholar, and, besides being
| voluminous author on church subjects, bears a
| high reputation mathematician His math-
| ematical treatises are well known in this coun-
| try as well as in England.
| The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes says that the
great weakness of the Puritaps was their dspo-
sition to speak through the nose and cultivate a
/ morbid solemnity of manner. Nothing has done
| more to ALLEVIATE the young and the educated
from evangelical religion than the artificial rev.
| erence and the stilted vocabulary that many ex-
| cellent evaneelcals have cultivated True rev.
/ erence and the closest communion with Christ
/ can be maintained without initiating either the
| garb or the style of dyspeptic undertaken So
| cheerful. companionaSle and altogether human
| was the Lord, that the hostile children of his
! generation felt the absurdity Of charging Him