The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-07-11
Pow and Pulpit.

An AntiSunday travelling union has ex-
istedin this country for about four years. IL
has about 5000 members.
DIR. Hunt treasurer of the methodist episco-
pal fund, paid Bishop Taylor last week $4,000,
the amount allowed him rs salary for the past
four years by the recent general conference.
Six of the China Island miss ionaries at
Tai yuenfu, Shans have been seriously pros
trated by typhus fever. One of the men, Mr..
Terry, has died, and some of the others barely
escaped with their lives.
The plans for the new buildihg Of the Phila-
delphia theological seminary have been COM
pleted and the contracts let the structure TO be
completed within nine months The building
is to be of stone, lOSxll3 feet, and three stories
high
The Rev. Augustus n Cowles d. D., IL D.,
president of Elmira On. " female college from
its organization, thirty-three years ago. and a
teacher of high reputation, has rendered his
resignation, TO take effect one year hence, on
account OF his advanced age.
London has a Christian police association.
with a membership of 1000 Ii is only five
years since the association was started, and IL
has prospered beyond expectation. 1t contains
at present 1913 branches, which extend as far as
Singapore, Tasmania, South Africa and Canada.
There are forty-three summer assemblies
modelled after the original one at Chautauqua,
n. v. and its outline of work is done in each.
twenty-one different states and territories of
the United States, one is in Canada, and one in
England.
The summer arrangements of the churches of
New York show that enough of them will be
open during the heated term TO accommodate
all persons who may wish 10 worship God.
There is less church closing than there used to
be in New York. Some episcopal churches are
open every day of the year.
The Womdn's Monthly Magazine is the first
temperance paper in Japan. Its editors are
Miss Asai and Mrs. Tasaki. The design on its
cover is very suggestive--an angel, with the
features OF our japanese sister, floating over
the earth, while from her hand futters down
printed leaves that surely will be for the heal
ing of of the nations; above shines cross, ra-
dating light.-The Union Signal.
Judge Drake alluded, in the late Northern
assembly, To those favoring responsive readings
of the Psalms as "the Psalm choppers" We
believe David himself was something of
Psalm chopper-in fact, the first Psalm chop
per mentioned in the bible-although we be-
lieve he was not presbyterian. AT least We
have no record of David's presence at a meet
fng of the general assembly of PALESTINE
Christian at Work.
A unique ceremony was that at Bethany
presbyterian church in Philadelphia when the
mortgage of $4,000 was burned. 1t was borne
in by Mr.. John Wanamaker and the other Of
ficers of the church, while the tolling Of the
debt, gave an added solemnity. DIR. Pierson,
the pastor, and Drs. Cuyler and John Hall
spoke in congratulatory vein, and the docu-
ment was then laid upon a large tin waiter,
match was then applied, and the large congre-
cation witnessed It's reduction to ashes.
Slowly but surely the doors long locked and
barred against women are creaking upon their
rusty hinges. The preliminary step has been
taken to permit women TO compete Tor hOnOrS
in the final classic examination at Oxford. The
London Times thinks this matter for much
congratulation, and that the more freely women
are admitted 10 all privileges at the universe
ties the sooner will their influence be effectual
in the liberalization of methods of education
both for their own sex and for men.-Ihc Ad-
rance.
What more can Satan do than lie has already
done? From the lowest foundation to the
highest pinnacle he has sought TO remove every
stone of the temple of truth. Yet we are not
inclined to lean much on the mantlepiecc, but
rather 10 put moro Goals on the fire, or to use
the poker 10 provoke greater flame In re-
gard to the Baptist Union, it has been very
plain from the beginning that its reform was
hopeless, and now ] am far more sure OF it, and
would not dream OF returniDg.-lUr. Spurge0R
in StcOrd and JI'0aCel.