The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
Religious Notes.

Religious notes.
The missionary work of the Religious Tract
Society of London is carried on in 1876 differen t
languages.
1.-THE Church of God' is the name of the new
church just organized at Hannibal Mo-, by Mrs.
Maria Woodwork, the faith-c cure evangelist.
Lord Chesterfield: Real friendship is a slow
grower, and never thrives unless engrafted
upon stock of known and reciprocal merit.
recent petition to the Italian Parliament,
prepared by the society for Catholic interests,
asked that Leo XIII should be made Pope
King.
In the Theological Seminary. at Richmond,
Va, there are sixty students. colored men, one
fourth of whom are preparing for missionary
work in Africa
The new Life of John Wesley, by Rev. John
FTelford says that Mr.. Wesleys full name was
John Benjamin Wesley, but that he never used
1.-THE middle name.
An old law is still extant in Virginia which
imposes fine of fifty pounds of tobacco on
oman if he absents himself from church for
nnonth without valid excuse
a thing to be thankful for is that God so
beifts our prayers that only the right
answered. If all the foolish ones were granted,
1--WE would have unspeakable suffering.
Lord Bacon: Round dealing is the honor of
,rnan's nature; and mixture of falsehood is like
balloy in gold and silver, which may make the
dnetal work better, but it embaseth it.
1t is not wholly satisfactory when man who
plays sharp tricks through the week goes to
church on Sunday, pays his pew-rent, sings a
hymn, receives the benediction," and calls it
Piety.
The Foochow conference elected Rev. STA Sex
FOng, native Chinaman of great piety and
Unmarked talent, as their delegate to the general
Econference He is the Apollos of Chinese
NMethodism.
Bismarck: There is only one greater folly than
shat of the fool who says in his heart there is
eGOd; and that is the folly of those who say
with the head that they do not know whether
there is God or not
DR.. Phillips Brooks reports that voluntary at
tendance at prayers at Harvard has reduced the
numbers from about 500 to $50, but that those
who come do so because they want to- and the
peervices are freer and heartier than before.
Bishop Williams, of Boston. Mass. a candi-
date for the cardinalship of the American Ro-
man Catholic Church, was the recipient of
christmas box in the shape of certified check
sfor $1,000, the gift of the clergy of his do
cese.
The Worlds Women's Christian Temperance
Union petition placed in circulation at Ceylon by
the Misses Leitch, missionaries at Iodoorville
! received $4,000 signatures within six weeks,
many of the natives signing their names with a
prayer for the success of the work.
In the Episcopal missionary convention
Bishop Coke said he knew of person in western
New York who paid 500 for opera box, who
went TO a free church, and there dropped into
the aims basin five cents. ''Such things make
tme sick" said the Bishop in conclusion.
The Rev. Mr. Eakin, the missionary who
came to this country to obtain funds for the
erection of Christian high school in Bangkok.
has returned TO his field of labor. He secured
$4,000 in this country. to which the King of
Siam will add s., 000 The erection of the school
Is thus made possible
The institution of Rev. Il. Grattan Guinness,
} In London, has sent one hundred missionaries
to Africa; five hundred missionaries during the
last fourteen years. He has at present
hundred missionary students. and. n average,
sends out missionary to some part of the great
misslon-tied every week in the year.
Missionary Review Livingstone right
when he said: THE salvation of men ought to
0xrnv-x GhrfGf Thn
spirit OF missions is the spirit of our Master,
the very genius Of His religion. A diffusve
PnlIanthropy Is Christianity itself; it requires
perpetual propagation to attest its genuineness."
La Rivista Christaua an Italian RELIGIONS ne.
r1odical which has existed for fifteen years. and
which was the recognized organ of Evangelical
Professionalism throughout the Italian kingdom
is about TO be discontinued Professor Comba
OF Florence has been its editor from the COM
mencement He worked hard but lack of unity
and combined effort in Italian Professionalism
have brought the Rivista to end
f. r. Havergal: Come thou into the ark,
Ii IS one OF the devices of the destroyer to
delude you into fancying that no very decided II
step is necessary. He is very fond of the word
gradually You are to become more earnest
gradually. You to find salvation-gradu-
ally. You are to turn your mind to God-grad-
ually. Did you ever think that God never once
uses TINS word or anything like It'll Neither the
word nor the sense of il occurs in any way in
the whole Bible with reference to salvation.
A cathedral tower in Cordoya Snain has ac-
CURED fresh notorietv. DR. Middleton a phvsi-
cian OF Scarborough, England. had assembled the
tower, having gypsy for his guide Shots were
heard, and the Doctor descended alone Hesaid
that he had shot the gypsy. who attempted to
rob him 1t is believed that the guide Is 4 bad
character. who murdered an Englishman few
years ago and flung him from the tower report
ing that his victim had committed suicide
DIR. Guthrie: How difficult it would be to
name noble figure sweet smile, tender or
attractive relationship in which Jesus is not
set forth TO WOO a reluctant sinner and cheer a
Responding saint Am / woundedl He is balm
Am sicki He is medicine Am / poorl He
Is wealth. Am hungryi He is bread Am /
thirstyf he is water. Am i in debtl He is
surety. Am l i'm darkncssl He is sun Have
house to buildi He is rock Must / face
that black and gathering storml He is an
anchor, sure and steadfast Am | to be triedi
He Is an advocate Is sentenced passed, and L
10 be condemned He is pardon.