The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
Religious Notes.

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Religious Notes.
Mrs. James A. Garfield is president of the
| Cleveland McAll mission.
Emerson: Every thought which piety throws
into the world alters the world.
There are 3,064 dialects and languages spoken
in the word. and more thani 1000 different re-
| ligons.
rebuilding of the Methodist Church. at FIRE.
mont. Ohio
The Salvation Army, entering India five years
| ago. has now 120 English and eighty native
| missionaries
| DR.. Thuemmel. of Berlin. has been sentenced
| to six weeks imprisonment for insulting the
| Catholic
Carlyle: Religion cannot pass away. The
burning OF little straw may hide the stars of
the sky; but the stars there, and will re-
appear.
H Muller: Faith. though weak. is still faith,
glimmering taper is not torch; but the taper
may give light as true as the torch. though not
so bright
The first stone OF the monument erected
to the memory of John Williams who was killed
in the South Sea islands, was laid by the son of
the man who slew him.
Robertson Truth lies in character. Christ
did not simply speak truth; He was truth. truth
through and through; for truth Is thing not of
words. but of life and being.
The first Jew elected on the London school
board is Claude Montefore. who is distantly re-
lated to the late Sir Moses Moutefiore Like
his Connection. he is rich and philanthropic.
Daniel Webster: My heart has always as
sured and treasured me that the gospel Of Jesus
Christ must be divine reality The sermon on
the Mount can not be merely human produc-
ton.
Pincus Minkowsky, from the synagogue at
Odessa, Russia. has been imported by the mem
bers of the Eidridge-strset Synagogue Ne
York, at salary of 50. 500 year. He is said
to be the best rabbinical singer in the world
DR.. A. Judson: / never was deeply inter
0st0d in subject / Draval Rneoralv
for anything. but it came. At some time. no
matter at how distant day, somehow. in some
shape-probably the last I should devise it
came.
The Congregational Church. which has had an
existence in this country since 1920 now num-
bers 277 chu riches, 4.090 ministers and $780,
past four yerrs has been 341 churches, 367 min
listers, As, 760 communicates.
The RAGGED Sunday-schools in London have
40 900 scholars and 900 teachers It's president
was the late and honored Lord Shaftesbury.
His son succeeds him in the work The income
of the society, consisting wholly OF voluntary
contributions, amounts to $50, 900 per annum.
Central Baptist: 1t seems strange
serious difficulties in the doctrine of prayer
are the very men who do not pray and whichever
did pray. The Bible is not troubled with any
questions about how God is going to get an
swers to prayer into the uniformity of nature
1t talks about praying as IL docs about planting
and reapng.
has been stationed for time among the
Zulns, west of Lake Nyassa has sent home the
first book printed in Nbungoni language The
book was issued from the press of a neighbor-
ing mission station, called Bantyre. It con-
talns the Decalogue, passages from the Psalms
Proverbs and the Gospels with fourteen hymns
Much is expected from the book, as the Mum
goni language is Ineligible to a large number of
the tribes.
The following advertisement of grocery irm
in Kirksville. Mo-. which is floating around, is
the best short illustration of 1.-THE stea of
perance' and let's the clearest light on the
"anti-poverty" problem: ANY man who drinks
two drains OF whisky per day for year. and
pays 10 cents drink for il, have at
store 80 sacks of flour. 220 pounds of granu-
lated sugar, and Y pounds of good green coffee
for the same money. ard get 81 30 premium for
making the change in his expenditures"
Stratford-on Avon parish church is to be
miserated. The vicar despairs of collecting the
$1,000 required for its restoration a memorial
of Shakespeare. He has written to members of
the peerage. but only ons-the Duke of West
minster-sent donation. He has also applied
to the managers of the London theaters and
Mr. Harris. of Drury-lane alone responded The
church and stage guilds next tried, but
with similar uusuccess. Lastly, it has been de-
sion society.
DR.. Aruold's daily prayer was as follows: 80
Lord, have busy world around me; eye, ear
and thought will be needed for all nv work to
be done in this busy world. Now ere l enter on
it. would commit eye and ear and thought TO
Thee. Do Thou bless them. and keep their
my heart beats, and my blood flows without any
thought of mine. so my spiritual life may hold
on it's course at these times when my mind can
not consciously turn to Thee TO commit each
particular thought to Thy service Hear my
prayer for my dear Redee mers sake Amen.
Christian at Work: When Peter of Cortoua
was engaged on picture for the royal palace
of Petit. Ferdinand IL particularly admired the
representation Of the weeping child. HAS your
Majesty" saiG the PAINTER, "a mind to see how
easy it is to make this very child laughF The
artist merely depressed the corners of the lips
and the inner extremitiss OF the eyebrows. when
the little urchin seemed in danger of bursting
his sides with laughter, who, a moment before,
seemed breaking his heart with weeping Lives
worth living belong to the soul artists. whose |
untIring, consecrated hands always welding |
their brushes in changing smiles. and |
sorrow into JOY, Frightening dark pictures and |
retouching dim and faded ones-in His name
Dr. Munhall who is now labering in Buffalo,
n. y, took turn about the city on Sunday I
morning. 6Afore service. and found saloons open
on ali hands. and went into several himself. de |
finally aceosted policeman. and tried 10 prevail |
upon him 10 60 and close up the saloons on MS (
beat. The Doctor told HIM he need not go into
a saloon himself just go with m~. said the |
Doctor, "and go in" The policeman
would not sbudee incn,' but excused himself
with the philosophical remark that "some evils |
are necessary Such IL the government OF /
some cities aud in our boasted Christian coun- |
try. We hire men At public expense to look |