The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-19
Religious Notes.


CARLYLE: The best teacher Of duties that still
lie dim to us is the practice of those we see and
have at hand.
Matthew Henry: Desire is love in motion,
q bird upon the wing; delight is love at rest, as
bird upon the nest.
The Religious Herald states that Is. 900 of the
81, 900 new members added to the New York
Baptist churches in the past eight years. came
from the Sunday schools.
It estimated that s7s 200. 900 is spent every
year for liquor in Pennsylvania. while the out
put in anthracite coal. their greatest industry
amounts to only 500. 995, 600.
Canon Knox Little has begun an attack against
mustaches on c1ergymen of the Church OF Eng
land and the gentlemen assaulted reply with no
evidence at all of an intention to shave.
Bishop Horne: Cheerfulness is the daughter
of employment. and l have known a man to
come home in high spirits from funeral.
merely because he had the management of It.
Missionary Outlook: The first Malagassy who
ever learned the alphabet died in January, 1883.
at the age of seventy-two He had lived to see
SO 900 of his countrymen taught to read, and
over TO- 900 profess their faith in Christ.
During a powerful revival in DR.. J. G. Bin
ney's church, in Savannah, when the time came
round for the missionary concert, something
was said about emitting it, but DIR. Binney said:
mo; revival that could be checked by mis-
siOnary meeting is not of God"
Careys first Hindu convert built chapel at
Seramrore entirely at his own expense, and was
himself very useful a native preacher; while
Missionary Society," convert OF Henry Mar
tyn's-was instrumental in getting some sixty
souls into the fold of Christ.
A piccolo player at rehearsal stopped play
ing, thinking his instrument would not be
missed in the crash of cymbas, but Sir Michael
Costa hushed the music OF the whole orchestra,
missing him. So God may be waiting and lis
tening now for music which is in our heart and
within our power to waken
Some 283 persons were ordained deacons in
the Church of England in the Christmas season,
and 307 were ordained priests Of the candi-
dates 158 were Oxford men and 19l Cambridge.
The whole number OF ordinations in 1887 was
1874 deacons and 767 priests, a total of 1.5O1 the
smallest number since 1882.
The latest fad IN Chicago is to have some re-
liglous creed that differs from the regular tenets
of authority, but it ID yet orthodox A surpris
ingly large number of business men heard
talking religion in their idle moments, and sew
eral merchants of prominence have advanced
considerable sums of money to further the prop
agation of their pet religious ideas.
George Eliot: There some things that do
not change The sunlight and shadows bring
their old beauty and waken the old heart strains
at morning noon and eventide The little
children still the symbol of the eternal mar
riage between love and duty. And men still
yeArn for the reign of righteousness and peace
still own that life to be the highest which is
conscious voluntary sacrifice
St Paul thought that the very first place to
show piety is at home Il Timothy v. A. Prac-
tically, many disagree with him. The margin
has it, Let them learn first show kindness
at home" The right sort OF piety is the kindly
kind, whether shown at home or anywhere else.
One vinegar cruet is enough at any table.
Everyone feels the necessity of moderation in
pouring out its contents.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in this
country has, including 1,618 missions, 4. 434
churches; 3. 745 ministers, Ais 531 commandments.
The Reformed Episcopal Church comprises
ninety churches. 100 ministers, and 10000 COM
municants. The Episcopalians have gained
largely during the past four years their increase
being represented by 1.415 churches, 2O1 miris-
ters aud 1882 communicates
The New York Independent does not under
stand why tho Roman Catholics are getting so
large share of the money appropriated by the
government for Indian schools, and cites figures
which show that last year. out of 1913, l47 ap-
propriated for Indian contract schools $i76, 147
went to the Catholics The Catholic population
of the country being only from one-tenth to one
sixth of the whole. the Independent thinks that
when they get 53a per cent. of the total appro-
priation they have more than lions share.
Missionary Outlook: There are 800 O0O 900 of
women now on this planet who have only the
Buddhist hope of being born again men in
stead of toadS or snakes. There so. 900, 900
of women in Moslem harems. There are
counted millions of men and women and chill
dren growing mp in most degraded superstition,
and suffering IN mind body and estate from
inherited customs. In the name of mere philan-
thropy and secular prudence, Christian missions
ought TO receive a support immediate, abundant,
permanent, unfllncnlng.
In Western Persia there now l 923 church
mem bers in place of 713 fifteen yeara ago. During
the revival which followed the week of prayer
the number of inquirers over 500 This re-
vival was conducted WIDELY by native pastors.
OF the seventy-nine students In the college at
Oroomiah seventy are followers of Christ The
western mission has ninety four village schools,
with over 200 scholars. DIR. Labaree reports
that the Mosems of Persia are more accessible
than those of any other land They receiv-
ing large editions of the Bible and those who
accepted Christianity. though a small company.
have shown remarkable steadfastness and zeal.
COL Charles Denby, American minister to
China in May last wrote TO DIR. Ellirwood. sec
rotary of the Presby terrain board as follows: II
have made il my business to visit eyery mission