The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-17
Religious Thought and Note.

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The true worth of the biblo is to furnish
wings of religious aspiration not letters for the
reason or binders for the eyes.-Ckristidn Reg
ister.
The baptist work in Cuba continues under
the supervision of Diaz, to prosper. There are
now twenty missionaries twenty-seven churches
and stations, with membership of 1,49S. The
number of baptisms the past year was 800
The independent
The Rev. VIM. T. Elsing pastor Of the De-
Wit memorial chapel, New York City, has for
several years been devotng his energies in the
line of establishing large swimming baths IN
the tenement portion of New York for the use
of the working classes
There is no necessity for a conflict between
the protestant and Roman catholic churches in
this country. Protestants are willing to con-
cede every right to Roman catholics enjoyed by
themselves, but nothing more-anything more
should not be asked or even desired.-Ihe Ban
ner.
Say what men will in depreciation of theol-
ogy, every man has a theology, and from the
nature of the case must have one. The only
question is whether his theology shall be right
or wrong, systematic or fragmentary, intelli-
gently thought OFT or reached by haphazard
processes.-The EramiRsr.
There are now eighty-two medical mission
aries in China, the majority OF whom are from
the United States; sixteen of them are female
physicians. There are large mission hospitals
and dispensaries in Picking, TientSin, Shanghai,
and Canton, and smaller ones at various other
cities.-Ibe Church Of To-Day.
Let the newspaper writers for one day omit
the list of crimes, and devote their undoubted
energy TO gathering occurrences creditable to
human nature. The result might show that we
of this generation are not so destitute OF the
homely virtues of the fathers as we are made
TO appear.-7h The CongregdtiondJia.
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the child of God complete" in Him, and need
ing no supplement of any sort to perfect His
finished" work of salvation. II we are 'in
Christ" then the whole power of His grace is
pledged in our behalf Christians should al
ways keep this thought in mind 1t will greatly
aid them in their hopes
If the importance of perpetuating one days
rest in seven is conceded, and to save this rest
to the industrial masses it is necessary to legal
lie day, the fact that such law would occasion
inconvenience to a minority does not necessa-
rily imply injustice to the latter. Such conces-
sions are in harmony with principle that is
essential to the existence of society.-DeRrer
Nelcs
There is not power on earth to be compared
to the simple and unadorned preaching of the
gospel. Sermons on Jesus and affectionate ex-
positions of his mysteries viii make men per.
form their ordinary actions and relative duties
more perfectly than direct instructions on those
very things. All the attraction of the church
is in Jesus, and His chief attraction is the
blessed sacrament.-C0thOLic WeektV.
We have never heard of Jewish anarchist,
or of one being engaged in mob. 1t is rarely
the case that jew is arrested for being a
tramp, wife-beater, a drunkard, or a pick.
pocket Christians have no reason for hatred
of the Jews. Jesus and His apostles were Jews.
Paul was Jew, and many of the greatest min
listers and scholars Of the Christian church in
the early ages were Jews. We call to mind Sir
Moses Montihore, the great philanthropist;
Benjamin Disraeli, earl OF Beaconsfeld; SIR
George Jassel, one of England's most eminent
Judges and others of great worth and great
prominence. What Christian can ever forget
our debt of gratitude to such men as Neander,
Edersheim, Delitsch, and Jacoby, the apostle
of German methodism.-The San francisco
Christian AdUOcate.