The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22

Bishop Foster has aroused some indignation
among the high-salaried clergymen by saying
that no preacher is worth $4,000 year.
The presbyterian board of foreign missions
received S90l, 1880 during the past fiscal year,
a great advance over any previous year.
About 1s,5O0,00O persons, it is estimated,
pursue the scheme Of study laid down by the
international Sunday-school lesson committee.
That committee recently met at Saratoga for
its nineteenth yearly session and mapped out
the work for 1891.
A lustered West Chester pa bridegroom
slipped quarter in the pastors hand, think
ing II ten-dOllar gold piece. Discovering his
mistake he made reparation, and aiterward
told a friend: "He took the ten-dollar gold
piece with pleasure, but the mean part of it
was that he kept the quarter, too"
The methodist episcopal church now has
2,14S,2S communicates, against 2,093,935 last
year, indicating net gain IN 1888 Of over So
600. The value Of church property, including
parsOnages, has reached the enormous sum Of
S97 ,5i6,5l5, an increase for the year of about
$4,s25O00. The church property, exclusive of
the parsonages is valued at $50, 100000. Upon
the churches there is total indebtedness of
S6,6s2, 49s.
The vigorous missionary" work OF the saints
still continues in Utah. At the recent mormon
conference George @. Cannon read the stats-
tics OF the church. There are twelve apostles,
seventy patriarchs, 3,7i9 HIGH priests, II, sos
elders, 2,069 priests, ,292 teachers, 1850 dea-
cons, 81 $50 families, 1895 officers and men,
bers and 49, 302 children under eight years Of
age. total mormon population of 1891. The
number OF marriages Tor six months ending
April b. 1880, was $50; births, 1854; new mem
bers, ass; accommodations, 1l3.
4 gratifying unity of loyal sentiment in re-
gard to the recent centennial celebration finds
expression in all the religious publications with
out regard to creed or denominational character.
jew and Christian alike stand equal footing
about this at least 4 Jewish writer in recog.
nizing the boon of American independence
says: For the first time since the institution
OF the government has the Jewish religion have
the Hebrews found recognition in a state paper
by the president of the United States. More
than any other class of citizens have the Jews
cause to be thankful 10 God for the great boon
of liberty and the rights of man which was en-
bodied in the constitution which they estab-
lished and to support which George Washing
ton on that day made solemn OATH"
The religious condition of the French people
to-day is thus described by the Rev. \. J..
Beard: You can put the bible in every house
in Paris and no one has the power to stop you.
You can preach the gospel on the corner op-
pOsite the prison and there will be no danger.
Thirty years ago the policeman would have ar
rested you. Now he protects you. II is true
one viii hear those who reject the church, and
hence deny God, now boldly yociferating their
infdelity. Before they whispered it between
their teeth IL is unFestrained now; | am not
ready to say that II is greater. On the other
hand he Will also see the ancient churches of
the HuguenOtS multiplying in numbers aud IN
creasing in religious activities and strength.
He will hld a hundred protestant mission
stations where there was not one. and thou
sands OF children in Sunday-school where Sun
day-schools were never heard Of"