The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13
Religious Notes.

The old South church, Boston, has Just given
$500 to the American board, and $1,000 to be
used for foreign work through other agencies
The ministerial bureau at the congregational
house, Boston, has made 9,963 assignments in
fourteen years-an average of about fourteen
per week.
The late James Parker of Litchield, n. H.,
bequeathed his entire property, amounting to
$4,000 to the presbyterian church of that
towD.-RetigiOtts Herald.
The presbyterian mission in Brazil is twenty
nine years old. There are fifty churches and
thirty-twO ministers, twelve of whom are ma
tives.--OhT an AdCOcdte, NGshrlte.
Mrs. Mary c. Patten ninety-three years old,
has had charge OF the infant class in methO-
dist Sabbath-school in Taunton, Mass, for forty
eight years. She never misses q session.
Reports from many sections in this and
other countries show that the labors of evan
gelists are being greatly blest in the conversion
of multitudes of souls.-RecOrd Of Christian
Work
The work of the board of freedmen is adj
vancing as never before. Within few weeks
two permanent gifts amounting to $4,000 have
been made for the benefit of the people under
Its care.-Ihe Presbyterian Banner.
Plymouth church in Minneapolis, Mimi,
proposes to endow a Plymouth church pro-
fessOrship in Chicago theological seminary
For this purpose $25,5i0 have been contributed
Of which Mrs. Irene Hale gives $4,000.
The new lodging house for homeless bows
presented by Mr. Jessup to the Children's aid
society of New York was opened last week
Since this society was organized 5000 children
have been taken from the streets and given
homes and employment.
II. B. Chamberlain, late secretary Of the Y.
N. G. A. of Brooklyn. ten years ago left for
Denver broken in health. There he engaged in
business, and, greatly prospecting, he has given
S95 600 to the Y NJ @ A buildinO fuDd in that
city.
A new catholic college is to be erected in De-
troit Mich, by the jesuit fathers. Thirty-five
thousand dollars have already been subscribed
and 1t is understood that plans and specifca-
tons for a new handsome pile of buildings to
cost 100000, are at once TO be prepared.-Ihe
CathO &c ReUiel0.
There would be fewer vacant pulpits if
churches were willing to take what they could
pay Tor. lt is simply prepOsterOus Tor a six
hGndred-dOllar church to expect two-thou-
sand-d0llar man; and il is just as prepOsterous
for siX-hundred-dol!ar mar to expect a two
thOusand-dOllar church! Our church is full of
both kinds.-Ihe Md Continent tPresbyterian).
The income of the four great missionary
societies OF Great Britain and of the British
and foreign bible society is in amount equal to
the money spent on drink in England for sixty
days. II the 30,O00,O0O protestant church.
members Of the world would give l cent each
hdg VI AhS yNot DfCA slVvtuDosOVy hOulu DC
the mission treasuries.-1he Christian Union
Hoffman's directory gives the total of Amer
lean catholics at S,l57,676, but says in every
diocese there are parishes that fail to report
We believe that the estimate made recently by
a careful catholic writer in the New York SUM-
and which reckons the catholics of the United
States at a scant 100000, touches the true
figure more nearly than the other estimate
given above.-The Pilot.
What il we should put ourselves into the at
titude of a telescope focused on the sun of re-
1igious truth, and ready, therefore, to cause an
image Of the sun 10 spring up in the chambers
of the instrument We are proud OF our lenses !;
are willing to adjust them? Once adjusted,
even poor human lenses, by fixed natural law,
may draw down star or a sun into the soul !;
and, although the light is from above, the adj
justment is our own.-7he Rev. Joseph Cook in
Christian Heelay.