The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-19
READING FOR SUNDAY.
Give Me Thy Hand


Walk not alone;
And, with thy hand. thy faith, and fear no more,
For have walked the thorny path before.
II heavy seems thy yoke my child. take mine
And learn of me;
And to thy soul shall come that peace divine
Faith bringeth thee.
Walk rot by sight, but by thy trust alone
Thy journey endeth at the great white throne
Abide in me. There is no grief nor pain
have not known;
But would bear and suffer all again
To keep my own.
These know my voice and follow where lead,
To failing strength give the aid they need.
Give me thy hand and will lead thee on
No, faint. .h on ain LOOK OK nc not th back S -
Oh, look not hack.
Those whom the Father giveth me are mine;
Abide In me as branch doth in the vine.
George Z. Plumbe
International Bible Lesson for July c6.
CHRIST AND NICoDEMUs John iii. 1-l7)
GOLDEN TExT.-God so loved the world that
believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. John hi, 49,
HOME READINGs
M.-Christ and NicOdemus. John iii, 1-S.
Tu-Chrlst and NicOdemus. John Iii. ely.
M-The brazen serpent Num-. XXI. 40.
tn Gospel to the meek.--... lisa. Xxi, l-6
ga Heast OF nesh- 6aeR -; u 90
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
The PharIsees cared enough for religion
to be bitter foes of Jesus, and sometimes to
become. like Nicodemus and Paul, inquirers
or disciples. We Go not hear that Sad
ducees ever were converted. They did not
believe enough or care enough. A bigot is
better than one who does not care for
truth. He is made of better stuff, although
he is more dissgreeable. Jesus often
rebuked the Pharisees and never
the Sadducees. But that does not
prove that Pharisees are worse
than Sadducees. only that they are more
active opponents of every new reform.
The Sadducee. the Gallo does not care.
1t IS to NioOdemuss credit that he came by
night, when the others did not come ut all.
DO not abuse him. He remained friend
of Jesus. and defended him before the
Sanhedrim. Miracles are real and inn
pOrtant evidence, and they cannot be
gainsaid. They are less important now,
but were needed then.
The pharisaic plan of salvation by birth
IS utterly unjust. 1t was NO credit to the
Jews that they were born Jews. OF to the
Gentiles that they were so born. They
could not help It, Jesus brought in re-
li9lon for any body: His first assertion was
a denial of Judaism. The lesson which
jesus here teaches of the value of the spir.
it as against the forms of the law. is that
which Paul was so constantly teaching. 1t
is the lesson of faith against BIRTH of life
against form.
ChrIst's reference to water baptism shows
that. while He did not baptize himself, he
believed In taking such public stand. by
this rite, as would show that the believer
did not thin circumcision enough to save
one One who accepted the water symbol
of publication confessed this Conversion
is the one thing to impress as a duty on
ones scholars. Gods part in il. called
regeneration. we have little to do with but
our part. repenting of sin and turning
to God. promising to fOrsake sin and to
live to please God. we must undertake If
we will be saved. 1t is utterly contrary to
Christ's doctrine to establish q state
ceived by confirmation on reaching given
age. There should first be evidence OF con-
version, or of being born anew.
OF General Interest.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army,
starts on q tour around the world July Is.
An "Epworth Home" has been erected at
Bay View Assembly. 1t il well located,
and will be dedicated July "a
The MOore's Hill district Epworth League
I convention will be held at Rising Sun. Ind.
Tuesday and Wednesday. Sept. 1 and 2.
As a partial result of DR.. Pentecosts
| evangelistic mission to India over four
hundred Hindus have signed the covenant
| card sixnifying their faith i'll Christ.
According to the returns presented in the
| House of Commons. the annual income of
the Church of England is about $4,000. 600,
| of which Is. 400 III are from ancient endo'y.
ments aud t2S4 1856 from private bounty
since 17O3.
The religions statistics Of Vienna have
recently been collected. That metropolis
reports 1885, 07 Roman Catholics. 4l.943
| Professionals, both Lutherans and Reformed.
1lS,49 Jews. and S,943 adherents OF other
| confessions and non-religious
1t is stated authoritatively that Bishop
| Hursts acceptance of the chancellorship of
| the new university at Washington is tenn
| pOrary. AS soon as the trustees shall de-
| eide upon the right man to hold the post
permanently he will give way to him.
The local preachers and exhorters of
| MoOre's Hill district, Southeast Indiana
| Conference, will hold convention on the
| cid historic ground OF MethOdisn at Hart
| ford, Ind. The convention will continue
| four days, beginning Thursday. Aug. 6.
| All the Lutheran pastors in st. Peters.
| burg were compelled by imperial order to
read to their congregations the Cars proc
! lamatiOn on the apostasy of the Grand
| Duchess Sergius to the orthodox church.
| This order was plainly given in order to
| humiliate the LutheranS.
| The twenty sixth anniversary of the or
| SANITATION of the Salvation Army was OBJ.
| served i'm London July with imposing
| demonstrations Thirty thousand saliva
tionists" were in line. marching to martial
| music furnished by five thousand saliva
| ton" bandsmen. At the mass meeting in
the Crystal palace there were present rep
| resentatives from twenty-six countries and
| colonies and addresses were made in six
languages.
| report having gained currency in New
York that MIR. Russell Sage was about to
| bring suit against the directors of the
| Union Theological Seminary to recover
$1,000 which ne subscribed to its fund in
| 1888. because of the attitude of the semi
| nary toward the General Assembly In the
| Briggs case, Mr.. Sage was visited by q re-
porter and on being questioned denied the
| report. He says that he, Ike other Pres
byterians. had contributed TO the endow.
! ment fund, with the understanding that
the seminary would always recognize the
| authority of the General Assembly in all
| matters of faith and doctrine. But" he
| added, Il do not propose 20 make matters
! worse by going into the courts"
The important post of Secretary Of the
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Eide. at
| Rome. which was left vacant by the APP
| pointment of Mgr. Jacobipi as nunciO to
Portugal. has been filled by the appoint
| ment of the Most Rev. Iguatius Persico. at
one time Bishop of Savannah. Archbishop
Persico is, perhaps, the only one in the an
mails of the Church who has been bishop of
sees in Europe. Asia. Africa and America.
| After serving in British India during the