The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-01

twice that value. This represents its
American trade only. Sixty years back the
people were the lowest OF the low can
nibals. Today Hawaii is more
Christian than New England; over go per
cent OF the entire population may be
found any Sunday in the native churches.
There is not a native who cannot read and
write. The ratio of attendance upon the
public schools is larger that it is in Hi
nois.
All this is the result of missionary eff
fort. As the Interior points out, it should
suffice TO convince all doubters of the
possibility of retaining whole races
within the limits OF a single generation,
the lowest depth of hesthen degradation
to nights OF Christian intelligence and
virtue.
As q protectorate over. or an annexation
of Hawaii, is spoken OF on the part of Tn
Gle Sam, go an European protectorate is
mooted with regard 70 the Argentine Re-
public in South America. Revolution is
ahoat there. English end German inter
ests are threatened-or consider that they
are. But how about the Monroe doctrineP
Has that ia len into state of "innocuous
desuetudeW
One of our exchanges thinks il is hard
to draw the line between the permissible
and non-permissible in the way of church
entertainments. because so much depends
upon the degreS of Christian culture
attained in various localities, but remarks,
1--WE were hardly prepared for dog shows
in the staid city OF Rochester. II. Y. Ye:
the admiring canine exhibitions in
presbyterian church there have compelled
the resignation OF their pastor father than
discontinue the objection able shows. The
apostolic exhortation is respectfully urged
upon their attention, Beware of dogs'
Golden thoughts from Phillips Brooks:
Great Is the power OF life that is most it,
self when it is at its best. What piece of
the man was, for that shining instant. it is
the duty of the whole Inan to DE always.
Only from the solid ground of some
clear creed have men done good strong
work in the world. Only out of certainty
comes power.
You can never measure the disaster OF
an interruption till you know the worth
of that which it interrupts.
However poor and degraded ID may be.
there must be profound reverence for
humanity.
Men are to get from US pGinlessly what
We have got most painfully from God.
The church may awaken some dAv to
find that it is much larger than it dreamed.
Christianity is supernatural or it is
nothing
Let US be thankful that life is great and
not little.
Christ Was himself the first Christian.
do not know how any man can be an
American and q Christian and vet des pair.
There must be intellectual conceptions
as the base of strong, consistent and ef-
fective fesiing.
The bible is inspired of God not in
virtue of it's distance from, but by virtue
OF its nearnsss to, the human experience
and heart
1t is q great misfortune for man to be
educated beyond his intellect"
"Now and then" writes Thomas Kane,
Zone sees a shor. statement, possibly only
a single sentence, which ever after sticks
in the mind like burr. ! saw one such
some months ago, and seeing il again cut
it out. Here it is:
Francis Xavier has left on record
marvellous statement: have had many
people resort to me for confession. The
confession Of every sin l have known or
heard of, and of sin 30 foul tina: I never
dreamed OF has been poured into my ear;
but no one person has ever confessed TO
me the sin of covetousness.'
This clipping has lain on my desk for
weeks. Again aud again would find il
on my desk. and each time it turned up
] had TO stop and read il. At
every fresh reading its farreach.
ing Significance grew upon me
Thinking it over gives a new mean
ing to remark / heard some years ago:
when we violate any commandment in the
decs ogus but the first and tenth we
know it, but we may violate both of these
all our lives and not be conscious of il. "
The statistics Of the protestant episco-
pal church, according to the eleventh CEN
sus, show that there are in that commun-
ion 5.0l9 organizations and edifces, which
latter have a seating capacity OF 1886. 952.
The value OF the ecclesiastical property
lie SS1, O66,317. There are 1920 com
municanis New York. Pennsvlvania.
New Jersey and Massachusetts leading IN
the order named in the number of COM
municants, ami New York, Pennsylvania.
Virginia and Maryland in the number OF
edifices.
This church ranks sixth in the mat
ter of numbers among the denominations.
Mrs. Hearst. widow of the late Senator
Hearst of California and one of the
vealthiest women in America, is estab-
fishing with an ample endowment home
Tor destitute bows on farm of 400 acres,
near Pieasanton, across the bay from San
Francisco. May her tribe increase
The university at Leipsic has an endow-
ment OF S20,00O,OOO
What is the use OF being religious at all
unless you are religious clear through?
What Is the use, inquiries one, OF asking
God to have mercy on you on Sunday if
YOU do not have mercy on other people on
Monday?
Getting Even.
N. Y. weekly
Westield-"I got even with that mean
cad Law nmo today "