The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-03

enterprise. The commercial situation is
dismal. The people are irritable and sus-
picious. War would break out tomorrow
il all concerned were not afraid to disturb
the CHASTITY equipoise-afraid of plunging
from bad to worse. The map of the con-
tinent is likely to be remodeled before the
end of the century. Meanwhile. let us
De thankful that we live in America.
A single crime Of snap in a prayer
meeting or SundaY-school is worth more
than q ton of pious propriety.-E. A.
Noble.
Doctrine without duty is tree without
fruits. Duty without doctrine is a tree
without roots.-TdlJot n Chambers.
The end of our life is God. the rule of
our life. duty the obstacles, our bad pas
sions.-LGcOrddjre
"Why should I suffer so muchr' Put
the case in another way: why should |
not suffer more?" God does not deal
with us after our sins.-Slected.
Jesus Christ calls you to happiness not
through self-indulgence, but through self
sacrifice.-LymGn AJbOh
Old friends are best. King James used
to call for his old shoes they were easiest
for bis feet-John Selden.
SyllRbles govern the WORLDLY.
The heads of foolish folks are some
times so little that there is room Tor
wit; sometimes so large that there is no
wit for so much ROOM Thomas Ftdler.
know a very nice man that believed
that II q man were permitted to make all
the ballads he need not care who should
make the laws OF a nation.-FLfcher Of
SdiOoR.
He who would not be frustrated of his
hope to write we'll hereafter in lsudabls
things ought himself to be true poem
John Milton.
Prof. Nlrchow, reaffirms his belief that
no trace of the missing link" between
man and the lower animals has been dis
covered either in the human skull, which
are believed to be most ancient or in the
physical structure of modern savages. lie
urges that the immediate task for anthro-
biologists is to explain the origin of the
existing human races and 10 q lermine the
causes by which these races, while
retaining the power of hereditary
transmission, have acquired their distinct
I've characteristics. Prehistoric anthro-
pology. be says, ought to find methods
which would facilitate the recognition of
ancient races and enable US TO find them
again among the races of the present day.
The gospel according TO the prophets
and the gospel according TO John the Ba-.-
tist is much needed nowadays. This was
the gospel OF righteousness or rightness.
Here is good text from this gospel:
Cease to do evil learn TO do well.
Spurgeon once said he didn't want
anybody who was fitted for the exalted
position of a missionary TO dwindle down
into mere king, or to die poor mil
lionaire.
According to the Japan Nail, the time is
ripe for the reformation of Buddhism. but
there is no priest in sight who is equal to
the task. The requirements of other depart
ments absorb the available talent OF the
mikado's empire, and the priesthood is
composed of the lowest dTegs of the peo-
pie.
IT'S a wise saying that a man who at
tempts to do something aud fails is better
than whole regiment of wiseacres who
simply look on and criticise.
AS science enlarges it's boundaries the
line between the animal and the human
become more vague Darwin found that
animals possess memory, reasoning power,
affection, desire for revenge. spirit of
their own and a sense OF humor.
One day last February the temperature
was reported to be at 80 degrees above
zero in Florida and at 80 below in Mon
! tana-both on Uncle Sans farm.
In New York 1890 Jews all men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five,
have recently signifed in writing their
determination to become members OF
"Christ's Synague"-a church of Hebrews
who accept Jesus as the Messiah.
MinzenberQer, in his AJyssiaian, holds
that the regeneration of Abyssinia is the
first step toward gaining Africa for mod
ern civilization and the gospel. that in
these old seats and centers of Christian
culture the best base of operation can be
found, from which the work of continent
tai enlightment could extend in all direc-
tons.
A church has been aptly compared to
man on bicycle-it must keep going or
fall.
When the duke of Wellington then
Sir Arthur Wellesley was in Afghanistan
a native rajsh once complained to him
that a certain Col. brown had threatened
to hang him if be did not produce 100
camels by day break. My good rajah."
said the iron duke, produce the camels
for Brown never lies. They were forth
coming.
MINERS STRIKE SETTLED.