Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-24


The BROAD CHURCH. The Church of
Jesus Christ is eternal upon the earth, but
its form and complexion, rites and usaoes
belong to the age nation, or culture in Which
1t is planted. Thus far in the history of
America, the State has taken precedence of
the Church in popular interest. Americans
are politicians. The churches of the United
states have been imported from the Old
World, and have not been, like our political
institutions, the native product of the soil,
They have been churches of Europe. Asia.
and Africa, not churches of America, But It
is evident that when the religious sentiment
gets tanly under way, and reaches its full ex-
pansion in this country, that we shall have
churches more fully harmonizing with the
spirit OF the age, and of this New World,
Inc iull deyelopement Of the American
Church will be much latar than the attain
ment of a complete State, for it springs out Of.
and ministers 10, faculties that lie deeper in
human nature than the political powers. But
the supremacy of this interest cannot be
doubted by any one conyersant with history,
or VINO isa believer in the Gospel Of Christ.
II Christ ianlty is to maintain its present foot.
ing, and make new conquests, the ereeds.
usages, associations, and publications. in
which 1T is embodied, and by which its sen.
rments are brought to bear upon the public
mind, must be essentially modified by the new
career opened to human thought and will in
our country.
We believe the Church. to live and orow
must be broader, freer, more humane and
more practical, in the best sense Of the word
Men complain of the depravity of the times.
and our nerves are stunned with horrid
crimes, accidents, and suicides. The great
Dlabolus seems to be unclaimed, and to be
roaming over the earth seeking whom he
may devour. But there is no real cause Of
encouragement. The truth is. these crimes
and vices, so flush and full. blown, arise from
the revolutionary character Of the period in
which we hive, and the general waking IN of
sluggish human nature on vast scale by the
presentation OF the SPLENDID prizes of wealth,
political distinction, fame, pleasure, power,
and the swarm of singing motives, without
the adequate counterpoise of vivid and nor
mai spirltuality.-N. y. Christian. Inquirer.
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now DO You DO National forms of sal
Itatlon are true induces of national character
The whole history of race may be found in
the dictionary of its language. Words and
phrases are the offspring of previously exist
ing OBJECTS, thoughts, and circumstances, and
their paternity is readily traced.
Thus, among all savage and warlike people,
the common salutation conveys wish or
prayer that the person saluted may enjoy
peace the greatest good of individuals and of
natlons' and the boon most frequently with
heId IN that phase of life. Throughout the
oi6le this is the invariable blessing-shalum
ana the wandering Bedousns Of the desert
nave, TO TINS day. the same form of salutation.
Another phrase OF theirs. "if God will thou
art WELL betrays the fatalism of Islam.
''Feace be into thee, says the fluent and
taclie Persian; u make prayers for thy great
ness may thy shadow never be less !" This
last form smacks off summer and South.
oach sanitation would make Northman
SILVER 1t shows, too, a great respect for fat
for dgnitied, aldermanic rotundity.