The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-09-05

which was sent abroad some weeks AGO. in
Dictated the design, not only of establishin,
Congregational paper in the west, but ais
religious journal, Conducted with spiri
of courtesy and fraternity to all christians.
Evangelical Professionalism was given to un
derstand that the christian amenities of tn
paper were to be such as to entitle it t.
the name of national religious journal
| This was certainly a most desirable and wor
thy purpose, but the leading editorial of thu
first numberof the paper under consideration
hardly justifes its being entitled to such {
position 1t looks thus far about as sectariar
asother UNCONVENTIONAL papers. A "national'
religious paper must commend itself to ths
popular christian heart; a sectarian paper
can never do So 1t is possible for paper
to be the organ of denomination for all
needful purposes, and yet be unsectaria n
It is high time the non essential pertition
walls between evangelical churches, were
broken down, and greater oneness accord.
ing to the divine injunction inaugurated. =
A more complete christian unity, is demand
ed to battle for the right, and lift humanity
to higher standard of christian living
That the Advance is disposed to guard with
sectarian zeal the old theological distinctions
of human devising, is evidenced by its ex.
pressed dislike to the sermons of Rev Hen
r. Ward Beecher, published in the hide
pendent. The Advance says Of these, they
have serious faults of expression and
thought" To counterfeit the mischievous
teachings Of Beechers' sermons, the Advance
intimates the Independent might have ad-
niinistered the proper correction editorially
in its columns. Has it then become a ne
cessity to establish Congregational journal
to watch the theological tendencies OF
Beecher ? Is there such Imminent danger,
that some plank in the old confession may
be disturbed Does not the Advance exhib-
it an unnecessary proelivity to criticse the
uoOtilbal oSIl1lih6HtS VI Silllu6ub uiVlueS,
whose christian labors are honored and ap-
preciated by evangelical churches on both
eides of the Atlantic?
Is there nothing sectarian in the state
ment made In the Advance, that there is
bnt little reading found in the Independent,
to convey the idea that it is a religious
journal, apart from Beechers' sermons and
the communications of Rev DR.. CuyIer ?
Rev. Or. Hatfield of Chicago has furnished
communications for the Independent, mostly
of a religious character for several years
past, and still continues so to do. DR.. Hat
field is distinguished clergyman, and a
near neighbor to the editor of the Advance;
is it because DIR. Hatfield happens to be of
the Methodist denomination, that his arti-
Giles in the Independent are not recognized
as religious reading
1t may be true as charged in the Advance,
that Mr. TiIton while on a Iecturing tour,
west, last winter, did on several occasions
speak irreverently of that venerable theo-
logical belief, ''total depravity," This
very likely has been the cause of great grief
to many; sectarianism insists on set phrases
Of speech, rather than the substance Yet,
after all, it is probable the great body of
American christians were not disturbed byit.
1t is unquestionably true as the Advance in
Inmates, that Mr. Tilton the chief editor of
the independent, has never had theologi-
cal education; but the numbers are few,
who will subscribe to the opinions of the
Advance, that any one who has not had an
''exegetical, theological or ecclesiastical
schooling, is untitled to edit religious pa
per- 1t may be there are some profound
mysteries in religious matters, which non
but those who are theologically and profess
sionally educated, can ever hope to pene-
trate however wise or learned in other re
sp8cts they may be; no doubt some so be-
ieve but the great majority of Protestant
christians do not so hold it. The Advance,
charges that the late changed character Of
the independent has gained for it the friend
ship and the defence of the unorthodox;
perhaps this is 50, but it furnishes no Ger
tain evidence of wrong; it does not necessa-
riy change the character of a good man.
because wicked praise him. The scriptures
tell us, there was once divine person on
earth, who was accused by the strict adher
ants Of a sect, of being in friendly relation
to publicans and sinners.
1t will be distinctly understood, that oul
only complaint of the Advance, is, its too
seeming UNCONVENTIONAL aspect. 1t disap
points the expectations of those, who were
looking not only for an organ of denomi
nation for all essential purposes, but ma
tional religious paper; not alone a welcome
visitant to those Of a particular faith, but t.
all others who hold the essentials of tn
christian religion. If favorable word o
ours, will increase its subscription list, i
can have it; believing as we do, that its to-
angular denominationalism will i'll due tim
be connected, when it shall have learned tina
the enlightened public christian sentimen
of the age is tending to less respect 70
sectaTianisn.
Victor Hugos Lies Miserables" has beel
dramatized for the English stage by MI
Clarence Holt Ii will shortly be produces
in London.
man has filed petition in bankruptc..
in New York whose debts amount to th
modest sum of four millions. His name
George L. Schuyler.
The expansion of the rails of railroa
500 miles long, amounts in hot summer
day to nearly quarter of mile, from tn
point OF the extreme contraction in wintei
The price of wives among the Cabfres
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