Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-30
RELIGIOUS rOpICs.

-Scnatnr llnrinn, OF Iowa, writes 10 the
Methodist, strong letter in approval Of It's
position on Lay Representations. Hc says
81 am gratiiied to be able 10 agree with you,
that the question, so far as it depends on the
action of the highest Council of the Church,
is definitely settled; and hope there may be
no serious diversity of opinion among the
members of the societies. The Methodist
Church, pre-eminently above all other re-
ligious organizations, is of the people and
for the people. Its societies are composed
of men and Wonicn desirous to flee the
wrath to come. These furnish the whole
foundation as well as the material of the
grand edificc. Without these societies there
could be no such structure. Without these
the great temple could not exist A serious
objection to their representation in the coun-
ellis of the Church by these societies would
be anomalous in human reason"
Grace (M. E.) Church, at Chicago, has
recently been dedicated. The lot cost
$93a9 80; chapel, ST., 2,o2l.a5; new building,
$G5, o47.07-toial, SOC, 407.si. Cash and
subscriptions to date, S59,3GG balance to
be paid, ss37,0iI.72, About 49,, ,OnO of this
sum were raised in little more than an
hours time, ut the close of the morning SER
vice, the Trustees Of Clark street church,
heading the list with a munificent gift of
$1,000. In the afternoon and evening, $Gl3O
more were raised, making a total of $3s, 1870
a inn I'm faxx
than called for.
Consider, that our good days are gener-
ally more in number than our evil days, our
days of prosperity (such. mean, as are
than our da, of adversely. This is most
certain; though most of lis arc apt to cast
up our accounts otherwise. How many
days Of (at least competenl) health have we
enjoyed for one day Of gricvOus sickness
How many days 0t ease, for one of pain
How many blessings for few curses! For
one danger that hath surprised us, how
many scores of dangers have we escaped,
and some OF them very narrowly! But,
alas, we write our mercies in the dust, but
our atflictiOns we engrave in marble; our
memories serve us too well to remember the
latter, but we are strangely forgetful of the
former And this is the greatest cause IF
our unthankfulness, discomfort and MUIR
muring.- bishop Bull.
An article in the Chicago ddvocdte,
discussing church music, concludes that
there are at present four theories, somewhat
aniagonistic to each other, which regulate
the musical usages of our churcnes.
These fundamental theories, be it remem-
bcred, are
/. That music should be used to embelish
the service.
2. That il should be used to render truth
more impressive.
B. That II should be used as convenient
mode OF simultaneous ulterance.
1. That music utterance should be adopt
ed as the most adequate expressions of some
phases of worship.
The writer inclnes to prefer the fourth.
He says 1t exercises the noblest part of the
emotional nature-emotions that lie very
near to all the most lovely Christian life and
development. An agreeable and proper ex-
crcise for this very important department of
the emotional nature, is direct benefit to
every one who avais himselfof it. He con-
cluccs that it is evident that there can come
to us no earnest good from listening to strik-
ing feats of songs; nor as we listen to help
full sentiments uttered in ornate formulas of
musical expressions are we half so apt to re-
ceive them into our hearts as when VIC re-
peat them to ourselves In some simple tune
in which all voices Join. In this view we
are compelled to reject the first theory en-
tirely, M foreign To the plane of true dev,,-
tion. The second is seen tn be less helpful
than the tnlrd. There remain to us, then,
the third and fourth theories which give
promise of help. Both demand congrega-
tional participation. But the previous obser-
vations point out the fact that the fourth
theory contains noble element not present
in the o'hers And the general result of the
arguments here cited, point to this as the
most noble and useful method of Church
song. s'Lct the people praise Thee, o God,
yea, let all the people prais Thee"
The National Camp Meeting at Mannheim,
continued during the early days of the week,
closing on Thursday. A correspondent of
the N. y, Tribune; writing for it, on
Wednesday, says:-
The camp is pitched in delightful wood
covering several acres The auditorium in
the center will seat several thousand, and
over the speakers stand "Hoiness to the
Lord" This movement toward holiness, as
it is called, originated among some 'idevout
women" when few, if any. Of the ministers
had become interested in it. The principal
writer ON the subject, or perhaps the most
popular writer is Mrs. Palmer OF New York
who, with her husband, is present and ac-
tive hers. As yet but small proportion of
the ministers Of the church advocate this
doctrine. The convoca ion being held to
promote this subject, no speaker is invited
to participate who does not advocate 1t.
Persons are present from as far north and
east as Maine, and west as Iowa, from as
far south as the District of Columbia and
Virginia have heard of some from South |
Carolina and Georgia, but these, perhaps,
arc missionaries to those States-One young
man who spoke, from South Carolina, was
such. heard Of one minister present from |
the Church South. One brother from Maine |
is called Camp Meeting John; he tells us that |
this is his lSSih camp meeting, and Faith
er Coleman says that it is his l70ih. Father
Boom, who spoke one day, is in his ninety
fourth year, having travelled with Bishop |
Asbury when he was in this country.