The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-09

Saturday
Epiphany, a Greek word meaning
manifestation, is the name given to
the SIX Sundays immediately follow
ing the special festival called Epiph
am. From its occurring twelve days
after Christmas. it Is also called
Twelfth Day" aud as the close of
Christmas-tide. it used to be cele
brated in 6 Merria Ens land with
peculiar festivities Shakspeare's
Twelfth Night or What you VIII, J"
has reference to this. The Epiphany
of our Lord really began at His birth
when the angels appeared to the
Shepherds. But it was early given to
that occasion when Christ's mani
festation of himself to the Gentiles
began, in the marvellous light or star
which guided this . first fruits of
the Christian harvest to the worship
of the Lord The Sundays after
Epiphany gather up the further
history of those manifesto
tions by His miracles, His
preaching. His signs and wonders, !"
At the altar of the Chapel of st.
James, the Queen of England still
pays her Twelfth day oblation at the
OHertory. in gold, frankincense, and
myrrh. This Is In conformity with
the tradition which said that these
wise men or magi, were kings.
The Epiphany SedSOR is adapted to
set forth the evidences of Christianity.
There is as much Journalism In
studying how not to observe, as In
studying how to observe form. The
weakest, not TO say the meanest, OF
all arguments, Is the argument from
contraries. Romanists used the sign
of the cross, and therefore Protest
ants must disuse it. Churchmen kept
Christmas, therefore Puritans must
appoint fast on that day.
THE american Chlrchnaon says
The absurdities into which the at.
tempt to organize Church on Uacu.
am leads men, are very amusingIy
brought out in the action of the Uni.
tartan Central New York Conference
lately held. a Mr.. May, who seem.
to have the matter specially in hand
and who would also seem to have &
strong dash of Irish blood In him
says: The great disastrous mistake
OF Christendom has been the substi
tuition Of theological system for re
liglou. 1t dOgmatic creed had beer
essential to mans salvation, surely b,
who came 10 be the Saviour of man
kind would have prescribed one 81
full and accurate, that Il would have
\ needed no additions or cancellations
and so plain that he who runnetl
might have understood them. I
Sems to me the work we liberia
Ogistians have to do is to set u
pus and undefled religion as tn
ssaoard of our churches, instead o
lng9Iyieal systems.
Qg made this Oracular state
menu, r. May proceeds to call tn
ao acu.ioi.0t Unitarlans to I" Decla
f f lsEed by the Conference be
.ole mS9hli9ed, as a thing to b
stDaS ~ Y their Churches-sai
osltlOns, and benz abon+ 49, ~. l1.C
long az the Niece. and foI,r 's ~ 4 : !
tImes as long as tie Apostles Greas
One q these proportions i an ~ -
era proposition, Winning mn Will &c
IKE the to be contilued6 Of sar;e
novels! We do not rno1v 49, = =
bull " Inns "a "a D
EDUCATION AND RELIGION - III
New York Tablet. organ Of fbe p,
man Catholic Church. in eivine 10 10
sons why Catholics do NOT nafyon :;
public schools, takes the gromn nm III ~
education and religion oncbt nov a.,
to be separated It denies the r;gl
O. t9e State. whether Catholic or me,
Catholic, 10 assume the control ~ ~
education OF the children. This dnt
teialms, belongs to the Church alon