New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-17
RELIGIOUS.
RELIGIOUS REFORM IN ITALY-TIIE GCUMENICAL


hfhst 10 listen 10 discourse on the i'alah Nhureh
Reform, from the Rt Rev Bishop Coke. who returned
hast Saturday from tour in Europe whittier he mas
been as a member Of the special Commission appointed
BY the General Convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF America 20 promote the Gospel reformation
In italy A large number Of clergymen participated IN
Conrad pastor Of the Church The Bishop announced as
his the words, He that watereth shall Toe waterSd
asked this evening in behalf OF tho reformation ip IL
ally How startling and strange those w9ds Moou a mas ae
riOusy and wonderfully made an opening thco loI
the renovation Of His Church A single laborer,
Mr. Wan c. Langdon is sustained by our Commission IN
this field This reverend gentleman has been iof seNe
hands of the reformers little while it was
doubted whether thsre any reformers IN ltay anu
then il asked whether they We're really IN earnest
then whether it apoitical orGospei earnesness
Some have been inclined TO fear that these men are mort
Influenced by political than by religious m9lncS t a
do DENY that among those engaged IN reforming t.G
Italian Churches there be some so influenced but
appeal all history, sacred and proane 10 SHOW that
God Overrules and uses Just such io
carrying ont His own purposes, We believe IN Sou
who IN am ages economical the OF this world for
the great aud glorious purpose OF olune up lis IN
than regenerated Church. but who does not Dless Goa
shat He has given some OF her tTusst patrols C on
swn reformatoni While | believe that there may he
worldly acting IN the line Of reform from worldly
motives also say that there those who seem to
Gods blessed Word made the INSTRUMENT for the regen-
Grafton OF their beloved country and at the same time
the OF building up and terrifying souls In the ath
Of Jesus CHRIST There are published in Italy three
Naples-ED'dHcaOrc and one at Florence ESdntna0re
connection with the latter there has been opened
depository useful RELIGIOUS books concerning the Bible
Church The lahors OF representative WHO'S
stationed there have been Judicous and exceedingly
effective. reverend clergyman OF the ChurCh OF Lh
gland who has devoted six seven years TO Gospel
work III Italy said 10 me, lie is doing most eHceiehI
work. and trust the American church VIII sustain NM
inc1cency Of the Christian ministry among u.s. and the
stagnation which has settled down on the Christian
60 just such work as this. II we wish our
own held 10 be fruitful We must water Tue
eple enlarged and gioed period Of spiritual rem
ovation has been reached across the Atlantic more I'M
portaut than any the Reformation The truly great
men Europe Of faith religion enshrined in
living, sciptural, apostolic reformed, and renovated
have been led by the spirit ga God into new ways. the
Pope has called an d.cumenical Council utterly devoid
Of those characteristics which have distinguished the
former great Councils Of the ChWcc. Cod who takes
Inited tins Council "a be called al this time for the evil
years ago, ID Wblch the iOle Hdde Vpth, Va OH
civilization. Every body knows that tho doctrines
of this syllabus have been the docuues Of the Papacy
for centuHes. why tbch, sur thls uatltEi hocduso
Society the Jcsuits hasrosOycd that their OPINIONS
Eboe o ia t cSr6 And this ConnS las called forth
from the abest men IN the Roman communion such
remarkable series of letters. signed Janus and written
by leading liberal Catholic dvnes, abound IN such dec
Eratons the assertion "that great and searching
however long IL NAV be evaded" And again. The ne
OF complete renovation Of the Church Is already
daWung vision Of all who think without prejudice,
while 10 the few only are and method of that
reformation clear the fact itself To speak out such
ideas openly hold to be duty Of charity toward
kind" Another striking quotation sets forth most clearly
the three great characteristics Of the epoch;
I'VE IN an ao ood 6G%e eY m SsDefrat e
perhaps deeply than cOutroyersalists are wiling TO
admitby Christian sentiment, but also go presenting IN
too many quarters spectace uupteceuenteu III
history " liked and desperate antagOnlsm to the doc
trucs Of the Christian creed And now, my friends,
exhot You as American Christians to mark the signs Of
the times and by PRAYER and such efforts as God enables
you make labor for the cause of Christ The COun
ell 10 which the eyes of the Christian world are now
directed. will or later adjourn, with one Of two
fable OF all human consciences, or II viii quail be-
fore the enlightenment of the and 20 home without
accomplishing anything. In the first case such an up
gaY a. i ne ti,s OF InibfT and on the other hand
its failure will be the heaviest blow that could possibly
be struck against the power Of the Roman Church
THEOLOGICAL SENINARIEs-A DISCOURSE 81 TIE
REV, DIR. ADAMS.
In accordance with the request of the Direct
ors Of the Union Theological Seminary, the Rev. Dr.
Adams delivered a discourse upon Theological Semi
narles at the MadisOnsquarc Presbyterian Church last
evening He said was very desirable that every
Der OF our Christian communities should comprehend the
relations Of Theological Semlnaes to the purity power
and progress OF the Christian Church. To accomplish
such result the claims OF these institutions should be
presented more frequently from the pulpit Scores OF
sermons preached in the interest OF sabbathschoos
aud other .. S1 ta c9n P tot Inc
high purpose of educating teachers for the Church will
in some way provide LOt on gr and }rtaref +,
,h J, NJ Tcusvey 10 particular class and not
20 the holy Christian body knowledge Is not impaired
the Christian ministry OF TINS age 3y 10 N
The reverend speaker quoted extracts from inc New
Testament prove that the first preachers OF the
Word were educated men. Although they might nave
been Ignorant when Lord first selected them to eunn
ciae Ills Truth. and declare the trlUmphs OF HIS
Kingdom, yet they received from the DIVINE source ~
siructon which was than an equivalent for the
most academical training Peter when called OUT
Of the Gshernaus boat, was compared With the same
Peter years later an Illustration EoncaOh IN me
ministry admitted 10 be necessity should prepare
tion for the ministry be part o. the apPepG& OF COZ
lcge education, or shall u De prosecuted at
subsequent stage IN "a i IusIiuct, Pl i
WHO are actively engaged Each OF these methods has
boon tired. and the Christian Church ought to consider
their comparative advantages ana dGcIue DeL"ee thi
Its question which concernsnot the clergy onIy-Dut
fbe whole Christian Church The speaker then gave
condensed history et teOiosical euncaI!on anu
ated the virtues ~ ITS founders, making honorable men
zion uf the different universities OF TINS country lie
iecons winch have 10 the founding OF institutions,
Tor theological training and 10 show that the earliest col
leges in his country were, 10 all lueuts and purposes,
theological semuares. lie then advcrted 10 the different
methods Of education. II much more eligible mode
training 10 bring the student IA eouacI WIN HiSine
minds rather tau Dc educated uy one nul lplD
ms views. though unconsconsy II !. no. aesi'O,e Jnt
the CHRISTIAN Iuuisy should be marked win The recull
aues 81 thought ana manner Of any one ,eachei now
ever excellent Dr. Adams here alluded 10 the IhlCn
Theological seminary in behalf el which ne spoke. II
was established 50 years ago PRIOR 70 NAV llI ol
ply terminated It's most liberal contributors were Od
School IresbyteranS: re expressed nS ao ii
time upon its dered and catholic basis, retained
within the bounds OF the Presbyterian Chuch larss
number Of young who, dissatisfied with many things
then existing the Church we're ready 10 pass out 81
Presbytcransn 90 the educating theological schools or
gland Durir, the 30 years existence, the
Union Theological Seminary has given INSTRUCTION 10 loO
pnpijs ana the present number Alumni sl TAe
speaker closed by rcyerug the necessity OF larger
and more cOnmodious building qua eaiiihs upon Inc
wealthy layInen Of New-lork Tor and
THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH"
The Rev. Morgan Dix, ID. d.. preached last
evening at Church. FIftaye and Thirty
nhst the Prayer Of the Church. selecting as bis text
the words of the APOSTLE But prayer was without