New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-31
MINISTER'S IN COUNCIL.

PRESBYTERIAN DENUNCIATION OF REVEALS.
The Presbyterian Clerical Association ut their
meeting yesterday considered the subject OF RevVas'
the Rev. MT Stebbns opening the discussion The bene-
fits OF the Revival system. he said. an Improved
state OF personal religion, the unfcaon OF congrega-
tion for Christian work, and the salvation OF errng
sous During period Of revival the ideal Of Christian
life rs high and although there IN reaction from tho
flush religious excitement congregations do not return
to the same stage of feeling before. but continue on
a higher plane. Before the Revival the pockets are
butoned tight and there no 3nties ior tos near A.
sire for uniting in some definite fruitful WORK. Inc
disadvantages OF the Revival system are INC ~
perodcity for uniformity In Christian life The Gospei
from the NE OF the same man ~
the machinery needed TO put religion In motion ana VINO
throws community into spasm OF sP ,t, royytb
than anything OF this kind Let an appeal be mace
steadily from the pulpit week after weak ana While ihe
however the Revival system subject TO severe emu
cism, the majority OF preachers would 40 wen 70 eio'd'
The Rev. Mr. Bdwei sand that Ia view OF the romance
reSiyss the Whole system might be considered. how
strong the language, "as the deyds own WOrk'
all the year round like orange trees In the tropics
The subject also discussed by the EeX Messrs
at the session is the Propriety Of Advertising Sun
day Services in the Secular Press.
METHODIST VIEWS ON "sND AND "CATHoL-
ICIsM.1
The Methodist preachers listened yesterday
to an essay by the Rev. Dr. Curry on SIM" He gave
the philosophical and the Christian idea Of SIM and made
distinction between sin in the abstract and tho mo-
tyes of SIM or sinful actions He did not undertake TO
account for the origin sn but insisted that God can
not make anything hst which Is holy-ree from SIN;
that holiness is necessity aud sin but an aecneh@
coming aterward And the sinner s saved only oy the
perpetual application of psrInn. 1t is not enough that
Rn rntr4f IA
pardoned nOtc, and all the tune, in order 20 secure ms
salvation Sin docs not exist eotenporaneously WIN
lieved, that infants who have not committed known
sin, are nevertheless in state OF original trans
Sin came from unless, as he believed. oil
Gods creatures lack some principle OF perfection
must be some good which naturally attaches to the
Creator, and cannot be impaired to the creature All
that hate God or that every man who eOmmits ain
does 80 In order to make himself SINNER DP no %
cusson, which followed by the introduction or
The Rev L. r. Dunn called attention to the obnoxious
and aDomiDable" bill now before the Legislature de
ned TO break up h tine s a S
The result will be 10 foster RoDsnism by making She
tons The bill prohibits even the children themselves
from choosing religious faith until they are IA years OF
action or to protest against it, Dr. Ferris
thought the best thing they could do would be 70 let n
alone. Let the Catholics the faster they drive the
will they 10 ruin. He did not deem polite
for this any similar body of ministers in ther clerical
capacity to interfere az present. Tas time viii soon
come however, when the Romansts Will reach the END
OF their rope They will go until te Protestant srti
ment u this State and country becomes thoroughly
aroused that they will not be able u stand Derote ~ Que
hour Dr. Curry did not believe in the policy OF stand
ing sti aud letting POpery He favored arotstnR
OF the Protesante Of the interior OF tas
State and other states against all sch outrageous acts
and bills but he did not want this to be done by minis
tiers as SUCH Ministers cannot mix up In politics with
out doing injury to themselves and 10 thear cause
individual ciZens Of course they had PERFECT right
10 10 they pleased But the further aloOt they keep
ministers from State and National and Municipal egs
atures the better would be- The Rev. L. III. King said
counties in this State represented
by Democrats and he moved the appointment OF corn
this city in protest against this "abOminabe meaa
ure." After further discussion, however this mo-
ton was withdrawn, and the meeting adjourned.