Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-11-08
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

of Prince Furstenburg. Archbishop
of Olmutz, have yielded with sup
pleness that shows they know when
to bend rather than break under the
pressure of temporal power. The inn
mediate cause of collision between the
authorities temporal and spiritual was a
recent decree Of the Minister of Wor-
ship, enjoining on all parish priests the
duty of reporting the death of any Italian
subject deceased within their cures,
either to the Austl ian Minister at Rome
or the Italian Minister at Vienna. This
the prince-archbishop not merely de-
clined to do, but published his resolve
to the clergy through the journal he
patrOnizes, Informing them that he cOn-
sidered that compliance with the edict
would be intolerable, as being recog-
milton of the rights "of the robbers of
the church." His act. however, brought
him under the direct power of the law
which compels the Ministers of the
State Church to carry out its lawful Or
ders under severe pecuniary penalties
for disobedience, and the archbishop
was duly Informed that, under its pro-
visions, he would be fined 1880 If the
publication of the decree was not made
in his diocese within a certain short fix
ed period; and, further, that the fine
would be again and again repeated, at
certain intervals, until it produced its
effect. Under these circumstances Prince
Furstenberg thought it better to yield,
and has allowed the decree to 60 TO his
clergy for PRONUNCIATION, stimulated,
possibly, by the remark of the anti
clerical papers that his conduct was
supplying the best possible arguments
for bringing to bear ON the immense
M hn Atls frfo nTNIS
power the legislature possesses over
them. 1t is a significant sign of the
tendencies Of public feeling in Austria
that the promptitude with which the
Ministry took up the archbishop's chal-
lenge is generally declared to be due to
the close approach of the elections for
new diet of tl,is half Of the empire.
When a believer is in state Of COM
fort and prosperity, he can read other
books besides the Bible; but when he is
in temptation, or burlened with distress,
he betakes himself to the Bible alone.
He wants pure wine, without any mix
ture of water. This shows the worth OF
the Bible above all other works.
Pray frequently, and wait quietly,
and the Lord will make your way plain.
Jesus trains up all His servants to wait
|
try He will exercise your soul before
hand with sharp conflicts. Joseph must
be cast into pit by his own brethren,
then into prison by his master, before
he rules the kingdom; and David masi
be hunted as a flea upon the mountains
before he gets the sceptre. How can
you tell what others feel, unless you have
felt the same yourself? Un-
dertske nothing without first seeking
direction from the Lord and when any
thing offers that is plausible and invit
ing, beg of God to disappoint you, if il
be not according to His mind. Yor
| cannot safely rely on your own judg
ment after God has told you, He tina
| trusteth in his own heart is fool
| This advice relates to all importan
| changes in life. Go nowhere, settle no
| where, marry nowhere without frequen
usage of this prayer.
| Let not the stream of your life Away
be a murmuring stream.
Sunday is the golden clasp that bind
/ together the volume of the week.
WE clip the following from the New
York Observer:
The Synod of New York desire to ex
press the great satisfaction and deligh
with which they watched the proceed
| ings of the Sixth General COnferenc
of the Evangelical Alliance, recentl,
1 held in this city, and to put on re
cord their sense of its Providentia
character and Importance. No sucl
Council was ever before assembled il
the new world. Whether regarded as
manifestation of the reality of Christial
union, as an argument for the trutl
and power OF the gospel, or a testimon,
of popular faith and Interest In tlf
things pertaining to the kingdom O
God, it was one of the most remarkabl
religious events OF the age; remarkabi
in itself, but still more remarkable as
prophecy and earnest of good things t
come.
Who that was privileged to witnes
the extraordinary scenes of Christia
love, brotherly kindness and fellowship
of pious JOY and Thanksgiving, and Q
ardent devotion to our blessed Lord an
Saviour, which marked its progress, ca
ever forget them? 1t seemed, indeed,
4 harbinger of the day when they sllal
come from the East and from the Wes
from the North and from the South, an
shall sit down with the patriarchs an
the prophets, the apostles aud the evan
gelists, and martyrs, and with the saint
of ali ages, in the kingdom of God. An
while thus bearing witness to the hig
character of the memorable conference
and the signal power of heaven, which
from beginning to end, rested upon IL
sessions, the Synod would again tax
Il occasion to reiterate their own devotio
Il 10 the cause of Christian union, so pow
! erfully represented by the EvangeIics
lAlliarlce, and to declare their profoun
conviction that upon the triumph of th
great and sacred cause depend the Wit;
interests of professionalism and of Eyar
J gelical faith IN our land, and throughol
the world.
4 When Christ Jesus, our risen .Lort
: our one and only Saviour, shall occup
! that exclusive and supreme place i'm I'll
!, various ecclesiastical organizations an
; denominations which He occupies in tn
New Testament, in the faith OF His Tn
J versal Church, and in every heart col
tsecrated to Him by the power of I'll
Holy Ghost, then, and n0G until tlel
will our selfish, unscriptural division
[ and differences come to an end; the
shall the watchman upon the walls
) Zion see eye to eye; and the whole bod
: will increase with the increase of Coz
then shall we all come in the unity
; the faith and of the knowledge OF Il
Son of God into a perfect man, unto Il
, measure of the statue of the fulness
Christ. f-''i
The Prouidences of God aid in o,
sanctification. st. Paul ssys: "N
know that all things work together f,
good 10 them that love God,' III
goodness of God leads us to repentance
! Every blessing and every dealing ougl
| to'fill our hearts with gratitude, leatiir
as to love and serve God more full
Some of our Fathers richest blessin,
5 come in cllastisemcnt. "Whom Il
: Lord loveth hechasteneth. Ifye endu
|, chastening, God dealeth with you
with sons. No christening for the pr
u s.nJ seemeth to be joyous; ncverthele
+ afterwards it yicldeth the peaceat
}. fruits of righteousness sour lig
Il affiiction, which is but for momei
I workety for us far more eXceedi,
!; and eternal weight of glory"
+ PREACHING FOR ETERNITY.
Isl g When do you intend to stop?" "
It the question put by u friend to Rowla
l. Hill. sc Not until we have cal ried
= before us" was the prompt reply. Su
,e is our answer, too. The fields are va
9 the grain whitens, the harvest wave