, 1873-07-06
The Introduction of Bibles into
Railroad Cars.
Interesting Notes from tile Chicago
Religious Press.
Programme of Services in the
Churches To-Day.
Episcopal and Roman Catholic
Calendars for the Week.

The plan, called the i" Hallway Plan" Of intro
ducing Bibles in passenger cars, vas frat inaug-
urated by the Rev. E. II. Piorce, Agent OF tho
Aniorican Diblo Society for Western Konsuclay,
III the spring of 1870, on tho trims Of the Lous
vile i Nashville Railroad. Since that ti,uo,
Bibles havo beon placod OIL tho cars Of tho fol-
lowing railroada: East Tennessee, Virginia j.
Georgia; Western j. Atlantic; Cleveland Il
Pittsburgh; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati tE
indianapolis, md Lake Shore l. Michigan South
ern. The rack consists OF enat-iron frauo.
with tho words "Dlblo-road and roturn,'
moulded IN tho frame. Those aro placed along
the side Of the car, betweon tho windows, within
easy reach Of the Beat. Tho book used on most
of the roads is copy Of tho Testament aud
Psalms, Of large. plain typo, substantially bound
in two volumes, 80 as to DO convenient to handle,
ono volume containing tile Epistles and Psalms,
tho othor tho Gospols and Acts, making two copies
Of tho Testament and Psalms, Of tour volumes,
for zach car. A noat label OH the cover indicates
tho party or society giving tho book, and ro-
quests tho roador after using tho book to return
II to tho rack Each copy titus placed in o rail-
road chr, being substantially bound in morocco,
will be perusod by thousanda before it will wear
ont, and iB it not high timo to supp1ant the
sS psade ie1s on tRo @ of ue % sso osso s
" indecent, not to say obecenof People have
nothing to do whilo travelling, md thcy will
generally road what thoy can. set. How, i'm
waiting, not that which, like tho dow before q
morning sun, yanislcs away, but like the Bible,
(which endureth forever" Road and revere
the sacred pngc; pngo where trinmpls inmor-
tality; Page which not the Whole creation ca'l
produce, which not the contlagration Gun de-
strov."
c1rY RELIGIOUS PRESS.
Tho city religious prcea for tho woek present
varied amount Of interesting and valuable
reading mattor, OF which tho college and SOM
innry commoncomcnts como in for a large sllaro.
The AdraRcc pl omiscB that itB forthcoming illuB-
trated number will bo tho bost Of the season: It's
leading oditorial is about /" Notiring from 1'usi-
neBs,' 0 question not very apropoa for Chicago
or the WoBt, but It should bo remembered TINT
tho paper in question has circulation Of BOY
sometimes DONE Tho subject has It's religious
bearings, and Is 30 treated by tho editor, who
sums up his points as follows:
Il would, therefore, that, ordinarily, Chris
generation in his regular business, till the acuai
lnnr1ncs Of ago Indicate TINT his days Of labor
t to support bis family but Why not sa h's business
talent, thus tested aud approved TO mike money for
Sa sa a nS md o
poed to hayo trained md besBed him for that especial
lnrnose. But whom there s ret!re,nen. from pre-
Should simply 10 change Of useful occupation, and
mol lapse into idleucss.
Tho Interior has spoken on the !" Broad
lug. It secs in tho late Doechor-NIurray ex-
chnnge, and tho comments thereon Of tho Chris
tian leader, and other papers, in tho Roy. Mcr-
ril Richardson installation ntfair, where thore
WIS an avowe1 and very brond Arminian thool-
ology, and "more thnn that, fra.ikly-admitted
belief that all the probationary advantages of
tho proHont lifo would be continued III tho
next" and tho rcmarlsa OF the Christian Union
4i14n }fef In f1la
Of this cru. The spectroecopo las boon caro-
fully adjusted, aud tho lines Of light from thoao
aurora flashes as they fall Oh tho screen show
t. t the rs ssr & S hs sva Iy DO Inc hs ga eeag 10
OF movement [tho Richardson o4amination) OF
which We have ag yet soon only the beginning;
OF an influence which is destined TO afroct all tic
evangelical churches Of heresy ere Which is
controversies Of this nud tho coming genera
tion," is tho nnequivocal declaration. Broad
Church tendencies, in the opinion Of tho editor,
nre becoming more narka1 every year, and the
Evangelical Churches will bo called upon aoonor
or later to decide whether tho theology Of the
Reformation is worth saving or whether minls-
ters Of orthodox ,commuuions may ridiculo it
with impunity,. The condition Of the Church is
rather favorable tlan otherwise to tho cncroacll-
mcnts OF latitudinarianiBm. It preferg case to
trouble, and IL declared by tho editor to be in
dnlging in lotos-eating indolonco." The pulpit
also is treating theology lightly, and mon who
love the blossoma Of Christianity are unwiBo
enough to lay the az at tho root Of tho tree which
benra the1n. Bad names are giyon to those who
discussion will come and then it will bo found
tint Broad Churchism has larger showing than
has been dreamed Of in our philosophers. As a
peroration tho editor says:
be wasted but tho nc1t generation will ind Il oncun
beIod With rationabsn aud false theology II tho evan
gsea Dc not spsas noly G aa q 5 54
itS
the sa,sfae.ton of ohrs and tho inspfaon I Of hi
Scriptures. Indeed, we may cay TINT tie doe'rfn4
inetuess an ith ophsss % !hpt q o
cy and tho supremacy OF the Scriptures
The Standard has removed to Nos. G5 and G.
Dearborn street, IN tho Mccormick Block, wher'
1t has very excellent aud oommodioua quarters
The editor has just boon tho rounds OF fon1
college commandments, and, although muct
j, fatigued, ia able to announce tho following con
illusions Of Ills extensive obRcrratlona:
Upon tho whole, wo think thors Is no reaaon TO
sve tho most faadious critic to feel ashamed Of
Western colleges whether Us Respects tue promise
tho students tho capaclty md fidelity Of the teach
ers. Young mon como to tnoat Of thpao institution
with but an imperfect pTersraton In aomo instances
quito 1er along in Tho college course, mud may no
have wholly cessed to show itacK eyen SO ato 40 thu
sdp5ee moment when e q ae s ae
Of tho faults observed. It La defect, howeevr, whc
calls for correction.
This little note is On tue editorial page Of til
came papor:
We see it stated that the Presbyterian Thoo!ogtc.
Seminary OF this city has essahshed anew chairtl!s
Of "Apologetcs." This s ~ i. should bo. Our Pcdt
baptIst frB,lds need such chair. Tho first apology
We hopo will 10 Tor infant spr,nkling. md adult q
well, and tho second for lordng i over Coda Ohurof
session m to he General Assembly system so utte1l
foreign to tho Gospel plan.
The Advocate utrenuously fayors tho co-odu
cation OF tho BoxeH after the Evanston plan. III
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