, 1873-03-30
Dr.. David Swing and the Philadel-
phia presbyterian"
NhY Ire lot More Persons Converted Under
the Preaching Of the Gospel?
Miss Smiley in Boston---Theo Biological STU
dents---1mportant Meetings.
Programme of Services In the
Churches To-Day.

Episcopal and Roman Catholic calen-
oar for the Week.
The Standard for the week just closed con-
tains telling md timely leader on National
Morals" III which it regards MS one Of the hope
full sigma of the times III this country the
awakening which the national press, with few
exceptions, seems now to be experiencing with
reference to The state Of political morals, es-
pecially in the highest places. Prosperity brings
pride, luxury, ostentntion. Out OF these spring
greed, dishonesty, and all the forms Of public
and private crime. Soon comes the conspira-
tor and usurpeT:
Tho decline Of republics has always begun in the
corruption OF political taorals aud ended in political
usur3lat1ou and tyranny. II tho lessons Of history
n tis Lad road md Keeping On it. we come to
the one bad end There is poi1; Of radical differ
between the old time aud the new This a il not
in the more enlarged culture OF the latter There is
nothing iu culture to protect either man or nation
Those whose names have Of late been most deeply
branded with the infa1ny Of political dishonor
among o:r rnoet cultivated At the epoch when
the ancient republics most corrupt they
,re at the samp time most adorned with the gifts aud
fruits Of genius. 1t is not material prosperity that
saves; it docs II truly CAr1stia'
people, aud II Christianity so enters into the
,resersation cur republic vii live If not, il viii die
The doom Of those already perished is not moro
preservative, is point by no means certain We are
permitted to hope that it is Yet Christians hive great
reason for solitude for for earnest PRAYER
behalf the nation. It is however get to be deter
mined whether God designs to make the American
people praise or 4 warning.
The .4drunce puts in couple Of columns on
''A1r. Gladstone's Mistake" in which it is con-
tended that Mr.. G., while aiming to do justice to
all claimants far rs it is practicabe, is not yet
prepared to commit himself and party to radical
measures. No middle ground, in the question,
is admissible:
When man at1irrns 2-i-e-4, Ind another insists
that 2--36 it does not at all the difficulty for
wiselookng bystander to say thst tbs truth gsner-
ally lies between tho extremes Of dispute, and that
for his par: ho believes that 81 2-5! The simple
question il, have Protestant Episcopaans any more
claim On the State foc official recognition and aid In
have the Congregaionansts Methodists
face issues of the day, arl guide the people
to Just, and, therefore, to permanent, decision
The article periorates with few dourishes on
ttcompulsory education" the coming tidal
Tayc," ns follows.
The world is plainly in ferment On this great sub
Ject and the result is not yet Prussia il entering
uron compulsory system Of public education, with
Great Britain is feeling It's way, By contradictory meth
ods, Kind Of popular education We IN Amer
lea, have much to learn in our experiment.
The INFERIOR lot 4ast Heeh Ulscu56Eh LHplLul
Punishment in unequivoca1 terms. In the case
Of Foster, justice ls satisfied, and Gods law
has been aonored- The object of the punish
1nent is not the good Of the criminal. but & mat
ter Of self-protect1on on the part OF " the peo-
ple" acting under the Divine sanction.
4 more interesting editorial is under the
caption, Agricultural Unions" in which it is
argued that combinations Of capital hare neces-
eitated combinations Of labor. Every, assoeia-
ton OF mon have an object in view. II that
object is inimical to the interests OF other men,
counter association for resistance is the result.
The condition Of the working classoH III England
Is cited and their ultimate improvement predl-
Gated. British statesmen have ever been
thoroughly penetrated With the fact that tho
power, perpetuity, and glory Of England are de-
pendent upon hor yeon1anry. When farmer
compares hia memorandum OF the sale Of LIS
meat crop three months ago with his current
quotation at this time, ho cannot avoid the con-
clueion that there is something unnatural and
unfair, The rich, Bweet cereals on his hands are
cheap for frewood, while In another part OF hls
country there arc hungry mouths. 1t then adds
Here is the basis Of this grand movement which Ii
stirriug tue population Of the Northwest. This In
nenRe power might be blind cyclopa which would
waste it, strength IN oe1ng me ar .na tramng - Inc
agrculturists taking form has IN 1t the elements
Of tho most powerful tho most Intelligent, and most
We have every to believe that lta course will be
moderate, just and dienined, becomes such body
Of n1en It must deal with higher things than scales
Of prices-wtth law, perhaps with fundamental law.
snd It's methods must OF necessity comport in dignity
and wisdom with the objects to be attained
CHICAGO vs.. PHILADELPHIA.
The editor Of the Presbyterian (Phiadelphia)
has been criticising one OF Prof. swings ser
mons under the caption Of "ls 1t Trle7' The
editor evidently thought it was 'snot true" and
elaborates at length The Professor has een1
ETC., which tie Presbyterian has published.
The following is the pith Of the epistle:
AZ to the quantity OF crime done in the name Of
Christianity, the Roman Catholic Church leads al
un1uerited ruGering than other Fegi9n that has
ever reeasar 1maes tha ha ahers
did net protest against the custom ,ao r,.,7 Of
Tich Roms Held It becomes questionable whether
thcy are much to bo praised for peculiar virtue as to
be congratulated upon an es9T d 1ng "hea e
work. because they had longer period Of their
own. The Protestauts began tho death-worf with
schicTements In lis letter to Philip Of Hesse, Luther
affirmed the right Of persecution Ca!Eln anu Heza
wrote elaborate tracts to show That heIets shond
was idoatry, aud that the Old Testament punished
idolatry with death, the Catholic should not he
scotland sp, % under ~ the reformation was act
Furnishing with death any priest celebrating the taird
thas men for holding hcerodo1 opinions in religion
should not be burnt alive Otherwise put to death
heterodo1y and the Protestant churches @ ware
Persecution vas the original deadly sin Of the Reformed
Churches {Const. Hist Vol !, chap. liz Bossue says,
IN his syariationsn that Tho right to punish
q tho points which ben ehnrehes sgEesa
tnrt11raa and huup" with sit these facts before us,
that the whole Protestant world for hundred years
catred forward the bloody fdcs Of death to herecs
and espoused Of the valuable truths brought
down from Augustine and the Old Testament, It be
comes sost pardonable error to ~ thst ncthone
ssnr, fed Thousands Of Csthocan There is at least
truth enough in the eentence make the heart sck Of
intolerance and OF any multiplication OF docfr1hal
teEts.
The editor wisely adds: "We have no inclina- !
ton to discuss with DR.. Swing the admitted |
errors Of the fathers OF the Reformation On the
subject OF religious Liberty"
6uSDAy-scH0oL LESSON.
n7,o E-pdor-ccboot 1aCsnr to-day ia a review OF |