The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-13

now ceased In japan, in accordance with
the edict or federation, which Is at pres
ent hardly required for members Of other
religions, Protestantism having made but
little progress among the japanese.
The proposed pilgrimage of Ameri-
Philip and st. James, and to the Lady I'm
maculate at Lourdes, leads writer in the
FreensGn's Journal to propose journey to
st. Augustine, Fla, as the cradle of Cathol-
iclsm In this country.
Va, assures us that the confessional is
already established in most of the Pro-
testant churches in that neiehborhcod.
They are quite inclined to confess to their
ministers the faults of other people, but
have not usually much to say about their
own.
The amount raised by taxation in this
country, last year, by direct taxation for
the support of schools was $7,OO0,O0O. 1t
is estimated that 100000, 600 more were
spent for private instruction at academies
and colleges, and more than $1O,OOO,O 600
were voluntarily given as donations from
private individuals to institutions of
learning.
Men say their pinnacles point to
Heaven. Why, so does every tree that
buds and every bird that rises as it sings.
Men say their aisles are good for worship.
Why, 80 is every mountain glen and
rough sea-shore. But this they have of
distinct and indisputable glory-that their
mighty walls were never raised, and never
shall be, but by men who love and aid
each other in their weakness.-RusAin.
conscience is the voice of the soul,
the passions are the voice OF the pody. Is it
astonishing that often these two languages
contradict each other, and then to
which must we listen? Too often reason
deceives us; we have only too much &C
quired the right Of refusing to listen to it;
but conscience never deceives us it is the
true guide of man; it is to man what in
stinct is to the body, which follows it,
Obeys nature and is never afraid of going
straightforward.
Bishop Cummins, of Kentucky, who
in common with the Dean of Canterbury,
has been receiving almost daily epistolary
shots through the press for partaking Of
the communion outside of the Church
Episcopal, confessed in DR.. Halls Church,
during the Alliance sessions, that to his
shame he had not sat down at the table
of the Lord with his Presbyterian breth-
rem for twenty-f five years; but he declared
that If Heaven permitted, an equal space
of time should not elapse before he again
enjoyed this blessed privilege. The let
ter-writers would deny it to him.
"A correspondent from Germany gives
an account of the Lutheran sisterhoods,
and of their work in the great cities. One
of the most prominent Of their houses is
in Berlin, another in Strasburg. The sis
terhood at Berlin-pledged for life-num-
Der seventy, but not more than twenty are
to be found at the convent. The absent
ones are busted either in various city hos
pitfalls or in private families, where their
services are sought by the sick bed. Seven
are at present in the German hospitals
in London. They take their places, I'M
shrinkingly, in a smallpox ward or a
lazar hospital.
Much has been said about a new in
ventiOn in Europe to stop the echo in
eathedrals and churches by stretching
wires across the audience room. Rev.
Joseph P. Taylor, of Brunswick, Me-, hav-
ing suffered from an echo in his church,
adopted precisely the same process, pre-
vious to the knowledge of the invention
in Europe, it having been suggested to
him by the analogy of waves broken
against piling, driven for the purpose, he
judging that waves of sounds would be
destroyed in q similar way. His expert
ment in st. Paul's, Brunswick, Me-, a
building where the echo was exceptional
ly troublesome, is perfect success, and
we suggest to any person who may need
similar remedy to make the trial. The
church consists of nave, transept and
chancel, and the wires are stretched to the
arches of the open roof at two inches
distance from each other, at the intersec-
ton of the transept and nave, coming
down to the corbels, and also across q
portion of each of several arches in the
nave, beginning at the top. Rev. Mr..
Taylor suggests that the wires need not
be nearer together than one foot. The
wire is SO small as not to be seen from
the floor Of the church, and consequently
does not detract from its appearance.
Why do not people go to church
more? One thinks it is this and another
thinks it is that. You can open q church
in howell, and let voice 60 forth that
has the power of touching men, and you
will find it crowded and thronged. You
do not want the cobs that used to have
corn. That which man wants is sappy
food, refreshing food. Men are willing
to be dealt with, to have their sins flashed
in their faces, willing to have their con.
sciences aroused, but do not want to be
handled they want preacher that takes
hold of them in some way, and if he can
do more than that, if he can give them
that which every man consciously needs
some men have aspirations, and some
more indulge in superficial thought-and
if he can give him strength to bear his
burden. Men that are sore in life; men
who are in sorrow; women who do not
know how to bring up their children, and
who are continually having more and
more added to their flock; people who
want to know where the next hod of coal
is coming from; people who are afraid of
the sheriff; men who are pricked with the
ten thousand nettles of human life-they
come to church and hear long discus
sion on the fall of Adam. Well, that is
not opportune, but still they are so fiat
themselves that they feel as If they would
like to know something that deadens the
struggle that is going on within them;
they want some one who will take part
with them, minister who brings God
lasting condemner, but one who brings
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trouble.-Henrv Ward Beaeher.
Miscellaneous.
"A lie has no legs, but scandal has
wings.
"A great mans foolish sayings pass for
wise ones.
"A single fact is worth q shipload Of
argument.
"A young twig is easier twisted than
an old tree.
Adversely is easier borne than pros
perity forgot.
A smart reproof Is better than .
smooth deceit.
"A man, like . WATCH Is to be valued
for his goings.
Every cord of wood given to the poor
is recorded above.
"A great fortune, in the hands Of