Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-06

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An hour of solitude passed in sincere
and earnest prayer, or the conflict with,
anu conquest over, single passion or
subtle bosom sin, - viii teach US more
of thought, will more effectually awaken
the faculty and form the habit of refiec-
ton, than years study III the schools
without them.-CoGeridge.
We used commonly to divide our lives
by years, months, weeks, and days; but
ii is all but one day; there is the MORN
lng,CnooR- afternoon, and evening.
Man Is as the grass that springs i'm the
morning." As for all the days that are
passed of our life, death hath them rattl-
er than we, and they are already in its
possession; when we look back Oh them.
they appear but a shadow or dream;
and if they be SO to us, how much more
short are they i'll the sight OF God.-
Archbishop Leighton.
The PresJyteriaa states, as its opinion
of the result OF the discussion about
union among the Presbyterian bodies in
this country, that the union of the Pres
byterians with the Cumberland Presby-
terlaiis will not be accomplished that
their union with the Dutch Reformed
body is desirable, and, depends mainly
on the Reformed bod and that their
union with the Southern Presbyterians
is opposed by majority of the latter
body, bnt that ii committee of consulta-
tiou will be formed by the next South
ern Assembly, which will be an advance
ing step in the movement.
Fear not, % bride, nor despair: think
not thyseif condemned if thy Bride
groom withdraw His face saw hiie. All
things cooperate for the best: both from
\ his absence and his presence thou gain
est light. He eometh to thee, he goeth
to make thee cautious; lest thy abund-
dant consolation should puff thee up; he
eoGneth that thy languishing soul may
be comforted; he goeth lest his familiar
ity should be contemncd; and being alb
sent, to be desfred;s and being desired,
to be more earnestly sought, to be more
acceptably found.-Sl. Augustine -se
OF four persons lately received into
! the Roman Catholic Church in Boston
and vicinity, says the Congregatioaalist,
one was Mr.. Richard Bliss, connected
with the Agassiz Museum in Cambridge
and for several years Il member. of the
Episcopal Church; another a. Miss Lib
by, of Boston. a member of the very
High Episcopal Church Of the Messiah !;
a third a Mr.. Ward, member of the
Church of England and the fourth
Rev. c. R. Brainard, formerly rector of
the Episcopal Church in Quincy. Those
who are fond of looking up antecedents,
viii be struck BY the similarity In these
cases. Prof. Wharton has written late
ly on I. WAYS to Rome Is one of
them here indicated? .. , ....-.
| 1t was the faith of Moses that made
him.despiseithe riches OF Egypt; theta
ofaJoshua that made him valiant: the
faith OF Joseph that made him chaste !;
Abraham's faith made him obetlient |:
St. Mary Magdalene's faith made her
penitent; and the faith of st. Paul made
him travel so far and suffer so much till
he became a prodigy both of zeal aud
patience. Faith Is catholicon, and
cures all the distemperatures of the soul !;
it oyercomes the, world'' isaith st,
john, SIT works righteousness1h(sa (saith
st. PauG, sit puriies the heart'a (saitii
St. Peter9, sit works miracles. saith
our blessed Saviour), miracles in grace
talways, as it did miracles in nature at
Fits first publication; and whosoeyer is
good, if it be grace, it is an act of faith ;
If it be reward, it is the fruit of faith !;
so that,all the actions of man are but
the productions of the soul. o'3aree all
the actions of the new man the effects
of faith. For, faith is the lite of Christi
anity, and good life is the life of faith.
l-Jeremy Taylor.
t A holy heart makes all its SURROUNDS
ings holy. The inward rules the out
ward, and makes communion with God
possible at all times and IN air places.
But we think the experience of all
Christians proves that quiet family life
is most favorable to religious culture.
4 In the home there are the order and
Tranquility which permit the regular
exercise of daily worship, and are most
conducive to devotion. We cannot be-
lieve that camp-meetings, or social gath
lerings of that kind, except in rare cases,
lare Of spiritual advantage. Under the
| most favorable circu Instances, MANY dis
I ltnrbing elements come iii. That private
intercourse of the sonI with God, which
is the root Of all spiritual strength, is,
Of necessity, often interrupted, ,-new
scenes, new influences come in, the mind
is excited, society tempts us, the, even
balance of feeling is lost. A camp
meeting, even at the best. can scarce be
other than place of religious dissipa-
X ton. All holy affections thrive most in
the still atmosphere of the home.
The Roman Catholic authorities in
England have lately acted upon their
Interpretation of the command, "be not
:. equally yoked with unbelieyers," in a
very direct way. 1t will be remembered
that DR.. Manning determined to enforce
i the law ef the Roman Church, which
forbade the solemnization of a mixed
marriage when either party required a
4 Protestant ceremony to be performed
also. Ashort time ago, Protestant la
tly-the account of the incident which,
we have read, does noto say of what
Christian body--Was to be married to a
Roman Catholic gentleman. He applied
to Mgr. Capel to marry him; but the
monseigneur refused when he learned
that a Protestant marriage ceremony
would follow his own solentilization
This action was justified by tile arch
Isbishop, upon an appeal to- him, by the
statement thai. the marriage OF a Roman
Catholic before a Protestant minister is
wrong as beinga participation in Pro
testant religious rites, and s.an implicit
adhesion to heresy.'' The result was
that the only ceremony used was Pro-
testant. From the stand-pointaef the
Roman Church, the action of the arch
bishop was consistent and logical. We
do not imagine that there are many mar.
riages in England of Church people and
Roman Catholics !, but if the enforcement
of this law by the Roman Church should
prevent them entirely, it would accom-
lplish great good for the, misguided
tChurch-people who attempt them. ssa *