, 1874-01-11

art that brings qualification to the esr when ch,ir
performs cseditabl The entire question lies in tbs
uicerence between art and wo1ship. Ii you with 70
7ca @ant temple music to 3nterpret devotion. sra 9
every person til" words and let all sing with the 7,rt
and understanding. 1t muy, possibly, be proper to
lio'7 choir TO slug an anthem "to open,a just as
much doubt whether 1t ia legitimate afIcr uudc wor-
ship Is D gua, to allow to be struck whrrt:u au
the reope 1ay not join. India has praying
and 1t is Only grade absurd OF outrageous to
allow -four. or c:i:t. or twenty rrenne exclusively to
lerforza any pert Of public worship. If tHe an
she il not Wor*r, it should gu outdoors it it Is
worsul. it Rload invite the csepero ton Of a ,or-
3; shiperz i2 the temple. VT slowly gaining COM
mon sensc in this usstion md Ehah have reached
the eun.nit Of sen*ib.e consistency when NO shall
have congregational singing. r1ra and simple Tho
choir IL all very we'll II organized and led Is the mere
sussainer Of rnass-lnsus. That misunderstood mis-
na-aged, rrbeuous, ABSURD old question Should be
/. very quickly reformed.
! Tho AdcGuce is yolurninous respecting "Com-
! nupism.' treating it from Two staudpoints, to
wit From what 1t comes and to what il tends ~
| Tbs tendencies Of such system the editor
! correctly declares to be an ENORMOUSLY e1pen-
aivo Government, all increase Of burdens upon
! the poor, more aud more corruption, and, lastly
| despotlem, prescription. anl opposition. lie
SAYS:
There would soon be an end to personal and pol,-
cal freedom The Horimen would bo necessitated to
conform tAeir politics to the support Of the Atlannie-
tr.iion III order e SURE Of teir bread Iustsad Of
the manly. independent Workman OF the present time
Whose vote the Government must sec1, would be d
crlnging laborer whose bullpt would he put into his
haau BY some otcir who had power to take the bread
OCT Of his mouth. 1t will thus that tho wisest
thing the worEiugmen do is, control their own
labor, and to vo1L getting into bondage, not ouly to
capitalists, but also trades and to the Gov
erumct Communism is suicidal to the trae interests
Of the masses.
The Interior has long editorial on '' Or
out by the editor Of the Christian Unity down
in CINCINNATI. who has Gocn, of late, saving some
sharp thlngs abou: the Interior on this point.
The Chicago edito. is too much oi a I1esbyte-
rian to bo very much Of Gnionist. lie is very
| candid in the discussion Of the question, and
closes With frank confession in fuyor Of the
blue banner" az follows:
We do not believe IN the reunion Of Chsistendom
the oaeis Of comprehension. We believe, Oh the con
trary that the Presbyterian Church has mission in
the world and her mission ia tn. procfa nation OF the
pure Gospel. So from beug ready to part with
Confession vi Faith Believe taat the Prcsby
Church should rally round the blue banner of the
Covenant and offer h1te to the hosts Of Kcnan}sna.
rstionaliS, a,d free resioI, by preaching. fully,
fearlessly, rni demonstration Of tho Spirit, tie
doctrines Of our Theological! system.
Nevertheless, III the next article. on the
"Progress of tho Year." sle editor adnits, and
Elys:
The tendency toward un,ty-uot uniformity
been stronger than ever beiorc. Journals devoted
to various schemes ct un!tyorganc, federal Eracti
cal. social-are rising here and there The Worlds
Evangelical Alliance attracted euch interest could
OIL Lave Lcon elected from people hearts
enlisted for tho Of is great object practical Co
operation among CA:.stisus
The Standard treats on such topics as F" With
out God" - One Dollar per Member" .'That
Good Work, etc. The latter Ii abont the Office
oi Bishop. III WHICH the editor says:
When man enters the ministry be is supposed, ;.s
evezywhsro in the Sew Testamsnt to do 20 us ltfe-
anu uoart to the o.Hce 1t endows him with that
Office rensuenty OF until the hu;lds that conferred
1t again Withdraw 1t. Tie recognition Of pastoral
r,1ut rfpru Ill pubtc
is eineny proper but We are utterly ut loss to ste
how ordiuslon, in any prolc sense II that word.
from chu-el 10 suothcr. No think that it
follows alao, that whlo each church may 9ecide ques-
III esn e Tn
further recognition and low5hp accorded by sister
churches, and By the ministry as whole can only he
recalled III the WY that 1t was bestowed.
The Western Catholic discusses the ''Sacred
Heart ''Irish Migration ''.rhe Church no
Slave" etc. The following is from tie first
named article:
We hope to zee this diocese following in the way That
many dioceses III this country have ulreay entered
Our city knows what temporal calamity il, nud 1he
f.ithful know that tie will end word Of Him who
hods tue universe md al It's powers IT, hS hand en-
rn 1nsens1bity is often Irousei from it. siumbcrs
BY fearful aud inevitable awakening. The day Of
destruction be the day Of preparation. But
this thing is certain, that though the innocent may
suffer tor the guilty, the Savior Ct all wuo are to bc
saved knows whom to protect in The hour Of His
with Neither Jer,,sa,e1n nor tie sacredness Of the
Temple will be 7calectcd If tLe hearts Of the people
art not in unison with Ills Sacred Heart
The Nen Corendnt, among its many interest
iag articles, bag OIL II Iystccies." from which
We quote tic following:
We realize that to climb up through starry
Sleeps through p.naccs that bright as the su.n-
nit Of Transflguratiou when Moses aud E]ius COM
muned With Christ and there came Toice from the
excellent gury. In looking at this subject have,
b-ogt face to lace with the fac that there is
One whom our presumption must no: try How huE-
pS should NC Ire to know that TIE h1Fe escaped this
evil near which slCmbered 20 uncouscsous1Y and
SO long, Tlc7c is immunity because Of this th.t
should venture 20 near ngain with opeu eyes. 1t
may be true that diy1nest energy is sometimes born
of tho greatest quiet and the greatest fear and tar
whera there is hell to tempt us there is heaven
to bless us. But the hu,iess OEe, aud the One VINO
US His ada.orioa: - Watch and pray lest ye enter
into temptation. The Spirit indeed is willing, but the
flesh is veal"
GEowTH OF pEEsRYTERIAN1sM IN CHICAGO.
A Presbyterian munster, 1t appears, has been
at work on the statistics OF tnat denomination
Chicago He has succeeded in making u very
respectable showing for the steady growth OF
tho membership since 1893, notwithstanding the
loss Of ten churches. Tue following are the
figures and differences, which nc copy from the
Alliance:
Ic1rx. Members Years. 1:en.Isrs. 1:ars. Members.
1u32:.. 10. s35.. 7t7l655. ..l8!J
49,. 49,: 3,2ls57 ... So ls57 3als
Is4c. 5:e 1873. ;. .1c4. Uses. .....3ll5
lez3. e7-ls5o.... .342o
1880. Gi:iIsl0.. .155- 1870. 1919
1851. G5- e6l... .l43- lle1l. SET
1al3. ..... 6N sto.... .15 8I2.. 3se
is3a. 1s;f. - SH SCI. iii
The churches apJear in the Minutes in the fol-
lowing order: ...
First clurch s3eEul:erton Ave- Church 1854
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