, 1874-03-08
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Church Services To-Day.
TIE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
THE ADVANCE.
The Adronce discussing the proposition be-
fore the Chicago Boards Of Health and Police to
license end regulate the social evil, says the
following fatal objections lie against tho sys-
TEN ..-
l. The very idea of srEtem Of 'ucenae," which
rlace8 the Ci:y Government III the Ittpds Of nIic1he
with those who keep houses Of i'll
fanny. abhorrcnt to every pure mind u dis
graceful TO the city. and degrading to so:ct5: II
throws about 1t an air Of resrectabiy Il is NO
Luton of all Of fairness as well ns OF decenf N
that it subjects Of the guilty parties TO constant
aarve!lancs and "regnlstion' aud leaves Tie otAes @
usuaus tie guiltier and dangerous party free
g. Even the proposed scheme succeeded IN "nat II
rpecially aimed at it would be suicidal; for, in doing
lis bes. to mike it possible for vice to be ractlcca
with inruuity from tho Nemesis Of disease It removes
ono OF the deterrent hndrances, and thus as tue
facts show, tends directly to foster crime with ~ us
illiuitable c7utaInu2tions. And, 4. As matter OF
fact attes3ed by abundant statistics and professional
observation the experiment, where 1t lss been Faed
for yca4s IN ths m nas dce both
tho vice and its attendant horrible dlfeases WIN
such facts before te do not bslievc that our reo
,1ic will to rcpe1t the st. LoalS experiment.
the European failure.
TIE INTERIOR
The In terror announces that, iuasmuch aa the
uue stions raised III its columns in regard to the
orthodoxy OF. Prof. Swing are to be brought be-
fore Presbyterian tribunal for adjustment, the
discussions in the Interior will be discontinued.
But the editor discussing church discipline IN a
general fSay, Eays:
God iots not forget to pruno Ills Plants NE know
hoYy important thing It is in the culture Of fruit
trees, to lop of superuous branches II tree spends
its energies in the effort to Sustain too many Huns It
will bring little fruit reTffctCu.
It Is necessary for us u undergo this pruning pro
caa too sometimes; so God applies the lnife huEi-
ucts isfOrllGs, bereavenenta, disappointed 1tubl-
ton, defeated plans-thcy all have meaning. They
nercfcuy intended to prevent Us from frttering
Ewav time and strength on too many objects, anu
to shut US up to i more exclusive worship Of God.
Ne do not Ike this sharp treatment, and VIC some
times give only half assent to the idea that it IS wise
we-ueant- Perhai's the vine does not relish the
Ehcars and 1t is not u1likeYtha. higher inteligcnces
wonder at our stupidity in not turning Gods 1royi
DENTAL dealings to better account.
TIE NonrHw1:sTEnS ADVOCATE.
The Noru'cester7s Adcocote thinks Methodism
has drifted away from the original idea OF Wes-
ley, that 8: one should see each of few persons
once week to inquire hon'the souls prosper
ed.' This plan has been changed to holding d
'mceting once week, and the result has been
disastrous. Twelve or fifteen ont Of b "class
Of forty .smeet," while the rest have, as rule,
no pastoral oversight except from the preacher
Fnt long and irregular intervals. Every church
has it's quota of members who feel neglected"
aud from this class are recruited the ranks Of
backEliders. Tho editor thinle, the pur-
ioso nuoAo 10 ~ 4A'l ZEE sse4y oH2
With this ldea TINT he Is cared
for. watched over, and thought Of By the
chGtch. This is the Church's great want to-day.
Suppose church Of 200 members adopt this
plan. There will be twenty classes and twenty
leaders, Their object is not meeting SAWS the
editor, but ten personal interviews Who
doub1s that in such . church there would be at
least tweaty pereons-the twenty who "watch
over" the otLers-who would be active earnest,
nract;rod Christiana7 What !, corDs tLar ,yon1,i
rr,.l-a fnr 1ho oanora, 1,rover-meetiroi Vho
t1;. ~ ~ - =: 49, -. - - - as,ast5r 11
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1AH sFAsuAAu:
Baptist a criticism of the American system Of
selling pews annually at auction. has the fol-
loving not verv COMPLIMENTARY reference to MIR.
Ue.E Ward Hecchcr,s church.
- "a4u 11e.ene' 49,
.c W ~ eut'oe ..as - :. W LIN ~
CA ts s,11ce her ha s ohieet IN xe =. n,
iect fuy realized il Tho operation Of their peculiar
tactics. They announce to tho public the largest
Eonse oi wersa! N ms OF pesnars any o.heu eoan
tu5 Keep aaenaset'es r. os!o1e ene 70 Roopie e1ct-
~ WIZ eaen % ~ t, ~ @ I pd;t,. ~
af;Test is py1ror chnrrh and rreat * Mr. Reecher -
They gain thus also in bountifu measure the ainews
Of wa. necessary TO caxy IN their campaign against
ofsAoao1y ano Wqoesome enarsn aascpnts- tof SO
ucn ~ 9oslel " KEY Htcaene liean" 1t!e I anu aor
- tuuen " satQF> e1nrto 90 teM 1oth
Ten y, n neeus = so @ ~ .e01S @ s - -. as
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70 scarts aoeoon a.1e' VI pe"s ana s0'0' n''o'neS
TIE y1SD1cATon.
EiEafaG
Prof. SWINGS orthodoxy:
prnf su;,e IN one of the modern c1.ss NJ prrste-
~ - J;,- s, 5rho r,asess Iono3eo0a1 fn+a}iac+ fhs+
@ ~ g; ip,3r1.cto,s ~ sesisr,n 1Ioa,et;
ed ?1x rl;5sa nver thc ho;,n,d orthoSaI freaa
- n4a p tio .stnrc ~ ,nv sact eontaionc fo1ds
~ r.;oi ~ ~ - M enfrnrean t.ste - AeN4NN
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On the otner nano, 1taescfapes D1. fassob a6:
etrhght-aced perpendicular-faced brother who has
planted himself inside Of the Presbeternn inclosure
laco OF bre3en c enongn % pr ped 1 e1e passage o.
has. by virtue Of his position as cnef performer
tIE great ITeSDyteT1AQ QrgIN, AIlpuEeA uIu9eu TO