, 1874-06-14

TIE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

LoIu = 1Auies Calls u lnluQ Lle cuI1VuH CuCunl
I stance that, whereas Bunyan, Robert Hnll, Joh1
Foster, Roger Williams. and Bpurgeon are ant
vero Open yet the denomination
in this country is strongly Closo-Communion il
doctrine. /. comments upon the rapid develop
ment of the Liberal Baptist Union, reoentl,
established in Brooklyn. N. y, to disseminate
open-C Communion teachings, and thinks the time
has come for Baptists to leave tho question oI
Open or Close Communion to the vote OF each in
| diridual church, and thus dispose of the ques-
ton, as the Presbyterian General Assembly has
of the womau-preaching question.
| THE "wORKISd CHRISTIAN"
| 'sSha1l we have new inquisition Z" asks the
| Nio,king Christian hr. Iyng's paper, and pro-
| ton probably:
Brother Swing, whose theology r,ay bo quite inaper-
feet, is conceded to be successful Go.pe-reacter.
His professional brethren in the denomination in
Chicago bear witness to his fidelity. But lie is not
Caly1nst1c enough for DR.. Patton, He must there
fore, bo tried for mortal offence, and when fully
quilted after exhaustive examination, Ee threatened
with removed prosecution and driven out Of tho TEL
lowBhip Of his sect. Bishop Cheney depoeel for
houosnbly withdrawn from the Church, is pursued
with anathenaa with the intent to discredit his minis
terial standing; DR.. Hyatt Smith and his church
cut of from the sympathy Of his immersed brethren
for refusing to accept extreme Titualis; and the
air iB rife With threats ntiuating that screws
everywhere to be t,ghcucd aud individual ministers
and Churches to be forced into sectaran unity This
is the old spirit Of the nquisiion Methods
parattyely untmportan for the end is the same. Bat
ter Say We rack mans body to death than torture
his body by casting opprobrium upon it.
TIE 'ALLIAScE."
This paper has m editorial on .Elcct Infants"
wherein 1t is said:
The third point which desire 10 make and ono
from which our indignant brethren can bY no means
escape, is in these words sThat the CONCESSION Of
Faith instead Of being free from the ross injustice Of
daanning Infants, dsmns no other kind Of persons.
ence not upon anything which Edwards may have ssid
not upon any cazicatuse from the of iuadel
but IT. IL based upon the s1th section Of tho s1th
"crig1nd sin binds over to the wrath Of God and
makes subject to death with ill u,iscrtes spiritual
temporal, and eternal' But original sin ;s that sin
which tho infant has living or dying In infancy and
nasmuch tho relation Of adult soul to Elm Of
Adam is the same the relation Of an infant to that
ofcnee, for am more conscious Of that original
cutting Of the apple thHu l. In Infancy, the Con-
fesston not only damns infant. but da1nns adult
punishment Of little children becauso Of tho iuzcs
Of such m eternity Of pin in tho Of those who
tn % e ,asn z # adults for
to which they sustain only the relations Of infant
soul. The indignation Of the brethren is badly
FAINT when "the PAINS OF hell for evor"
arc in their book not assigned to "actual
gin, bu. to tho original tranegresscn Of ADAM b.
looking Into the matter little, rerhars the severely
Old School theologianE will discover why tho Method
Ists are not charged with holding infant denationn
article and why the man at st. Louis would better
hasten to withdraw his rewards to any who will find
lnfaut punishment in the Presbyterian Church. When
Tho creed doos for original sin, the eu OF Adan 1t
leaves no ground for person holding that creed to
obect to the idea Of infant condemnation original
sin is what those fnfan7 possess, in the Westminster
and tho Confession thus having Jor1nu-
ntsl from Gods Word the perfect merit Of danun-
ion BY every infant the Presbyterian Church is bound
te its sixth CHAPTER and fall back uron Ratioua=;n
he Bible, both which resorts are tnadnissipc.
THE INTERIOR.
This paper, under the head of Ecclesiastical
mourns over the inflictions Of the
1erbose, and Eays:
The Assembly is great unwicldy body. Their time
always more or less {general1y uo7e} consumed hy
rreprcssb!e orators,-Hozne good, gascous,-and
Il q geometrical rat1o to the consumption Of time
Fhen zealous BROTHER with voice tbs proportions Of
rcket, assaults the Assembly with his little pnca of
egielation. He generally fails. The Moderator or some
old old Doctor puts bis broad FOO. upon him, and ho
8 heard in the Assembly forever. But it ID
lot always go. Tie grylljdB sometimes 80 nuner-
s that it becomes necessary to throw them sort
compromise, order that the business Of the A.
embiy may proceed, and tho compromise may contain
useen elements OF trouble. It ought bo set down
rule Of order that measure sh:u be debated in
le Assembly which can fmpfnge upon the rights of !
onscience or the freedom OF the membership except
nder motion to send it in overture to the Presby-
.ries.
Tho astronomical editor Of tho alliance has
his:
The ceestial world physical Is On the vcrce NJ =
ew sensation Right out of tho cerulcan blue. he
st1cal comet is said to be flying, head aud tai.
raight for tho Presbyterian Seminary in this CITY
alton is announced ready, with 1anumerablc CHARGES |
I'D specifications, to illuminate agatuBt tho wandcrer
It swings around the Ier1heon. 1t is not surpr1s-
S that he should object to ech irregularities Int II
ay be doubted whether his objections will prevail
THE INDEPENDENT.
This paper says:
There is reaper whose ia death to theo1oe-
i tetnlnar1es, and his other name is Cyrus H. Mic
'Fm'ck Ihe nan who drives team for him is Prof {
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL =
IN ST. PETERSBURG.
While Mr. Moody and l1r. Snnkey have been 7
irring the religious heart of tho Scottish I
spital, another evangelist has been preaching {
th scarcely less SUCCESS to upper Glasses t
st. Petersburg. Lord Radstock, who I {
voted himself wholly to evangelical work sew
al years ago. has created a very remarkable
HGlous interest among the aristocratic classes, c
1eny women, in tho Russian Capital. Tho 3
raSdan.ne. g. s." st. Petersburg journal, says l.
bails are forgotten and fine dresses discarded, u
. q 1a'r o"ners having taken to loving Christ, u
q receiving distractions from y modern I'll
ostie." The journal above quoted says u
ra ; Aadssock has daily received ten or twelve tn7i
me doctrines Of Christ. lie hns also bceu pr,s,t =
n me American church, delighiing NUMEROUS :.
nae @ audience by sermons Protestant truth de- e1
- elGu ~ tno FRENCH and English laneuagcs. Whcr IN
u ne sho"s himself at public or private meetings
: % jesus. en1:fas "a hs him to teeh them how to pt
these assemblies opens tho mind tn n onni -
H. At an early hour the room ia f1Iai ~ I -
e1no%1ng m, With f1incessea and Countesscs Thcv :"
aA e!aa IN BLACK or gray accomr1arie, hr thn,r
le children, and hunger and thirat utter thc sn;t
iood they have come to receive Iori K,Jstaot, | fn
It kneels down, with his back to tha nsse1nniE & -
snnS E.2 Christ 81 to insilo him With fitting 9ords.
-" an injunction which Ia tme<liateIy o,,oa5 Us Us
present. After this he opens tho Biblo re,f,. ~ ~
i text upon which his eye hanIeus to fall ana so ch
utinE upon it in eloquent and impressive Iaue7sr &c
ladies' are gradually excited to the highest pitch
gious enthusiasm. As they sit weepinc lcToea
!. they resemble many heatheu women admitted se
he first knowledge Of Christ by the powerful toaci n
Q. St. Paul. The close Of the discourse il n,arled |
loud sobbings. The fair devo:ees rise from their |
e. and croWdin3 around tho evangelist Lord thank 70
N passionate terms for showing them the vav Of u
paths Of peace. N1'o / -.
.he same paper reports remarks which have m,
siy oeen made by Rome Of the noble ladies. eu
neess G- exclaimed: ~ only now know cc