, 1874-03-01


The Standard gives succiuct history OF the
Baptist Theological. Seminary in Chicago, and
praises the work OF DrB. Culver, Patterson,
Northrup, Mitchell. and Arnold. The Secretary,
DR.. E. S. Bailey, calls for the raialng OF q fund
Of $500, 600 for increased endowment and en-
largement, and hopes to SEQ it subscribed be-
fo1o the close Of the present ~jubi1ee move
ment." The Standard notes tho crusade against
intempernnce, and, though it acknowledges that
the movement has some fc2tu.cs thlt ere
undeniably grotesque, and to tlaat extent OBJ
jectionablc, yet it believes that there is 4 Ene
sense Of propriety in q woman's nature which
sayes her from b.unders into which men fall. It
il undenieble, moreover, Gays the editor: that
thcro are two clements Of real power enlisted in
the vork,-namely, the measure and influence
Of woman and PRAYER to God, mixed with sweet
spiritual songd. From the feet that old methods
have proved useleGs in great measure to remedy
that wo may hope that tile ladies have found q
"moro azcellont" way OF reform.
q. TIE INTERIOR.
Tho Interior still has Prof. Swing hanging
heavily on ita hands. t derotes three and .
quarter columns to eingle editorial. in which
the s. Interiors doubts'' in regard to that
preachers orthodoxy are more fully explained.
Dr. Patton does "pot find anything IN Prof.
swings printed sermons to skow TINT his
Christology is whit above that OF Charming OF
''views Oh sin and salvation are for the most
part down to the level OF Unitarian
ism" ''In fact" says Dr. Patton ''The
Professors trumpet gives rery uncertain
doubts ns q: consequence. The editor regrets
that Prof. Swing should deliver lecture in
3 Unitarian chapel. Ho does not sec how the
Professor. !" as Presbyterian minister, could
consistently give his moral and material support
u doubts as to Prof. Swings orthodoxy grew
out Of an article in the Lakeside Monthly, out Of
his eulogy of John Stuart Mill, ETC. The editor
still sdonbts ~ whether Prof. Swing believes
in the Church doctrine Of the Trinity "doubts "
- that he believes in tho espiatosy character Of
Christ !" 81 doubts " whether he believes in
eternal punishment and finally SAYS:
We have been frank in giving the reasons for the
doubts enteriaia tecAuse VIC feed tlat It il high
time that the Presbyterian Church ahould know just
where Prof. Swing stands DR.: Patterson is only ons
Of grest mary who feel that the Professors pre.sh
ing Il "eerousiy defective"
TIE ALLIANCE.
The alliance coutroyerts the point in the
Northwestern Adroc1{e that there "aIe some
things settled in the Christian religion. The
question at iasue the Alliance saxe, is not doubt
ing whether there be any such thing as Resur-
possible to entertain doubts " about - these doc
trines, or how they arc to be interpreted. The
article Is not particularly lucid in it's argument
or statement but the Trlter makes the follow
ing point:
No hare no special interest in the controversy "a be
tween Tho Methodist editors; but the principle in
volrcd to tho rights Of chuzch papers is an I'M
lcrtsnt II DR.. Edwards is right need o2 for
no new Light any doctrinal subject from ,r9t tho
Church. II any one-editor or preecher-get new
thought, he must 50 outside to express It. Even Dr.
Curry must leave tho Church In which he has worked
all Ills life, Of 90 to secuiar paper or to the paper of
some Liberal Church, to give bis latest and ripest
iiections. We hardly think Brother Edwards intaIble
in such matters. II so, pood almanac and Discipline
OF Confession of Faith is about all y weu-Eeguated
family needa. 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ReIgio-P Philosophical Journal devotes
Two columns to the expression OF longing after
) "Truthometer With which to measure such
ministers IS Florence Mccarthy. =
The 1eu Corenant calls Jonathan Edwards q
fossil monster" and describes lis preaching as
'olows:
God is angry with the wicked as angry With the
wing wicked Us "with many Of those miserable
ures that hc IL now tormenhng in hell" The devil ia
rafting; The ffe Is ready the fqrnsee &C. il hoti 1o;i
yer them" ind the pit hath opened her
Mouth to receive them. Tho uuconverted are walk
ng on rotten covering, where there are fnnuner-
bio weak places, aud those places nes
'hs na1nes "gatheriug and lashing about" the
inner, and MI that preserves him for moment as
the nero arbitrary will and uncoyenanted, unoblisod
orbearancc CT IN inceused God" But does God not
:od that holds you oTer the pit Of he much as ono
olds spider OF some other loathsome insect oTer tho
re- abhors you and il dreadtuly provoked He look1
pom worthy Of nothing else but to be cast into
The Catholic VindicatoT enters strong pro-
est against the proposition now before the Wis~ /
onsin Legislature to repeal the laws exempting
hurch and school property FROM taxation. 1t
egsrds the proposition as indicating desire to
1tettera With the u1omulgation OF religion. by