, 1874-04-05

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TEE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
| TIE ALLIANCE.
The Alliance contains editorials by Dr.. Helme
on THE Eesult of That Brooklyn Council; b.
| Dr.. Thomas, Oh ''MentaI Intoxication -; and b,
| Prof. Swing, on - Limestone Christianity" Ih'
| point OF H.. latter is that the Christian worlt
| has not money enough to carry forward it's grea
| moral reform, aud, at the same time, crafty .
great architectural passion. 4 costly temple fol
| few is an idea whose death should DO voted al
once By the new Christiln world. The multi.
tude demands immediate accommodation in plair
churches and in Sunday-schools, libraries,
aud lecturc-rooms, which can bo planted
4 few weeks ago popular mission
preacher asked at q clergyman's meeting
whether money could not be raised to help his
people build brick church costing $4,000, and
almost every pastor confessed that his own
church WAS so taxed by it's own debts that he
feared little could be done to aid the poor auy-
where for some time to come. The Professor
concludes:
Let US hnve an age Of the useful. On age Of plain
churches for the people, and Of plain theology too, for
hope for day when every poor man In the suburbs
will have cheap seat in 9 neat church, and every
child repair to nEl1 5u0Q0y-ecu0Ol TC0ulr anu
when the uch Of the city will repair to plain house
Of Cod suc1 will leave some money In their hands
for the poor and the fatherless when their morning
worship is over in the nane Of Him rho so lored the
uorld.
The Alliance also contains the following sharp
hit at DR.. Arthur Edwards:
The Rev. Or. Crosby, Of New York City, late Mod
orator Of the General Assembly, and Of the most
harmed and able ministers Of the Presbyterian Church,
takes sensible view Of the temperance question,
ing that moderate drinkers should not be condemned
as drunhards, for they arc as careful to avoid
This does not suit the extremists. and Dr..
Edwards says that in 4'such public issue this he
should hold his misleading tonGue The same brother
doctrinal matters. Now, II there could only lie soma
arrangement by which these New York divines, anl
before they venture to speak write, and then the
whole press Of the country could lie under his manage
uent, should have everything to the notion Of
The Adunnce, speaking of 8" "certain denom-
national tendencies remarks that the Dissent
ers in England are confined otho poorer classes.
i pair Of horses inevitably instlls Anglican con-
victions into the minds Of the grandchildren Of
the toughest Diseenters, Says the ddC1nce:
Tho whole power Of rank, Office aad social caste is
c1ered in favor Of tho Established Church : and
Soncouforu,ist young men nuke their way upward
aud aspire to still higher social position and political
place, they are atrongiy tempted to desert tho
"a chapel for .he 'schuIchr the English phraso
goes. And, similarly, wellto-do father, who has
required wealth, aud is able to buy fine mansion
and to get up his carriage and who wishes to be
CHILLY recognized by his neighhoFs and to bring his
daughters into coveted circles, dads it easy to ko
pew the parish church, and to cultivate the favor Of
the clergyman.
so this country, certain part OF society is nat
urlfly attracted to the Episcopal Church. aud
luentIy other denominations lose corresponding
class Of members. THIS las been slngularly Illus
n the city NE Nes the o t1s Colonial @gah %
ing and usage have made Epscopacy great power,
socially as well ns enthusiastically. Even Unita
Inaenes fo[ aes Of that fts
removing from Boston to New York found that Eps~
copacy in the latter city held very much the position
And 3d. to the asunishn.ent and chsgrin Of the Uni
tartan ministers, the New England Unitarian dmni
grafton to the metropolis went largely into the Eps-
copal cination, especially into the High Church
congregations, where they found rank crd fashion,
architecture and music short sermons, and IN absence
Of distinctive evangelical religion.
THE STANDARD.
The Standard discusses christianity and
Freedom" showing that many evils have grown
out Of the alliance Of Church aud State. The
editorial concludes that:
The Christian religion is the safest when 1t is the
freest from worldly and especially political, conami
nation. There 10 be elements principles de-
veioped in the connection Of Church and State which
cause degcnerocy in both. religion that oppresses
repeis corrupt and prosecuting religion cannot
make place in mems hearts, their will
the5 believe it has its origin with benetiseut God
His a neon s fGr
BILE, and having no near connection with anything
that belongs to christianity. With fnfdelty is,
it's coors bo permitted bring to its aid
the ABUSES which arise from an admi1ture Of the
itical and religious in the Governments Of other
lions It is for this reason TINT inety has male so
Little progress here, as compared with France md
Germany, and even Eugland; The conclusion we
ter of when confined wholly to their legitimate func
tions, and that whils Chrstiany is the cornerstone
Of freedom, 1t is pres and fourHhes best where tho
people 1nost free.
THE INTERIOR.
'Ihe Brooklyn Council" " is discussed in the
Interior aud the editor comes to this conclusion
about its results:
III effect, the Council was asked, Shall we continue
to fellowship Plymouth Church, shall ". withdraw
And the Council eaid this is the first odense: continue
to fellowship them, but the thing must not occur
This WIS kind ads7cc. It caves the Congregational
body from. schsm but 1t liz At tho same tine prece
dent disc:im it as they MAJ, for those Tio advocate
Tho council conceded in it' opinion With the op,n
ion Of Dr. Dudiugtcn and DR.. S:orrs. But In recoln
1ncnding continuance Of fellowship, they advertise
tie danger which will attend any ATTEMPT to enforce
conservatism. Were Beecner driven into 1ndepend-
eacy, the broad Church party in his denomination
would probably 60 with him, and congre8attonalism
would be rent in twain
Tic sa1no paper, speaking OF what theological
etuccnts ehould do during the summer vacation,
thinls they should spend the time Il in expound-
ing Lu6 II ora OF 1OQ, Auu lu1t 5OuIo ploflslGl
should be mado whereby they may be suitably
tecompensed." The editor inquiries
Gould 1t not be arranged, however, that student
applying 70 Presbytery might have temporary license,
WHICH would authorize him to exercise his gifts for
stated period ard within the bounds Of the pEesytery
granting tbs 1cense7 We cannot that any objec-
ton could be raised against this. and we know that
students would much prefer 70 he recognized by the
Presbyte1ea as performing authorized Earylce.
RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Is AMERICA CHRISTIAN NATION?
To the Editor Of The Chicago Ifi5tne:
SIR: Fora population of So, 925, ,59s there ero
q, ,665,os2 church sittings of all classes. OF
these nearly two millions are Roman Catholics,
and more than one and half millions more
belong to other sects no. considered ''Ortho-
do1"-leasing only about eighteen millions
II, es7.79i) belonging to the commonly called
Christian socts. These eitunEs a1o usually not
mo1e ulnn one hall occupied, indicating TINT
only about 100000 of tbs people ara in the
habit OF attending the Christian churches. I. |
It Is assumed that double THIS number are in |