, 1874-11-08

r. putton End that ia the whple Of it. Most sincerely
they hops that from thla tme forward ms - th
and fairy understood b. al cur ministers AND ~ ou'
| churches.
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
THE NORTHWESTERN ADVOCATE
discusses tho ''Holy War on the Question ol
ssocti6cation" which threatens to break out il
the Methodist Church; in fact, has broken out
slnco several of the official papers, including the
Methodist Quarterly. have recently published ar
ticIes denunciatory of the Holiness gatherings
| The Methodist denomination promises TO be
divided ere loug on this question. small part
of the denomination, which believes in complete
personal holiness and perfection, has become a
sort Of thorn in the side Of the great body, by
it's vigorous and radically expressed belief, and
has already created a considerable
opposed to the similar interest Of the
great body Of Methodism. The article in
the Norhpes:ern is for the purpose Of moliify-
ins the growing Emergencies. The same paper
has IN editorial on ''Some Things That Lamo
U.s." These things are classified as bumotious-
ness, false modesty, anecsati3n.
vanity, and the Mysteries Of adulauon. The
editorial appeaTs to be 3 consideration OF the
value OF good manners; and the people Is med
by bad maEner8 arc to be counted In large
pu1nbe,s outside of tho Methodist Church. The
editor defines the aforementioned sill as fol-
lows:
Bumptons people are particularly Offensive in print,
II is rather remarkable how many people learn
ing the maxim o: rhetoric which pTescrbes manner
adapted gain tbs good will Of the reader 6ome OF
them ARE the bumptious clan. always blabbtug about
the well known though they had just found it cut
for tbs first time in the world and gnshing and galor-
ing about st ths top Ct their l1ng rho best sa1e
principles Of se-respect reader does not like It 10
be assumed that hs il fool whether he be one not-
The came paper expresses decided consic-
the track Of true reform in proposing to double
the sessions OF the High School.
THE ALLIANCE
says: "O1d School iusolonce is well illustrated
BY the Presbyterian Bonner, in designating all
dissenters from the Patton style as gentlemen
who have drifted into the Presbyterian church
without knowing anything OF lts history The
Banner ought to h4ye been more explicit The
sapient editor meant-gentlemen who have no
genealog:s-: connection with tho North OF Ire
land!"
It reminds such men as Wendell Phillps that,
even though slavery is finished, there is plenty
of work in moral reform for him and them to do
yet. It discusses the prospect Of an approach
ing religious revival; has an apPFeciatlve edlto-
nal on the mission work to be dono among the
pitches into the Long Island Baptist Association
for tuning ont tho Lee Avenue and Marcy
Avenue Baptist Churches. ''The Coming Re
ligion is depicted as q more spiritual, aud
therefore more universal, belief than'now ex-
ists: '
Thers win BE- less inportance attached to theae
points On which Observation-Disclosures thrive.
That IT, tllu1traho 1t will be seen that is not
sncceed by Aposto1icl succession that the Epis
copals live; nor is calyinig1n the lfe-eement with
prssbyte5ians; nor The itine1ane! Gith Me.hod!.ts
will marvel that eTer great Church was built not on
baptism, but the mode 81 baptism or that Church
idea II Il u the d aod as IN Law. and 1esr
Gus lore and ltlesiving spi1it reseh.ng and saving
the souls Of md this so9 h,
eourss, Church may exist II government
over an ignorant and ensaved people. OF feed upon
Of this saving element: but It cannot exist In free
country and among thinking people,, With the I'd
Of the universal in religion will como sao the
mud will sink down aud human xight1 will rise up
til III Christ there 10 neither Jew Gentile bond
Ieion thers viii bs The bro.dest cssholic1y, md the
widest freedom Of thought for each individual, aud,
instead Of scientists and 1egiontsts quarrehng
richest oering to common altar, and joyfuly wor-
ahip in one tempe-ths temple Of God aud Of human
souls.
THE STANDARD
treats on !" The Testimony OF \ Good Name"
aud congratulates lis render: upon the cheerful
outlook for the Baptist Church in the Northwest.
The came paper, quoting the Ray. Dr. Jed1iers
recent reputation OF the doctrine Of close COM
munion, labors through column and half to
chow that, as good Baptist, 10 ought to inolnde
the dogma; yet the author of the editorial evi-
IDENTIFY symrath1zes with the Free Communion
Brooklyn Baptist churches.
TIE ADVANCE
takes for u text tho recent address OF the Hon.
". B, Ogden, at Mccormick Hall. or that part
Of it which warned the country that wholeua 10
corruption Was On the increase, ard argues .hat
o more intense aud careful religious education
il required to stem tha oncomin3 Hood. The
same paper disoueses Religious Literature"
arguing that the want Of tie age il not 80 much
a deuomlnational as Christian literature OF =
high order. It thinks the Sunday-school utera-
lure, which did good work fifty years ago, has
grown thin and dcgenerated into weak and ener-
vating religious fomauces. It has failed to
make reasonable progress either in its themes
or methods. The time has come for = new in
ventory. says the Aduonce. 1t adds:
But this u not all The Church and the community
tmea. Here the Church il not up rith ths rorlds
The immediate past and the present specially rch
missionary materia, Whieh remain. Unused for ths
cause Of the Master. An immense fresh held Of tho
works. providence and grace Of God remains to be ap-
proprlated to the uses and illustrations Of His word
New wants aro created, new difficulties raised nav
thenes suggested. Ths whole SECULAR sphere OF writ
is aad racntty In tha sslisious sphere multitude
Of pressing topics cali for fresh and wise treatment
Whole provinces Of thought demand new guides.
Skepticitm also requires the right Kind Of attention
and preyenon. Il intrinsically il morn abie and
formidable than It always has been- Sill tt has
changed armor and on new bA.tle-6eids Tho French
EncycopRdsts the Engliah Deists Julian, Porphyry,
CELSIUS, and their allies, just skilfui and IL
threatening in their tires II are modern skepttca
But thu same weapona that were good against those
ere not gooo against theae. Tbs same ability wiz
dom, and ak1il. however, will do tbs work.
The Aduanca also discusses railway reform,
NOTES.
CONGREGATIONAL
The Congregational Church at potteryit1a.
Mich, hast just completed neat house Of nor-
ship.
The Holland Congregational Church at Alto.
Wis, sent to Father!and for minister, recently.
He WAS ordained Nov. /.