, 1874-05-24
the pomphlet may be thus stated III the words OF

truth has been developed pfogrc4a1se!5 3tGaa ~ ~,
.bree @ for ota ths present may b. rs the
Patrarcha:. 81 Dspensauon Of crasson. Second. the
or Dispenaation Of Truth and Love. BY involving
these three which the Biblo expressly forploa anu
setn: toF e51s 10 In sna !'tS tsg
moto. ,,-,
Without intendingto indorse AL that this little
treatise contains, I do heartily commend u as o
frosh vigorous and able discusslon' and ns likeiy
to be helpful to many minds. The pamphlet IL
reprinted from the English edition, BY tn the
pr;ce * cents. ". Il. RYDER
TIE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
The Northeastern Advocate approves OF q late
editorial tn TIE TRIBUNE on tho Machinery
Of Religion" whcrein it wAa claimed that II
churclo. could hire m infidoi to do tho singing
thev could, With equal consistency, hiro an In
fidel to pray or to preach. Tho Methodlss organ
admits that this is !" most vital and sensible
point,
The Advance describes the trials to piety In
spring, including moving, houss-cleaning, IN
certain weather. and the deluge OF beauty and
variety which dissipatos religious thought. 1t
advocates the taxing Of church property dis-
cusaes the OWLS OF soctarauism upon the pro-
gress Of missions, aud says nothing OF the swing
trial.
Tho Alliance has latter from Prot. Swing on
"Dogvood aud Victor Cousin" wheleln Ao de-
clares that. notwithstanding Prof. Patton, his
heart still stands BY the latter. The paper has
editorials on "Thooglcal proSrcb8, tho dca1su
Lift" etc. $685..
The Religio-P Philosophical Journal says:
We haze not heretofore alluded to the fact that Prof.
SWING Of this city, had been aEragned befora an e.
H. is IN attache Of the Presbyterian Church. but has
ougrown his orthodox clothes, and ye4rns for moro
s 70 rsoe
pueria and tho stale sonsstry used for argument ~
both sdes would DO stekentng to Thoughtful Spirit
ualist. - =
Tho Christian at Work deprocates the p1ac-
>tfce of giving prizes to children for committing
to memory verses Of tho Bible. It says:
The public may remember that ono ANAL Illinois
girl learned Ill the verses Of tho Bible and got
the comparatively trihtng amount Of verses and
'wa., promptly presented with n mug OF pewter.
Whether these children stu iiro to cara more mugs IN
acquiring q further knowledge Of sacred truth, or
ghather their oshca preserved in Sunday school
urEs who shall tell us7
! The Norn,restc,7. Advocate has q humorous
edtorial4on y .'8plittiug Haira with 4 Broom, " in
tho late Swing tr!al. Tie editorial has reference
to tho funny examination Of Witnesses to prove
that Prof Swing was heterodo1 on tho subject
OF tha divine 'scall' OF ministers. Says the
editor, in speaking OF one Of the Witnesses:
So the Witness succeeded in nothing but IN amusing
tho audience with LIS fepeated endaasoIk 70 III WILL
out splitting tho hair. which VIC may cal " Coos
rrov!dsntial care OF His converted children. His OBJ
ect IVES to leave til. hair holethat h bis object was
to prove that God called" Ar1 guided snd lIu1n1ned
His praachc1s, by proving that III tho Eeat ot His
serran:s ws1o !ait without calling, or guidance.
or illumination. Finding that this was tho
dilemma he h.d got 1nto there WIS nothing for hin
to say -but-nothng. He would undertake +" to ray
that Prof Swing said tst La merchant disciple Of
Christ, who was naturauy fitted for his occupation,
was guided of tho Holy Spirit but he would not under
take to Say that tho minister who was NATURAL. un-
fitted for his profession not guided OF the Holy
Spirit. So the llir remained unspIi-unul II Was
split b5 tho prosecutor himself and that too Tasa IN
instrument OF IS lttls edgs IL broom.