, 1874-10-25

/ After notin, the contrast between the present
and the past in one respect namely, that then
! al persons, tho wicked and the good nike, were
| profuse in religious expressions, while now they
are hardly mentioned even in tho letters of the
most dsvo1t, the editor proceeds to show that
At the time, religion has Way Of asserting
taeH in tho secular life Of even tho present Period
More and Ind it entering ao the record OF
e:ens, and more and more prominent ancug
TIE themes that engage puic atteutiun- Tho daily
a Se1;ou. ie world ~ scnS + oaa oss az ts
political fall to ehor itself conscious of tho great
spiritual problems Of the aEe, would At once 1ore its
bo NOW wefngh admitted essential to eaterprisiag
journalism that the voico Of the pulpit ala Lc heard
Or The sonate-houae. Indeed. the sermon Is to-day
moro = conspicuous feature Of the ue-msa.gcd daily
journal than IL tho poticsl speech. Moro careful pro-
vision IN 'natin for II; sni We aas2:s nohns in say
Ing :hat the average sesnoa ls rad with many tmes
III. interest Of tbs Averages pclitied hssangue.
THE wA1cHnAx AND REFLECTOR,
Baptist papor published in Boston, says:
We write for information. Wo want to know about
tho Chicago 1iats not to its cha.acer hut about
the constituency which It represents. Is thia journal
fair representative Of tho average Western Is
1t bo taken exponent Of toe t4slo OF the busi
nesa community Of CAlca8o7 Ws trust nut. To
affirm it would be to say tha. Western civilization IL
essentially hararic that its mural iD heathenlsh
iy u:oua, ns its nteyis more course nnd gross than
IAs Cncaeo 7,u.rs Of tho 18th Of October ia before
lis. II rut.1s quits full reports Of dve sernsons
witch wc-s delivered in Chicago pupi.s the Sunday
previ,.rs. And how thcse reports introduced
There 1oariy na column OF staring hes-iues. It
bcQina -~4H3:
CHEAT JEHOVAH
HOW Nx wA3 INTERVIEWED YESTERDAY FROM 0u1CA-
GO rCLpIrs.
Here IL something which c4ul,ot fail to shock
ths 1rrchgious and thu uaueieylng hinsclf Hero
bssphsy too grots for .hs sesioty OF the vcriest
worl1hug. There eertan sentiments which belong
10 coIau1on humanity. altogether independent Of
religious ioEma and eye beliefs which ezuot but feal
outraged 1t such language ~ this. Civilized
nunities, however lrencEed With int1leIty, hold
things sacred. There arc some thoughts which
unbeef would guard against too familiar approach
When iutdelisy has br1keu Through into this inner
sauctjty, and cast cut into tbs streets the OBJ
jecs which 1avo aluajs challenged tbs revcr-
sucs Of thoughtful men, then harbarism IL
close vt hand. Nlien French Inndeljty r,bcd :
courtesan in tue Insignia Of divinity aud lowed to her
In horrible mock=ry Of Worship, French civilization
Was gone. He'll itself has gru.ser sav1Hery than
then began riot In tho Freuth C4pital- We havo
papers In the East wh h corrupt and corrunny.
Wo have p32e7s which flourish by Of
the uIlr1eau taste which they create and simu-
late. We have papcrs that irreyerent and unae'
lieyins i'll thair Air: aud statement. But, t4Es tho
and the yiles: OF thcn all do not leieve that
matched sscrege these aioat weekly utter
auccs VI the thra1o fsi"et AEstn re ask. has tbs
Hrcl: Western city re1ke by which to sita such
horrible ;,httuy n tAa!
THE ALLIANCE
has an editorial on - Inc Church Of tho Future"
and inte1 esung column ''Dr. Herr, OF tile |
United Presbyterian, or the Story Of ! Gun"