The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-26

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against the Holy Sec. Bismarck, too. had
no leisure. while France had TO be conquered and
aespoltd to think OF the terrible dang threat
was not Cathoac Bavaria foremost In the post OF
danger and .lorys and was not biuf old King
proud Of the priests ana Sisters Of Charity who
moved Ike consohng spirits through their mighty
But in 1871 Prince Hohenlohe, q anne dansnee in tho
Bayaf'an Ainsiry gives openly the countenance
OF ms royal masters name and authority TO Dol
inger. Pere hyacintne and the host OF disap-
pointed professors and dissatisfied and sus-
pended priests Who under the name Of
sought the evil notoriety OF misrepresenttng the
church. their mo her. and revlIing the Pontin
their common alher. These men must be IA
yored and projected" said Prime Minister Won
Luiz, "Decanse they reject tiiaE pility. aud
inialiiblty Is hostile to the welfare OF states
given TO Rome by the Bavarlan statesman. Tue
Imperial Parliament Is organized. and Prince
80, while discs ssing the principles OF the Ger
man Confederation, the Catholic Deputies de-
the crown OF the principle OF ssintervention.n OF
course TINS meant Intervention In favor OF the
Pope. THIS may have been untlmely or unMise; II
quence Of such men as Won Ketteler, Peter Reich-
ensperg and Dir. Windhorst could carry the pro-
posed amendment IN the lace oil bismarck.
lie now mad the iong-sougnr opportunity. There,
in the German Parliament, were the avowed eml5-
sarles OF Rome advocating the interests OF the
Papacy. during the ensuing debate on the con-
stitution, the Polish Deputies present demanded
separate administration Tor their own dist lei. Poor
teiiOwsl They We're endeaSorlng TO obtain an In
stalment OF ''Home Ruef lor their countrymen.
''Wno are Your brntalIy exclaimed Bismarck.
s "aou are really no people; you repre- eps-
ing you; you are backed by nothing but your
Notions and Illusions. one Of which Is That you were
chosen TO represent the Polish nationally. You
have been elected TO represent the interests OF the
Catholic Church."
Although it may never have occurred TO these
Interests OF the Catholic Caurcn 1t was u happy
'lctlonn for Bismarck, and hence ORTIZ the Ponsn
clergy and their bishops were doomed men. But OF
them III my next. PRuDENIIUS.
Reflections ON tho Late Methodist Com
ferences.
That Methodism is an elastic, self-adjustng sys-
tenn OF church government is very generally adj
mitted. From Its inception to the present 1t has
had the reputation OF admitting II not counte-
naneing, vagaries and irregularities in it's min
listers. But 1t has grown vastly in numbers and in
wealth ana responsibility during the las, quarter
OF century, and 1t is not to-cay as tolerant
or those eccentric peculSrites OF It's
ministers as it was years ago. Hence, though its
ministry is an tinerant one. 1t does not permit
preachers to roam over the country at VIII as
lrinerants or missionaries at large. Two OF its
ministers have adopted the title and follow the
role OF evangelists-an occupation which has been
found more prom table than steady pastoral work
by many others OF late years. One OF these
evangel SIS belongs to the New York East
Conference, which recently met in Brooklyn,
where lively discussion was held over
his relation to that Conference. While
1t was evident from tue tone oil much that was
said there that Dir. lnsKip's special mission to
preach Holiness all over the Continent as ne does
it was not in great favor with the Conference yet
they could not very easily condemn his work with
out appearing to condemn the doctrine which he
champions. Ana 1t would be rather late now lol
Methodist ministers to condemn doctrine which
their Cnurcn mas preached Tor more than a century.
account lor the large vote by which he was
granted superIumerary relation Tor another
year.
Methodlsts, too, are becoming more jealous oil
their doctrines AZ wen as OF their discipline than
these as Ia taat. rue edror OF tde Christian IA.
UOcate, whose views on the Resurrection, original
quite as orthodox as the book requires, was
grayely censured by his brethren Tor SO discussing
some OF these doctrInesin the ofcial Church paper
as 10 unSette tie faith OF some. The Doctor was
also mildly reproved or his radicalism on the eps-
copal question
OF 300 Or more ministers was luIly demonst, ated
during the session OF the New YORK East Confer
in which, By the faults or fUllles first pastor OF
that church, and second, Of coIalttee OF tue Con-
! ference. that body was saddled with an expense
OF $3.50, with nothing to show Tor II. They lost
potn their money and the Prize on which they
mad siaked II. The second illustration was
that OF the wild scheme OF establishing Con.
ference seminary at stamford, Conn.,. on promises
v hich nave not been and never can be realized
something more than promises are needed in
these days 10 iound an educational institution Of
any kind. But the Conferences. through It's conf
mttee, again IN thls case saddled Itself with Q
debt OF 81, 40 for nothing bet err than unrealzed
and unrealIzable promises to pay. This was pay
ing out good money Tor pad or Tor none, winch NO
expensive way OF purchasing WISDOM or common
sense.
CoEDEMNING AND CONFORMING AN IMMORAL ACT.
In the New YORK Cone renee strange scene was
witnessed-a minister, eminent AS a pastor and
preacher, accused Of altering dates on railroad
tickets anu OF defending 1t after .ard. A year ago
this brotncr acknowledged his offence IN open
Conference and asked forgiveness. winch MAS
granted. But ne aiterward repented and then
wrote vindication Oh his act and thereby stuitt-
fed himself before the Cnurch and the community.
And Inc Conference approved MS Character and OF
course with 1t us act. and assigned him to one 01
its most prominent churcnes.
A question that IS pressing itser upon all the
annual conferences IN the country, that or the pre-
siding eidersnip was brought INTO the East Con-
terence, Dut was wisely iad Tor the prcse e..
The churches are begllmng to realize that pre-
siding elders and their districts are very much
like the fltn wheel to coach; that they ale q
useless appendage and yet an expensive one, and
they nave not the redeeming quality OF being even
ornamental Tne New York Conference las
six OF those appendages, and the East Con.
f>lence i've. One proposition Is TO reduce those
I
and let the elders travel over them constantly and
exercise quasiepiscopal supervision over them
IN TACT, as they now do in name, Another propo
sliOn is to increase the number OF districts three
or Jour loid, and to give eacu presiding elder al
appointment whereby his saary, or a portion o.
IT at least, snail be secured. third PROPOSE
ton Is 10 increase the number OF bishops and
do away altogether with presiding elders. Tnt
bishops are supposed to he constantly on the road
4 aud with their force largely n-reased they woult
have less distance to travel, and could come II
4 contact win the people and their wants mvrt
readily tnan they can 40 now and be thereoy bet
/ ter htted to make suitable appointments at tn,
annual conferences.
/ rms matter Oh appointments. too, IS getting Il
/ be a dellcaie thing. Very men IN tue confer
ences are now found Wiling TO take sucl
1 appointments as the bishops the presiding
I elders select or suggest. fney FISH around IO
/ the best PAGES and The biggest salaries Ior month";
before the meeting oil Conference. 1t sometimes
happens tnat mali dozen ministers are lOokini
Tor the same charge. II one gets the others ar
likely to be offended with the Eluer. AS tae BishoI
\ at one OF the Conferences very naYveiy put thl
case lately,
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