, 1874-08-30


| Church. They may feel the NEED Of e1panauou+ bu
| nobody expects them to retire
I TEE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
TIE INDEPENDENT.
| Augustus D1auTelt, in the last lnlependcnt
! discussing the question, SIS Christianity De
| feusiblo ?" ut;ers the following rather radca
| sentiment:
| Depend upon II, therefore, # we American Chris
tans begin the conflict for Christiaity-now ineyita
ble, fairly opened herewith Ilodern unbclicf
the suppoTiton that current orthodox evaugai
cal conceptions Of Christianity SUCH defeusibe
no choice will eventually ba left us but to surrender
hattie sitter b4ttle uItil perfect panic Will overspreaG
tt1s entire Christian natnu,uo one being able to con
lecture where defent will end. Either orthodox
conceptions Of Christianity must in many 1nost in
rortan and unexpected particulars. be abandoned
neither tcnable consouEnt With Christianity, or
elsa Christianity itself Is doubtless doomed to meet
| tie same overthrow hero d on the other side.
| THg STANDARD
referring to tho Daechar case again, calls it au
"Apocalypt:c Lesson," and concludes with these
| words:
We I.Ye the 1ustc1-earnestly hoping that this mar
be last occasion OF alisiou to iiwth the single
observation that tile salvation Of this country il
from its great churches or it's rci an iashionabie cir
cles: not from Any Of thoes centres which claim to be
supreme-,ut from the rsnka OF 8 riitnous. honest
where the morality Of ' liberalism ifhcld in deserved
contempt, worshipiug In churches sslsre pulpit
1901 t1Aea the place IeOSGTiN GH1piS
cause they Rrc true, and many an4l&rtt.
THE NORTHWESTERN ADVOCATE.
The NorEhsoeSfet7s Adcocdte mentions three
noted diyiues, each OF whom suffered in Jury iu
reputation aud in their work by false scandals,
viz: John Wesley, Dr.. Edward pnyson. and the
Rev. DR.. Harris. To show how auch things are
possible, the ~ldroc1le tells tho following story
About twelve fourteen ysars ago, venerable aud
most fathfu clergyman in an E1stern city, in e1-
PLANTATION Of scandalqus ru1nors, told the following
Ia y mi Nh e. hA H.
denly overtoken, aud accoeted by uane hy person
who had every appearance Of bedng lady Of high
IL, to being known to those whom ho does
not know, he RESPONDED to her cisilitias, aud
hss Taaens in coip. o
vers7tion- The "lady" put all tho courtt.icn she
asked in tho light Of religions duty and the faithful
pastor easily deceived. He had not been seated In
tho genteel patlor Emmy minutes bofore ..gen1o-
man appeared and informed hls guest that bis repu~
tation WAS ruined by being in that kind Of house,
unless he should give his check for certain amount.
This, BAYS the clergyman he did, under sense Of
terror and bewderuieu which qu!te deprived him OF
his It .sGs his refusal to similar de-
n,anl made BY ettes, which led to thu damaging gos-
sip aud the Subsequent investigation.
THE IHTEuloR,
in Eli editorial on the attempted assioatfon of
Moritz, in Indianapolis, By George C. Harding,
Est1. for the seduction OF his daughter, admits
that:
There could with difficulty be found twelve good and
true in tina State OF lndianA who would lay
for shedding the seducers blood. Juryueu will meet
Ill arguments By the statement that they would do
Harding did, under the came circumstances. These
words they may not use-wt]l probably bring in
dict Of emotional iuG2pitY. something If the sor
but every oua understands what they ncal. They
to kay tint such 1u2n deserves to ba killed, and
they lnwarily rejoice when father or husband does
kill li5ertne who has blaated the s!ayers home. No
may to those jury1nen that fuch is in v1o
tiou cf the universally yrecognizei principle. Of jus
tice that the accused thus aot dead aud du1nb
not open his cold lips to yindicete his name that
ever: num- o;a tnonsh q ~ h. ths ;t kn1~n 1sss
right to bo hsard Ia seit-1sfeusr. and i
s'ti''ea ,,s,, to al the protection which The
tha. ~.r must maintain tho forms Of Justice, OF
anarchy Will e1isue. These are arguments which np-
peal powerfully the good cislzeu, md command Ills
decision Let the law take ita but, ii the
law takes COURSE, If toere Ii adequate penalty
provided, or If the public are satisfied that the 1awf
tce will aps4rt ITSELF and BE- blind to every eonsicr1-
ton but It'd yindication. Tho settted public
opinion the subject Of the crime Of seduction
ought to be cryssilized in our penal statutes.
deserves a'sa iss' n Els Sz }he pa5e : 'ossss ssss
Hit expressions then let tho law atix that penalty and
the In ured father brother, husband will be eats-
fed. There will bs no difficulty in graduating the
pcnofty to accord with the xgEravaion Of tho oense
it Is in the Of murder. 1t ia very seldom that
murdered mans friends disposed to take the Law
justice will ee done. When society u hedEed with
Legal protection from this ofYense, juriea will not bn
slow tn holding ea to Rte1n account wao undertake
to administer vengeance with their oHn hands.
THE ALLIANCE.
Referring to tie effect of the Doecher scandal
upou the religious world, tha alliance sarB:
There has been atternn to eztract good out Of
tha present evil condition OF things feHCioasly. It IL
there nl11s be ultimate good III likely; that the
lediae effects lsastrous, aud only lisastroua
scarcely adults Of = doutx.
Acrimonious theological discussions such IS certain
PARTIES forcing upon the Church in various quar-
tar* has never, Ia tis past, proved productive Of
rie:y, and will not now. And unqueationsbly scan-
dzlsuzchsrgtd il rot 70 invigorate and
deyelaP faith. Those having prejudi1es against
religion. will have them stzc1g heued these indif-
feEent will ilc pressed into positive opponents new
beginners and fatererB buffcted aud bcstcad.
will be beaten back os by cold wavc and benu1nbing
That the anomalous number Of disturbing influences
Of tlem oi acaudxiouA cl2racter and BONE Of
them Of bitter Theological caristless eha1aetar which
had this baucful effect is too painfully apparent It is
not philosophical that it should hare been other
wise. Adverse conditions just destructive OF the
growth Of pcty, ss they Of pEnts. That great
Church could bc engaged il fierce ebata in an Iour
when it ought to ~ tlled with earnest work and m
harm coae is 10 expect June froets TO bo followed by
abund:nt har7ss. Tint great cloud settle down
on tho most brilliant preacher Of the Gospel. and no
shadow fl IL to oIse tor light and darkness to produce
the rcHultB.
THE WESTERN CATNofIc
il editoriallv Indignant over the reception Of |
Lord Dufterin by Chicago 1rishmen, and con-
cludes
We take It for granted that there is sufflcient
number Of patriotic and intelligent 1rirhrnon our
city to prevent recurrence Of this ditgracefn1 pro
ceeding. To them We address ourhelvcs and we nsk
them how long they going to BE- represented III tho
Co1nmcn Council by iow-lrowsd aud impeuetrabe |
gnorance- How long, ask you intelIigeu. Irish
men, going to bc represented tu the Legislatire
Department Of our City Government hy combination
3f the bartender and the hummer Let all Of take
his matter to ourselves, and warrant you wo can
vo those base iunkeyB to the cougeual pursuits for
which they ate.l. Let defctnd to the vile
ourlieus where they hold their high caruirals and
1eas them at their game.
NOTES.
METHODIST.
The Canadian Methodist Episcopal Church are
1ow holding their Quadreanial General Confor-
,nce at Napaunee. One Of the most important
questions to arise will be tho proposed union of
hat body With the Methodist Episcopal Church
If tho United States aad tho election OF an ad-
litional Bishop to preside over the work in
Caunda
The Nethodists OF Grundy Centre, Ia., have
ust completed tho rebuilding OF their house of
Worship, which was destroyed BY wind-storm