, 1874-10-04

t. ,i!:rnnia rc:iy:'i-l End wctl-aigh universal
r.r.in a-1 cA'rcil-lc!lcrnlip. Nrou that lncn,ora
Lii rol:fy End alon. The .ruittrrauean the Dtac
SEA- and tho tanks If tie Tlgris, In India and Ceyo1
the plans for church life aud laor set forth in tn:
Or us organizations Of Christian believers in Tits sc
ona century Of their growth ard worldwide AZ
ptoval
si1'y-four years ago three Young men, moved by dl
vine impulse sought from the Council Or Associate
Of Congregational Churches in Massachusetts to +
Esut on mission to the heathcn. The Americas
tera that grand plan for aenng the Gospel 10 tho
tons could not have crowned these latter days tLos
have found their way the hesttcn and won sucl
| E.;tsudes to Christ ak has bcc, done.
TIE STANDARD
dcyotcs its leading editorial to tho discussion O
PHILOSOPHY in Religion" It gays: "What III
wish to emphasize is the fact that Christian.
aud Christian teachers go far from dBtrustine
and dcnouncng n true philosophy in application
to religion, welcome it and use it. Religion il
| itself philosophy; tho highest, tho noblcst,
the El1rcst-" Tho Same papor returns to tho
consideration of Tyndall's late Matcrialist;c
! propositions, under the title Of '*The Mouoru
Ga!,leo."
! TIE ADVOCATE
! also has something to say of Automatic Chris
| tiaus" a class Of persons that may DO found,
! probably, in every church. THO eamo paper LAYS
tic SUCCESS Of ErJtLec Moody in Scotland as m
Evangelist
THE NORTHWESTERN ADVOCATE,
discussing tho subject OF "EElotlonal Life" :"
maintains that:
We must depend upon tho emotional tfe for power,
70. locking to il for irSir od. I. is Of tntiuitc
lFac:r: value ftr,e but practically guide iu
the itEicacies OF ao>ial .ui.aton. Trus: it
energy but d. not put in tae place Of wisdom.
III nphiaY is Christianity eminent hlu in tn
r: nlosa force rising out u lis sublime c,notionai
liz. 1t's the ssers; t;e Lord, and Is we'll tao
Satr, it will take the world up to the bosom of God
This amazing force comes into h,m.n society, nut
bsreuse It is o7,af1ca on right principles. not he
c.lsc the CAur,h i. sound iu its creed hut simply
because believing h;llren vi tue Lord hs!d afto:-
life urtsts ol'ir,u, puss The STATE into harmony with
divine !lw rvforhas ley because it takes those
wo i've iii i. to clear light and keeps them iu tyas-
II Is tie tree tsc good t:! ilrdens1 with good fruit.
.is-& the etr;n h1rlns hc, and Old tii.us-od
evil thi"5s-t:1; t. u:es away.
TIE AlL1AscE,
after referring t. tile advantages of tho Meth
olst itil'cr.c:, THINKS il,a disadvantages largely
outweigh tho benefits Of the systoln. 1t says:
Frt and grarcst, il the very serious consideration
that, beyoul th;i ;ited t!lne. it takes tho matter
wholly out of the hani3 o: Providence. 1t virtually
says 10 the Almighty thus far a:d farther" that
lie may a these ten thousand ministers as hest
H. for cert4in tiu;c in amy given Eiace tu: be-
youd iA1 ti:nc he tannotEty, have settled that
seivcG Although nothing Of the kind intended
by til: f.a1ncr5 of lCat rue sw Of tho Church. vet
such is the s!u.lo fact, and We shoulI think they wol
have silc-r1 20 ss .1Iss such fearful Io,sit;y
Tuen there us::n manifest reasons why minis
ter slicE:d rs1.:'n uo mas. be succeeding well,
may b.. ii the Et!:; OF revival, Of church build
iEs c2:cr:ri.o, or his t.ny may not be III condition
fA'o::hle to move, hit Eo nttcr for any ail Of
there il cfca 5rea '>s Of tia: tr>ona lowe- cui
irtuezltn il cu;ul.:nlsy that ouiy from long
u"4a:sntnec md ata'::c knowledge Of relationship,
ind tie as~tio's Of the pastoral relations n
ats and tie sick aud dying II j: not rusl:4 fur
str:nEcs TO enter int, :ac.e ~sea tifr. il tbs
bre >ns Of I'll re:l:i home feelings III III. u,u,s-
ler= f.dly. -nd tho wcaz and ezEe1.so q irrl,cIs
moving. Tie f1u,luel: wl::a tia
rn-s 1aaa:fsi!y works harm to TIC churches.
"rk .: six yrars in na,.is,s-I at tie lars Avenue
t r'.s.n doubt that could the Rev. AL:
.sowrd (: l. .iaed i. 4 IL ;-:e: the ;.e-
,ai,is .nen ars* an'l growing. wau'd Ave continued
o III .r':sr, and ae Church been to-day prosperous
n7rad Of being rars with quarrc!s In .lr, sud tie
s:1<rnte scattered away. how it seems to lis tint
ee Meighty aud that the time has c,r.s
Ills great aud strong Church to leok then, f.irlx III
llc face. Fer city work especially hauEe is needed.
Tic nc!sncy need no: be sacriilced Let the preach
he restrictive rule TIA. they be rc:jroineh for
:so, or thrf-, years, i,;'as +, .:e
t> and Ae'E ai.!l will hay- II: NEST eis.cu. E5:-
fu:ntAt i'll Ice wor.d-
Tu:: wA-cuNAS AND REFLECTOR
Eartis:) :c::sarss:
II lisv many c1ees men fuld1 m ea.ly noble pur-
sc by their very a},ass1cy from tha purpose. Wa.i
loes not come Of action, Of rt.et"u. SuMcr-
'us 1nstanccs nigh; Ge adducfd in illustration. Tie
atest cas-, ia Perhaps az good rs any. Bishop WLic
o'1se. 0: Illinois. jus: drcea.ed u :sa;tIy
oru scholarly tniad, uutr.ny Ind lszy aod Of SIM
c. ernest Iin!y.
E.forse his E.is-o7al elevation, he was q consccn
ions Low ClHr l1.H.il, tong with few nol. 4,ir.,s
that school IL brak the chains Of iIHa Church Gll.-
g". II TO his Low Church hi- noxliaa-
to the B!=4otr:c of Ii..:is w.s due IL we
al it, yrars ago, from tie Episcopal Clergyman
lrorga when, laor. than any other oae, it w.s
rorsls .o3ut.