, 1874-06-28
Office and returns to the attack on Mr. McCor-

supercilouE arrogance, but II its eAhence an hdtTf1
cy-au outrzua ufon the Te-estaOltshed riBhts aud
ukaors Of Christian society, aud has valid excuse
whaterer The son=y giveu for religious purposes BY
for lie scandsl tAat hs briggs upon tie Church OF
Christ: aud the hurt that he ETes to the heart ol
I cLari;y.
Prof. Swing comments on the "Clergyman'e
Vacation, saying among other things:
Let US remark that the clergyinaps vacation IL al
hand. After ten mouths Of talk, he and his people
need rest. Both parties eau be benefited by truce
quite well, connderiny that 81 arc ali poor snnern.
aud Wiil hoir part Of the great rork oniy The
better after seeIy eeasun Of sixty days The clergy
man has for tcu months besn uud.r coustant tension
Of mind aud hrzt. The thinking lc has had to do fo1
the l,alllt ia fully equalyd by the labor Of mind an
soul ever all the details of his cAurchs work When
the pastor comes 10 tho years end, and Looks back
from soms outside loiut. from s0a1c MArE1naW OF
Adirondack he Req thnt Ill the 5ear wus oas long
strain, and taas bis aleep oaly AL imperfect
rest.
Could We reach the car Of oil n,ortals who conld By
any means nnd rest il they thou'd seek one, we
would nay, take that rest. The clergyman DOES not
need a, idle day any than such day ia demands
ed by the ettur and LAWYER. and oookkceper. We nso
all III boat and the boat IL sinking =. th'' a. 10
preacher takes vacatpu only becauso he c2n Ae ls
IL the midst Of iarss friendship that hastens 70 10
bektow 1t. It not from MS peculiar need ont
11osl,era Of frixnGhp His vacation IL only, there
FORE type Of what all oile:s should receive, II not
FROM friendship Ecn from necessity and hlosopns.
INTERIOR AND INDEPENDENT.
attrscted wide attention. the I'saepenaeat quoted
the Interior as saying that Iobody believed the
very words OF the Confession Of Faith, and
asked whether Prof, Patton would indicate any
words in the Confession that hs did not believe.
To this the Interior replied:
markablv small ho1a for concern Of its sise. ALI
right. Wo drive peg in After il and raas along"
To this the Indtrsnt,ant responds not itaptlJ,
that =, THE Interior has learned lesson fron
the preacher who used to say, when ho came to
troublesome passage Of Scripture. Brethren,
let us look the difficulty boldly in the face, and
pass a!ons.'"
THE INTERIOR.
The leading editorial in tho Interior this week,
indicates that that paper has become somewhat
tired of mere theology, and OF unvarylng
crceds. Or it may s1nply mean that the mauag-
ing editor, whose signature it bears, is not III full
accord with the previous course Of the paper.
The following language might almost be thought
to be selection from one Of Prot. Swings ser
mons:
ing combining Scripture truth, it may become
shackle when it stops End fenss tic soul on tho way
to tho original aelas of Biblical facts ana lessons
for to that couscencs it seems to be transcript OF
Bible teaching We accept cve1a then, as VIC do books
botany help to the understanding of the relations
ct Inspired truth From many fields it gathers mp The
various flowers of Divine idta-booming lit the viii
dernese, and blooming on Mount Zion-1nd shows
Again:
Il tue Evangelical Alliance meant anything, It nesnt
that Christians, heretofore called by naany Names,
have found this bedrock Of theology and on that they
mem to stand together. And they will hold that
standing-grouul not more feeby, hut more deter
inedy, as they separate what is vital from what is
They say unto each other Let us eliminate from
ali our systems the vital daas the doctrines OF sin and
redemrtion on which our eternal Gfe is hanging
doctrines which tho specific for humanlty's long
disease and having found 1.urn let us close around
-fN LnFh I III
tends the Light Of bis reside, tbs hread OF hs children
THE STANDARD
refers to the radical change In tho management
of the Baptist Home Missionary Society, az
pressed in the limitation cf the executive force
at the rooms to single Secretary With ea!aried
Treasurer. The Standard says:
It may bs that there still living who imagine
that the principal which to cpuduct successfully
great is sonary society is that Of overworkug md
tho who parfocm the service, who
viii sly tl.t tho tes: Of efficiency in the management
Of such society the amount u npney s1red rather
than that Of the money raised and expended in legiu
mata work.
THE NEW COVENANT
is still discussing the definition of "aion " aud
~ 'aonion,'' and maintains that the first usans
limited duration, aud not 1nhnits tirno.
NOTES.
EPISCOPAL.
The Bishop Of Minnesota says that tho part
Of his life referring to the Indian race iz the
only part Hhere he never had doubt as to his
duty.
The Diecese Of Ohio hns becn divided, it being
30 large. Bishop BedoI chooees Cleveland, and
30 the diocese will hnva two Low-Churck
Bishops.
The Church Of Central New York has suffered
in the loss Of Judge Doolittle, who fell over
~ e4a NH
Queen stown, Ireland
The Southern Churchmdn suggests tho rem
edy for dull sermons to be the realization on the
part Of the hearers that they come to church not
to hear novelties, and to be amused, but to be
reminded OF old truths and to be instructed.
The Biehop Of Gibraltar had large confirms
tions st Athens, Greeca, and conseccated d new
church at Patras. The Greek Archbishop OF
Patras and fourteen native Greek priests being
present and assisting.
OF the American Bishops, twenty-five haye
come from other denominations. Of2o5 persons
ordained by Bishop Griswold, 2l5 came iuto the
ministry OF the Church from other bodies. At
least three-fou1ths Of the clergy and laaty Of the
Church in the United States were not educated
as Eplscopallaus.
Tbs Bishop Of Manchester, in a sermon recent
" preached ut Blackburn, Eng, denounced =
yastcd interest in pews as being opposed to the
theory Of q National Church. He argued that
the sacrameuts OF the Lords Supper and Bap-
tism ought to be revived.
Such is the growth Of the Church in the DID,
ccee Of Toronto, Canada, that, notwithstanding
the recent division OF the diocese, smother fol-
lows the See OF Hamilton. and is Teu endowed.
Since the last count the population of Toronto
has increased II, ,0OO but the Church has gained
6, 6,U00-more than half the increase.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in this coun-
try are not disposed to lot tloir mission iu Homo
fail for want Of money 4 meeting OF clergy
men MAS held last week in New York to devise
means for carrying on the work. The ground
has been paid for, the foundation laid, and tho
walls in progress. It is said that about $4,000
arc needed to complete the building. 4 chime
Of bells has been given, aud there WAS no doubt
expressed that the necessary $4,000 would be
raised.
The Rt.-Rey. DR.. Kerfoot, of the Diocese OF
pittsburg thinks ''tha. the lam ought to be
fraterna1ly, but uncotnptomlsnlgly. enforced.
No plea of conscientious conviction would be
allowed to prevent proper punishment of an
Official guilty OF maltoasance in office; OF
bank clerk wlu rouLed the vault; or Of q man
charged with ths management Of corporation
who betrayed his trust. 20, why lauty in
ecclesiastical afairE? Can q man taking upon
himself the obligations Of law shield himself for
the violation Of law on the prete1t Of yielding to
conscientious CONVICTIONS