, 1875-01-31
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

discusses DR.. Behrends and his pamphlet on ths
Baptist open communion question: and, referring
to the Strong Pepper manifesto in the Examiner,
| wherein both Strong and Pepper write pungent
ly in defense of the time-honored custom o1
cIose Communion, the editor thinks DR.. Behrends
must show his colors, and either announce him
self IN adult Baptist or q Pedo-Baptiat
The same paper has 81 Word for the Hour, :
being an exhorsation to the churches now haE.
ing revivals that they do not let the revival end
when the special meetings come to q close.
The Advance also devotes another editorial to
the discussion Of Indian affairs. and considers
editorially the development Of modern French
Professionalism from the religion Of the HuGue-
nots.
THE STANDARD,
quoting portion Of the late address Of F. H.
Seward in the New YORK Legislature upon Mr.
Lincoln's plan OF pac6yiug the South, remarks
that the difficulties Of tho situation in the Slave
States
that the mode Of relief provided In the very nature OF
our Institutions und IN the fundamental law Of the
land may be applied. We will only add TINT tho Stats
Government Of Louisiann should bs the work OF the
people Of that State freely acting through their repre-
eentattves, aud protected therein, need h. bJ tho
General Government. Whatever is either less
than this must Of necessity be miachleyouA IL ten-
dency and result.
The Standard speaks charitably Of DR.. Beh-
1ends' pamphlet, but douots its wisdom. The
editor remarks
While think he hi. failed, simply for tho reason
that his theory proposes utterly impracticabla
thing, namely that Baptist churches, while strict com-
munion In theory, may be open commuaion in prac-
ttce-whie We think has failed in showing either the
loscaluess, the scripturanesB the possibility
Of this, a. every man VINO attempts it must fall We
splred his effort.
discusses "Denominationat Comity;" has m
editorial essay on " The Man Christ Jesus :"
and recommends 3 mora thorough cultivation Of
the Sabbath-school field, for tie Church's sake.
An editorial also appears which hints that the
church machinery so aggressive1y employed
nowadays, may not be the thing after ill.
Machinery may take the place Of pietv, aud fairs,
lyceums, debatipg-clubs, and churca-rooms take
the place Of prayer-meetings-
THE ALLIANCE
wades into sViator' and the INFERIOR and points
paragraph at s'tha little Baptist earthquake"
that is, the discussion Of close communion,
and wants information IN regard to the best
means of causing reyiyals. After quoting somo
facts with regard to the Moody y-Sankey revival,
it says:
What then is the plain inference from these fncts7
Is it that We ought to magnify much possible,
and perpetuate scctariau denouainatona differ
ences7 Is 1t that the vocation Of for
instance, Is higher than that Of evangelist Ii lie
Moody7 Surely not unless Say that religious
awaksnings to be dsplored evils. But il state
reyiSul Ia most eaectua1y promoted by practical
obliteraton Of denominational distinctions and differ
enccs, might It not be well formally aud perpetually
to abate these diGerences7 This Il question that
needs to be answered. This ia tho POINT on which
information Is wanted Perhaps, when VIC get ut the
exact truth Of the NATTER it viii be sseu that IT ia the
EocaEan walls which We ourselves havo built which
alone have prevented us from taking the modern
Jericho Of sin and unbelief-
The came paper also discusses '' Plans and
Models in Life" and 'Experilnents iu Chris
tianity."
THE NORTHWESTERN ADVOCATE
has leader on - The Moral Loss in Pollhcs,n
which is q kind Of general review aud synopsis
OF the mean things that grow out Of our elco-
tions. The same papor discusses, under the
title san Episcopal BuSaboo," the question
whether PROTESTANT Episcopal Methodlsm is
really religious system Of their coordinate and
equal branches, copied from the United States
Government The advocate claims that the Gen.
eral Conference ia supreme, and delegates ad-
to the Bishops and Indication to
the church courts.
Tie same paper, speaking Of mr. Chandler's
defeat in Michigan, says:
It is pestl to the Republic when bsibes, their
atenuated similtu1e In tho shape Of interested
friendship by oHice-holers, rally the support Of
my man who otherwise would not SUSTAIN himself
The body polittc is plagued with caucuses
Ind bargains, and rejoice at this Michigan instance
hat State full Of political allies can1lot sustain man
liter is work II DONE Thanks to oyerruling Proyi
1ence for Nil this struggle Some in the times
nothing but deyisl1 ascenlency. The tunut Gomez
II good wrestling for hearing.