, 1875-01-03
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

HE nELtA1GD1 fHN13s
l. THE INTERIOR
gives IN editorial deliverance in regard to th'
| doctrine Of tho perseverance, OF Saints" II
proceeds to announce it's full belief in that dog.
ma. Some Of the logic Of the argument is ~
folIo#s:
To gre in brief our reasons for holding The doctrine
Of the perseverance, Of the saints let remark that
ws believe IN the doctrine Of human deprAvt1 ~ tha
doctrine taught In the standards Of the Presbyterian
Church That being the case believe that no un-
regcnerated person ever did OF sror will exercise wha
| Il called saving faith.
This is pretty stirring, and is about equivalent
to saying nobody will exercise saving faith, u
But the doctrine is supported by further argu-
1nent rs follows starting out NTH stagy1ito
ayllogism:
AL regsuerated persons exercfrs faith no unregen.
Grated person does. Now the question In respect to
the Of the saints ia simply "hether it
be hown that person once born again VIII continue
10 live; in the exercise Of fath will continue in
exercise Of it, Tho fact that faith is tho effect Of
direct and sovereign exercise Of Divine power is itse
strong argument in support Of the view We enter
tain For II God should 6ee fit to call from tho
death Of 1n in order that be might repent believe
il Chris should hardly suprose that Ae would al
low soul Ii quIckeaed to return to state Of spirit
ual deah HI who puts Ets iRto the soul "14 surely
keep it there.
has IN editorial On ''seci1ar Journalism" In the
course OF which it remarks;
What Titanic organism il : modern daily journal
1tB hundred eye1 watching hundreds Of hands arc
toiling Of heads combine the materials that Tbs
locomo,iye and tho telegraph have gathered from thu
four wipds aud brought from many great reservoir
Of It grasps al tho CHIEF 1henaes OF the day,
reflects the past snd forecasts tho future. Far and
wide it spreads its mulfarious news and views, its
facts and Its ctions s wisdom and its folly a NOR
al light or its moral darkness. 1t molds the eommu
nifty alike by ita information, its specrlatons, it i~
plcanons, kud it's lnslnuauons.
Tho same paper Gays, with regard to tho moral
influence Of tho daily paper, that, III it do not
advocate religion specially devote itself to tho
noralitiea, yet it can not ignore it's responsibility
and the csnse OF good morais :" and. says the
Adrance, Tho community have rshtto expect
that the paper which they daily admit into their
homes while not religious, ahall not be irre-
li6ious."
TIE NORTHWESTERN ADVOCATE
vigorously criticises DR.. Drsper's new work on
.'The ConAlct Between Religion and Scence."
The editor calls DR.. Draper to account bocause
ho Ignores, in bis arraignulent OF ''tho Church"
as opposed to the progress of Science. the
ninety millions Of protestants who have favored
and fostered the advance Of Science. Ssya the
Aduocate:
Through ignorance, cae]assness malice eminent
and do wrsng that better treatment
Tbess very ncn, knowing tho vital value Of dedn3-
M
out companion paragraph expressing their definitions
Of the topic in question. but in other instances they
Is looso 1ehooztoys, vindictire s.vages,
anything that enltsts their prejudiccs,
. some pulpits quite unconsciousy use words thus
Of their proper sdyocacy Of personal Christian ex-
perience quote Pzuls illusions to science, fxlsely
called" ID "vain philosophy, and to worldly wis
dom, and then leave the impression upon the minds
Of their innocent hearers that all science misnamed
that Al philosophy IL .ain and that I'll wisdom not
expressly defined IA Scripture il "wo11lly,' and
thefefore coudeurxbla ea uurodly.
Tho sa1e paper has Wel~wTittcn article On
The Manhood OF tho Teacher" and Expresses
its disgust st the recontly-e1presssd fres and
easy rieW Of Mayor Colvin Of the bribery ques-
tion, in thu following language:
nica Mayor, that with keen sense Of public hon
CT! That IL just the Argument Of avery bribe-t1ker
viz. that bzlbe IL not immoral II taken for vote
given IN faror Of what appears to the soter to be the
Grand Jury to investigate the dongs Of tho socalleQ
Peoples party. It GANG into power demand for
By the full acquisition Of tho right not only to g7s
reio to whisky, bat to practice tribsry With
hlushing front.
TIE ALLIANCE
edtoria1ly bids adieu TO katis King, turns over
new leaf for itself on account Of the New Years,
and tells it's readers lo" to turn one over. A |
lettor from one OF its editors, down in Indiana.
reports the dedication Of hns new church-cd- I
ldca At hsndallvlle, uhich cost over $4,000.
THE STANDARD
consists principally in reonder to tha late lec-
:ure Of Col. Edmund Juessen. Ihs Standard
thinks:
German opposition to cur Sunday laws and customs
= Al Il Gee Of the "Puritan Christians of America
hould 70 to Germany and begin a. crusade up-
prevalent ideas and customs thera regards ths
ams matter Of Sunday observance. It is still mora
70 il such crusade were entered upon against those
Holiday customs in respect to which the German peo
lie SO tenacious. and inadyertent violations Of
witch have sometimes brought upon tho American |
fsitor there no little annoyance, aud sven 1t tines
xposuro TO personal harm. Even those #ho 70 from
his sids to that with new to permanent Residence
cry well understand that established customs of this
tature. grounded perhaps In national prepossession
crapA in education, Perhaps in fixed convictions up
q questions Of right aud wrong, entitled to 1 Ger
ain respect and that 1t IL in exceeding bad taste to
the least Of it. for The 10 signalize his
rival by denouncng right and left the things that
appen to be different from what he accustomed TO-
such newcomers begin especially, to complain Of
pptesslon and injustice, becxusa not allowed to de
nder lie laws Of their adopted country what was free
them under those Of their native and to arraigp
existing legislation because 1t does not consult in
respects Their peculiar preferences and ideas thore
an appearance Of assumption in it all by no means !
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