, 1875-05-23

SILENT: At6 not th436 WordB OF Tod and, fheee
of. Moody directly opposes, to each other &c
| Dryer goes to- teach tho Bible, who does she
obey--God or Moody Then abe must::be the
'servant ct him whom shs obeys." 1t would be
highly commendable in Miss E. Dryer on this
occasion if she replied to Mr.. D. L. Moody and
said, with the apostles Of Old, :. ought to obeY
GOO rather thnn man." .
I" Tha nature or intention Of d good work doei
not justify tho dong Of it, when done In con-
,tradlotion to the word OF God.- Saul, intending
to don good work, !" Spared the best. Of tho
which be was rejected by God" Uriah intended
good work when s. he pus bis hand on the ark
Of God and took hold Of it, for the oxen shook
it, aud for which God smote him that he died BY
rebuked tho Lord, but the Lord replied unto him
as unto Satan: II any man speak, lat him
speak as the oracles of God" Every word Of
God is pure He ii aashhie1d uhtpf them That put
their trust in Him.. .Add thou not unto His
words, lest He reprove thee and thou % found
I could say more On this nubjeot, but do not
like to trespass too far upon your space, bnt it
Mr. Omro will be kind enough to Answer ths
aboys questions, hs will greatly oblige
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" :<t' xATnEs n1onpAa'a SERMON.
To III Editor r. The Chicago 1T'bune:
s-Ca1cAdo, May 23-The writer noticed your re-
port OF Father Riordan's sermon preached last
Sunday in his Prairie Avenue Church. and you1
highly y-commendatory editorial :rensrks upon
the ssrns; and, while he feels like praising in
ths highest degree that priests devotion and
self-sacrifce, and also his honesty and integrity
Of purpose, still there Is another view OF the
MISTER which is to be considered. II appears
that the entire 500, 900 WIS contributed indirect
by !. tho people, and the only thing
they hare to show for it. g. 80
far, Ia vacant lot On Wabash avenue.
! want to ask ii that money could. not hare been
used to better advantage by the various poor
contributors to boautify their homes and to eur
round themselTea with books, papers, music,
it with the histories Of al religions, ancient and
modern. and their objects on races and nations;
also to keep up. BY taking all tho nav books,
with the rapid spread OF knowledge and higher
civilization. This disposition Of the money
would have added vastly to their intelligence,
and mado them better citizens. while, At
the. same time. correcting And curing their
uneound superskitions. aud making. tlen: mora
independent in their individual modes Of thought
That church o. W.bash avenue. will be an
engine to pump them dry of Al their aooumui&-
tfon, and they will continue to deprive them
selves OF every comsork in order to respond to
tho claims and demands Of = hierarchy who take
possession Of them in the cradle, guard them
zealously in youth, snd drain them Of sheir,hard
earnings In manhood, that they may keep them
in Ignorance snd from cootact With those who
are exposing the unsoundness md absurdity Of
their silly dogmas. Gould no better dispoaition
bo mads OF tho money ? - 49, ~. :. '-
:, ,:: ~ -, REFORMED CATHOLIC.
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CONCERNING HrEn-cnuRcH COURTESY.
TO tbs Editor Of TAs Chicago afibnne:
CHICAGO, May 21.-The third General Council
of th. Reformed Enisconal Church. wh;ch "a
~ =. ~ r. - s.,.s,
ceutl5 con'eneo u .ii9- nao ae.noIs.f-'oo
one thing to tho people II mas exhibited the d.
rection OF tho sympathies OF several OF the sis
ter churches OF Chicago. Bishop Harris, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. houoted his de-