, 1875-09-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
FtEE ]fp THE ttEEtErAT,4h

To TIE Editor u Tae Chicago Tribune:
No. BIT WEST WAsH1SaroN 9rlEEr, CH1cAao.
Sept 27.-rho writer OF what fu1lowa Ia 4 MON.
Dor OF Christian church. Lie by no nlosns
professor to havo attained 10 perfect symmetry
III Christian living; claims not to bo mojel
CArstian. though he ought to ba; md thoro-
fore, 30 fur ~ tho succeeding comments and
csiticls,ns arc applicable to his Own delln luon-
cos will be willing to hsvo thosn applied, and
will God helping. try 10 profit by any auch rer-
sonal application.
s1n: The world II wesreil OF slans, sick of cant.
scear.tp sltrnont VI whs. Chrisslauty Il iu sub.
statre wel1 ea u theory Abstract bcEefA In ethtcs
Or ;es'on which are not rnt iu,o concrete Practice
american communities arc too Intelligent to ba moved
and moulded by preaching, elhortasun, prayers Of
Thu Is at baud whcu the Evangelical churches
begin n rlan for tho annual Christian campaign DUR
aro exercised uEoa the Importance Of snmtnoutng
srssts Ioody and santsy % load them in she grand
and nnbeltaf il ths tlty.
uul works by mtans, Of course. Ire will lenA by
whom Io will hut oh, ar! Il sesms u II tlore
t,eans vi Cristta Io has Ii. this city,
and work such spiruai wnrk tn the regencr- of
Bau+s there shai not be room for IT, IL tl,oap
aus of His will lest take tue stutob1nx blocks Of
ths way. theso !" BkAuhaa Uver which thonsauds ct
.ans md IL 81 T. tho
alton III souls, not for tue Mtta human work upon
them. the churches arc now cnrsea BY many who
"Csst 80 up. cast 10 up, prepare tho way. tAko UP
,1e stumbling. .Llocf out Of shn way Of my people,"
members. IL IL posaihs that many Of them unaware
Gat tlisir eomon ansorii!on III the world their lelf
ahnss and the sslfaceksng, havo bccomo fhs gtbes
Of fbras who "are wthnnt"7 Do they readthe soc,,-
lar ns~sp.per. which reflect tue public sentiment,
and 80 Justly interpret what God and e,en tho world.
rixeoa.ne.s! rt God dsiissr !. TX i.o@ ~ sny otaap.
nss tho same7 Lot e.ry Chrsssi4n believer set bis
ono over .g.in.t ~ ho,lse" tNthsm!,h. nj.
Has It occurEed to tbs c1erHy-tLo Fastors--that
bib 10 10 ,rst removed! :! any, prdos any unhal-
specuat!ons ID lands. lota. .tocEs, or grsiu3 NY
Objectionable business tr4nsActlon7 auy ovsri~4eh-
Of s sap,saax rstss e5P.F + tsor 1 "n q;
ecclesiastical wt.o- woEking7 my dallIxncs WITH
une!eanly. unlawful! . assiFo, say nnlo.ahlo and
that soma TX ministers have been 10 possessed
Will ta characteriAtic rnsuA Of our city for land
a: as
Of ihese lesreca, any of them arc derect, they
aese!ss ~ 70 sapRose H.. thousand sye not oniy
Ese4tss multitude without. haso not discovered ths
fact. anl have heen thus driven 70 turn away with
sYesuou :spa the a. 1nessaRss thsy dsTeff Take yeuF
What shall bs as.h Of tns common membership Of
atIoos " 10 ~ .ss. .asI ete ~ tone ~
! isni atocf md IRAN ar rnonsy rsmiisrs
among them. Liars, AID quite ; nuubsr Of
.sI:sessesss 's, sesus a,, o. Haaren aaI ss
sunas Iat tGeT c.r proach. rrsT e1hort e0sctuaijy
~ md with ainners Without rho know 'hs11 y shsr
, ,;rsnsassi .ue c.rcsisrns " ,hn 0rt,..n
naine. hare auy power with Tho profsstedly world
y, who Hhow theaa en1uasa W taey aho* taen 20
@ n,naSS ~ Ic,c NV nrsais ercs H." n. .t,n'
~. ". y hit n tho WV ''"'S ~A~'s' N"-e Ao
The.e churches of chicago msy, un.lar God, need
! Moody and aankey. 1t ii certain They need God.
through Ais cleansing 6rsaf. !n their souls much
mora. Ten righteous men n each ot than:
wa ',s esan ro,nnane, f.,sh Il, .o IT. ,al
for -. .niritnsi tran,fnrmaton ~ ,he nniiuSrs
bo usei H. thsn iii ,La eLurrhea .hens1lyss Ind thar
royiyAl maehinery. " ~il uAu rot 1odf Yst ~
hare roabsd Mo-" " II are Cursed with oasss, for
yo aase roboed Ne" nrR ~ Tho uthes Of elaanssti
snu pes'aeo so"s tn'o "S s''fs"onee @oa prove aes
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