The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-15

crossed and deranged by the intrusion oil
the undiscriminating aecularism Of gov
eminent education. Board schools vol
untary schools, church schools, are ever
coming into collision, and the church sees
her work unsustained, il not thwarted, by
the godIessness OF political impariality.
So tEatit often happens that heavy school
rates for the support OF board schools
are paid by those who are already large
" under seli.imposed expenses for the
support OF parish church schools, and
they choose 10 pay both rather than ahan-
don the latter. This would seem TO be the
fate Of the church, and makes her priyi-
leges on the one hand the obstacle TO her
work Oh the other. Such difficulties are
among. the grounds OF prophecy against
the Establishment with such as think the
destruction Of the National church will
prove cure for most OF the religious
troubles that atlict the country"
Still there is more friendly talk and
collaboration in England between church,
men and dissenters than there used 10 be.
Recently the Archbishop OF Canterbury
convened meeting Of bishops and.noncon-
formist ministers at lambeth palace.
Dr.. TAFT himself, the bishops Of Bath and
Wells, London, Winchester, Norwich,
Gloucester and Bristol, and Peterbor::
ough, were there, and among the outside
clergy, Rev. Drs. Angus, Punshon, Dom
aid Fraser, McEwen, Raleigh and Slough
ton, aud Rev, Newman Hall, besides Drs.
Cumming and Robertson, Of the estab:
lished church OF Scotland. The object Of
the meeting was ito afford IN opportu-
nifty to Christian ministers OF different
denominations to confer with the arch
bishop and other bishops respecting the
alleged progress OF irreligious thought
at the present time" 1t was a free talk,
accompanied by prayer and reading OF
the Scriptures. The general tone was
hopeful, and the archbishop was kind
enough to express sense that the meet.
ing had been useful, and that 1t was i'm
portant for churchmen and dissenters to
understand each other on, questions OF
common interest. .
An audience atthe Vatican ia described
in the New York World by W. NJ, +.
Rounds, who was greatly pleased and
touched by the gentleness and grace oil
the Pope, and thus translates his benedic.
ton from the French, in which it was
uttered: VI bless you and yours-all
who are near and dear to you, present
and absent, not to-day alone, but for all
time. and in the hone that my benedic-
ton may avail you in the life eternal.
I give you an old mans blessing; but it
willavail you nothing unless you work it
out to the glory Of God in good deeds, in
purity Of life, in steady faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ. bless all the rosaries,
crucillxes and religious objects you may
have brought with you, trusting that you
will find in them souvenirs OF, the pas
sion of our Savior and reminders OF the
unspeakable gift you have received
through him. I admonish you, in this
age OF heresies and schisms, that you be
yigilant in all religious duties, striving
so to live that we may all be one in the
life Of the world to come"
The Roman Catholic Bishop McQuaid
Of Rochester, in recent pastoral letter,
declares that we are all going to the
demnition bow-wows. He says: "The
dangers from which the early settlers
were exempt are now crowding on US. A
population ashamed to work, Large mum.
bers OF young men brought up in idle.
ness in a country that has no place Tor
drones, professional ofiice-seekers, with
education enough 10 be mischievous when
not employed, -frighttul increase in the
buying and selling Of votes at the ballot.
box, without shame on the part OF the
buyer or seller,-speculation and barter.
ing OF official patronage and influence
| among the highest officials Of the govern
ment, Astounding immortality among the
people,-disregard OF the inliSsolubility
Of the marriage tie,-neglect Of whole
some discipline in the family, and the
consequent ill.directed training Of chill.
dren, tell us that the essential conditions
OF self.government are growing weak and
l'pasSing away"
The restoration Of the primitive orders
Of deacon and deaconess was advocated
by Bishop Coke at meeting Of the guile
Of Christ Church, Buffalo, some evening
ago. The present diaconate Of III,
Episcopal Church Is first. step in thI
ordained ministry, every deacon propOs
ing, and being expected, 10 become priest
In early times, the Office Of the deacon
was not inconsistent with secular callings
and the deacon was the assistant Of III,
priest in parish work, among the sicl
and poor, as we'll a. in divine service
| There ought,in the bishops opinion, Il
DO two deacons in every parish. Thu
church Is still more alive, he said, to tn
necessity Of restoring the order OF III
deaconcsses-pious women set apart TO
.instructing the young and ministering Il
the afflicted. There was resolution
offered expressing a sense Of the desira
bility Of such restoration, but no vot'
was taken OMIT
Rev. I. G, Bidwell rises in the Zion
Herald to remark, apropos Of the !Centen
nial committees adherence TO sunda!
closing, that "MethodiSm must shut VI
all It's public Sabbath camp meetings, OF
stand stulhfed before the country. Will
our open Sabbath camp meeting gates in
| viting steamboat and railroad trains ant
excursions, we can speak no consistent
word against Sunday harbor excursions
open lager beer gardens, Sabbath the
atricalS, or an open Sabbath worlds fair
| l can see no difference between o steam
boat excursion down Boston harbor 10 I
beer garden, and a Sunday excursion L
Yarmouth, or ASbury campgrennds. Thu
world can sec no difference either. l be
lieve that every. public Sabbath camp
meeting is n crime against public moral
ity, and will be obnoxious to the divine
curse"
The cOndescending proposals from The
bishop Of Lincoln to the Wesleyan Meth
odists, asking them to come into the Apg
lican fold on his terms are somewhat
plainly spoken OF by tho Waterman, The
representative paper Of The denomination