The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-24
acknowledgement.
wc,l.ious Drift and Discussion

sJ 10 the ministry and free to follow any
ocular pursuit,-is greatly increasing in
r.rious bodies in this country. The sue.
re..e, Of Mr.. Moody, Capt. White, Var
Iey and others in revivalizing may have
.5me,hing to do with this, but the ten.
lency has been growing for long while
In England, the rituulists have done
much to develop it, and we have noted
il. entrance into the Episcopal church in
hi, country in the proposed restoration
# the original purpose Of the diaconate.
Mr., Talmage has had clay college" at
,,cbed to his Brooklyn Tabernacle for
come years, and it is now proposed to
establish a "lny college" in connection
with the Auburn Theological Seminary.
Zion. H,rald makes these last two Pres
byterian instances the text for enlarging
upon the lay element in the Methodist
church, which has always, the Herald
ssys had a course. Of study for It's local
preachers, and kept them under formal
regimen, though without any academic
.cReme OF training. The lay or local
ministers ofMethodism in the world, &C.
corling to its tables, are more than twice
A. many rs the itincrant or regular
preachers, numbering 81 ,474, as against
s.7,5Sl; in the United States 24,3s4, as
avaius. 2O,453; among the British Wes-
leyans 1920, against 1850; among the
Primitive Methodists 1883, against
LOCO. It is observable that the more
, Methodist body assumes rank among
the more wealthy and cultured sects, the
proportion OF lay preachers falls Of; 50
thatt in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of this country they arc only in a MAORI,
,y Of some 1000, while with the British
Wesleyans they are over FIVE times the
number Of fully ordained preachers, and
with the Primitive body more than IA
times.
The .ldrnce Congregational is alice
,ionately worrying itself over the way
the new School element in the reunited
Presbyterian Church Ia repressed by the
Old School into an attitude Of terrified
submission" It cited as an instance the
discharge Of lev. Emanuel Vanorden, a
missionary in Brazil, because he had
written a letter in 1874 to President
Grant, complaining that the United
State. and Brazil steamship company,
who are paid by our government for car
ryiug the mails in their vessels, also
transported slaves between different
Brazilian seaports. at seems," said the
idsaace, "that the President OF this line
gave the Presbyterian board $1,000 and
expressly complained TO them Of this let
Ter, whereupon the recall o this missi.
onary was promptly issued. We would
not imply that that board would cell it.
eli for that amount OF money, but when
the old time prejudices in favor Of slave.
~ fell into line with those against New
Schoolism, and all this was backed up by
$1,000, Old School virtue could not stand
the STRAIN" And the. Advance further
intimated that, owing TO the appreciation
Prof. Seelye ard other distinguished men
gave his conduct, Mr.. Vanorden was al
lowed to resign instead Of being peremp-
tOrily discharged. These serious charges
are met by long letter in the Erdngetist
from Rev. DR.. Irvirg, who has charge OF
the missions in Brazil, denying some oil
the Adrance'S statements, and closing by
saving that "at time when the board
was anxious to reinfore its laborers in
Brazil, there must have been solid and
substantial reasons beyond those paraded
in the Bill Of Particulars, why it should
recall Mr., Vanorden."
Confession in the Church OF England
was fetched up in the House Of Lords re
Gently BY Lords oranmore and Browne
who believed that there were now severa
thousand clergymen who practiced it, not
outstanding that the bishops had Spoken
against 1t in their charges. There wer'
now notices in several churches in thu
diocese Of London to the effect that the
church would be open for two hours three
days week for the purpose OF confession
and absolution. The Bishop Of Manches'
ter had said in his pnlpit that though he
did not approve oft he dared not forbid
it, so many OF the most earnest among his
clergymen being favorable to it. In the
speakers opinion, that was a direct sane
ton 10 the practice. Then there were
books Of questionable character circula'
ted by the clergy, in which there were
such teachings AZ that women who fell
moved to confession were to disregard
husbands, friends and children. The
clergy encouraged young women to attenC
confession surreptitiouSly. Lord Oran
more narrated how a clergyman in TIL
diocese Of Canterbury kept his church
open between 10 A. NJ. and s P. N. to heal
confession and give absolution, and dc
SIlbed the case Of one girl whose family
relations he had embittered by enticint
her to the practice Of confession. Tn,
Archbishop Of Canterbury in reply coulC
not believe that things were so bad as tht
noble Lord represented them, and as To-
mat particular clergyman, he had beer
ensured. Both he and the Bishop Q
london considered it a very difficult
matter to deal with.
The Progressive Friends, a fellowship
Of kindred minds in liberal religious
thought, including such as Lucretia Mott
Edward Everett Hale, c. G. Ames, etc,
have printed their Testimony" concern
ing the observance Of Sunday, and agains
Iae closing Of the centennial exhibition
They approve 10 much Of State law a
fclFes suspension Of business on the frs
"a! Of tho week, and protect the lahore
"a his right to rest, but think all innooen
,s'o's, all places Of wholesome instruc
"On and recreation, should he throw
yen a. freely as houses Of worship are
anu they deny the States right to inter
&c With the citizens freedom to choos
auS he shall hArmlessly spend the day
s saI The right OF the so.called Christian
ppoIic to maintain by political power
!''em Of Sabbatarian restrictions, whicl
-ay be in the interest Of the churches
"! which are in disregard Of both tn
pai'icSl and moral welfare Of the multi
I.Se VINO choose 10 be non-church.goers.
-" ~ which connection comes their remon
rance against the closing Of the centen
S,al' They close their plea for q fre
sor., a! o warning against possible falls
sv,u p, ave would not drag tn
S ny gay down, but would employ 1t
F''''eSe' in such ways as may help I