, 1876-10-08
objections to the Ticket
System at Moody's
Meetings.
Persecution Of the Spanish Prot
estants-Arresting a
Moderator.
Mites and Personals at Home and
Abroad.-.Church Services.
rurRCHES FOR THE RICH.

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TIE EVILS OF THE PEw-sTsTFA.
ta1,o,rinp extract is taken from a sermon
Aae patto- ranor+ad IN +ho New York
b1 Bishop 1o1te1s t@eo AL 'o~ 49,"
T,s erection OF free chapels in connection with
...ish churches which were not free was part OF
psfkq foaern 9lT md American system Of expedients
9s aen ahnnId not undertake 10 tracc the rise and
ae ea1a 1 ~ hat yFas called the pew-aystem beyond
o'r ton arn shores, OF to explain its origin amid
aer sa, snrroundjncs It was enough to say that In
stneL slei.nd where it had been known for many
sugl.t;.,. and where some Of its worst abuses
r;ncned to maturity, it had always existed
~ ~ 'n1Rnaii6cstions largely unknown among us,
~ Nst,st to-day in the Church OF England, it was
Fe!'y 3,s wh1nnipenos or the Imprisonment Of
IN NJ for debt.
~ Af:nfoTtunately, however, this could not be said
q u III re enoueh to be detected in any par
j ~ 5;-action 3s in the direction Of the wider
ucussii unsinre IT he ner-sygten He knew that this
n. not the case in their own Church, where tas he
9;are.es where there was no church OF chapel
Seh xns not free. But in communions outside
the &C Church, as among the Methodists. the
s;t;aa while at the other &C.
~ .s.;cei s' extreme the Church of the Roman
cSsenSe had nsny OF them pews which were let
~ ~ is+ - t1ro or three series Of tenants. And
ot euD .hsmaeIrcs while there Ind been progress
ae e@en had not been rapid, and the growth
"a - sounder sentiment in the Church at large had,
.ho1o hapn
on tnc ~ et refors The clergy had been in the
@ M u ~ and To mnrh honor could not be given to
easanss. e. 1 hnd rommittef themselves to the free
men WV a,,s,,t mau ~ rohie disrerard Of every
ennsen 'saaara+inn ~ rnnnforr or securjty Bnt
psssohal p hsI rn+ her LARGELY Followed by the
~ e4eaSs ne @ Il narhans crent}v surprisinc.
1ty. na ,ac"ss ~ +be .chnrch moyement in En-
1ae euI tser ach;avad If shon1d he rcmembered.
saaau l I;Wront cond;tinna and amid very different
.ad;nga from their own. Enplish society was
ne;at enhst.nt;a1lv nj 61ed classes and Of
i soe3 3as9ned social fines. Mcn hold their place
saa!p T. itnn ~ hereditarv considerations quite
IN y ~ s.u ~. a4-chosed nrsredence in The house
ooGas " 1asaLd ~ az fr1n1y fIed were those lines
u wv. ,tar, ~ aenaratinp c1aeses. that when men
anu ~ pg ~ haaae r. God thev xrere anxions-the
t* S1me ~ 49, ~ ea nora than the 1ow|iest-to for
ioInesi otfn ';tareta +hnss lines Nv eyery means in
~ anu ou..'et@Ae @Ns'~ A11~o -
tne1 poMGt' .Ao .-.s.har r;a;t;no . rrowded
a !e!Enu u ~ ~ p,ned ~ nndnn wRich was fhe
GnulIn ~ .uo L;sh ;htrtena t ~ Fiat oTeat civ
fteIa PUG @ tteIorI5a- ~ ao4,a nna near him II,
Ieaeaea oss1 s ~ therad nesr he norch. and. in
a tae Naou5 sI4f 5r;c;ona rnsfnm MT vet wholly
aeeo.sI r1aa. W. 5sa-,aj a sh;l1;nc ~ tbe hand
e3lMcs u LnSiau1 t ~ TX hsarrsd 1Stth I1;s hacE
oi eome one no aat1 ~ a a+San~a Tha snnnosed
10 nluls oos"t scaus +nSS ~. a1l 10 roccr
Fe1sel lu!nto u otee ~, an9 49, ,nhn.r r. EnoanS
nzed IN alm one VI tno - ~ ~. ' ea,s r. The
IN o:aef Nords, man u ;ng gl Ia ~ es-r.n+ ~ the
loEeest Stranger tn1t su4snt sa,1 - 49,. - Az
but Will US Tue coaulton " Inln2e nas sisasaa
1efea1 IN america tnele Me!s ~ ~. ,e.e ,f
but there WAS IN every generation 4atse slese ~,
were struggling Tor SOCIAL precedence, a9o WY .o
were willing 10 bnY II al any Cost. AH0 Ao1 tA!s