The New York herald., 1877-07-29

msu in so poor country as Ireland has within fcw
years given S. ooo 900 gold Tor the erection Of cathe
dra, aud another has given 81, 100000 gold Tor pur
poses Of cathedral restoration SO thai Ireland siil
leads the world In cathedral expenditures.
Chicago pastor. few Sundays ago, preached on
rhs Relation OF Heat Holiness" taking for his text
the words. "And Simon Peter STOOD and warmed him-
SELF" passage which does seem TO prove mucn
respect the aas rendered by calorio to pieiy'
Many Christians TO lose all their religion ia not
weather but may be that heat is helpful In certain
cases Christians, for mark It's influence IN the
Second Baptist church Of ST. Louis where IN response
appeal $4,000 lay tho foundation Of the'r
main church edidce we are told that the Thermometer
was at 100 degrees and $1,000 pledged IN aleen
minutes Whether any gave moro than they would
have done because they wanted 10 hasten their dis
mission open question.
A short wniIe ago Baptsts In this city and vicinity
m-de SO much of the OF ordaining man to their
ministry as to make themselves ridiculous the eyes
of unprcjudced people Between tho proiatIcal and
the low church parties prolonged discussion took
place. in which the weight of historic testimony was
about equally div ded though the Scripture testimony
rather favored the non-prcalists. But recently TWO
extreme cases the other end of tho line have come
TO the surface In one 3 Second Advent preacher
named T. D. Grant, who had noi,her been ordained
nor immersed, was made pastor of church In Johns
town, n Y In the other young student from Roch-
ester Seminary named Clifford reIused to have the
hands Of The presbyies placed on his head In the act
OF ordination pastor of church In Pttsfe!d Mass.
And now very important question opens before both
sides Has the young ordained nos II he has
tecn laying of hands is Of consequence at all
II he not then the contact OF hands and heads IS
important part and the real fact OF ministerial ordi
nation President Strong OF Rochester Seminary, Is
rtatna
but he himself hascus dsclaim all responsibility
Tor this loose method of performing Church ro
which he believes ais significant OF gifts bestowed by
God and quail dcs the candidate for his work" Has
he received the gifts and is he quai1eds These are
now the great questions that agtac Baptist circles The
matter OF much so little water to make Chris
tan given place to tho number Of hands and their
contact with the head TO make a minister Let coun-
ell be called in Brooklyn promptly to decide this very
important question OF ''gospe order" But Brother
clifford has sinncd in another respect He married u
wife lately and the Episcopal service modified was
used on the occasion. What shall the harvest be?
The doctrine Of evolution is receiving significant
confirmation In the Episcopal diocese OF Iowa. When
the Rev Dr. William Stevens Perry Was simply tho
rector of a church in Geneva, N Y, and Secretary Of
the House OF Deputies OF the General Convention, his
sphere was contracted and he could not display those
qualities whose possession he has since demonstrated
on tho larger field OF the diocese OF Iowa 1t appears
that during tho eight months Of his epscopate he has
dcposed four Of his Minister'S withdrawn the licenses
OF two Others and commenced ecclesiastical pro-
cccdipgs against two more-making In all
eight cergymen either expelled from the Church or
placed under disabilities This is number IN this
diocese alone equal to the whole number Of depo
all the other dioceses Of the United States to-
gether. Besides, ten parishes have been stricken
from the parish lists and extinguishod Among them
is ono in Davenport which has given place to the Ca
thcdral and two others In the same city are essen
TALLY dounc. Tho Bishop has further undertaken 10
appoint re;tors 10 parishes without consulting the
constituents, and he advises every vestry, congrega
ton the diocese to place oil their Church
property in tho hands OF tho trustees OF funds and
Bishop and his successors and he threatens 10 with
hold his Endorsement from any parish which fails
this. Ho is also extremely anxious to blot out
of tho name we'll out OF the polity constitu
tion of the Church. every sembance OF Professionalism
Already this first address OF tho Bishop OF Iowa prom
keep him busy he ought TO be for the next
twelve months The spirit OF resistance and rebellion
already shows itself among his clergy and parishes,
and he is ably preparing tho way for the Reformed
Episcopal Church enter in and plant itself firmly in
his diocese 1t is amazing to what absurd lengths
rtuaiistc Tenderness uncontrolled will carry who,
in other respects, manifest signs Of piey and common
scnlc,