The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-29
The Religious Press.
rHELARoR QUESTION.

THE LABOR QUESTION.
The Christian Union does not agree
with Wendell Phillips in his views on
the labor question. 1t thinks that srbi-
trstien can never be made compulsory,
and it says:
The best solution of the labor question
will be found in the largest liberty to
both labor and capital. The laws OF ma.
ture are the laws of God; the average
legislator cannot improve upon them.
Capital can afford to have legislative
power increased; for legislatures are not
expensive. But the lsboring man should
regard with jealousy any proposition
which takes the care of his interests out
of his own hands under the specious plea
of placing them for protection in the
hands oteither State legislatures or the
National Congress. A good text for the
social reformer is, "Put not your trust In
princes"
DIVINE PROVIDENCE AND NATURAL
The Churchman explains in this fash
ion the rise OF the current belief in the
absence OF direct providential direction
in human affairs:
Because of the incessant invocation OF
saints, Romanism succeeded in driving
out that earlier idea of Gods perpetual
presence. By its whole process of SAINT
worshlp-the fetichism of shrines and
images and special vows-it brought in
to Christianity the telief in continual in
terposition. From this the ultra.protes-
tanIism of the Reformation .ook It's idea
OF special providences for the saints; and
from that modern thought Its idea of a
great soulless machine, called Gods
law" working on, and he, rs overseer,
standing by to regulate it 1T rare inter
walls.
KEEPING TIE LID OFF.
The Christian Adcoeate, which seems
to have constituted itself keeper OF the
lid of the bottomless pit, comments
Enthusiastically on the Eastern war as
follows:
In the problem of subtraction five
beats one. Modern science makes war
question OF men and money. This must
be- tatsl to Turkey. Nature makes war
question of blood and non. This must
be fatal TO Turkey. This struggle may
push the Turk out of Europe, MS the
temporal power OF the Pope has been
pushed out of Rome. Asia may give the
False Prophet new lease OF life, and
France may give new lease of power
to the Beast. But the enc must hasten.
Let US keep the lid off the pit, that
these may be cast in at the earliest mo-
ment.
COMPULSORY PRAYERS.
The JeaeiSh Messenger gives this illu-
stration of Russian anxiety for divine as
sistance:
Alexander OF Russia evidently be.
lieves in the efficacy OF prayer. In the
synagogue of Lublln, placards were re-
Gently placed, informing the Jews that
their dwellings would be set on fire ifthey
did not pray ottener for the success Of
the Russian army. And they were
further commanded to chant the Russian
hymn in the synagogue, and to contri-
butte more money for the support of Rus
sian psupers. This is specimen of that
civilization of which the Russians are &C
cording TO Mr. Gladstone, the stands d
bearersl
SUNDAY EXCURSIONIsTS.
The Christian LateLtigencer, having es-
tab.ished cheap and easy test OF virtue
M the difference between those who 90
on Sunday excursions and those who
don't, disposes Of the question this week
In the following strain sEs
What is the truth2 Just this. There
are thousands of Christian men, laborars,
mechanics, clerks, statesmen, professional
men, who never go upon Sunday excur-
sions, who manage to obtain recreation
and fresh air and exercise away from the
city on weekdays, and who are in better
hcalth-themselves and their families,
are better wOrkmen, are more prosper.
Gus than the Sabbath breakers. On the
other hand it is true that the men who
are not to be trusted belong as q rule To
the Sabbath breakers; that the Sunday
eYCurslonists are not refreshed,
bat are wearied and faded
by the neglect OF the law of the Sabbath;
that the community which turns the
Sabbath into q day of pleasure is, the
world over, an immoral community; that
the Sabbath breakers are unsuccessful in
lite in the long run.
sPoILGNG THE THEOLOGICAL BULL.
The Independent tells of the Bull OF
Kilgraston, that got spoiled because
verybody was afraid OF it, and it draws
theological moral from the story to the
following effect
There are a great many people who
must take the blame OF spelling the bulls.
Every man must take his share of it who,
while holding fast to his Christianity.
keeps his views on the non-essential
points of Christianity concealed for fear
of exciting the opposition o; those who
assume to rule the opinions of the
church by holding them fast to written
or unwritten standards. How many
prominent pastors and learned theology
cal professors we have now who hold,
perhaps, to the theory OF Development,
and who, accepting it, have entirely given
uu the historical character OF the Mosaic
account of the creation of Adam and Eve
with all the deducible doctrines OF feder-
al hardships SIN in Adam, and irrespon-
sible depravity; but who dare not tel.
their theological world that they do not
believe the beautiful stories o. the Crea-
ton, the peluge and the Confusion OF
Tongues to be any more :han parable
OF perhaps, a legeud! How many form
ulate for themselves looser, theories OF IN.
SEPARATION than they care to teacn2 How
many cannot. in their own inner belief,
accnnt the current notions of the nhllnsn.