The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-17

one OF them should happen, rising from
the study Of the Gospels und Epistles or
the records Of the ages Of faith, TO dream
OF following his Lord OIL plain food, In
plain clothes, having not where to lay Ills
head on any pillow Of his own, well edit
Gated and yet not well lodged, say half as
well educated as the Pattensons and Sci.
wyns and Hebers, with no tine.ilavored
coffee, and no tobacco at an, what On idiot
he would bel The days OF great sacri.
fees and great honors, young man. are
gone by. Christian heroism Is out Of
fashion. BE anything but zealot, There
are not many foxes for you TO chase In
America; but after you have reCited your
Pearson and Hooker, take down your list
Of good parishes light your pipe, and
discuss with your companions the COM
parative salaries, the social retinements,
snug reCtories, and other material advapt-
ages. II you hear OF a bishop who wants
the other style Of man, laugh at him.
Take good care, first OF all, Of
your own independence and comfort, and
then Of your prospective official preroga-
tive. Make early arrangements for matri-
nony and settling down. Resent any eX-
peCtation that your are to be more spar
ing OF yourself than the children Of the
world whom you are going to convert;
aud preach the cruciiixton OF eighteen
centuries ago."
Protestant inertness in Germany Is the
subject OF a German letter to the Church.
man. "Not having been obliged to appeal
to the religious passions Of the masses"
he writes, continental Professionalism has
contented itself with quiet and regular
ministration under the protection and
without the support Of the various govern
ments, This regular and orderly minis.
tration by Protestant clergy, with u
wretched liturgy aud no bishops, may be
said to have failed. ltmay have its favor.
able aspects; but they arc not such US
churchmen, either enthusiastic or ultra.
Protestant, appreciate. The congregations
are only respectable in numbers because
the churches are so very few in proportion
TO the numbers OF the population.
In this city Of Stuttgart the Lutheran
Church is, perhaps, in It's most favorable
condition. The clergy are orthodox, able
and churchly. The services are well at
tended, at least once on Sunday. But
what Is their number? There are perhaps
seven or eight churches OF the State re-.
ligion, with perhaps some five or six irreg.
ular services Of Methodists and others; In
all say fifteen orthodox Protestant services
for population Of say 10000. At the
suburb Of Cronstall, two miles distant,
there is population Of 10000, and only
one church. Something has been attempted
by way Of remedy Of the popular indifTer.
enCe to religion In the shape OF Method.
ism. American Methodism is max.
ing an effort chiefly in Wurtem.
burg, where 1t is mostly needed. An
excited delivery and phrases are not use.
less, in view Of the difficulties OF the stu
alton. II American and English Metho
dists believe that passionate denuncia.
tons can advance the cause, let them do
all that it is possible 10 do in that direc-
ton. But all that is possible is very little.
The Methodist movement Is a foreign I'M.
portation and far from popular. The or
thodox Lutheran clergy. regard its pres.
ence as a sort OF insult, for it can only gain
adherents by insinuations against the
faithtulness Of those devout and excellent
pastors, and II 1t were not supported from
abroad 1t would die"
The Greek church is vigorously stamp.
ing out heresy at Athens, lately planted
there by one Apostoles Ma.kra.kes, lit
erary man of considerable repute, teacher,
and writer on theology. The chief error
charged upon Ma-kra.kes is his doctrine
OF the three.fold constitution OF man. lie
holds that man is not composed OF only a
mortal body and animmortsl soul, but OF
three parts-Of body, soul and spirit. The
body and soul come from the earth, and
will return to it again. The spirit is given
by God at baptism, and it is by the gift OF
this third element we become sons OF God,
brothers OF Christ, sons Of the Virgin
Mary and heirs OF immortality. Refuta.
tons Of this view, on both philosophical
and biblical grounds, have been pub
lished by several OF the clergy and
theological professors Some kindred
errors have been ascribed to him
namely, that Christ was not perfect in his
being until after his baptism, and that the
soul OF man is not immortal. But Ma
kra.kes is indignant at these charges. He
declares that none prize more than he the
Immortality which Christ has given. He
claims to have had at the beginning OF his
work q divine call to teach and vision OF
the Virgin Mary. The heretical Greek
organized his followers, including several
ecclesiastics, into sort OF religious club
called John the Baptist" and established
a school which attained membership OF
$50. But the police broke up the school
upon the complaint OF the Greek synod.
and Ma-kra-kes has been imprisoned for
resistance to such q procedure, and his
nine clerical followers have been con-
demned to confinement in inconsistencies for
from five to ten years.
Mr.. Sturgeon has lately celebrated his
silver wedding with the Metro politan
Tabernacle OF London. He preached at
first, It is said, to empty benches, but hard
and diligent work soon resulted in the up.
building OF the church, and in the % Years
OF his ministry there have been added 10
it nearly 5000 persons, "When came to
London Mr.. spurgeon said, ii desired 10
keep up the feeling that l was to serve
God altogether and give myself and all
that l had and all that l should ever get
entirely to him, and just to be a gentlemen
commoner upon the bounty OF
God, whose livery would always be
found him, whose bread would be
given him, and whose water would
be sure. So have l lived. get,
sometimes, requests for loans Of
hundreds Of pounds, under the supposi.
ton that l am very rich man. | never
was a rich man and never shall be; and
yet am the richest man in England, il
you can make that out, because there Is
nothing want on earth but have it.
have not any wishes which are not gratifi.
ed and satisfied, except that always want
to be doing more for Jesus Christ, II posi-.
ble." Among some OF the pleasant sur.
prises that have lately come to him Is the
gift, from an unknown source, Of $4,000
toward the cost Of maintaining the char.
table institutions under his control.