Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-04


conditions of the restoration OF a Union
sentiment, North and South, and says:
'In this purpose the religious press
and the Christian ministry and the
Evangelical churches should take the
lead. When the sentiment and the pur-
pose are established, measures can easily
be arranged. To the South a liberal
policy of internal improvements should
be accorded. In regard to the cOlored
population. the common interest OF
both sections require that he should be
a freeman, but normally not a ruler.
Southern Christians should do the
Christian philosophy OF the North the
Justice of recognizing that its purpose -
sincere. and should secure its genuine
ness by heartily uniting IN the
work. IL we will lay our absurd
preiudices and passions aside, the two
sections have already nothing which, as
sections, they need quarrel about"
The rent book, likely to attract the
most attention in the philosophic world,
is studies in TheiSm," by BORDEN p.
BOWIE, Professor OF Philosophy in Bos-
ton University, and author OF THE
Philosophy of Herbert Spencer" a
work in which SPENCER was caustically
and thoroughly reviewed. This last
book of Professor BowNE'S is written in
defence Of Theism, and gives special at
tention to the philosophical aspects OF the
question. In this respect it differs
from most current works which have
much illustration and little argument.
The author holds that only discussion
OF principles can have any lasting value,
and that illustrations are meaningless
until principles are established. He has
dwealt especially upon the theistic as
sumptions involved in the very nature
of science. aiming TO show that
COP is as necessary 4 pOstulate OF OBJ
jective science as OF religion. The work
will attract wide attention.
The Year Book of the Young Mems
Christian Associations for lS79-SO, con-
tains carefully tabulated reports OF over
1000 American Associations, with names
of officers, and 600 societies in Europe
and other parts OF the world. Sixty OF
the American Associations own build
ings. The entire property in the hanis
OF these Associations is equal TO 5000
600. The total membership numbers
over 100000, and the societies now have
in their employ l4l general secretaries,
rs the Young men are called who are the
executive managing officers OF the As
sociations. In this Year Book, also, we
notice a full report OF the import
ant work of the International Commit
tee, who exercise an advisory super
vision of the work, and have, beside
the home secretary, travelling secre-
tarics at the West and South-a third
among the 10000 college students, a
fourth among German speaking young
men, a fifth among the 500, 900 railroad
men, and sixth among the colored
Young men. Very recently the Com
mittcc have taken in hand, by in
structiOn of the convention, work in
behalf of commercial travellers, OF whom
il is estimated there are rs many as
100000 in this country. The extended
work Of this Committee is no
inconsiderable feature OF these
societies of American young men.
Prof. SIMON NEwCoNB Ii. ID. discusses
i'm two successive numbers of the y. Y.
Independent "The Attitude oil Theology
toward Science in which he replies
pointedly 10 some of the criticisms
which have been made on him. He
complains of "the implication frequent
IL made by theologians, in their criti-
ciSmS Of scientific men, that the latter
do not sufficiently distinguish between
special events in Nature and the forces
or laws Of Nature, and do not sufficient
ly reflect upon the indefinite variety of
facts which may be produced by aproper
adjustment of conditions" The Pro-
ieSSor says:
"This criticism is so common that it
Is worth while To remark that it is total
IN without foundation. The reCOgnl-
ton oi the distinction in question is
more natural to a scientific Investigator
than 10 any one else, and he is the last
man in the world to overlook it"
The French Educational bill, whether
or not it shall finally become a law, will
mark the beginning of a struggle be-
tween Church and state like those in
Germany, Italy, and more recently in
Belgium. The most important feature
of the bill is contained in paragraph Z,
which, in brief, diSqualites members OF
all religious orders not recognized by
the state from teaching. This para
graph, as is evident from the speeches
made upon it, is aimed specially against
the JeSuits, who have thirty large and
prosperous establishments. But the
bill is more than an attack upon the
JesuitS; it was introduced in a spirit
avowedly hostile to Ultramontanism.
The bin has passed the Chamber of
Deputies and is now in the hands of a
committee OF the Senate. 1t is said that
100000 signatures have been obtained
to protest against the bill, and, in adj
dition to the opposition OF several Mod
crate Republicans, some of the Protest
ants are raising their voices against it.
A pamphlet, attributed to Pastor BER-
sIER, an influential Protestant OF Paris,