The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-01
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seems from history that several Of the
popes were bad men-yery bad JUDGED
20 bad that Archbishop Purcell has said,
10 80 many words, that he "would not be
surprised II these bad pOpOs were at this
moment cxpiating their crimes in the
pepslfres oihOll!' rand yet tp'nstiep
offaith they were lntalHble-iust d Ihiai
llbis a. dry body one. The question q
iniallibility, which Is only an other
name for divine inspiration, is not
a mattel, that need, work.a change in a
mans heart or life, 1t simply keeps his
brain clear without reference to his heart.
And yet oneof the Popes rescinded the acts
anddepeesot bis predecessprEpd actually
went 10 iaf ~ IA have him aisutefred and
formally condemned, and finally had three
OF his fingers cut of and the remains
thrown into the Tiber Railways seemed
as itthis was yery.harsh and disrespeCe
iul way for one tuialllblc man to treat
another inialtble man.
The New York Nation ably discusses the
Talmage style Of preaching, ard very pro-
perly sees initthe beginning otths end OF
pulpit dignity and influence. A preacher
OF the Talmage school is condemned by
the law Of his method 10 continued pro-
gross toward the extreme. II he once be.
gins to make points in order to send smile
kn sta Gil htu
flock hegipsit watch Tor jokes IN ,hjspray-
ers or greelsshir nov and then in bis scr.
mon with the regular theatrical roar. It
Is desirable, for the sake not Of religion
only but OF all the virtues on which socie-
W rests, that such preachers should have
no organizations outside their own
churches to be responsible for them. For
II there be anything certain in the lessons
Of historYitF that no IGgpmuntty ;Eas
ever I6ngEapable 81 great Things III which
the serious element In character has been
successfully attacked and either destroyed
or enfee bled.
Apropos to this criticism Of the Nation,
We may cite Talmages sermon Of Sunday
last as an illustration OF the necessity for
Just such criticism. In speaking Of the
redeemed in heaven he made the follow.
Ing remarks:
"The dress Of the glorifed will be white
robe, :as slEgestadSiii the dSxt-bIaSl5 lioF
burial, white for.coronation aud the sym.
bols they will lcarfylwilf be palm branch.
es, which signify victory. They will sing
songs in heaven. Some one has said they
will study mathematics. Iaughter.l l
never liked mathematics, andif thought
they would study mathematics l wouldn't
Wa NV sSr ;Ssi sous \ SsaeSs Sl HE
salvation from eternal death 10 eternal
life, through blood OF the lamb. The
and the sound OF mighty thunder. Look
out for your ears IN heaven, the song will
be so loud" ID \ Shsfe94Sla
Awriter in'the Cincinnati Ga.ak remarks
very sensibly in regard to tho struggle
that every poor person in IA church should
make against ever conserving to receive
aid in any way from the church, as long as
tits possible to avoidit Tho writer says;
II for one have great respect for uncom.
planning poverty, for l have observed in
my life that the omeut YOU lay your.
self under obligations to your friends that
moment you have ceased to DO their peer
and no matter .llow' much iot lady
you may be, will feel sense OF humilia,
ton that cannot be shaken. of. Let me
ask, Glow long is it after q sister in the
church consents to receive assistance be-
fore It Is known through It's length and
breadth that Mrs, - has her rent paid
for her, or is in. some way, receiving the
benefit OF theehnrth CHARITY fund? Do
you when you select few choice friends
for n dinner party include her among your
guests, or when giving an evening enter
tainment, at which church members large.
ly figure, do you not argue that you cannot
invite epery one and so happen to stop short
Of her? Have otwatched you many q
time greet this sister, and l hardly think
you would carry that air Of superiority, or
just that hint at patonage,3on to the LADY
Just beyond her whose husband is ono o.
tho church pillars?
A New York letter says that Beechel
breaches sermons Of greater power but
svincing less buoyancy Of spirit that be
used to exhibit We quote what the letter
says of his sermons in other respects: az,
has been asserted 4haEiafr! Beecher be
comes more liberal in his views each sue
ceeding year, His sermon last nigh,
would indicate as much. He was endeay
oring to find some justification for The
command OF Moses, atterward carried In.
to effect by Joshua, for the massacre of the
Nations found inipossession 81 the promis.
ed land, aIdeit led 70 isome pretty plain
talk on the acceptance OF the teachings Of
the Old Testament. HO frankly said
that he couldn't believe some Of the
stories told in that part of Inc
Scriptures; that its theories were incon.
sistent with those OF the New Testament,
and that Gods inspired word there, nota.
bly, In directing tho children OF Israel to
murder thousands Of innocent men.
women and children in Lower Palestine.
was utterly at variance with the teachings
Of Christ In thellater volume. He made
most vigorous atgument, the gist OF
which was that thinking men must reject
much Of the Old Testament, and retain
that which Is consistent. It was written
ior persons who existed at m early stage
Of the worlds development, and what
duct for them need not be accented in
these enlightened days" N - :
ltseems strange that Dr. De Koven did
not follow the lead of the Oxford ''Trac.
tarians" into the Catholic Church, II all
accounts Of his views are true. A writer
in the Indianapolis ydipndl; says that he
was probably the only lminislerSof ira
Episcopal Church who 6ordeted 30 closely
on the Romlsh doctrine as to maintain a
confessional. veryfew, indeed, OF his fol.
low chnrchmen arc aware that for many
years 1t sheen his custom'tp heargeon.
LESSONS, Thathe wentao far Is to attempt
absolntion Is not here positively as.
serted, but this much is known:
Adjoining his handsomely furnished
library, in the south wingof the ola col.
lego building, was room baFelyilarge
enough to seat four persons comfortable
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