Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-22

recently on Modern Orthodoxy" lie
said that the sum Of photography is con-
tanned in six points. That there is a
God; that the universe is the work OF
God; that man is a being made IN the
image and after the likeness OF God that
Jesus is the Christ, the son OF God and
the Savior Of the world; that the church,
as the body of Christ, is the organization
in which the Spirit of God fully dwells,
and by which therefore, the mind OF
God as contained in the sacred Scrip
lures may be most fully and clearly
made known to the world, in order that
the world might be brought back to
God; and that the Bible is the word OF
God. The dilemma Of modern ortho-
doxy is, in Mr.. Ferguson's opinion, the
attempt TO reconcile these six points
with the notion of the eternity OF evil
"a notion not only Incompatible with
every one of the fundamental PROPOSE
tons of pure orthodoxy, but logically
destructive of every one OF them"
Sunday School Centennial
Next year will be the centennial ami
versary OF the Sunday School. 1t is to
celebrated in all the leading cities OF
Great Britain, and by a worlds cOnven-
ton to be held in London. Ii the
founder of Sunday schools, Robert
Raikes, who in 1870 made his small be-
ginning, could have looked down the CEN
tury and seen the millions of happy
children tlockingto the call OFT sweet
Sabbath BELLS" his heart might well
have bounded with gratitude at the
greatness and grandeur of his work.
Among the elevating and ennObling in
stitutions of the age, in its far-reaching
effects, the Sunday school stands almost
pre-eminent. This centennial anniver-
sary should be taken advantage OF by
the organizations in the United States,
and grand movement made all along
the line.
The Old Catholics.
The Old Catholics are about to begin
branch of their church in New Orleans.
Thus far nothing has been done by
them in America, and in Europe their
existence has been confined TO the Con-
tinent. The Rev. T. A. Naudry will
have charge of the work in New Orleans,
and he is encouraged TO believe that a
large number of Catholics III that city
are ready to join the movement. The
chief points of distinction, 1t may here
be said, between the Old Catholics and
the Roman Catholics are these: The
Old Catholics reject the dogmas of Papal
Infallibiity and the Immaculate Con-
cepttOn, and also reject auricular con-
iession, paid masseg, worship OF the ir-
gin, compulsory celibacy OF the preist-
hood, transubstantiation and the perse-
cutiOn of heretics. Their services are
conducted in the language OF the wor.
shippers. Certain changes in recent
years have brought them very near the
ground now occupied by the High
Church branch OF the Church OF Eng
land.
A GERMAN Protestant lady who re-
Gently sought an audience with the
Pope, was considerably overcome by
the reception she received. When the
Chamberlain on duty inquired If any
one present had a request to make Of
the Holy Father she begged the Papal
benediction for an intimate friend.
When the Pope had bestowed it, he
asked why she had not desired it for
herself, to which she replied that her
friend was q Catholic, but she herself
was Protestant and had no claim to
the Pontifcial blessing. The Pope then
assured her he was quite willing to be-
stow his blessing upon her If she WAS
willing to receive it. The offer was ac-
copied with expressions OF gratitude.
Mr.. AlcOtts declaration that Emerson
is, in the full sense OF the words, Chris
tian theist, was made, it seems, in the
presence of Mr.. Joseph Cook. Mr..
Cook has taken it as the text of his first
Bosten Monday lecture. which he calls,
"Aiter Emerson, What2 or, the Conse-
quences of Concord Theism." Emerson,
he says, came before the world at first
as "the representative OF the Hegelian
vapors," and his early literary career
was under the influence OF panthelsm,'
from which he derived dangerous in
ferences in morals" Mr.. Cook regards
it as a sign OF the times and part
worthy of study that Mr.. Emerson has
been proclaimed TO be- theist, and, al
though he does not call him exactly a
Christian theist, vet he does believe
him to be "a theist af the most unapo-
lOgetIC and audaciOus kind