The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-15
RELIGIOUS DRIFT AND DIsCUssION'

Of the Fourth Street, whose term OF service
expires in October, will be transferred TO
a larger and Weather conference" This
is a misleading statement. DR.. George
expects to remain in the West Virginia
Conference, and to take whatever appoint
ment within its limits may be assigned
him by the presiding Bishop. He has so
thoroughly identified himself with the
various interests OF tho Conference from
the beginning OF his residence here that
we are not surprised that this is his inten-
ton. The Conference is to be congratu-
lated on retaining the services Of u minis
ter 80 eminent and useful as DR.. George.
The question Of holding Sunday ser.
vices has divided the wealthiest Jewish
congregation in Chicago. Rabbi Kohler
sought to effect compromise by keeping
up the regular observances on Saturday,
and also having sermon on Sunday.
The result was the attendance was large
on Sunday, but almost nothing on satur'
day, and the demand that all members
should be present on the latter day was
30 generally disregarded that he has re-
signed.
Tconoclastic Bishop Colenso has sent to
press his concluding volume on the Pen
tateuch and Book Of Joshua. His conclu-
sions respecting these six books are OF
most sweeping character. He denies that
Moses was the author Of any of the five
books which bear his name, or even that
he had anything to do with the Decalogue.
In fact, he goes further, and SAYS the least
said about the activity Of Moses" the
better. His name is merely that Of the
imaginary leader Of Israel, and he is as
mythical and unhistorical as EneaS or
King Arthur. The Bishop accepts the
documentary hypothesis, and thinks it
probable that Samuel wrote the ElOhistiC
narrative, which embraces the book OF
Genesis and five chapters Of five verses Of
Exodus. The book Of LevitiCus was pro-
duced by priests between GOO and 400 b. G.
The Reformed Episcopal Church has
now 0,44S communicates, an increase OF
3,l4O for the last year, the largest gain in
any previous year except probably the
first. There are 5000 children in the Sun.
day Schools, and 100 ministers. Fifteen
new congregations were added last year,
and six new church buildings were open.
cd.
at looks as ii our second service on Sum
day was doomed" writes New York cor
respondent. 1.-THE churches who hire a
supply economic by paying for services
only half day. The Sunday Schools en-
brace our most influential and earnest
workers, and the Sunday Schools take the
place Of the second sermon. Many Of our
most fashionable congregations might as
well close their doors after the mornings
service. Only corporals guard is in at
singing is fine, but the people take their
afternoon nap. | attended last night a
service conducted by one OF our most pop
nlar pastors. The exercises opened with
aserViCe OF praise, which lasted about a
quarter OF an hour. The sermon followed
without an Intervening prayer, as is usual.
Whether service. ofsongis to be substi.
tuted for a prayer is one Of the secrets Of
the future. 1t looks like it now"
At the Pan-Presbyterian Council to be
held in Philadelphia next year, among
the subjects set down for discussion are
the inspiration and the authenticity OF the
OF the Scriptures and the future retribu-
ton Of the wicked.
The 0bSerrer knows Of church in New
York City whose pews were rented last
year for $4,000, and every cent Of the
whole sum was paid without deialcation
or discount, except about SIS, which were
delayed few days, but were perfectly
good.
Rev. David Macrae, hauled up before
the Scottish Presbytery for heterodoxy,
did not help his case any with his con-
else statement Of his opinion Of the eter-
nal punishment dogma: "Q) admit that
my views Of future punishment are at va
rance with our subordinate standards;
but hold those standards to be at vari-
ance on this point with the true teaching
Of the Bible, which is our supreme stand
ard. We are bound In such cases to obey
the Master and not the servant. We are
bound to do this not only in loyalty to
the Bible, but in obedience to our ordina.
ton VOWS. (2) | hold that the dogma Of
everlasting unspeakable torment is not
only unscriptural, but is unreasonable
for this, among other reasons, that 1t vio-
lates the analogy OF oil known laws Of
life; also, that II outrages mans sense
OF Justice and conflicts with all the purest
and noblest sentiments that God has
planted in the human breast. All the
more 1t conflicts with this when these are
developed under Christian influences.
See proof, for instance, in the doctrine
OF infant ELIMINATION, which the trainers
Of the confession preached and which
was still tolerable 100 years ago, but
which has become intolerable now"
Attic Minnesota State Sunday School
Convention DR.. ]. II. Vincent expressed
his conviction that there twas no place
like home for teaching religion" and
quoted the old Scotch proverbs "An ounce
Of mother is worth pound OF clergy!"
Mr.. Charles Trotter, acollateral descend
ant Of John Knox, has addresseda letter
to q member OF the British Knox NIonu
ment Committee, in which he desiguatet
the Scottish reformer as ''the monster who
II he did not actually by his own hands, Al
least by his teaching and malign example
assisted in the disgraceiul destruction" O.
the religious houses in the North. az,
has always been pain to me" Mr.. Trot
Ter adds, chat l should have such ruff
fans blood in my veins"
An article for the times in the current
Bibliotheca saca on theological educa
ton, advocates a special course of study
for those who have no college training. Il