, 1879-06-09
e,,larsn's Day Among tile Methodists
'N Services in Trinity Church.
p,.hsus Cheney and Fa'lows Reopen st.
Paul's Reformed Episcopal.
n. ronrth Unitarians and tho Rev. ]. &.
Applehoe-Popu'ar Preaching.
LITERARY MEN.

Uket think YH VI Nullet|-AAhAtttt 2-ltttf 4-4
III, pcrplcxing phenomenon In tho religious
huatespo Of many young persons tint large
,.ono,tIoa Of the worlds great minds stand
,,,rt r from activo membership III the Uhrist.an
irnrh. If, as is commonly alleged md be-
f.,,d the religion Of Christ is tho bcss Of
,hl.h The mind cat concctyc, why then DO 80
r,nr Of those wto posscas tho best minds, bcst
Nth Id natural power and in the Bsorc& Of learn
nv. stand apart from the public anl active eerv-
+, nj The best conceivable ro1tgtonl It seems to
,b,ro shat II tho Christian system Is Of the high
.t nuslllF, them the more mental power ruu
,x,y,cs the moro should he appreciate and
soouse that lofty form Of faith. And yet al
,r,lp,t lhIs they obseryo that the great leaders
H),esa.uro have not been zaaious members Of
,ay cbureh, or very definite In the lltteranco OF
nj religious articles Of bellct. 1t seems to
rsny that tic intensity OF religious belief Is
tr.rsely Al tho quantity Of power and ioforma-
Mo. md that the less man knoHs about my
ring .l1c louder Is bis voice ia the temple OF
God snch ara tho thoughts which many young
p!uls arc beginning to express.
The question, therefore, seems practical anl
important, "Wnas think the worlds literary
ssa Of ChrIati" 1t Will 10 difficult of answer,
but eencral remarks cnn certainly bo mado
mon Tic question, remarks which shall contain
much truth, nnd which contain some form OF
utefancss
Bul we SHOULD first Inquire whethcr II Ia a
ilc, that the relations Of litorary men to Chris
,,,n3,y haye bern and arc cold nni fnAo,tnitc,
'a'r,J 1i,.I.,'s..s,,. r. -,.,,1 w. 49,
my shSoussxk. nas, - "oa!u w "aa'e u laoor
shead physeiah st'uegle hattl TO atd
pusut Tho should provo after q tfmo not to
~, ~, to mcrt. r. nda in,ocinary ,rnnhina
~. .hs' H. - tss,',,. ~" ~ s,n,ss. - aIo1'.s "a
100 tnen 10 "ooaee 10" TO COMBAT Acse TO
make !iio hardship indeed. Before attacking
ak, o. bctosc giving up In despair, We should
b .uro that our foe be not wholly in tho ,mug-
n'uot upon teauins ofes e'e catalogue OK
isss glt.ed oasa w!io haVe made ne worlds
lttEshr0 ln us many lorna nt,I languages, I
tene3adea lof mYsotl that INC relations Of these
npat 10 any oteahizeo cnuIen nave not bee'l
sa1n aa aa ~ outspoken tnat uisse men hnVo Hot
n,y, hare surrounded them. On the other
n Mna, IT. aoes not appear tut tho rc.
lEsom element has been wanting, or that
iaslm PLAYS much Of part IN lsttnrs. Only
Ny appeara: MatllturarY men haye very widely
as Easea 70 hl9n the articles ol Christian organ-
9a.1sa neas 5 pas 1acy navo aioss uh'vet1ali{ r.
no ca GhristIan sentiment, IL pagau eras
saa.si .SIn ssGoas lou sensient. ~ seem5 e9ua!lY
,es p,as1, NV San i.cGo !Iaus nnds y cnssttan
a.,,, :; ltu" nnfe usch9ueu ulE c1istllG
s.h.n ~ W. ttm n,hn h "EI, r.. " G oao oGt a''
,n ~ ~ ~ nn s.t h - tnI esnotA.o a!u ti!Hh-
Snrsa ',o no "oIu % nase noe ICY toWars meeting
Sess, or c9apel or cathedral, It cannot 30
%hnHasa sh..a! ol tac.n tnat Iney mare len towards
.sMsal, OF any form ot imp!cty. 1t Is The glory
asss'u,S s,a q a''a tnG eoou ioFtuho OF tno6e VINO
saS.+d Il % saa'' cna US nay 70 u heast
Src+ ra III 5ous u1Mrea VI NY cauIen, H. nas
IT,. ~ ~. 'n"d.u ~, asEism or uttes ihai1
ssss kEoee, pgt has maao q large a1d central
sn.sri., su1s =. 'oo. anu, Az th5oagh ING Christian
"la'ases, w aa... o. GhrlsL even N trinlte
49, sGs'ups nmcs "non INC culfehI BOOKS
tsY'h ,,tss T. e. y, u.o owl sHrzounuEHs, they yet
s ,a,ta t. t,u a pnMe p ,t 81 u ~ od ao mng.eo WIZ
',ias naslal p'iactples o. religion; From Mon.
Es;ss, Eas 10 shsRspeare' anu heausnont1, and
f.sSnss' ,.s sn' H''u ![on sheee to fopo anu byron,
- .eea Q, each century could not destroy the
IL M1ags o. Cog and Ills alsars. 1a thu hcart Of
m,. :" "ose . 9ooRa NIseh are sty'cd literature W.
Il \, IT, .aa. .ne ae!ne Q! 900 ~ thc great books
w. y ~ .ses havo not attracted toward church,
-, rs! haYo hot attracted toward a life and
atslh Without God.
.s' Uaf problem. therefore, narrows itself somc-
%.,saN - ne took INTO u, md asks u to acan!t
.a'4ute q any atl,elsm. md to max only this
literary me1 to tie @ formuI.to.i M croet,s t IT
s.aihtiaaltym In answsr ono capnot but aay
~ thesc relations haye meyer been and
1ot cordial. It you will glaBco over
,... ns oi 100 grcut lealcrs In
H,es i will 6c remarkable how many you
s,stuIay. nnd Dickens, ai,l ibackc%ray, % conceal c
,ondclfully ans details Of religious bcliof, mud
oa!ens tl,emsclvcs With tho ssaInption Of d
q Who dcn,nnus righteousness, II such d
mup fa,I Of lItcrary minds yon may add anotl.cr
~ hefnro ~ "afo 10 1alaaa pnl!usoy IVY se!enco