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SUNDAY PAPERS.
4 PLEA FOR MORE CHRISTIAN coSsIsrEsCY.

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To the Editor Of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. l7.-Corsiaerablc anxiety /.
manifested at times by some over-zea1ous Chris
tians in regard to the propricty Of having Sur
day newspapers distributed and read in their
immediate nelghborhood. Not inircquently
their attacks on those Of their neichbors who
maintain stoldid indifference In regard to this
particular sin ~ are sometimes very amusing
aud comical in it's character. This straining at
gnats and swallowing camels cannot BE- better
Illustrated than by rccfting couple OF Incl
dents that came to my notice lately. 4 certain
gcnt;eman and wife-two prominent church
inen,hers-Werc very much opposed (the temale
member especially to having Sunday news
papers enter their domiciie on the Sabbath day,
and, in TACT, this matter occAsioned great deal
Of controversy at certain times between nus
band und wife. They finally agreed 10 dis
pcnse with it altogether. About TWO weeks ago
q ton Of coal was delivered at the house
on Saturday afternoon, and. as he was too tired
to attend to It TINT evening, his wife found no
objection to him getting W carly on SUNDAY 1a
lear it would get ,eet he got through By church
time, and they wended their way to the sanctu-
cry, accompanied by their two children. The
other case WIS uf a thorough Calylnlstlc
Christian, formerly shoemaker by trade, OUT
now employee BY South Water street firm.
He dcspised al secular newspapers on the Lords
day, willie his good wife found no fault If one
BIZ chance came into her hlnds OIL Sunday morn
ing; but as she did not hold the purse-strings,
OF course this privilege was deoarrea her 10
great extent. Her licgc lord came home one
Saturday afternoon With his boots iu dilapt-
dated condition; he did not feel like fixing them
that evening; on Sunday morning be got up
very early, and BY church-goi time he had his
boots in llrstclass order including ne" d3d par
of nritntnSe ynIfn. Where can we Ind thee Ill
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FILLING REF0RM.
DO Not Need Forty OF Moro Let
tCr3.

=, Tho Counts DO Not Need Forty OF Moro Lett
the famous l terx
e'4S " eon'e TO tie Editor o} The Tribune
Bishop OdeD Feb. o22.-The caznor for an alpha
n9,s 70 9,ake preventative for every sound known
glish tongue purports to be based on
10 p mental principle OF phonc representa-
and vii be- 81; each elementary sound shall have
,,rhspo,. ring symbol, and, conversely, each
Alexander ch1h hall invariably represent the same
the charge of thile this is the true theory OF or
Angeles, Cal. the advocates OF the extended
The Wicklifnder discussion overleap their goal,
Newark, y. J,:,ad their alphabet with representa-
James u. Barclompound sounds, diphshonss, and
VI anas enutcn- .4ldcntions and degrees Of tone.
The Rev. ]. He shown, further on, what 4 heavy
Hamilton, and redundant alphabet becomes.
churches, will res eh and arc compound, oong)
move to Quincy, ase re- dlphtaongs, While what arc
nan,s, ath SeAs in quantity Of tone, more or
tanous 4a ~ % osr seby the consouants Of the word.
black veil in New thus provided, the airu,ncnt Ior
Messrs. John >->must fall II it has no other basis
we're ordained priesation OF the elementary sounds
pal Church at fororf, the other hand the theory
The Rev. " A. wsl|tl1stinitcly extended to rep
Mch, has been called to tie Rg and modca
Andrews Episcopal Church, in this city, anu -
there is good probability TINT he will accept.
The sudden insanity Of the Rev: John Wick
lille Beach, OF North Branford. Conn, and OF
the Kew. Mr. S0tp1cO OF new QLftchl7 provoke
inquiry as to the habits Of overWork commons
among industrious PASTORS -
The Pope has been fairly inundated with
abusive, offensive, and threatening letters from
Socialists In all parts OF Europe, who have been =.
moved to anger because os his recent encyclica.>>
His Holiness is making collection OF them.
The late Dr.. Fl. N. Brinsmade, OF Newark, n.
j., who was once teacher III Be1oi1 College,
left that institution the sum Of 5000, in addi-
ton to other sums previously given. The lega-
cy is not available till after the death OF his
widow.
The High Church clergy have sent to the
Queen protest against the Duke Of Conuaught
being married in Lent, and asking that the we'd
ding be deferred. They forget that the Prince
OF Wales was married in Lert BY the Archblsh-
op OF Canterbury.
The Rev. Arthur Murscl1, who is now on q
1ecturing tour in this country, has accepted IN
invitation to the pastorate OF the Cannon street
Baptist Church, Birmingham, England. he il
to enter upon his duties as pastor April 8. Tie
church is large and influential one.
The King Of Siam has richly endowed col
Iegc for the education OF the children of bis
Court und OF the Princes, and chilled upon tile
Rev. s. G. Mcfarland. missionary, to manage
it. The college is to be Christian college, and
President Mcfarland Is empowered to o1frr
liberal salaries to other missionaries to become
Professors.
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SUNDAY SMALL TALK.

The plumbers dying words for his absent :.
wife-"Teu her I'll meter over there.n-Aes
York Express.
Nobody IS quite UniVersalist IN moments OF
indignation. Everybody keeps private aud
select perdition for the object Of his wrath
Are good men, then, SO rare?" asks the
Christian Standard. Well, brother, that de-
pends a great deal on the taste Of the c1nnibal
who cooks them.
Eli Perkins says he often runs over to Brook
Ign aud talks an hour or two to the Rev. Mr..
Heecher. No wonder a1r. Beecher once feeling
II remarked, ''Ieven wish were dead -"-Nor-'
ristomn Herald.
A temperance society up in Meriden dfgni1es
itself by the appellation, :" Mt Ararat Lodge,n
probably because that noted mound was tie drl-
est spot on earth VIXEN Noah anchored there
.Seu Hayen Register.
They are making great fuss in New Britain
because the native caunibals have murdered and
cooked q missionary party. Did they expect that
the savages were going to eat them raw and
a1iVe?-Boston 1raot.le-.
"The Lord loveth the cheerful giver," but
there's no use chucking copper cent into the
contribution-box loud enough to make the folks
on the back seat think the communion service
has tumbled of the altar.-drgonuut-
,..cas. =, ant,vcn ahont tha wom5n tha+ hai
aesson "1. ,sha,u1s and fnieh,,,w +ha san-anno
sesel ~ - -; +a u ,a,s.a ~, y a. a111a1
>a -, t+ ~ ae,n41a+ ~ "a ~ r-al1 sHa a,t ),
~ way ~ e"1Aa~H'' -A1" "1'- wv "' =
4 little girl, whose mother had told her the
melancholy story OF Adam and Eve, looked
down for 4 moment very sadly, and then up
again very brightly, and said: aAnd they both
went into large. beautiful room, full Of bright
red apples, and ao-o=o snake, and ate drd7H the
wanted" ..-+: ~,'
The other day an 1rishraan was passing the
graveyard, where he saw two men, friends OF q
countrymau who had just died. They we're seek
ing for burial lot. 'sWho's dead!" he asked.
..Jonp Leary,' was the reply. {. When did he
die?' s.Yesrerday." tsWell, bedad, he had
folne day for it.''
rba E,o1;eb ,o,o~,,r. {u 1r,,darfu, for f+a
,,,tnes. ~ asnro.aG, Uho,' ,,1,n,har ~ NOV
" ~ ,,1s 1oa, -. a,,ah ,.n.r
fsn., 49, sas - -na, ttat's ,a,,aI soo;..
h1o Whar h,,nor,1 1870, orn.d c,71s nnon a ooor
r,;n;,,nr e0d !. oate S;3, ~ ~ hn,,sa an hdme
that;s sailed a donrtion nnrtv.
~A@~e ~1 ~ e"1
There was paraeraphist on q moral Toronto
paper who swOTe solemn oath tint he would
make Joke on the name of Bob IpgcrsOi! or
nrrish n The attcmnr He shnt i,,msejf nm On
ttst,,r1ar -, arsn;nr md crowied for4h m Monf,ov
satu1uas eseAnts A14u el."Aeo 1otsu ~ 1J "4o14aaJ
morning, pa'e, eulac1ateo+ at'o WIN soletuu
look IN h1s eyes ana the 1oiowins ITEM "a .Ins ns
Iniuresoul.'" 49,.
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curious critic has discovered thai the 1a.
nous ''Flnafore" joke about hardly ever
has Its counterpart in the old anecdote OF henry
XIV. of France. In the chapel at Versailles on
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CHURCH SERVICES.

The Rev. Charles Hall Everest breaches at
Plymouth Church. Morning subject: =. The Old
and the New Evening: So The Yoke in Youth" !"
The Rev. George II. Peekc Eiii preach ut the
Leayitt Street Church. Subject: Morning, ''The
Sin Of Unbelief"; evening, ''Polygamy OF Abrams
Time" ~,s :.
The key E. F. Wllliams will preach morn
ing and evening at tho South Church, corner OF
prcxel and Union avenues.
The Rev. Samuel j. Kidder, OF Boston, will
preach morning and evening at the Union PARK
Church
Prof. Theodore ". Hopkins will preach snosn-
ing aud evening at Lawndaic Hall.
The Rev. E. p Goodwin will preach in the
morning and the Rev Mr. Peptecosr III the ss4u-
inc at the First Church. corner af Ann and wash
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GENERAL NOTES.

The Catholic Telegraph is not ovcrpIeased With
the new French Cabinet. Gambetta's project
for scholastic reform is denounced as the de-
struction Of Ill Christian teaching.
The Episcopalians OF Richmond, Va, are un~
happy under new order o. things regarding
udornmcnts. One of the ministers announced
to his congregation last Sunday that it was the
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PERSONALS.

Moody has now been in Baltimore for three
months.
The Rev. James 81. Wilton has been invited
tn the pastorate OF the First Congregational
Church in Newark, N. j.
The Rev: e. n. Packard, Of Evanston, has re-
cetyed 3 call from the First Congregational
Church, Dorchester, Mass.
uurh a1cNeile Dean OF Rpon. who has just
died In England, was atfectiouately regarded bT
the Evangelical branch OF the Church ii En-
p1,nd as oae of its most deyoted leaders. His
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1000 houses are announced tor

Il; 60 the instance Of the municipal
here Is frightful distress, and but
apnontment to thence Of Prince Detni doH, .who
by the Oneen In IS kitchens, many would perish
Ir. Disfaei wht M starvatfoD Local. jealouses OBJ
w..-srly in the Italian Legislature that
blsnop wing gEEent while conscious that something
4as peen ,e done on its part toward the re-
LOUISIANA, VINO r;;f the whilom proud and prosper
The average aathe Medicis, shrink from lntroduc-
listers who died q which thev have zoo good reason
tt years month meet with luKeTlrm SUPPORT
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CORRESPONDENCE.
4 THEOLOGICAL PROBLEM.
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MAcoMB, ILL.,, Feb. 21.-Was man created an
immortal being, botn soul and body! If so, did
he lose the immortality OF both in the fall: If
so, how can be BE- said to possess an immortal
soul? II not. how can the doctrine Of regenera-
ton, as held by all the different orthodox Chris
tian denominations, be true!
Will some one competent please answer
through the columns OF THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE,
and obligc many searcheFs after truth,
j. G. EVANS.
AN OPEN LETTER TO TIE REV. ARTHUR
sWAZEf.
10 the Isy. Arttur .S1nazey, Chicago, lN.-MY
DEAR SIR: Your article On the "Atoncment !"
is timely and good, and wish to thank you for
its publication. For these many years have
held similar views. and, although still young
man, feel as if had grown old in trying to
reconcile common sense with the theory OF the
Church. 1t always seemed to me as though the
theology of the pulpit was not to be found in
the Bible, nor the theology OF the Bible IN the
pulpit. Your argument cannot fail to do great
gool, not alone il drawing tlno Of ulVis ion be-
tween the Bible trut. and the teachings OF the
thcolorians, although this IS very lmportaut,-
butin fam1iaFizing the people With the 'acts up
on which the doctrine OF the A:onement rests.
And yet, after all, do you not beg the ques-
ton, when, after showing that all the theories
OF the Atonenlent arc unreliable you re: afirt.1
that '.Cnrist was, in some real and potent sense,
q sacrifice for tie sins Of the Torld"! Certaln-
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Committee will give their moral support to tho
authorized English edition, and leave its fate
to tic verdict Of the churches md Bible Socic-
ties, which will in due time decide whether it
is worthy to take the place of King james YER
sion; aud to become public property.
PHILIP SCuAFF.
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Committee will give their moral support to tho
authorized English edition, and leave its fate
to tile verdict Of the churches md Bible So"ic
ties, which will in due time decide whether it
is worthy to take the place of King james YER
sion, aud to become public property.
PHILIP SCuAFF.
A PECULIAR COMMUNITY.
REMARKABLE TENETs OF SOCIETY OF PCR1s15
IN CALIFORNIA.
From fhe Santa tivSz tcal.) Democrat.
A new form OF religion is almost certain to
attract attention aud find followers, no matter
what may be the principles it advocates OF how
absurd may be the tenets ittpronoses-
We have near Santa Rosa founder OF ne"
creed, whose followers are moro numerous than
we first supposed, and whose religious opinions
until recently We have failed to understand.
Thomas Lake Harris WIS born at Fcnny
Stratford, England, May Is, 1923 and was
brought by his father to America In 1897.
His mother died when he was quite young,
and he was thrown upon bis own resources TO
obtain an education. At m early age nc e1-
hibited strong religious tendencies and poetical
imagination, and at the early age OF II he began
to write for the newspapers, and soon afterwards
be became known as frequent contributor to
the press.
When 81 years OF age he renouuced his inher-
tied Calyinistic fulth, and, entering the ministry
Of the Uniyersalist denomination, LOOK cAafce
Of the Fourth Univcrsalisr church: alter
ministration extending over periou OF aoous
twenty months he was then succeeded by the
celebrated DR.. Chapin. In the following year
he took the position he has since maintained as
40 independent teacher, and organized society
known as the Independent Christians. to which
| lie continued to minister until the outbreak Of
Spirituaism in 1850.
In that year he Joined the community at
Mountain Cove. Va At that time he was briefly
desfr;bed by Il writer as follows: SIN phos-
obhy q PIoionst in spiritual ecicnee agreeing
vii n Swedenborg and in sociology accepting the
Economical views of Fourier, he sought in
these lahors to turn the public interest in Spir-
;1na]ism in behalf of this larger und higher
rnnrc of thourht.n
II 1855 ne resumed his ministry among bis
friends in New York. and in 1857 he published
Is Arcann of Christianity,n III which lie saws:
~ innalr With coual ease and freedom the at
mosnhcre of either of the three heavens, and
an nnan1ed To bc present without the suspen-
sinn nf tic natural degree Of cousciousness,
with the anrelic Societies. whether OF the ulti-
mate, the sniritual. or celestial iegree.n iuti-
mat;nrr thereby that he had tie power OF yistin!,
hrayen or hell &c states also in lis works he
| his visits.
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as 110 have bccu seen in the inquiry room at ore
time, and scores have entered upon Christian
life. For nearly fifty years this ancient aud
honored town has not Witnessed such an
awakening.
POPULAR AMUSEMEETS.
Dr 7hn,n7s III the .i1ltance.
It would seem that the Church, and Christian
people generally, have duty to perform in ere
ating healthy public sentirnenr on this sub
jcct The Church, we think, has looked upon
amusenlcnts with too little favor. This has
come from the old ascettc idea that the flesh,
the body, is au enemy to the soul, and needs to
be put down and punished. 1t is not m enemy
to be punished, but rather noble servant
to be controlled and regulated. Pie.y
does not consist In long face aud severe
manner, and endless restrictions and pro-
hibitions; but rather in joyful, active
obedience to right. And the youth Of Our
day ehould not be taught that proper amusc-
meuts are either wrong in themselves OR incon-
arc right in themselves, and entirely proper IN
their place; but that, like anything else, may
become wrong By abuse and excess. Then, in
stead OF looking upon all amusements as wrong,
OF feeling that religion imposes hard and uu'
reasonable restraints, they would readily learu
to discriminate between the proper and the i'm
proper; and they would see the reason for avoid.
ing the wrong, and being prudent IN the use oi
the right. The wrong Is not in the drama, as
such, nor in the cards, or balls OF game; but
II 0n Id pure anu unworthy QTatud, AuA Ill LAX
abuse Of. the game. Not in the dance, as such,
is there any wrong; but in dances that are i'm
proper, or in the late hours OF the excessive e1.
.ercise. An enlightened healthy conscience and
i wise public sentiment on these questions are
greatly needed. Thousands Of youth are forced
from chcerless homes, and other thousands re-
main outside the church because OF severe re-
strictions and unwse teachings on these points;
and forced to lind their a:nllsements away nnm
the guidance and restraints OF the houie or LIE
y 4ln1,7 f1- N1a3
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to, who is made to say: 81 voluntarily laid
aside my eternal glory" ETC., leads the:mind at
tradiction Of the teaching OF the Bible, which is
motlotIleistic from beginning to end.
1t Is admitted that Christ speaks of Himself
as coming from the Father and going to the
Father, aud that By this coming aud going He
has established q union as well as communion
between the infinite and the inite-between
God and His morally responsible beings; and
VIC must also admit that this union can only be
6ecured on certain conditions made plaln to us
in His written word. Christ, however: nowhere
said that - He laid aside his eternal g'ory." And
what right has the Rev. Mr. Pcntecost to make
Christ speak words to In inquirlug soul that lie
never uttered, and in this way produce an in1-
preston not warranted BY the teaching Of the
Bible.
He had with the Father betore the world was, but
not Of having laid it aside to be taken up again.
/, wss the glory OF q divine harmony Of the es-
seutial attributes of the Infinite Spirit.
Here was the Logos or divine word, all-pow-
eriu i srsaon and Il sood sode as. heas
was, then, the divine truth and the divine life,
and by incarnation became the divine way.
Hence said Christ: 81 am the way, the truth.
md the life.'' In this representation there IS
no dividing up OF divinity, no distinct personal
ities. as many theo,osiaus have represented Il
trinity; but one eternal, almighty, ana a!l-Wlse
Being, who comes to our err1ng anu 1al!en nt-
mauity with the essential attributes OF dlyinl-
II in human form, that He might rereal Him
self to us in the flesh, and open Tue way for tie
return OF the wandercr to his Fathcr's mouse.
It is the Infinite coming out at eternity WILL =
essarc OF love to finite beings on t1lc shores OF
time. If, through abounding sin, this mani
festa,ion OF tic divine attributes became ne
ccssitr to mans moral restoration, ne not only
have the advantages of the diving plan as o~cll-
ers on this casth but angels, and pr1nGpa'at'cs,
and powers in heavenly places must PC par-
takers Of the privileges resulting from tuis LII
vine manifestation.
A little careless thinking on this subject has
induced many To indulge in such e2traVasane c1-
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witnessed better Illustration OF the. sublime
crotism OF the masculine mimi than Lhat OF ttle
ministerial condcsccns:on, the othcla1 maEnaa-
unity. with which Bishops, and Convocations,
and Prcsbyterics, and Conferences have permitted
women to occupy small portion OF that tlcid
OF Christian labor from which they themselves
are still excluded! -
They have graciously conGesccndco TO per1nlI
women to s:go aud teach'' in the name OF
Chr;s;. while authortatlycly forblddin. them
to baptizc IN that name! They may convert as
many heathcn as possible, but must not bapt lzc
True, The command Of Christ is, "Go yss:
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizins them
Truc, He made no provision for j class OF teach
ers who should not baptize: Truc' that men
and, women were alike ''cndowed with power
from on hich' to go forth and obey this COM
maud: but it is also true that men nave made
merchandise of the blood OF Cnrlst:
The Christian system, like alt which preceded
it. has been cast into the crucible Of human Gu
pidity aud thirst for power, aud there tie LABOR
OF teaching has been separated from the at OF
.bantiziur, That has been recognized as hard
work, and women are welcome to 90 II, ont tnls
has hccu marked as au official actlo1, sign OF
authority in the actor, and Only man can per
fcrtn It!
this time the Church is under its government.
Men rule because they have tue largest none5
and the toughest muscles, and women submit
BECAUSE, in the last resort. men eau "hlp them.
/. Christianity is the only religion ever proInul-
gated which was intended to change thls rule,
and SO to combine physical and moral force that
muscle should be the police iorce OF mlnd. II
was and is to call out and develop the moral
and spiritual forces Of the world for the guild
ance Of its material power, and Its failure thus
far to fulfill the prophecy spoken to the shep-
herds on the Plains Of Palestine is owing to the
fact that muscle captured IT, even as tls fnils-
,i11s III dpsnntisrn instead Of using its strength
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-06-18

PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUs1-
NEss.-Nothing but ultimate ruin
stares that farmer in the face who
does not pay personol attention
10 the minute details of his farm.
There are thousand small leaks
about the management OF an Or
dinary farm, that, if not closely
attended to, will surely bring the
most Woodworking farmer to ruin
and bankruptcy. A large portion
of The farmers eau attribute their
condition to no other cause than
the lack of close attention to the
small details Of the farm. Close
supervision Of the machinery
tools, stock and their feed, a place
for everything and everything IN
it's place. No hired help is as
much interested in attending to
these duties as the farmer himself
such a course would, in few
months or years at most, enable
many farmers who are now on a
down hill grade to again begin to
ascend, and if persevered in, will
surely make headway against
what would otherwise look doubt
ful.-lNaine Farmer.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-06-18

Poor GIRLs.-The poorest girls
in the world are those who have
never been taught to work. There
are thousands Of them. Rich pa
rents have petted them they
have been taught to despise labor,
and depend upon others for a
living, and are perfectly helpless.
If misfortune comes upon their
friends, as it often does, their case
is hopeless. The most forlorn and
miserable women upon earth be-
long to this class. 1t belongs to
parents to protect their daughters
from this deplorable condition.
They do them 8 great wrong if
they neglect it. Every daughter
should be taught to earn her own
living. The rich as we'll as the
poor require this training. The
wheel of fortune rolls swiftly
round-the rich are very likely to
become poor, and the poor rich
Skill to labor is no disadvantage
to the rich, and is indispensable
to the poor. Well to do parents
must educate their daugeters to
work; no reform is moro impera'
tive than this.