, 1879-06-22
THE CHICAGO rRlBUNE SUNDAY JUNE a PAGES

Chicago church is permitted to rest very
long, and DR.. EvEnTs has been called back to
his old church in Brooklyn where he preached
thirty years ago. DR.. SULLIVAN, of Trinity
Episcopal Church, concluded few months
ago that it was his duty to return to Canada
Several. different reasons were alleged: aa the
moving cause Of this return to bis former
people. The Doctor himself complained be-
cause the Chicago people did not !" tackle
hndl =" to his pet notion Of congregational
singing, and he also found fault because they
were generally of the opinion that one day
in the week YVES enough for church going,
and hence neglected the mid-week prayer
meetings. =; It IS possible, too, that tho
church debt WAS felt to be too heavy load !;
but re can scarcely doubt that DR.. SULLIVAN
was convinced that be should not longer d.
prive the Canadians of the valuable expert
ence he had acquired in a Chicago pulpit.
Within the last few days, however, not less
than four eminent clergymsn have been en-
tioed an ~ from their Chicago congregations.
ROBERT Co1nYEn, the Unitarian !; DR.. PAT
TON, tho Presbyterian oontrovorsialist; DR..
HARRIS, the pastor of st. James ,Epis-
copal Church and DR.. KoH1En, the Jewish
Rabbi, seem to have decided with one accord
to seek new spheres Of usefulness. Mr.
Co1nYER has had q change Of residence in
mind for some years be has felt, as he him.
self frankly confesses, that he has been
threshing over old stray during the lator por-
ton Of his long Chicago career, and he Eis
now following the conviction that he can
make more effective use of his rich accu-
mutation Of material among new people.
Probably it YVES only the unusually strong at
tachment that had been formed between Mr.
COLLIER and his congregation that delayed
the separation 20 long, rs the Same, bond
makes that separation so bitter now. Dr.
PATTON is eminently fitted for the position of
Theological Professor which he is to assume
in London. He has probably no superior
as teacher Of dogma; and if Pres:
byterian orthodoxy is in any; danger,
in England, or if there are any re-;
fractory preachers or: troublesome students
that need disciplining over there, he is the
man Of all others for that work; he did not
succeed in getting SWINE into the strait
jacket, it is true, but CALVIN himself, with
all the harsher, methods Of his time, could
hardly have accomplished that. Dr.. HAnn1s
can scarcely be blamed, even by the loast
worldly, for accepting a Bishops call that
sort of call is the loudost that can be made
in a clergymau's career till GABRIEL shall
blow his trumpet, and DR.. HAnn1s, in person.,
associations, and education, is eminently
qualified for the purple and mitre, whether
worn actually or metaphorically. Besides,
DR.. HARRIS has always been progressive.
He began life, SO far as We know, as Con-
federate officer: he became lawYer after
the War, and lived in New York; then he
entered the Church, and adopted Chicago as
his home. ANY man who conld make such
immense stride as these could not reason
ably DO expected to stop short Of Bishopric.
As to DR.. KoHLEn, the Jewish Rabbi
ha has the best reason Of ail for
quitting Chicago. Two. Sundays are,
too much for ths most orthodox
and most devout minister. We don't be-
u6Fa llab AHJ cuEIot11A4 G4e1Et 1Hu COuiA
stand it. One day in seven set ASIDE for
Divine worship, whether it be the Sabbath
Saturday or Sunday, the seventh or the
first day in the week,--is proper and sa1u-
tary allotment, which both Jew and Chris
ton believe to be Of Divine origin but the.
devotion Of two days to churoh-g going is cer-.
tainly exacting. Those Israelites may stand
it who. bsing in doubt, go to church neither
On Saturday nor On Sunday; but the Rabbi,
who must put in an appearance on both
days, is justified in looking up q congrega-
ton that will be satisfied with one day in
the week. ''
Chicago has reason to regret collectively,
as the various congregations do individually,
The loss Of clergy men who have done such
excellent service in this community; but it
is consolation to feel that, at about one
and the same time; ministers Of the Jewish.
Episcopnlian, Presbyterian, and Unitarian
denominations have concluded that the Chi
cago people are not now SO much in need of |
their admonitions as are the people Of other
cities.