The New York herald., 1879-09-14

'EMBER IA, lS79.-QUINTU
Just from Andover Seminary he found but three
time after a church of fve was formed. Now he
leaves a church Of over sixty nemoers with . good
brick edihce finished and paid for and good con-
gregation and sunday school,
METHODIST.
DR.. II. B. Ridgway of Cincinnati. after an ex-
tended tour in the North aud Northeast spent o
little time mere last week route 10 his home. He
has accepted the pastorate Of the Walnut Hills
Church. il that city. and will begin his work there
| at
The Rev: DR.. Crawford. pastor OF ST. Lukc's
very i'll since no arrived in San Francisco from the
Continent At last reports. however. he was i'm
proving and expected to be here about the middle Of
Rev. John Wilson mas been transferred by Bishop
Simpson from Seabright and appointed pastor Of
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, Long
Branch.
Bishop Wiley after closing his Official work as
president of the Methodist Episcopal Conferences in
| Europe expected to sail from Liverpool yester
day. The steamer will be due at New York about
The Revs NJ. s. Vail and c. Bishop sailed from San
Francisco. Cal few days ago 70 engage In mission
! The Rev. G. DeB. Stoddard, of Providence Con-
ference. has withdrawn from the ministry and men,
bership of the Methodist Episcopal Church. deposit
ing his ordination parchments in the hands of his
presiding elder. His reasons for this step-which
was complete surprise to most II not all. OF ms
! scquaintances-he has not seen nit to make public.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
/ new United Brethren Church at Columbus Grove.
D Dc Ssans sePs%Dsn Ss G
"a feet with basement story. aud will cost $4,000
Rev p; s: Henry. d, D.. has resigned the presi-
thought Rev J. l.. Porter. d. D.. will be appointed
TO succeed Dr. Henry.
Jerusalem Church has just been held in London.
Rev Moses L. Lord. Of Stanford. KY. rebuked his
time the door opened to admit o worshipper. by
saying. III you win give me your close attention 1
Will Keep LOOK out on tnat aoor' ana II anything
worse than man enters will you in time to
make your escape"
OF the s54 Young Mems Christian Associations in
the United States 66 own buildings which valued
ut 924. TO- ~ associations have building funds col
lected which amount in the aggregate to s234.lS
and their real estate and other property is valued
So 295 600. There 35 railroad iations ia
and agents. $40 associations have reading
rooms. 6l9 have an aggregate membership of 1882.
and 468 expend $316.240 annually for current
penses.
range Of observation than Dr. II. W. Bellows, and
cant" is not generally Unitarian failing. There
fore o recent remark of his is striking and worth
woman who steadily evnded the house of prayer and
public worship on the Lords Day-who habitually
neglected 1t, and had theory on which 1t was neg
lected-that did not come to grief and bring other
people to grief"
FORTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
INFANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. By THE REV. r.
DE SOFA MENDEs.
DR.. F. de sola Mendes resumed his minstratons in
the Forty+ourth Street Synagogue on the 9th inst.
Yesterday he took his text from Deuteronomy,
XXI, l3@Gather the people together-men, women
and children" &c. We have read this morning, said
the Doctor. the last public ordinance of teacher
Moses. He had written down the law received during
period of forty years ana transmitted 1t to
the of Levi, whose lips to keep the know-
edge. He now makes provision for its public recital
by appointing 1t to be read before tho whole of
sembled Israel at the end Of every years. At
this reading not only the adult men and women of
Israel were to be present. but the children as wen
In order that the various precepts and ordinances
which they had been taught in their homes practi-
cally shoud be impressed firmly on their memories
by hearing them proclaimed in their connection.
that important factor of civilization the public IN
structon of the young. Homo tuition we'll
cared for Gods word was taught diligently" but
public instruction in the national religion is pro-
vided for hero alone. And yet no doubt 1t suf-
cient when taken in conjunction with the continu-
home training, and with the fact that the recital
was in the vernacular of the day. But in this age
these annual gatherings are no more held; even if
intelgible TO the children of day? How
is the future to be provided for? How and
mean, said Doctor Mendes. not the calendar Of tho
fasts and the fessts, the ritual and the ceremonies
which may safely be left to home example, II the
ITSELF treating OF the Creator and mans duty to
Him. of the duty of man to his fellow. and coequal
with these for us. Israels duties the selected
ton who. both by its traditions in the past and its
example in the present. Is to be the God-ordained
prophet unto the nations. preaching Gods love to
His creatures the hand and the duties of in
teerity and virtue on the other
UNsECTARIAN EDUCATION.
It Is the boast of this great country's system of
education that 1t is unsectarian that matter what
the scholars creed is he may receive his secular in
whatever 1t boots not to inquire here how far
this boast is reconcilable with the fact--of which
children hear and learn Christian hymns of adora-
ton at public school: but the principle in the alb
under the circumstances. Until all men agree
what Is to be believed and on what s to be disbe-
lieved school for those Of many faiths must teach
no faith at all. This is the unfortunate necessity
into which our overanxious zeal forces Unsec-
tartan education and the result is that our youth
grow up Goddess and faithless Their belief is
money and power; their commandments, be rich.
be fashionable. What is the cure' Our fam
Where shall the elements Of religion and
morality be implanted in the souls of the
a yonngr Our prisons are run; our worknonses
all for lack OF efficient religious education. or.
might say. all because of our unsec tartan system of
instruction. Tho problem has been solved, but
only theoretically. by man who has given life
times Intelligent study to the question. He would
taught by over-zealous teachers such distinctions
the doctrines of trsnsubstantiation incarnation,
erence to the Deity. the bountiful giver of all
the goods Of life. in charity TO fellows
and in truth and rectitpde In their own conduct.
This theory contains the germ Of future in
remedying the crying educational ills of the time.
God speed the germ and open mems eyes to the
truth. for then Moses last most sacred injunc-
ton be carried out, "chidrcn who know not~
with this foundation shall then be able to hear. to
and TO practise intelligcnty and sincerely tho
precepts and ceremonies of une-h honored faith.
TEMPLE BETHEL.
JUDAISM AND THE JEWISH PULPIr-sKnMoN
By THE REV. Oh. X KoHLER
The Rev. DR.. K Koher preached yesterday his
FIRST in English since his installation min
isser Of the Temple Beth-El. Lexington Tho
emblem of Judaism. said tho Doctor is light. 1t
suggestive of instruction and diffusion Of knowl-
edge Heathenism lays all stress sscrihcial nre.