The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-28

posed to instrumental music in the
churches, and saysthat the introduction
Of the organ into some Of them Is Of
Northern origin, Elisa historical fact
II continues, THAT II q preacher among Us
was born and raised In the South he Is op.
posed TO the organ H. In the North, he Il
in favor Of II. Whether born or raised
North or South, II 0 Democrat, he Is OPP.
posed to instrumental music In church; II
. Republican, he Is decidedly in favor Of
It :. Those preachers among Us In
Kentucky, under whose influence the
churches here have introduced the organ
were either Northern born or, ifSouthern
born, were Northern raised. Kentucky
is, perhaps, becoming more and more
NorLhernized In its views, tastes and ways.
The same Is true Of the whole South"
Able MoIoSo, editor OF a Catholic Paris
paper, presents himself as the champion
defender Of the verify Of Bible history.
He is particularly incensed at the skepti.
cism Of tho London Society Of orientalists
for Its insinuation that the IsrSelites
crossed the Dead Sea dry.shod on the
isthmus Of suez and not not on dry land
caused by tho sudden dividing Of the
waters. The able now proposes to show
the society that they are in error. He be.
lieVe9 the time has come 70 invite the
whole Christian world 10 unite with him
in grand and noble enterprise-that oil
fitting out an expedition to go in search
Of the eloquent remains Of the Egyptian
cavalry buried in the Red Sea, with their
chariots, horses, hOTsemen, treasures, etc"
lie states 1t as his belief that these monu.
mental remains will certainly be disCov'
cred by digging Tor them, and that they
will be found In an excellent state OF pre-.
servation owing 10 the action Of the salt
In which they arc buried. 1t Is proposed
TO form sort Of ioint.StoCk company, the
bonds to bear no interest, but the stock.
holders to be reimbursed by division Of
the money proceeding from the sale Of the
discovered treasures.
A BONE Of contention ut the general
yearly conventions of Uniyersalists for
two years past has been the proposed
amendment to the Winchester confession
that in the clause I'VE believe there is one
God, . who will finally restore
the v h0fe 4amily,of mankind to holiness
and happiness" the word restore be
omitted, and.th word bring be substituted
forlt, The amendment was voted down
last year but will DO again pressed this
year, and Rev. Edwin Q. Sweetser has
written an open letter to the demonina.
ton giving reasons whyit should prevail
"The present language or creed. he says,
Unnecessarily implies that the whole
family OF mankind has been holy and
happy; and, as 1t is patent fact that It's
individual members, now existing on
earth, have been neither holy nor perfect.
~ happy at any period since they came
here, the implication plainly Is either that
they were holy and happy in previous
state or that they were representatiyely so
in the earlier members OF The family, ali Of
whom must be supposed to have at some
time been holy and happy. " We
may tinall yattain unto godliness, and lis
consequent happiness; but We cannot be
restored to it, because we never have been
in such state. Wenever have been holy,
and therefore cannot be restored to holi.
ness"
A GREAT sensation has been created at
Chicago by the charge OF plagiarism against
Rev. DR.. Lorimer, late OF Boston. He
preached beautiful sermon, which was
identified by some Methodist clergymcn
in the audience who wero in Chicago at
tending conference. The sermon was
solicited by newspaper and compared
with sermon of Rev. DR.. Parker's, Of
London, when on extraordinary identity
for whole paragraphs was disclosed. For
instance, DR.. Lorimer said:
Here are two sculptors talking; one Of
them has found fragment, he says: "This
has been done by no common hand; ut
present do not know its author, but il
has a look about it that means great deal
to my eye" The other artist says: at is
not anonymous to mo. l know the his.
tory OF the fragment; it was moulded BY
the chisel OF Phideas. The fragment that
an hour ago was IN anonymous treasure,
beautiful within certain lines, leaps into
historical importance, and into value DO.
yond gold"
DR.. Parker said year ago:
Here arc two sCulptors talking; one Of
them has found fragment; he says:
This has been done by no common
hand; at present l do not know its author.
but it has look about it that means a
great deal to my eye." The other man
examines 1t and says: cts not anony-
nous to me. know the history OF that
fragment; that was nodded by the chIsel
oil Phideas. The fragment that an hour
ago was an anonymous treasure, beautiful
within given small lines, leaps into
historical Importance, and into valve be-
yond gold"
TIE work Of yiktor Rydberg on "The
Magic of the Middle Ages" OF which a
translation has been made by August
ujalmar Edgren, is at once { serious pole
mic work, and an entertaining sketch OF
the strange superstitions which have pre-.
vailed in Europe, and of which traces still
linger in popular iancies. As q polenic
work 1t may be said 10 DO an assault upon
the doctrine Of the existence OF the devil.
That is to say, it is historical review, de.
signed to show the origin, history, false.
hood and mtschievous effect OF the doc.
trine OF apersonal devil or personal devils;
the doctrine that tho world of spirits IS
double, and that the principles Of good
and evil, in personal form, arc at war with
each other in the universe.
What the author calls the dualistic no.
tion-that, the conception Of the existence
OF good and bad spirits-originated with
ZOroaster and his followers. The author
says:
"The dualism Of the Middle Ages was
derived from Persia. 1t is tho essential