New-York tribune., 1880-10-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


heresy respecting the divine law OF the
| sabbath, was recently allowed to defend him
self before the Synod OF kentucky. Inc
offence with which he was charged was teacn-
| ing that there is no Scflptural command 10 oo-
serve the first day of the week, as an analogue
| 10 The Jewish seventh and the Presbytery had
declared that this doctrine was hostile 70 tue
| Scriptures as interpreted by the standards OF
| the Church. In the course OF MS deiehce nc
SAID " trust that you VIII not share ihe splrit
which showed itself upon the floor OF my Pres
! bytery. They would not listen TO Scripture, nor
! history, nor reason. There was but one cry
| The creedl the creed the creed as We under
stand IL or else no part of this ministry with us.
| Listen TO me- my brethren II you condemn me
| the consequences upon myself are trliing but
| upon the Church mOmentOus IN the last degree.
IF you declare that there is no course open ex-
cept literal and savish adhesion to the Sonies-
sion of Fatn, what have you dOnet There is
no difference Of any value between the fiesDy-
terian and the Roman Church. 1 on make Dy
such an action the Confession OF falth sup
plement to Holy Writ, and Rome doe no more
| for the decisions of the Council OF Trent. "A
prominent member of my congregation wouiu
scarcely believe me when assured nm tnS I my
former sentence rested upon an express as
e!aimer Of crlDtural authority, ana an unpehdc
! ing enforcement of mere Interpretation OF
Scripture. ! ask you to see well TO the interests
with which You are charged. BY such course
vOu will alienate from you every man III whose
bosom there stirs one pulse OF religious ITeedOul
and hOne. Such principle III sucn al aSo -
| immediate starvation and early deaJl. men oi
| strength and virtue will hate you G0d grant
| that / be not the occasion OF bringing so uetP
disgrace uDon the Church | have loved and
| served II you condemn me- the loss OF me Is oI
no moment but the instinct OF freedom Is not
destroyed by destroying me. In the clergy IL
! self there is many man VINO, Ike me, deelns 1t
no crime TO think aud labor for himself. You
will stab the last one Of these through me- ana
| theg are your wsest yOuI nODiest ana DesO' anu
I thtr ~, N V.
| NV condemnation on a point like this Will be
| the death-blOw TO their hopes they are, for
| the most part, unlike me- mild and gentle
men. They will n0t cry out, but they VIII
| sadly contemplate this their new fetter ana
will wear il only where they are helpless TO
| strike il OIL The case was submitted 10 the
! synod and the Judgment Of the Presbytery was
reaffiTmed by unanimous vote
Mr.. MOODY IN CmCAGO.-Mr. Moody and
Mr. Sanke- recently conducted religious
meeting in Farwell Hall, Chicago. In the
| course of his sermon the preacher remarked
that hundreds Of thousands IN the Chlrcn OF
| God to-day had been seized with spiritual
| leprosy and been laid aside az vessels no
| longer meet for His service. Iney mlghC
! barely get into heaven, but they were no
! longer of any use here. In all ages UOu
! never had used proud nun or proud wo-
man. or a cOnceted man or a concerted W0-
man. If the auditors would take their bIples
! they would iind that the men whom Goa mas
used in all ages had TO get gllmpses OIL Them
| selves before He used them. Moses nad 10
! have his look into the burning Dush before
! he became Il changed man. COO had taken
! him to Horeb and kept him there IN HIS
! scnool for years before Moses was Mt 20 go
| down into Egypt and teach the peop'e.. his
! mother he said, ." had conceived HIM III SIN,
| and lie prayed God TO purge hlm- ms was
| when he awakened to IA reaiIzau0n OF What
| he was and 80 1t was with JOO. JOD tnOugnC
| he was good man. but when GOA reHeaeu
| ~. hau he
! the dung-hIll and then God lifted nm up.
| Isaiah lad to have his SINS purged away.
| Mr. Moody contended that that was just what
was needed by the chuTcn to-day lhere
was not that difference between the church
| and the world that there should De mere
was too much conformity with the world, 700
| much letting down. He urged Christians TO
! pray that the angel of the Lord would come
| as it did to Isaiah and take the coal from the
altar and put 1t on their lips. God was not
! going to send men out INTO his vineyard 10
work who were dIsObedIent. As long as tney
went hand and glove WITH the wOrld G0d
| would never Use them. AFTER the sermon MI;
! Moody offered one of his tervent prayers, ana
| Mr. Sankey sang the verses OF the hynn
Bring III the >heayes," the audience joining
/ III the chorus. After this he sang as a SOLO
/ SAW "A Wayw0n Traveller IN Iattered
/ Garments Clad" and his voice seemed to
| awaken in the audience emotions similar 10
! those of previous years The rattle WHEN
| once seemed TO threaten the destruction OF
| his voice mas gone.
| Mr.. STURGEON on EARNEsTSEss.-Mr. Spur
! ceon addressed the Baptls Union at the Metro
| Doiitan Tabernacle, London, fortnight ago.
/ After 4 ca,ua! reference 10 the pOIucai out
/ s1okpungss OF some % the BapUSt brethren,
! which he excused on tie ground tLat they
| would always be the Radicals or the IlllcAiS'
lie went on 20 reIer generally 90 Jhe sdIlehV "uc-
/ trnal points winch concerned them rs "a OOdy az
/ the present time. A l0ul Outcry was now ueard
| against unbelief. Wei, that at Las, proved Tie
| existence OF some belief sOmeNhere. lie was
/ afraid, however tlat mucn OF their preaching
was of a watered- down description, resembling
| the wine brought into Rome from the C3ln-
| magma For himself he believed lE cod and 10
| fre Gospel because he should be 1901 II ne
| dId not, and there was no KNOWN process oy
/ which he could ever De brought 10 dlsDelleYe
! tbese great realities. There were some tnlngS
| obout which Il man WAS auiie certain and he
was not to be reasoned Wth about lhcst. ID
those of the present day who would say 10 MN
| oh pO>sibly there is Il God possibly the
! GoSnel is true ne would reply: On, possibly,
my dear sir, possibly ! have wife. have
spOken to her short time since. ana have
spoken tO God since then. Regarding the doc
| trine OF prayer and It's merely reflex influence
on man, he could only say that he was not yet
/ reduced to such a state OF mental mDecillty as
| to accent that doctrine. He would as soon 20
/ and whistle TO VesuVlus as he would THINK oil
! pruying to God who did not IN his belief both
! near and answer him. Touching on denomna-
| tionalism, he advocated the merits OF holding
| firmly 10 their sound doctrines. Were they, he
| asked. prepared to join the Church OF England
| . No. no.J He loved his brethren ol the
| Church of England, and would cooperate Wlth
| them in good works, but he was not prepared 10
| i0in a Church subject 10 a Parliament which did
not acknowledge Christ. Mr.. Sturgeon con
| cluded his address by an earnest exhOrtatiOn to
! lead lives OF holiness and earnestness, so that
! il theirs we're lives short III duration they might
/ also be lives of long and lasting power.
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| A Historic CHURCH.-St. Johns Church.
! Richmond, was reOpened last sunday. af,er be
! ing closed foI several weeks for repairs. This
! il The church where met OH the 2Oth Of March,
! I77j. the second Patriot Convention OF Nir-
! llnia. and it WAS there that Patnck Henry
| gnye utJerance 10 the words: Give me liberty
| - ,,;,o IN. death The Nirginia Convention