The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-08-11


ural for Southern Ohio to be orthodox in rel.
gon as 1t is for 1t to have beech trees or limestone
water And also: "As showing how this
region loves what is called orthodox forms alone
must mention that even the so-called wicked
men, VINO go to church but little, must when
ehey DO go, wend their way to the old leeiti
mate places. They will not seek out some I'M
tarian or Universalist chapel but when a reli
gious humor strikes one of them he seems to need
good, square sermon on the good, old themes.
i Dylng, these hardened souls want an orthodox
funeral, all else seeming to them deusion and
asnare. What pity that as much cannot be
said of Chicago i Presbyterian Banner. r
Notwithstanding the new forms of
wlckedness and unbelief and the revival of old
| systems, the gospel is making rapid progress in
this country. In 1900 the population of the
country was 100000, and the membership of
\ the Evangelical churches 100000 or about one
In eighteen. In 1879 the membership was 8
100000, or as regards population one in FIVE.
Since 1900 the population has increased nine
times. and the membership of the churches
twentyseven times
The Examiner, and Chronicle iusti-
mes the building of Baptist church in town
otherwise well supplied with churches. on the
ground of the distinctive difference between the
relations entertained by Baptists to Pedobaptist
churches and those existing between the several
Pedobaptist churches themselves. The point Is
well made: nevertheless we know of more than
one locality where the kindliness of bearing of
the Pedobaptist minister toward the Bantists
rendered the establishing of Baptist church
impossible. The best way to insure the orpani.
eaton of Baptist church in a community bayino
none, is for the Pedobaptst brother to deliver
under the gulse of a sermon philippe against
6aptlsts generally and immersion in particular
One OF the strongest Presbyterian churches on
the Hudson, not hundred miles from ALBANY
was established because of bitter anti resby
terrain sermon delivered by minister of on
opposing denomination And the preliminary
steps were taken in the vestibule of his church
Immediately after the delivery of his sermon.
Christian at Work
The LORDS DAY. QUEsr1oN.-A
circular is being issued by the Working Mems
hord Day Rest Association in Great Britain
IN opposition to the two motions before Parlia |
ment Tor opening museums on the Sabbath
winch gives the opinions of the late and the
present Prime Ministers this question as fol. |
lows: Go 4Oi
The Ear of Beaconsfeld, in voting against the
opening OF museums, said in the House of Lords |
vi all DIVINE institutions the most Divine is |
that which secured day of rest for man 7
hold 1t to be the most valuable blessing ever |
conceded to man. 1t is the corner stone of |
civilization, and its removal might even effect
the health OF the people. What is proposed is |
great change and those who suppose for mo- |
nfI
Cne NOBLE baron to open museums will find thew
are mistaken" 'i0y
Right Hon. W E. Gladstone M. P has al.
ways voted against the opening of the British
museum &c: on the Lords day, and in a repIv
70 aeputatlon IN March. 1869, he said: The
rehglous Observance of Sunday is a main nron
OF the religious character of the country ~
a moral social, and physical point of view tba
observance OF Sunday Is duty of absolute con. |
sequence In letter dated January 10 1875 |
MI! MI Gladstone wrote as follows to Mr.. G Hill |
Denevlng In the authority of the Lords dav
as religous institution, must as a matter of
course desire the recognition of that authorize
oy others. But, over and above this, have nv |
SELL In the course of laborious life signallv ex
Perlenced both its mental and physical benefits |
can hardly overstate its value in this view
ana Tor the interest of the working men of this
country alike IN these and in other vet HIGHER
respects, there is nothing I more anxionslv de-
SIRE than that they should more and more high
~ appreciate the Christian day of rest
The National Baptist publishes
| tabulated list of one hundred Bantist bvmn |
writers, with the first line of each Of the bnlt
hymns The list is larger than we thought but
Oh tnese hymns only about twenty have attained
permanent popularity. Among these are:
Come, Holy Spirit, come.-Beddome
Jesus, Thou art the sinners friend-Bnrnbam
Nlia scenes OF confusion and creature COM
pldluIS-O6n0arn.
Blest be the tie that binds.-Fawcett
Come thou fount of every blessing.-Robipson
g CHRISTIAN heroes, go, proclaim.-Draper.
Jesus, full OF all compassion-Turner.
Another SIX days work in DONE. Stennett
On Jordan's stormy banks l stands Stem
nett - "'0"
The day is past and gone.-Leland.
My country, it's of thee-Smith.
., Only the last two are by American writers.
Churches refuse each others creeds and cate
chlsms' but the Protestant denominations be. |
come unit In their hymnology, drawing their |
hymns. from all sources, the Methodist Wesley. |
the High Churchman Toplady. with Bisbop
| heTr, ADDISON, and Steel of the Establishment.
ana the Noncontormist Watts, the Roman Catho. |
nc III faoer and Newman, and the whole choir of
IN Inc wonderfully sweet medieval singers, the
Unitarian Adams and Peabody,-all f1rnisbinp
hymns sung with equal fervor bv churches
militant by Presbyterians, Congregationalists |
Eplscopallans, Baptists, Methodists, by Chris |
tians OF whatever name. All of which shows
mat though composed of many members. the
body Is yet one; In view of this, how pitiably |
weak and Puerile is that spirit which refuses a |
hymn or hymnal, because the author of the
one or compiler Of the other is not the disciple
OF particular denomination. There is such a |
SPlrlt' we are sorry to say, while we are clad to
know u courts privacy and naturally sbuns
the light OF open day.-Chri8tian at Work.
The crop Of 1879 was very large one
but the crop of the present year promises
to be greater The via1J of II - III