The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-04-30

We would gladly fit up the catafalque and
play the Rog les March .'"-N Y World.
M. TAME AND THE PRAYER BOOK.
This is not perfect book 1t is no won
der that men having looked at it from many
different points of view, some with friendly
some with unfriendly eyes, have seen spots
and blemishes within. Though not perfect,
it is wonderful book; and that not by rea-
son Of the rhythm of its words or melody
of its sentences, but because it is q healthy
book. Th, religion of Christ it inculcates
is the religion Of a rational being like man.
M. Taine, French scholar, has found
this out, and makes much of it in his ellis
tory of English Literature"-an admira-
bic book, il which the full spirit of the
Reformation breathes out, where, beside the
moving tenderness Of the gospel and the
many accents of the Bible, throb the pro-
found emotion, the grave eloquence, the
noblcmin dcdness, the restrained enthusiasm
of the heroic poetic souls who had red scov-
cred Christianity
"The master thought is always that of
the heart humblcd before invisible justice,
aud only imploring His grace in order to
| obtain His amendment. Such state of
mind ennoblcs man and introduces sort
Of impassioncd gravity in all the important
actions of his life"
Tie author Sues ueoUIlDo q ,isiU w
an English church :-"On Sunday, in the
silence of business and pleasure, between
the bare walls of the village church, where
no image, cr-uoto, no accessory worship:
comes to distract the eyes, the seats are
full the powerful Ucbraic verses the
Psalter] knock like the strokes of q batter
ing ram at the door of every soul then the
liturgy unfolds its imposing suppications !;
and at intervals the song Of the congrega-
ton. combined with the organ, comes to
sustain the peoples devotion. :. .Al is in
agrcement-place, music, text, ceremony
to set every man personally and without a
| Human mediator in the presence CT just
God, and to form moral poetry which shall
sustain and develop the moral sense"
There are in the Christian world differ
ent manifestations of the Christian religion,
which, if they be not divergent from the
| truth as revealed, are not to be depised.-
Every nationality has its pecularitics, and
Christianity must adapt itself to them. But
there is protest in the Prayer Book against
several manifestations of error in worship
splrcd book can there be found such protest,
while at the same time it maintains due rev.
ercncc for the outward man being COM
posed of body as well as soul, and therefore
needing outward aids But there is plain
ness, majesty about all its forms, an alb
sence of meretriciousncSs and vulgarity ,chich
command the highest respect.
There is protest through all this book
against an historical religion which exhib-
its itself in deep feeling without being ac-
companicd by that repentance whereby VIC
fJrsake SIM" 1t protests as well against
one of the great Jauhs Of puritanism-a
| disposition to meddlc UM omr neiyhJors-
as when it prays Send thy Holy Ghost,
and pour into our hearts that most excel
lent gift of charity, without which whoever
livcth is counted aaad before thee" or
when it says, "Grant us so to put away the
lcaven of malice and wickcdncss that we
may always serve Thee in purencss of liv-
book makes prominent are, deep contriton
for sin, profound humility before God, ear
nest faith in Jesus Christ our Saviour, de-
pendencc upon the aid Of the Holy Spirit,
respect for our fellow mon, obedience to all
laws, heavenly, family, OF the church or OF
the State in a sentence, that His word may
"bc SO grated inwardly in our hearts that
it may bring forth in us the fruit of gool
HUiny. Southern Churchman.
HOME MECHANIsM.-Major Anderson,
the excellent Superintendent Of the S. &
u. and s. & a. Roads has gone regularly
to coach making. lie has one nearly com
plctcd, which i'll point Of strength and beau
ty of finish will compare favorably with the
coaches from other factories. He is build.
ing second one, which he hopes to have
ready for the track by the time summer
travel begins in earnest. Firt rate cars can
be built right here in Spartanburg, and all
the money for the material and work is paid
out to our people here at home. Major
Anderson deserves well Of the community
at largo and Of the owners Of the road i'll
particular for the enterprise manifested in
the railroad shops at this placc.-'Spor'oa
A yankee traveller says he saw a wheat
field in California seventeen miles long, and
when the owner plows it he starts on ono
furrOW and pOcs all 11y calnr.. ont 1t n 'cht