The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-04-30
M. TAME AND THE PRAYER BOOK.

4h4N6 AMI 1hE fhA1Eh 6OOk.
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 a wonderful book; and that not by rea.
son of the rhythm of its words or melody
of its sentences, but because it is healthy
book. TIL, 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 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
noblemindedness, the restrained enthusiasm
of the heroic poetic souls who had red :scov.
cred Christianity.
'The master thought is always that of
the heart humbled before invisible Justice,
and only imploring His grace in order to
obtain His amendment Such state of
mind ennobles man and introduces q sort
of impassioned gravity in all the important
actions of his life."
The auJnur gUco uu " ousUrftu O ,i,iv w
an English church ION Sunday, in the
silence of business and pleasure, between
the bare walls of the village church, where
no image, er-uoto, no accessory worship,
comes to distract the eyes, the seats are
full; the powerful Hebraic verses THE
Psalter] knock like the strokes of batter
ing ram at the door of every soul then the
liturgy unfolds its imposing supplications !;
and at intervals the song of the congrega
ton. combined with the organ, comes to
sustain the peoples devotion. :. . All is in
agreement-place, music, text, ceremony
to set every man personally and without
human mediator in tho presence CT a 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 peculiarities, and
Christianity must adapt itself TO them. But
there is protest in the Prayer Book against
several manifestations of error in worship
first against all superstition. In no unin-
spired book can there be found such protest,
while at the same time it maintains due rev.
erence for the outward man b,ing CON-
posed of body as we'll as soul, and therefore
needing outward aids. But there is plain.
ness, majesty about all its forms, an ab-
sence of meretriciousness and vulgarity whtch
command the highest respect.
There is protest through oil this book
against an hysterical religion which exhib-
its itself in deep feeling without being ac-
companicd by that repentance whereby we
fJrsake SIM" 1t protests as we'll against
one of the great faults Of p,sritantsm-a
disposition to meddle wiM our neighbors-
as when it prays :-"Send thy Holy Ghost,
and pour into our hearts that most excel.
lent gift Of charity, without which whoever
liveth is counted dead before thee;" or
when it says, "Grant us 80 to put away the
leaven of malice and wickedness that we
may always serve Thee in pureness of liv.
ing and truth" The great matters this
book makes prominent are, deep contrition
for sin, profound humility before God, ear
nest faith in Jesus Christ our Ssviour, de-
pendence upon the aid Of the Holy Spirit
respect for our fellow men, obedience to al
laws, heavenly, family, of the church or Of
the State in a sentence, that His word may
"be so grated inwardly in our hearts that
it may bring forth in us the fruit of gooo
Hoimg."-iSouthern 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 noarly com.
pleted, which in point Of strength and beau.
ty of finish will compare favorably with the
coaches from other factories. He is build
ing q second one, which he hopes to have
ready for the track by the time summer
travel begins in earnest Firt rate cars can