New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

surrounded by range OF cl0isteTB with Stone
fretted vaults, The enclosed area is to be laid
and spire Of enormous height viii rise above
the southern gates The chapel il to be Of
cathearaI-like dimensions. The library, the
refectory, and the chapter-h0use will be on Q
grand SCALE Each choir monk will have u bed
room. sitting-room, two wOrk-l0oms, and q
separate garden. Fishponds, windmill, and
lake are being constructed, and the nucleus Of
good library is already formed. The money
Generally the titular abbots of all the old Eng
lish chief religious houses have been kept up
by the Roman Catholics, VINO even now. have,
it Is reported. some quiet ecclesiastic called
the Abbot of Westminster.
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke remarked in
the course at sermon In the Church OF the
Disciples, Boston, last Sunday night, that in
saying that they can get along just as well
without the Sunday service, and that they de-
rive no benefit from the preaching. This ten
dency is no DOUBT in part reaction from that
IigOr of church. going that prevailed with
former generations, with whom attendance at
church was regarded sacrament, as some
thing good of itself independent of what might
be derived from listening to or partaklng IN the
services. So far has the reaction gone that IN
Boston man Is thought quite as well on who
does not go 10 church, and the non attendants
even take some credit to themselves as being
of the class of advanced thinkers who have out
grown the church. and no longer need Its brlp
or guidance, but m ay bt a law unto themselves.
President Robinson told the Rhode Island
Baptist Educational Society on Monday even
ing that be had been impressed with strange
convictions of some evils connected with the
eleem0synary AID Of men looking TO the Chris
tan ministry. Yet he said this help must be
given. All branches of ChristeDdom feel this
to be positively necessary. DIR. Robinson ear
nestly advocated such help of young men as
should conserve their self respect and manli-
ness. In illustration of his point he teld how
Mr.. Garfield received his education. he man
who furnished him the means of education,
when he saw him q power in Congress- what
satisfaction it WAS to him And finally, he said.
help those men who help themselves.
fremont Temple, Boston, which was burned
on August IA, 1879, will be reOpened this
evening, having been practically rebuilt. Tho
property is controlled by the Evangelical Bap-
tist Benevolent and Missionary Society, and is
held suDjecr To a mortgage of $4,000, about
81 90, 900 of this amount having been expended
In the reconstruction. The rebuilding opera
lions began with the strengthening Of the f0un-
datiOns, and ended with thoroughly artistic
decoration of the practically new structure and
throughout the entire work no expense has
been spared TO make the new fremont Temple
q safe, cOmmodious, convenient and attractive
resort for the public.
The Roman Catholics of Liverpool have
organized il club known as "The Newman"
The chairman stated at the first meeting that
there was no Roman Catholic representative IN
Parliament for any constituency in the whole OF
Great Britain, and he believed this arose IN q
considerable dgree from the Roman Catholics
not acting together. and not giving mp pet
schemes of their own. He believed Liverpool
had better chance of returning Roman
Catholic member than any other constituency,
and that was an object to which they should
look forward, as its realization would have a
most powerful influence in favor OF their
Church.
There was an earthquake shock at Freiburg,
Switzerland three weeks ago to-day. special
high mass was being celebrated at the moment
in the Church of st. Nicholas, it being the
annual day of DtercpssiOn, penitence, aud
thanksgiving, which is held in every parish IN
the Swiss Federation, Catholic aud Protestant
alike. The cantOnal ard municipal au-
thorites were present in state. The con-
falling, and all fled to the doors, happily
without any serious accident. Few could
be induced to return for the remainder of the
service.
The Suffolk West Association (Eastf m Mas
sachusetts) has decided that positive belief in
the endlessness of future punishment Is not
abs olutely necessary tor admission to the
ranks of Congregational ministers, and that
each case must be decided not according to
abstract principles but according TO its indi-
vdua merits. The case is that of the Rev. l..
L..
versalist denomination, bnt found himself too
orthodox" to remain in that denomination.
The Baptist Eeekly tells story OF a Con-
necticut pastor who while preaching on Abra-
hams call 20 offer up Isaac, very gravey re-
marked 1t was no doubtful voice. L believe
that Abraham knew that he heard the voice OF
God, just as plainly as you hear my voice, v
you are awake" That Il" made the drowsy
ones straghten up.
The secession of the popular Broad Church
preacher, the Rev. StOpfOId Brooke, from the
English Establishment on account OF ayowtd
Unitariarism, is regarded by the religious
press as an honest act which has been too long
deferred. His sermons at Bloomsbury chapel
long ago carried him into practical Socinianlsrn.
The ancient English Church OF st Michaels.
Winchester, is about to he restored. The
base of the tower WIS built very early in the
reign of King John, fifteen years before the
signing of Magma Charta.
"And after the upr0ar ceased was the first
lire OF Scripture read by the pastor OF church
in Ithaca after an unusually noisy performance
by organ and choir.
Dr. Curry will become Associate Editor Of Tho
Methodist when his present duties az Editor VI
The National Repository end.
CURRhNT RELIGIOUS OPINION
EVILS OF CHURCH POLITICS.
BfshoD Ieck The Chrfstidn Adrocats.
We have suffered from Church politics" We
always suffer when iDdIvidr aty results IN ndivid-
ullism. Then sinful egOtisns and selhshness arc
lust ut hand Then there will DO the Developments
of unchristian combinations to get into oihce. Then
the brethren. otherwise great and powerful ior good
will be found making clQues, pushing aside rivals.
and dining everything III their power 10 absolutely