, 1880-05-23

1n these three state, which in ls7o contained
one-fourth Of all the Methodist churches in the
United States ss. there we're $40 less churches n
that small churches have been consolidated.
This is true Of al1 denominations, and would
| have weight II it were not that tho " sittiugs "
have diminished even more Ihan the number
| Of churches. 1t is, therefore, quite apparent
| that in the old Suites Methodism has declined
| the East understand this very well. and that
| they would, if they could, seek some modilc.l-
ton Of The machinery Of the Church BY which it
Methodist Church hus modified itself on the Bub-
jcct Of education, and may do SO In other things
In the trst part Of this century the Methodists,
! as well US Baptists, were prejudiced against
regular education. They never had college
until ISIS, and before 1910 had only five, three 81
which were In the South, and did not amount to
much The first collegiate Institution they
| founded OF any importance was the Wesleyan
University, at Mlddletown, Ct, in 1850. Since
and now have Of NIL sorts kinds, and conditions
about forty. But it will take many years yet to
bring them t Up to the level OF high learning OBJ
OF money for institutions of higher education.
This IS right, and wealthy Christians cannot
do better than to try to elevate the education Ut
the people, But there are two things money can
not buy,-re1igion and learning. When the
Methodist Conference Pounds colleges, let It
men 1T to teach the Inv Of God, who made nat
ure-the law of nature, which Is science, and
the Law OF man, who lives in society. The insti-
GUS Jealousy. 1t is there this false philosophy
has crept in, and it is there it is seeking foot
hold to-day, Even the venerable Yale sees to-
main under the genius Of freedom and toiern-
ton. Tho Methodist Church is strong, and trust
s 1T VIII 9 not compromise M for one moment, under
branches Of false philosophy now taught, nll Of
which cul1ninate in Panthelsm,-the de-
of sne he ony hoeo on{ ~ Goa
mortal mum. There is danger,-no danger
from bawling infidels like 1ngersoll, no danger
Co1nte, Herbert Spencer, and Huxley-but dan
ger, great danger. Of their doctrines creeping
unseen unset 9 into our institutions Of education. Let
teacher stand within a college who for one mo-
nlent in. q single thing compromises with the
OF liberty and toleration. Touch hot, taste not.
fondlc not the uncean thing. Man your col
iteges WI With men Of learning, and with men who
have the moral courage to have stood with Paul
at Ephe9us aud ut Athens
The doctrines Of the Methodist EPISCOPAL
Church are contained: in twenty-five articles.
evangelical Christian may not accept They nre
q short compendium Of the principal doctrines
Of the Protestant Church. 1t is said that the
Methodist Church is IN American Church. If it
be So thcrcis nothing in the twenty five articles
which shows this particularly. According to those
aFslelGs t1e private CHRISTIAN may adopt what
doubt there are US many opinions in the Metho-
dist Church as in any other, as to how things nre
the twenty third article Of tho Methodist Church
declares that the United States are a .s soycr-
cign and indcpendcst Nntion." which is the true,
sound. constitutional doctrine. It is NO wonder,
then. that Metho1ists uphold with such zeal the |
standard of the Union; and trust the time will |
never come when the Methodist body will not be,
us they have been heretofore. not ouiy the |
friends Of the Union. but tho warm, uncolnprom-
Using friends Of the country in al the trinls to |
which 1t may be subjected; more than this, the |
friends Of man, especially Of the poor man, who, |
whether ho be white or black, is looked down |
upon by the Phar1sees of the world. Let them |
never DO ushancd to sit down with pubcans |
tho poor and dospised. Mcthodisn viii Continue |
to be power In the land us long as it appeals to
forgetting its lowly origin and its early teach
[ngs, it shall aspire to be of the hicrarchies
Of tho world and seek the praises Of men rather
than Of God. EDM,