New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07

remarkable phenomenon that the gospels were
marked by one characteristie, 70 DE Ioand IN
every page, and that was the tone OF cer-
tainty which ran through them without ono
single breakdown into speculation or IN pal
ance of probabilities, distinguishing them rom
all Roman literature OF the same age ana
from all the Greek books that ever were writ
ten. Christ stood before them as the II RUN.
In HIM there was do feeling after God III The
dark His intellectual cOuDtenance was az me
sun shining in its strength. society wOHIu
allow OF any amount Of doubt and 9cepticlsn,
but it would not allow you 10 believe moro
than il was able To believe ITSELF and society
in these times believed IN very little.
THE Essence OF UyrrARr.NrsM.-a A Modem
Unitarian quirfels with The Spectator Tor say
ing that the Rev. S0piord Brooke, VINO Las
recently seeded from the English Cnurch - no
Unitarian in the ordinary sense " that he i st IL
a wOrshIpper OF Christ, and that be can SIN use,
without offence to himself one at least OF tne
stronrest of the distinctive phrases by which
the English Church IN It's service descrlDes
Him. The correspondent argues tDat III the
ordinary sense, and IN any other sense, nj
tartan Is one who believes IN one Nou ING
Father, only, and however hlgh amt eIccDtlphal
the position he ascribes 20 Jesus OF NaLieth'
the Unitarian IN no sense believes That J." =
God And this is Nr. BrOOkes open cccldra-
tiOn. TINS Is The Unitauanlsn Ct Lindsey, bei-
sham, and Claiming, who ascuOcd mi a'ulous
place and powers 10 Chr1s,, bur dId rot worship
HIM; while the belief OF >topiOri Brooke =
defined by himself. ~ identical with IRA. Ok
most modern ClItHians disciples q lr.
Martineau. The question l. nOt whether 5lr.
brooke can sill Gse ore OF the dlsU.ciNe
phrases bv which the English Churc! descrOes
Chris but whether he clu use them 81. ne
CORRESPONDENT contends, h0wever, that no Cll-
tartan who Is At once honest. intelligent, ana
consistent en- remain IN hrr communion eltntr
as minister or wOrshipreI; though Jn'tarians
strongly suspect thai many ellow-0eiieyers
do reconciiing II 70 their c0nsciehces III soHie
way best known ~ themselves.
There il Ia be a meeting Of English bishops
Tor common action in all doreses ~ connection
with the BuUa's Act. This was announced nv
the Bishop OF Bath and Wells ~ tine Diocesan
Conference au taunton. Tie bishop az the
same time declared II would be ungfaclous 10
withhold the tollng OF the bel at a Diasrlters
funeral The Bishop OF St. Adams also referred
to the Burials Act AT Diocesan conference
and rOun-eiied his clergy 10 carry out what the
law had aid upOn them. NO one couiH nave
been more opposed to thar Act tnan himself
but now that it had become law 10 was thr1
duty to make the best ~ II. The Bishop OF
Truro also reminds the clergy that "Ictillai on,
rudge ILL., gr zee, Stlnted Loyalty. are D1t 10 ne
armor which hist has lard mp for hrs Church
A Roman Catholic funeral service tas Dern
celebrated in thr parish chaTchyaTd az Prtte-
well. Essex. | h" usual Roman celtInOniAl WIS
used On the occasion. a large cKuriX was G r
RED and incense freely used. Inc use OF tle
very Wet. was refused by tie Incumbent, TIC
Rev +. .. keay, a High Churchman
At the centennial sessions OF the EDgilsn Con-
EDUCATIONAL Union held a ioiIhlght oeo ID i'',
mju0nam the kaV. j. Il. thompson ltai u
MINER ON -Scppticism: LIS Causes ana k-Ine-
dies He sald that the Writings ot certain cen
titic men were tu a large extent Tespohsln.e Tor
a great deal ct the DOUBT now existing orC -
WIS IN the pOwrr Of all Christians 30 cOunieidct
much of the cyIl by living up to what they pro-
fess. The Rev /. !. Waterman read paper
uvOn Whittier DO AgnO>ticlsn ana HccpticiHm
tend T. Referring to the principles of Agnos-
tiriSm and Secularlsm, he thought that II ne
test OF morality was usefulness, IL had perh
proved neither high, eXtcn7i,e, nor 'hl%!t ~.
Aud if the Improvement OF the race tooh ne
place of religious regard Tor OOd a. me 'hi'i
reason for truthfuluess, purity, ana 0tutr Wy
tues, he elevation of the race would he slow:
The remedy for the M schIet was the delivery OK
lectures on debated subje Is, the more popular
employment of the population ana tAc press,
and the formation OF classes Tor the study q
Christian evidence TO educate the youh@.
The Bishop of Lincoln n opening Diocesan
Conference u fortnight ago, READ AL duidcsS GA
the law ii marriage and divorce, I'D " mon ne
strangely argued against the bill fOf legi.lZDg
marriage with IA deceased Wifes SISTER, ana 'le-
cared MS conviction that England Ouid before
long unless her clergy AID lalty aWOhe 10 theT
dufv IN re rrcnce To the ga stI0n, take her pace
countries whore the proportion Oh divorce cases
was 50 b gh. The Deceased Nues sister Dli
was the KEY, he sad. 20 The Wuole position ;
and II that was lOst they sUrrcndered tne "hoie
tort. and taflr marriage law would la! mo me
hands of ,ne enemy. il would be an evil day
for England YHeu. by the change Oi he ..'W Of
the land the clergy OF toe National ChUIel
were compelled TO choose between ioyai'y aud
obedience g. man on the one land, and me la"
OF God on the other
The Rev. 4. l. Kutchin, pastor o. O." Flist
BuUtls; Church III " aupacl, " IS, te-IEAeu ii4sS
san lay afec t.iing ms c'ntieS"dJh Y" il@t 20
really believed. " believe ne ,Ih, u'tt VA"
Old Testament Is merely history ana lh
Great deal of it rlcre Is DO need tor any insDlr-
at.on. don believe God wants Ms 70 entirety
ovcrrsp faith whore tnt-e - D. : Dlilty OF
knowing. Men are lL-rncG now as wen ar ia
Old Testament times. IL ei",ioD 10 'he -A'oAe-
mont believe thai Christ 10y bis uIo ana teach
iul ~ made unto the world moral force lead
iu,, hmm nj N 10 the Truth, ANA mat All ruin
centres in linn. | believe IN CONVERSION IN
relation 10 tuuue punishment am not sure as
10 It's duration and the ultimate outcome OF IL,
but do believe IN some > q OF punishment
fter death. ! believe that God Will never Ie-
fuse to listen To II cry OF repentance that comes
from c0ntrIe heart. | believe when Sih
ceases to be, hell shall Ne no more. peih,'e
mat God is COMPASS Onate and LOVING, ana L
do Mt believe in hell Of material Tire
The late Bishop Doggett of the Methodist
Fuisropal Church, South, was entli siaslc IN
his devotion to Tie Southern Coufedrracy dur
ING the Rebellion and when the war closed
was naturally embittered. IIs visits To North
ern camp meetings and ms intercourse win
other HiShOps IN the General Conference re-
moved mach of this bitterness during tie
closing years Of his life.
The debt of the Third Baptist Church,
Germantown. Penn, VS. PAD Last week
through the efforts Of Mr. klmball.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUoSION.
PROGRESSIVE DEVIL
Prom The Christian lHfc4tgeHcfr
nro0ressiy, age Will surely #. teirp progress
sive devil. fle will take adyant"s' oi p59ffes- ma