New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-09

| they had been reprmanded. But there wax
no law to cOuntenanee the exhibition OF these
| embicms of one particular form Ut worship, and
the Project had rightly removed them. NJ.
Buffet, interruptlDg, insisted that the law was
| violated, and there had been frightful scandal
| and an OdiOus insult to the worship OF the
majority OF the nation. Nj. Herold, the Project
| of the Seine, explained that he had no thought
of persecution, but had merely regulated the
| furniture OF the lay schools IN accordance. with
recent legislation. There was immense clam0r
Oh the Left at the word furniture" applied to
cIuclxes. A vote of censure was moved by
| ii. de ROzieres in these terms: "The Senate, re-
GREETING the act which gave rise to the interpret
| latiOn, passes TO the order OF the day" This
was carried by 159 to IS, o great part of the
| Left abstaining.
ANCIENT LIKENEssEs OF CHRIST. An English
work entitled, "rbe Likeness of Christ"
written by the late Thomas Heaphy, and edited
| by Wyke Bayliss, is one of the most valuable
The full page illustrations, which are executed
in colOIs, fac-simile, are twelve IN number.
Three of these are of the deepest interest by
far, for they give what hitherto the English
public has never yet had set before them, rep
resentatiOns of ~ the picture preserved 10 the
sacristy of st. Peters, at Rome, (2) that in the
Church OF ST. SiivestrO. IN the same city, and
(3) that in the Church of st. BartolOmeo, at
Genoa. The first of these, roughly painted
with transparent rude pigments on unprerared
cloth, is never shown to visitors at Rome, being
seen only by the Pope and two of The Sacred
COnclave after they have just received the Holy
Communion. The wonder. Therefore, IS how
MIR. Heaphy, presumably Protestant, OBJ
tanned permission to copy IT,. This copy seems
all but perfect, so nObly and tOuchingly does
it render the Divine Face of Him who was fairer
than the children of men, and yet, above all His
human brethren. "a man OF sorrows and ac-
quanted with grief" The authenticated his
tory OF THE picture reaches back to the second
century, while the concentrated thought and
feeling which it displays "almOst force on us
the conviction that he that produced it must
have seen that which he depicted" The second
and third representations are executed much ID
the same manner, upon coarse linen, and are
types OF O class numerous In Italy aud IN the
East. The GenOese example purports to be
the likeness painted by st. Luke tor Agbarus,
of Odessa, and there appears to be consider
able amount of evidence to identify 1t with the
portrait meutimned by Eusebius as preserved
at that place. There can be no question as to
the antiquity of these pictures.
THEOLOGICAL UNsoUNDNEss-The cOnclu.
siOns OF the Ontario Association of COngrega-
tiOnal ministers in regard to the theological
ester, n. Y, are these: First, That Brother
Adams is SO thoroughly unsettled in his religious
belief that, a. he admits, he can neither fOrmu-
late a consistent statement OF Christian truths,
nor assent to any which Others have already
formulated. Second, That his conception OF sin
is inconsistent with mans moral freedom and
personal responsibility, regarding sin as dis
ease rather than voluntary transgression that
the sinner is to be pitied rather than blamed;
is unfortunate rather than guilty. Third, That
his views OF the at0nement are exceedingly
mystical and misleading, as also his views upon
Divine forgiveness and regeneration. Fourth,
That he absolutely denies the truth OF endless
punishment, prOnOuncng the doctrine infamous
and basphemous affirming that it is his un-
alteIable conviction upon which he seeks no
more light. Fifth, His eloquence has beer
turned against essential truths and his shafts
against his brethren and the churches. Sixth,
We lind that our brother by no means repre-
sents the system of faith held by Plymouth
Church from its origin and by the General AssO-
citation of New-YOrk. Seventh, That while our
brothers mind has undergone this radical
change, he furnishes no satisfactory scriptuIal
or rational basis for his belief, but relies upon
impressions which he seems to mistake tor In.
spiraions." The Association feel constrained
To declare that they can no longer lndOrse his
ministerial teachings, while as individuals they
entertain the kiDdest tratelnal feelings toward
him, and earnestly pray and hope that ne may
be soon restored to fellowship.
In answer to the question, "Are the PIesby-
terians going to give up the lower part OF the
city T. ali organ of the denomination remarks
that in marked contrast with their movements
TO the upper part of the island has been tie
course pursued by the Episcopal Church. One
who is interested in the subject cannot have o
more profitable half-hOur's reading than tho
Year Book of Trinity, which reveals policy
the direct opposite of cur own-the policy OF
guarding the rear efectualy, and literally
maintaining Church work in the sections aban-
doned by its wealthy parIshionerS." 1he
Churchmdn regards this as only generous AID
Just acknowledgement For many years Trinity
corporation has acted upon the belief that i'll no
other way can il make better expenditure
than in caring for the multitudcs III the lower
part of the city. For "a long time it sought to
extend the Church throughout the different
hn Stnsa Int mol fD
conclusion that It's especial charge WAS to care
for that vast population below FOurteenth-st.
whom so many churches had abandoned.
Dr.. Ewer's recent sermon Oh 1.-THE English
Martyrs" gets rough handling. tom the re-
iious press, which with few exceptions
considers it merely "a clothes question" The
common view il that DIR. Dale aud Mr.. Enraght
are victims OF persecution only so long as
they decline to surrender their salaries in the
State Church and thus entite themselves to
dress in the chancel precisely as they like. IL
word, NOncOnfOrmist ministers I'D England
may wear such clothes as they please, but
Church of England ministers must Wear such
clothes rs the State allows, if they take tho
States money. If the Church lives on the law
OF the State, it must obey the law of the State.
Bishop Elder of Cincinnati, says to the
Roman Catholic clergy of his diocese: " Do all
in your pJwer to have the sacrament OF matrl-
mOny celebrated at mass. Explain to the peo-
pie publicly anu prlSdttly' tHc ucdutilui ioiihs
q nd the very great blessings given at nupual
mass of these the parties deprive themselves
by marrying ut another time. Whatever time
marriage is celebrated. the pastors must take
efficient measures to hinder the church from
being desccrated-a as 1t sometimes is-by o
curious crowd. II there Is no other way to
hinder disorder, he can keep the doors closed
md admit only those whom the marriage party
invite and tor whose good conduct they Will be
In entertainments given ior
church purposes, or in any way sanctioned by
the priest there must be no dancing after dark;
and 10 round dancing at any time"
Thomas Harrison, the BOY preacher, has been
laboring for month in the Methodist Episco-