Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-20
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~.->-e reprint an article on our drst page cising the action of the Methodist Church in the Thomas case. We cannot see how the church could do otherwise without abandon. the creed they profess. Like all other orfho- dox denominations. the Methodist church Eholds, as we understand, toS Slthe plenary in- spiration ofths scriptures The position of Dr. Thomas is in conflict with that view. The church must either give up the man oe the dogma they are not willing to give up the dogma, 30 they must give up the man. Everyone who pays any attention to the relig- ious tendencies of the day must have noticed growing inclination to Universalism. Yet, as denomiuatian. the Unigersalist Church is not growing. Most UmverssIists belong to orthodox, or stay outside all. churches. We cannot see how persons holding such views can honestly join orthodox churches whose creeds explicitly maintain the oppasits. To our thinking the worst possible moral condi- tion is that of the man who professes to be- lieve what he does not believe. Is not such the condition of those members of orthodox churches who doubt the infallibilty of the bi.
 ble, who consider the first chapters of Genesis allegOrical, who reject most of the Old Testa. ment miracles. who make of Christ ,auity sentiment rather than a belief? Nor can any change of church creeds be expected. The history of our modern christian churches shows that once their creeds are settled they are unchangeable. Dissent finds practically but one way open-that of secession. Prot estantism is itself Dissent. From the older Protestant Churches there have been further secessions, Dissent is practically the only way new creed can be adopted, and it is much fairer and honester than tampering with mems consciences by sophisticating old creeds.
 There is Virginia politician by the name of J. Leigh Wilson who has recently become famous. He claimed t0 have letters from Mr. Blair Readjuster candidate speaking slight ingIy of the colore'l brother. The 'Bourbons printed copies of these letters which Blair promptly pronounced forgeries. Wilson thereupona published card coinciding with Blair, and saying that the Bourbons stole the forged letters from his pocket wLile drunk. The Bourbons say this is lie, and that Wil- son was '.beastly drunk" when he signed the card. Apparently no appeal lies from Wilson drunk to Wilson sober because neither party dare let him get sober, AS, the matter stands, therefore, it is 6 bad muddle, with no way of geta at fthe truth till after the election, when Wilson will probably become sober, and may sfemember what really did hsapen.
 HARPERs for November contaE!, In Corn
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 Week in g Dug Out 6 illus. ); Tilghmap's
 Ride from Yerktpwp to Philadelphia; Jour. nalistic London, H. GA illus. j.; By the River; Ohio's First Capital ll2 illuss)f The Su.aac Gatherers. by John Esten Cooke: Tue Land o f the Midnight Sun 1by. John Hsbberton GA illus. ); Anne, by Constance Fenimore Wool. son (coutiuued) Il Tehuantepec, and the Esds Ship Railway l4illusJ;j A .Reminiscence of Arthur A-Ehu Stanley, by Thomas Hughes (with por- traiD; The i man who came Home; My Swords; A Laodicesn. by Thomas Hardy icon
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 New York is faction-ridden State. No sooner have the anti Conk ling wings of the Republican party go. nicely by the ears than the Democrats follow suit with their Tamma- ny and anti Tammany row. At the state con vention last week, the Tammany delegates were ruled out, and John Kelly must either head another bolt or eatanother dish of hum. ble-pie prepared by the skilfll hands of Mir. Tilden: Instead, therefore. of the election being one of those whose result. can be predic-
 ted with any certainty, it is amuddle that is beyond all safe calculation. It would be 2 capital time. to smash both machines, if the better peoRf of both parties '" were % So disposed
 The discussion of ''The Christian R .ligion, |" by Col. Ingersoll and IJadge Biack,i which was commenced in the August number of tue North American Review, is continued in the November issue of that publication Col. Ingersoll now replies to the strictufes of his opponent, aud presents much more fully than be has ever before dane, the iogical grounds for his opposition to Christianity. The arti- Ci0 Uo ICCctvcNs V Hu 7tuttttet Uy luO86 WHO have read the first part of the debate, as we'll | as by all those who believe that the cause Of
 truth is best advanced by free discussion. An early number of the Review will contain an exhaustive reply. In a Symposium on Pres l idential Inability, fous of our most elnin nt
 iurists, Judge Thomas M. Cooley, the Hon.. Lyman Trumbull, Prof. Theodore W. Dwight, | and Gen. B. F. Butler, sdtAelss the several
 weighty problems arising ID of Article2 of
 the Constitution. HEH94n Hereditary Republic" is the title of significant paper
 contributed by the Marquis of Blandfurd, aud
 and Senator Geo. F. H6ar writes statesman.
 like article on The Appointing Power'' of 1 THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW for, November
 contains: The second part of M. August
 Laugel'sl Hugo. an excelle leut series
 of articles. Rev. Dr. William tE Boggs con
 cludes his revlew, of Mir. Edward Atkinson's
 Solid South" J. Brander Matthews is pe.i
 culiariy at home in critical article upon