New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| Is StIleu III keutuChl tit hoots.
| He breaches in the wilderness and on the hill
| sides, holding services in cOurthOusos during
| the winter and in the woods in warm weather.
! For eighteen months 10 has not missed preach
ing two sermons u day, and three on sunday;
| His daughter plays on small reed organ ana
assists him in his work. lie stays where ne
can. He will not take money from the poor;
| He makes no provision for the morrow, and
| breaches cOntentment with tO-days health, t0Od
and happiness. An infidel whom he had con
| verted sent tailor 10 measure the preacher Tot
a suit of clothes. NO said he the present
suit Is good when 1t Is gone God VIII provide
another lie asks for nothing and accepts
only so much az he needs. A correspondent OF
The Louisville COBTier-,jO0rndl states that Mr..
Barnes has been preaching in Richmond, the
rich and beautiful little capital of Madison
County, for nearly three weeks. He had pre-
viously concluded meetings ut Stanford and
Lancaster, converting hundreds at each place
and leaving the deepest impression on the pco-
pie. AT Richmond his progress has been
slower. He has met an organized opposinon'
and It is only gradually that prejudice has
given way before his irresistible simplicity ana
perseverance. At every meeting, however, the
First Christian Church, where bee breaches, Is
filled. and many are unable 10 gain admission.
The building will hold about 600 persons. and
for an hour before his service bcEns-ln thc
evening, promptly at 7lO-a stream OF people
flows in From ms lips fall sayings like these:
Some orthodox Christians do not expect "a 90
to Heaven on faith, but on the general principle
of their high responsibility on earth ." II does
not take "a club 10 mistrcat yOdr wife You can
cut her heart with an angry word. he liiplr
saws. Praise the Lord with gladne,s, and
Martin Luther, think, did very bad thing IN
setting Old Hundred Ia such a lugubrious
tune. II is impossible 10 praise the Lord WIN
gladncss pm long meter ne dcNIl Is always
busy setting mp a job on poor humanity, and be-
would rather get IL into hymnbook OF edlc-
chi.m than anything else "Ihere are some
things Wc do not know. Why God commanded
baptism by water instead of cutting OF lock OF
hair Is one of them. All we know of this n that
il is Gods WILL a young minister named
Minor la Clark Comfy, who was energetic and
active. had % fine bluegrass farm OF fifty acres
% herd of twenty seven thoroughbred cattle ana
owned an interest M flour mill. Ana NE lIleu
Go preach the Gospel with AL that about him.
lc has sold IL all, bought au organ, and next
week starts Out with his young wife through the
mountains of Virginia Ia save souls How
doe. IL come that the ministers have only taken
half the commissionl They preach the Gospel
but do not heal the sick. I do not tell any
other brother what he snail do. But
know what shall do. From this day
until | die, or am carried mp to Christ (and
hope and expect 30 DE carried up 10 Him without
dying-though I do not fear death and am
ready tO die if lie wills ID expect 10 carry
with me a i.ule bottle of oil, and Whatever
sister OF brother believing in Cm1sts promise
wants 10 be- healed. shall pray with them AMI
do my part according to the commands oil Jesus
Christ
MODERN UNBELEEF.-Dr Swing declared in
the course of a sermon in the Central Church
Chicago, last sunday, that mu'h OF the srclu-
cism of the present day results from the tact
that the cNstCucc Of God and of a second iie
of man are ideas which do not compel hhri,
but which are based upon considerations when
make il easy for even righteous persons Ia lall
into painful and lifelong doubt. 10 as< Why
the Creator OF the universe should have per
mittcd doubt Of His existence OF of the exist
cucc of "A second life % he possible to any hcart
D. to ask that man Ice empowered to understand
tine Infinite one. and be- made an equal oi
God. The inquiry is beyond human privilege.
The elias, of sccpucs Is not large. hc treat,
mcut OF tins whole matter OF unhclltl }, luouii,u
hy the notorious fact that many would gladly
believe in al the "a diual idea, of religion II
only they were able. With many thousands
outside tie Christian Churches there i present
"a constant wi ia that they might DE able To pen
otIat. the veil between mau and the beyond.
IN prc-cnce of such fact. coming from ~ur!
/ sources anJ 60 persons often OF upright ana
even beautiful character, me question arise
how must the pulpit and all VINO teach ln th'
temple deal with those who stumble or walk ln
thi, great darkness TIE answer Is near "'
| hand. Ail the caI~cs of doubt must hC lt--
-rurd. or. possibly. removed by tho>c " %" "--
sumo tO speak to or lu any manner aldit-- i'
world The ~crptci,m which resulted from
the errors OF thc Middle Age, has been ch'rN,t
/ or wholly DESTROYED 10y the light AMI reason
which swept away those dark times That ln-
nd,hts which came from the old komani~m di''
under thc logic which modiHrd thr komdu.-in
and gives fhr world simple i"ilu "I piI'.
! hr -,rpUci-m induced by harsh 'aI'l,I-'"
drciiur, 10, a- much 20, thc era ha- ,oiirnrd lHr
hnr>hu,-- of that system. 'ud SD Tie "hn'h
arising from tbc ueV a-- iuItlDn- "i -rh
n.-' hr checked ur terminated iN calm "l-.-
mrut-. Shaving that >,iriur JAS It.tll nA" "'
cred ho'mul which may Affect in iht .'.I,' '"'
ll,l- ui a personal petty and 900 immortal i4f.
ii-aluadl noticeable 3llt thr power oi ua' .-
nal -ci,uc, tu interfere Wth th' inth "i o"'''.'
f i- moon tl,. uuur-a result OWING lt> rNl-it.'".
to me- fact that thr friend 90 ih' spiritual i'''
been a- -tutioV~ 1ud a- logical 1u1 '- 1ri.Fr d-
/ tlc stud. at- of Che mIfDiaI .'u-t'in
I>rrvrrpAN,r ,Np Dvorol.-ILr N,.a'.
dist touicrcuc, which c"-,d Io session. "
Portland. Me-. last week.. adopted % ,iiiNil-
port on tIrctll- of iutcmp' rance. hc '..'.
vl~ made chat more than tNo-thniS or i''
MURDERS committed can De- lIid a' rum Is 'i.'..
lIf, Der cent of all ffc insanity comes li"h
strong drink. S,cuil i've per c'ut nI 800
/ ,r1lti,.1l. hcrnfnr such while cflHd hN d4 lNN,
and p6 urr cent of all thc trimp> and ""iihi'-'
Youth oi the Land swarm from drunken homes
II ro~ts for the support of b5.opp chil'i'@'
$4,000 ministers. all public schools aiiH ''l-
l..,.- an missions. all benevolent WORK lh Ut"
'ritrd Sfair-. and the support ut the Nailnull
Gn,,riluI,ut. not over 5000 UOo.OUO a }tu. 10
co-ts for 2JOUOO dram shops ioO,voo hll"t
SELLERS over 100000 criminals, SUI. 80
pauprrs 10000 idiots, nearly 1ooop drums
nrdl' funerals. and ~ maintain tho orphan a~y-
mms. rcioI1natorics. etc. more than billion a
vrari Who is responsible for al this waste OF
money and health and life The Church OF
Christ is largely responsible; i0I uc Mi'UI i1l'
Ia g. Ills Church. We are the light of the
, World yr "a are the salt Of the Earth. The Con
ference also adopted the following resolutions
in reference to marriage and divorc" he
solved. That we believe It 20 be unscuptural ana
nncbristian 10 solemnlze any marriage where
one OF both of the contracting parties have ben