New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24


ReichStag by the Protestant clergy OF Stras-
burg. The pastors of the city and suburbs, in
their character as the standing committee OF
the Alsatian "Pfarr Konferenz,' III their own
| name and that of their ministerial brethren
throughout Alsace, ask that the existing law OF
| obligatory civil marriage shall be still main
tanned. The Roman Catholic clergy aeitate for
its abolition, as the jurisdiction which they
claim over marriage naturally gives them eior-
nous power especially among the poor ana ~
nOrant. The Protestant clergy think that their
release by the State from the function of regis
trars has really increased rather than dlmln-
| ishcd their strictly clerical influence, and that
no injury whatever has been done to ecclesias-
| teal life and sentiment by the introduction of
| compulsory civil marriage into the provinces OK
| Alsacc and Lorraine.
The Rev. Dr. J. II. Vincent made some
pointed remarks on church music at the recent
| session of tho Northern New-iOrk Conference
| mt Oswego. met minister in Boston" said
| he, :" who told me several times that his choir,
quartet cost 81, 800 a year and was the
finest in the city. could not tell which he
| thought the more of, the singing or the -, 800.
They sang an anthem and | could not make it
, out but he told me il was very fine and that the
| choir cost $500 year. After the prayer
there was another anthem. feel like anathc-
matizing anthems in public service. The last
| was a plain hymn, but the tune was known only
to the orchestra thought, why can we not
| have such hymn of praise ms Will make every
|
| cluded I"
The Rev. DR.. Patton, in asking the Chicago
| Presbytcry for leave to retire from his church
| in order To accept pr0fcssOrShip in the Coli
legc of New -Jersey, said that the Gospel had
| been preached in the church regularly for tho
past six years, although his pastoral relations
had only extended over period OF two years.
During those six years the most delightful re-
latonship had existed between him and his
flock. lie had done as much pastoral work as
he could in keeping with his other duties. Tho
church had grown steadily, slowly, surely, and
with great sOlidity. and it was to him great
comfort that he could give it back to the over
sight of the Prcsbytery in 50 encouraging con-
ditlon.
Failing health has led to the resignation Of
Or. Stuart Robinson, pastor OF the second
Presbyterian Church, Louisville; ny. iie
went to that city in 1898 from the Danyillo
Seminary. During the war he was strongly IN
sympathy with his native State, Virginia, bnt
took the ground that a. minister OF Christ he
should have no part in Co'sars quarr,ls. Estab-
fishing a religious Journal he advocated this
view with persistence and energy, and his prac-
ticc was on level with his principles, for hc
ministcrcd in spiritual things to Conicdclate
prisoners as readily a. to Union soldiers. Tho
pastoral relations will be dissolved about tho
| first of June.
Mr.. Moody being asked in Denver, Col,
whether the meetings in san Francisco were
satisfactory, replied NO, they were not salts
factory for nothing less than the conversion of
every man in the city would have satisfied me.
Bat the results were gratityng-ycry gIatify-
ing He expressed dislike for the title re-
yiyaliSt." RcvivalS rest solely with God he
exclaimed. . can only do my best Ia aid IN
it," Accompanied by Mr. Sankey he left san
Francisco on April =, remaining AT Los Angeles
over Sunday and holding three meetings there.
| At Denver and Topeka he has been conducting
services during the past week.
4 I H.. ,l..tr
a sensational sermon thus: II produces sen
satiOn; for the word sensational means that
| which pertains to sensations 2 sensation ~
| an impression made on the mind through Tho
| avenue of one of the five senses by an external
| object. In the present ease the external object
! il the sermon. But n sermon l. addressed I'D
| the mind through sense of hearing. There
| fore it follows that Il sensational sermon l.
sermon that creates Il sensation IN. or makes ~
| impression on, the mind through the sense OF
hearing. 4 sermon, To be worth anything,
| must be SENSATIONAL
The Round Lake Camp Meeting Association
| Ia, funded its debt of $4,000 at per cent IN
tcrc,t payable semi annually. the bonds to ma
| turc in twenty wears and the ASSOCIATION 10 have
! the privilege of beginning 10 redeem AT the cx-
| piratiun of five years. These bonds are secured
| by mortgage on all the real and personal pro-
| prrty of the corporations. AZ the annual meet
| ing on April p the resignation of Joseph ILL
| man as president and member of the executive
| committee will be acted upon. The Rev X. II.
! Robinson. it is thought, viii bc ms successor.
Extensive improvements are now IN progress ut
| Round Lake.
The London Missionary Society j. now dis
cuSsng the dcSirabllty of opening MP commit
nications with their missionaries AT Lax" Ian.
| ganJ ika by Il new route The course suggested
| il 6y way of Quilimanc, the shire River. and
| Lake NysSsa. on which lake the Scotch FREQ
| Church Mission has small steamer, the ilaia.
| From the northern end of NNisSa. langanyIha
IL a .aaI mn -
built there, making much quicker ana easier
| transit.
The Easter election M ST. Tlmothy's Protest.
ant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, has re-
suited in defeat for the Rltualis>. The con-
| crrgation had been steadily dwnding III size
for several years. There are NOT now moro
than 10 regular wor>hippcrs and OF these
fewer than 10 are pcw-holdclS; Only - pew
holders voted. and the vote resulted Ia favor OK
| the anti rltualStS.
\ clergyman asserts in an English magazine
that To a really piou> mind there j. something
almost blasphcuiouS in the trade which goes on
in hot cross buns Parents arc, acroId,In1gy
! warned by him against allowing ilrii chnulch
TO eat Lla>phcmous buns on GOOD il'h'y'
The debt of the Church of the Messiah, Chi
cago. has been paid. II amounted Ia S1h''uo.
The Rev Dr. Ryder consented To ictain me
pnstoratc with the understanding that II should
bc paid
Five ladies' plobationcrs OF the Church
| DrnconcSs Home. Maidstone have been adj
| mittrd to the Office of dcaconcNs in the Church
! nf England by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
meeting of all the National Baptist Beneyo-
| lnt Associations will be- held IN indianapolis
! Ju,in,, MAY. II promises 10 bc the largest TO-
| li,iou, Gathering ever held in Indiana.
The Bishop of Liverpool wants to have tho
choir of the Pro Cathedral wear violet cassocks :.
| ono of the c;uons threatens 10 resign If tho