New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01

learned of the Apostles and in his teachings he
quotes approvingy from three famous Greei
dramatic poets, giving ms o"n conntenanee u
the theatre by his familiar Use OF dramatic
poetry.
a fortnight ago half Of the tower OF tn,
Cathedral Church OF 81. John, Chester, Engr
! fell with a crash of masonry and the cangor OK
! bells. The tower rose To- height Of 80 feet,
and was a landmark for the surrounding. c0un-
! try. An immense crack, which extended from
| tho summit 10 the base for years past, had,
after the ligOrs of the past winter, opened more
| widely, and the whole tower had given such
signs of insecurity that the authorities Of the
| church had taken steps 10 repair IT, These
| precautions came too late, however Tor on the
north side the tower WIS evidently giving way,
/ and was pronounced unsafe by the builder ell
! gagged on the work. The church itself, ane the
! abbey adjoining, date from Saxon times, and
the tower, built 0f tn red sandstone Of the dis
! trct in the early English style of architecture,
| was one of its most bcauti tai features. In the
/ tower was 4 peal of eight bells, the most melO-
! diOus in the city, and five at these lie buried 10
| the ruins, while the other three are suspended
! IN the bcliry 10y The most slender support. Tho
| body of the church has not suffered, except 10
| slight extent, the tower being isolated from It,
! The most serious loss Is the destruction of Q
massive and beautiful early English porch and
gateway.
Mcssrs. Moody and Sankcy were cordially re-
ceivcd al Farwc Hall, Chicago, last Monday,
]
Sdnkcy sang several songs, among others, My
ain Country q Scotch ballad. Mr.. Moody
made some pointed Tcmakrs on Christian love
| and spiritual power. He spoke Of man in Dem
yer VIII o pretended 10 have been converted,
and said have been converted. but the
churches here are full of corruption" Dir.
Moody said he concluded at once that tins mans
conversion WAS spurious II 10 had been g"nu-
inc the man would not have gone 20 abusing
somebody or the churches. The first thing the
true disciple Of Jesus Christ does is 10 show the
spirit of love. II the spirit of God Is m the
church there is love and then life. 4 spiritual
life is needed and that, too, comes through the
spirit of God. Without Him there Is no life IN
the church. the next thing L. peace. There "a
40 peace until sim is 0ut of the way. II any
person has @ sin there ], no peace. lie believed
That many protc,s,d Christians have secret sins
weighing Them down. Many Christian las
some darling sin, some idol in the heart
Presiding Elder RYAN having preached on tho
" intermediate state 30 q Methodist church ID
Wheeling, West Virginia. and made some stir
thereby, rci,Is t0 the following authorities:
" The ournmg sentence ot my sermon was
quoted from Bishop NcTyicre of The Methodist
Church south. lie SAYS; No on ha- Yet been
saved lu Heaven, aud no one sent tD hell:
These states and condition, W..l not he awarded
t'l thc judgment. and % viii not take place
uatil thr resurrection. Now II there l- anyone
the Methodist Church ought to have confidence
iu it j. John Wesley. In h, sermon on DIVES
a
generally SUPPOSED that the soul, of good men,
as soon "a. tiry alt discharged from tho body.
~ directly 90 Heaven. Bar tiils opinion hds not
tine least foundation in the oUi,lrs OF God.
Paradise J., not Heaven. II j. indeed the ante
chamber OF Heaven where the souls Of the
rshtrou, remain till after the general judg-
mcnt they mo received INTO glory.
Professor Swing closed recent sermon IN
Chicago with these words: Behold now what
mu-t lr t.c inspiration az 81. tho moral work
which De-, around Do, to ice done. Ih" motive
cannot ic in the material profit, that shall ac-
cruc. Tie uoblr>t employ mrnts WIZ not udd 10
Your wealth. lou cannot a-h gold % uilaine
your ZEAL you cannot appeal 60 the Charm ot
! fame, you cuuOt ASSUME that happiness VII
! never dLsaplolut nor tOl>thc you @0I cannot
wit fog Your sonl 10 bc stirred by the rivalry
| Of s,ct~. J hc moral toilers az to-day must
! laok back tO Palestine and -cc that one Who IA
| three >ummer-tIWc-. oycuhrow an old GNiiHi-
/ tom and SIT going an crt tla' WI.l lr called
| after his name forever, and while they mark
/ that divine outline against the Eastern >ay,
| they viii hear tlr Noui- simple ami tltr and
/ everlasting j must WoIN the work, 81 lilin
thaj sent Me- While It l. day, for tlie night
comcth ~ which no man can wo:h.
The Rev. g.. b. Cow. Of B.attlcboro. VI,
rcylr,l. the Bible as % book %; reference which
should boz iu every man, hands, hut not ~ a
tcXt-hooh 10 be- used n the public schools Tor
instruction iu morals lie say. 20 A. q Baptist
/ should protest. in thr name of that religious
liberty for which my Baptist ancestor, suffered
mart 'uiom, against my children beng COM
PEELED to hc taught m state schools the Roman
Catholic doctrine of Gods moral government
and 10 the name of the same liberty. protest
i'm behalf of my Roman Catholic icllu" -ritllcnS
against their being taught system al Divlue
government from which Mat they lrg,I'l a. The
most hal"Wcd sanctions OF the Divine Llw ate
omitted.
Amcmorial signed by 23.9oT lay member, of