, 1881-08-07

We thank the Lord that it has not yet fallen
to the Adoption of any such views rs to
crime and immortality as those put forward
BY tsr!A TIE Committee who investigated the mat
The late Dean Stanley was rather too lib
cral in his views to suit the majority of his
Church people. One of the Episcopal papers
says Of him that .' he was IN the Church, put
not OF the Church; and his ecclesiastical in
tuence was always exerted in favor Of that
latitttdiuarianism which we believe to be op-
posed to true Christianity"
Bishop Spaulding, Of Peoria, is not salts,
logical scnfinarics. They get too much Of a
slllattering ''of the highest and lnostd difficult
Of I'LL sciences" but not enough Of "real
perform their duties Us priests satisfactorily -
Hence he wants n new institution founded
III which the best Of students, Us they leave
the present Summaries: shall study from two
to six years longer.
There are about 200 Cinnamon who attend
the different Sunday schools in Brooklyn,
n. T., and on Sundays they go through the
Streets following each other like Indians.
marching III single file. Two rarely walk
side by side, and when addressing each other
they talk over their shoulder. Their Sunday
clothes include, embroidered, thick-solcd
up at the side. They are taught in the
schools the English language and the duties
Of citizenship, rs well as the truths of the
Bible. They are very fond Of their schools,
and soon become much attached to their
teachers.
In recent issue of the Pau 1fn1l Gazette
some interesting figures, based on the census
beliefs Of the Irish people There are in Ire
land 3,95l,SS5 Catholics, 6335.G70 members of
the Protestant Church Of Ireland, 4s5, ,:5Gs
presbyterians;; and 47669 Metho'lists. The
nominations number 37.3l5. The decrease in
the ten years in the number Of Catholics and
Protestants were about the sanle-3.S per
cent. The decrease i'll the number Of Pres
byterians was "a per cent, while the Meth
otlists have increased 81 per cent, 4.2222S menl-
berS having been added to the Church.
All Saints Chapel in Newport, Il. l., is
Episcopal! churches: Although it is an
Episcopal church, it is owned by one gentle
nla1l, who keeps it open only during the sum-
rler. The wealthy and fashionable people
Of the same faith. Ill Saints has neither
Rector, Waruens, nor Vestry. The most
eminent ministers whose services can be
secured supply the pulpit, the pay being $40
u Sunday. The other Episcopasians in New
more prosperous If this chapel were closed.
The rich people who now attend it might
then distribute themselves and their contribu-
tions among the other churches. The pres
ent state Of affairs has existed for twenty
years or more, the same objections having
been made against it all the time
The CIt,trcIln1d7., which is the leading or
gan Of the High Church wing of the Episco-
bal Church, takes UP the cry against the
committee which whitcWaslhd ex-Shcp1erd
Cowley, and is very severe III its rebuke Of
%hat it considers a disgrace to the Church.
The Obscr1rr deyutes nearly a column to an
aI; ar u ~
papers which refer TO the subject regard
the action of the committee as open to the
most severe criticism. Meanwhile, the ex-
Shepherd himself comes before the public
with all appeal for money whercwith to pub
lish new testimony, which he declares to be
greatly to his credit. lie wants to show that
his trial and conviction were the result Of
the machination Of his enemies, who hired
children and others to perjure themselves in
regard to the alleged acts Of cruelty. 1t is
understood that Cowlcy's appeal for funds
las not yet resulted in 4: liberal flow Of the
contributions Of the benevolent.