, 1881-01-16

ncnt appointments. We 'wnnt native minis
Try, or ministry springinE up from the popuin
ton rs It comes into the State, 70 meet the dc
supply"
Prof. Jaconette has presented to Leo XIII.
sketch exc ',i Of the monument to Plus IL: which d
dinais crea:cd by that routiir who propose tt
plnee it-a knecltns figure very much III ~
which IS In that sunken portion Of tho pa yenicn
known as the Cornerstone y Of the Dasilica o
St: reters-fn similar position in santa s1ari
The Pope has determined to place hls new
Secretary OF State, Cardinal JAcob1ni, Mt tn
head ot the new Commission he bus decided +
appoint for the superintentlencc Of the cec!csI
] nst!c0l property Of tho Holy See. Tho chief ele
lnent OF this property Is Peters Pence, md NJ
doubt the appointment of the Commission I
cathoic world shaf their contrbntions % vii be b
administered to the best advantage OF th
I Church.
The annual meeting Of the First Baptist Churcl
elected: Trcasurer. es jalnes m K. ilar,s: % clerk
lcat,tler Stone; Trustees, GWynne Gnrnctt, S
G; Grlggs, D. Il. siblcy; Deacons-For life
Lyford: Wilila,n Gafnet1, Hs Geerso x. Marsl, M
J. ". Mills, L. ". GnrlIck. Edward Goodman, 4.
~; r;nrser r F. A. Smith, p s r., Treadwe!l, F. d
is now 5ls,0oo. s12 100 having been paid OF during
the year. a few years ngo 1t was ISL 900.
An unfortunate lug clerk in Norwich Cattle
dEil. Ens'lnd, while OF unsonnd mind. com
| mitted suicide by hunging himself from spiral
| stAireAsc-~ Tlere was talk Ut reconsccrHtiUg
| the cathedral, rs though such 4 lnmcntnbc oc-
| This hns. been dieclnned by the authorities,
however, but;! humiliation service has actually
been hcld. What the purpose Of such Il super
stitiouS observance may be, it would be difficult
To sny. but it is sud to see Christian ministers
| lending themselves to such fullies. Tho mis-
chief they do to religion Is immense.
On Monday. Dec II, Father I;natius, concud-
! Ing 4 week or mission services ut Portsmouth.
England, Soennlv dccllrcd thu ha and two
others h'!t seen tho whole heavens open. and In
aazz!ina liTht Y an glory t1e form Of Majesty
hrs pecillfHr knnwledge Of light, If he co,,!1 sat
lsfaetocily explain this By nny scientific .hy-
pothesis. Either hc WIS telling the truth in rr-
gard to these apDnrltions or else it Was BIAS
phcMoils lie; fer he Wished 1t to be understood
t1At, although he was enthusiastic Ia the cause
Of Christ, ho was in full possession Of his fac
ultie5.
Bishop ilcrzas, since his return to Switzcr-
lind, hns been lccturng OIL the Atncricun Epis-
copal Church. which nc SAYS in dogma, cnltus.
md organization Is closely related with the Old
Catholic system; and the formation Of IN n'i-
ancc With 1t Is fnr more hopeful and practicable
ilan with the Eastern Churches, 80 long as tho
latter adhere so r::ldls' TO their abuses. and re-
fuse to tread the path Of wholesome reforms"
\ great point of strength III the Episcopal con,-
1n'l.,lon ot America, us. contrastcd with the
Roman lI1d other denominations, consists, nc
eor1ing to tho Swiss Bishnp. III the abstinence OF
its clergy nnd Bishops from political agitation.
The clergy, Of the Protestant Episcopa! Church
have more lhan doubled during the last thirty
years. III ls1 thoy numbered l,iJS, aud there
nrc now j3'5. IN the same time the number Of
comnlnicnnts has more than quadrurIcd. In
there were ii, rs The increasing missionnry W
spirit Of the Episcopal Church, us manifested II,
the tate General Convention. Is favorable nu-
gury Tor thu future, and Hryc rate Of increase
rnny reasonably he EXPECTED. Tho plun Of rats-
Ing 81 l.NN 0H within the next three yeurs for a
Snfsh ;3 fund y l p"D'c s a,'u meets
this tlnd wi! mark II new cru in the growth OF
the Episcopal Church.
MATRIMONIAL OIL AND WATER.
Tht INTERIOR
In one of our churches in 1, lnrge city tho pas
tor, talented and excellent 1nAn, married a
lady oi many personal, mental, and social uttrac-
tons, who was strict md devoted Hornnn
Catholic. 4 step unusual nnu remarkable,
not to say inconsistent with the usefulnrss Of
tho pastor as u Protestant minister, had tiiyl-
sustained BY majority of his people. 4 few
weeks ngo the pastor from bis puipIt snid that
thnseaInong the membership w!lo cuiId not con-
scicftinusly work With the majority ought to |
lcave the church, and number did So; but |
others. 10 whom the church WAS Il home and for I
the establishment anl maintenance Of which |
they had mtt1c sacrifices. utllIt the righteous
ness o. this invitation to leave. We have no |
doubt that we will express the mind of our |
rc''dcrs III saying thai snci1 nn invitation ~
leave. under such circumstances ought not to
have been given. i Presbyterian minister has
legal auh social right to marry Il lady whose
tnith and influence is antaEon!stic to the work |
that he Is caleI to t|o, hut he has np moral right
to introduce such fl cnuse OF division und siu-
iG' 1"sratton into n P'{shytHran congregation:
resign his Charge before contracting such nn Ill
lance, and then. II untlcr tho ne:v conditions
my IN r. co,nsresation n, should e,lt him. there would
tlucc new and dangerous conditions and he and
The majority ot his church have no right to force
these new ct''1tlitioEs upon the minority. This is
clearly W1fr. tho iutGrHtsifinft Ert.Shy. |
tcrian authority would be benctciul.
FRoTnE ON CATHOLICISM AND AGNosTIC1sM. /
If the Church OF lfome RECEIVERS power enough !
TO be dangerous it wiz ne shattered upon the
same rocks which il t1ushel three ccntu-
ries ago. The Church Of England mny play ut !
md masquerade In medieval
With notions that they cin bind md loose the
souls of their fe!lnwChrstans, and transform
the substance TT tho sentimental elements by
SPELLS and gestures: but they will not ut this
tinlo OF day persuade Intelligent men that the |
bishops ct their ordination gave them really |
powers Their celebrations aud
prnceSs:onS may n1nuee for n time by their nov
atty. but their p:ctensons deserve essentially |
no 'nure respect than those OF spIrt-rappcrs.
heir wny no more affected by them tnnn it they
we're shadows. Al little is it possible to hone
much from the school Ut negative and scientific
criticism. For rhat SCIENCE can tell us of DOS
ntlnit!y thankful In matters of religion
say notn'ng for ts.h; it knows no!h
)"tr to discover what lite consists in. Tlc body
5 dead before he cau reach the secret, and he
'1n report only that tho materials when lie las
aiken tlicm to pieces ind examined them are
merely dead isinttc-. Critical philosophy Is
'1uaIly at u loss with Christianity. So
r rs plos@nhy saq Sc there my be nothing
urity and certainly supernatural. And yet
;hr:stinnity exists. and has existed, and has I
een the most powerful spiritual force which
as ever bccu felt among tnunkilld.