New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-16

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all parishes In the diocese needing rector 70
| adopt some other method Of becoming So
quainted with clergymen, and does also strongly
disapprove any clergymans accepting an fnvf-
| taiion to ofiiciate IN any parish as known can
didate for its rectOrship.
| LONG REcToRsHIP ENDED.-The Rev. Dr.
William shelton, who bas been rector OF st.
Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Buffalo. tor
more than fifty lone years, rendered his resigna-
ton last week on the score OF old age and 10.
creasing intirmities. In his letter be made this
| characteristic utteIance: need not cay that I
have steadily inculcsted the great and grand
doctrines of the Christian religion according to
the catholic or universal teachings OF the
Church, as expressed in her creeds, in her lit
had no weight. The changing opinions and
views, both of doctrines and practice of others,
have not been followed, because l. have be-
lieved the Church to be supreme and infinitely
above all novelties both in practice and doc.
humility, which Is felt when ! look upon the
errors and mistakes OF long life, now soon to
end. But wish to say that your indulgence
and that of those who have gone before you.
have had much to do with the prosperity and
hsrmony Of the church, both in the past and
present. ! must trust that God will pardon
what has been done so imperfectly, considering
that He has intrusted 30 many and great and
sacred duties to earthen vessels" I'm accepting
him life lease of the rectOry and expressed
the earnest hope that as honorary rector of the
parish he would remain there and dispense the
holy offices OF religion as long as life should last.
The practical Bishop Of Manchester recently
remarked that 1t was not merely by reading
prayers or preaching sermons, or even admins
tering sacraments, that the work OF winning
souls would be accomplished. One OF the most
urgent needs OF the present day was ministers
of the Gospel who were not afraid to live among
their people, who were not afraid of contact
with tie poor and Outcast and who had the
courage to speak plainly to the rich and high
born. As long as there was In their parishes
drunkenness, Righteousness, profane swearing,
dishonesty, or any of those thousand sins which
disfgured life in the midst OF oil our proudly
boasted civilization, there was need for Minis
tiers to be imbued with as much prophetic power
and evangelZing grace as IN the days OF the
Apostle Paul. in order to do the work that was
to be done effectively.
On the Sunday before Christmas short pas
toral address, from Cardinal Manning was read
at all the masses and other services in tke
Roman Catholic churches and chapels of Lon
don, urging on the members OF bis flock the
duty OF practising some little self.denlal IN the
midst Cf their Christmas festivities. lie
reminded them that only four days before his
death Pope Plus TX. had sanctioned and
authorized the bestOwal OF plenary indulgence
upon the usual conditions OF prayer for the
intentions of his Holiness, confession, and conf
muniOn-nOt only on all members OF the tenn
perance association known as the League OF the
Cross, but also on all persons; whether members
of that league or not, who would OF their own
accord abstain from all spirituOus drinks on
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the follow
ing day.
A prominent member OF the Society OF
Friends in the South of England has 80 far de-
parted from the usages and practice OF that
society as to submit to adult baptism. Ii is
said that the case has been brought before one
of the church meetings OF the body, but thae IL
is deemed undesirable to take what is called
disciplinary action " in the matter. This is
equivalent to expressing the opinion that the
question of baptism OF no baptism must be lett
TO the individual opinion OF the members.
Leo Kill. replying recently to an address pre-
scnted by the College of Cardinals, conveying
the customary fluctuations OF the season. bit"
terly lamented the condition to which the Su.
preme Head of the Church is reduced here in
Rome. He declared that, so far from ac9niesc'
ing in what had been done to the POntfi's in:
Jury, he would never cease from asserting and
demanding that liberty and independence OF
which the Holy See had been despOled through
the violent usurpation of her civil principality.
A correspondent of The Boston Herald con-
tends that the strength Of UnitaraDism hos its
surest test in what is called its Mecca BIOS
ton and ten or fifteen miles around. In THAT
radius, the last twenty live years have shown an
actual increase OF parishes, OF church editcts,
on immense increase in the cost OF editces, IN
contributions for missionaries and charities, in
Sunday schools both as to members and wOrx,
and in all the signs of church vitality.
AT the close of Watch might service of four
hours in San Francisco, Mr. Moody wished all
who were present not only "A Happy New
Year, but Happy Eternity" Some time was
spent in handshasrng and New Years greetings.
and the vast congregation retired slowly as il
reluctant to 20.
recent visitor at Knock reports that from
whatever cause it may be, the repute OF its nit
aculOus virtues seems to have ceased. In the
rush and stir of the time and the district IT. has
come to be almost absolutely ignored by the
faithful. Local piety attributes this neglect to
the severity OF winter.
On Christmas Day, 1850, the Rev. John
Murray, of Gloucester, Mass, the founder OF
American Univ ersalism, preached his first SER
mon 10 the first Cniyersallst meeting hou;e
erected in the United States. DIR. Chapin's
death occurred almost on the centennial ami.
versary of this sermon.
Memorial services were held in many Univer-
salist churches last Sunday in honor OF the late
Or. Chaplin. At the First Unversalist Church,
CharlestOwn, Mass, where he was pastor from
1910 to 1916, his former parishiOners placed
his portrait in front of the pulpit and SUR
rounded it with wreath Ot flowers.
Cardinal JacObini, in circular to the Papal
Nuncivs and other representatives OF the Holy
See abroad, announcing his appointment as
POntliical Secretary of State, enunclates
policy Of calmness and Cancellation, and recon-
mends them to display the greatest moderation.
in order not to multiply existing difficulties.
There were 105 new Congregational churches
organized in the United States during 1880. and
2O5 ministers ordained or installed. In 1879
there were sixty seven new churches organized
and l73 ministers ordained or installed, while
ninety nine were dismissed in place OF seventy
in $780,