New-York tribune., 1881-11-20
crRBEsrRELIGIors DISCUSSION.

Nr. Spurgcon has grown stouter than when ! saw
Gim ia the OtItrutuug twenty years a-o, iio
wears 4 lEl beard tnscd v ia gray "hi'h -,
proves his appearance, AMI MS c"dh.tAiuce ait
complexion bear Inarhs OF fhc acute pam WE'h Ie
has suffered in many attacks of gout-a disease of
which a venerable clergyman SAID tAat when IN iiS
icrcor paroNvsms hr crIci out IA anguish, aia kli'W
what David meant whom he said, ne p"iH' 'I H'h
cat hold upon me- In private c9'Felsdil'h ar;
Spurp.on must resent L. Joha NcSi,y rs described
by Dr. Whitehead, for me IS a"abie' i@I oi au'c-
dotc sparkling Ia rcpartrc. ANA withii uaIn.H.ns
natural dignity which needs no marc-bcaIeT Tor
liyericd servant nor ii.lc 10 support H-lDE
Fuck!cy in Tie Christian AdTOca;e.
The Dean of Westminster in his first sermon
after his iustaiatOu, also took occasion 10 refer To
The United states ana tt' goodwin; "l Lafi'Sp
people to this country. That proWiH.ut Chuich
aigutdry. at such 4 time rs hs formal entrance
upon his Office. when II lil9ht naturally De Sipst
tl,al he was thinking exclusively OF other SUBJECTS
should 20 out OF his way, aS IL were. to u9hc Sdci
n reference indicate, that the goodwill or which
he spcaAs is real thing. This good feeling on b0lh
sides has not spluGg IRON the sad events OF thc past
few months but has been growing thing FOR some
few years past; and the assassination OF th' iIei',
dent was not the cause oi the g00h ~Ili, bhl mo
needed occasion o. rs exhibition; ,u'IIc - 'n'-
,ucnt on both sides of the water had changed 20
gradually during the past ten years mat h'ltu'r
EnolsL,1en nor Americans really knew. indeed they
were surprised finding, To what an extent mutual
regard and affection had taken Tue place ot mutual
jealousy aud sore tecllhg'-l ne Oh'rch"iaH
Somebody asks who will suggest any practical
plan for ughtng down pOlEgdlnA \ pIdcllcdi Pidh
has been proposed in our columns ANA adyocated by
ns Ii is organized and sustained emigration 70
tab and Idaho. It is substantially the plan tbat
kept Kansas and Nebraska free states, SO far rs
we can see 10 is the only plan workable under our
free institutions with their self-govrinment irr
Territories and States We confess 10 some shtptiso
that the plan has not received the attention y &c
serves from lur amiable religious c)ntcmpoIa,iesi
IL was proposed by Mrs Robinson, daughteI oi M NC.
Stevens and these names should have Sseuteu so'"o
kind of criticism for the scheme.-lIhe Dethouis''
Mr
We do not feel any desire to exult PVSr sc.gf Ht'
Frnthinohamis confession OF failnre and donDt.
Nc wonld only call attention To- the Two lhlhgs
which have begun convince tins learned fSiEIous
nb;losonber that his life-work may nave beeu IN
preat bart mistake The one is The tact that the
tend.ncy of free religion is downward. Its .iriits
toward nm abhorren., dead materialism, which.np-
I;r,s no life. It's cwn leader being witness Tie
other evidence which has moved him Is the power
residnQ in humble Christian life, especially as he
has seen il in unambitous Roman parish priests
Tbis testimony delights US and all the more as it
goes to the credit OF Christian body with which
we are not connected Ii revealed Christianity
has any power il ought to show tsess ast here. IN
l,hristian life, and this ought to bo the strongest
oroof that Christ is in the Church of truih.-lrhs
Independents