New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


PRrEsrs IN THE RANKs. --Cardinal Msnning has
sent to The Times lLcnd0n1 an earnest renlcil-
STRANGE against the military service OF mis-
sionary priests In France. The facts which
have called out this protest ara these Hitherto
all ecclesastics 10 France have had, IS IN other
countries, an exemption from military service.
At the end OF the last session in 1880, Dri-
vate member of the Chamber of Deputies pro-
posed scheme on the service OF the army One
clause OF this bill suppressed the exemption
from military service. When the Chamber met
again the Minister of War laid on the table q
counter propositions: Il abolished the exemp-
one year with the c0lOrs tor. al who would
pledge themselves 10 serve for ten years as
clergy OF the parishes In France or in the colo.
mics. II then ordered that during their year OF
military service they should be employed in the
lOi, on the motion of the Government, was sst
aside, and that of the Minister OF War was ac-
cepted and referred to special commission.
The commission has decided to maintain the
mont. Ii retains also the period of one years
service and the engagement to serve as clergy
In the parishes or colonies for ten years. But
il has rejected the clause limiting the one years
service to the hospitals or the ambulances, ana
ordered that all shall serve In the ranks. The
Cardinal does not make any comment on bis
scheme in its bearing upon the Church, the
cleryy and the Christian religion In France
His purpose is restricted to one point. In 1868
was founded the Seminaire & Missions Etran-
ceres, which has its residence In Paris, IN the
Rue du BAG. The members of this seminary
bind themselves by solemn promise 10 hve
and die as missionaries. Their work Is 70
preach the Gospel to the heather and to edu-
cate a native clergy in the Held or their mis-
sionary life. Since 1895 964 missionaries have
been sent out from that house into the far East.
OF these, twenty-fOur have been martyred by
sentence of the heather tribunals, and seven
more have been massacred while preaching the
Gospel. Thirty-one, therefore, have won me
crown of martyrs for the Christian faith. Six
hundred missionaries are at this moment sui!
laboring in Japan, COrea, Thibet, China, and
the East Indies. Every year the average OF
adult baptisms ia 10000, OF infants 100000.
and the number of Christians under their care
is about 100000. IT the proposed scheme OF
the French Government were to pass into law
it would cut up the whole of this work by the
roots. The members OF this seminary, pledged
to live and die as missionaries among the
heather, would be required to serve In the
army. This in itself would be fatal to the edu-
cation of priests. Their service might be tor
one year only it they would pledge themselves
to serve as clergy for ten years In the parishes
of France or the colonies. Thls would pc iasai
it on the average at thirty four or thirty -nye
years of age, with formed habits wholly unit
for the haIdships Of a missionary career, Win
habits of mind, too, formed in the common
spirit which they now day by day inhale in the
Sale des Martyres in their seminary. where are
treasured up the raiments in which their
brethren suffered martyrdom, with their DOCKS
and chalices and letters, some written at md
night before their last conflict for the faith.
The greater part of those who laid down their
lives have been put to death in those ten early
years when, by this law, they would be detained
In the parishes of France. Who can say that
after ten such years the missionary or the
oksI yfNyo4 nj
it did survive, they would enter Japan OF China
as beginners to learn the Oriental languages
when the habit OF study is lost and the power
of acquisition oil but passed away.
CHRISTIAN IDEA OF MARRIAGE.--Dr. Yancey
delivered q sermon on marriage In Louisville,
Ky, last Sunday, with the following remarks
under the head of "Companionship Mar
rage Is the association OF husband and wife.
They should be together, except when sepa-
rated by duty. No company should De 50 de-
liShtful to the wife as her husbands, and the
husband should seek the company OF none with
the same pleasure as be seeks that OF his vile.
This Is the obligation of marriage. Companion
shin is help. Husband and wife have mission
to perform, and In accomplishing this mission
each hos G part Ss y bnsn Sss va Bosb
are essential to success. Each Is TO be inter-
ested in his own sphere and also IN that OF the
other. God said 1t is not good for man TO De
alone l will make him an helpmeet for him -
a help worthy Of him. A coed wife is mans best
helper-a helper 10 his business, helper in adj
veIsity, in poverty. The prevailing notion Is
that man is not ready to marry unless no mas
enough to support wife. And there are
young ladies who would not think OF marrying
q man who has no money. Begone with all such
miserable perversions Of marriage! About q
hundred years since there lived IN London
John Flaxman, young artist OF great promise.
At twenty-seven years OF age John Flaxman
married Ann Denman, cheerful, noble wo-
man. A friend Of Flaxman, and an old bach
elor, who, of course, was expected to have no
better views Ut marriage, said: so, FIaxman,
am told you are married ii so, sir tell you
you are ruined tor an artist Going home,
Flaxman, taking seat by his wife, win her
artist 'How so, joint How, has it hap;
pened, and who has done itF 1t happened,
he replied, in the church, iand Ann Denman
has done it, He went on to tell her what his
friend had said, how that II an artist would
excel, he must bring all his powers to bear on
his work, and that If he would become great
artist he should visit Rome and Florence, and
study the great works OF Raphael and Michael
Angelo and others. And l. said Flaxman.
You shall be- said bis wife, and visit Rome,
too, if that be really necessary to make You
great But how = asked Fiaxman. Work
and economize,' was the reply. will never
have it said that Ann. Denman ruined John
Flaxman LOT al fCist' wiz ~ " AI,no,
said he, and show the president that wedl0ck
is for q mans good, rather than his harm, and
YOU, Ann, shall accompany me- They worked,
they economical, they went to Rome. John
Flaxman studied the great authors, and returned
to London q great artist and Ann Denman
helped to lift him to this pinnacle OF fame.
Young ladies and wives, don't forget Ann Den
man."
The Rev. NJ. J. Savage preaching at the
Church of the Unity, Boston, last Sunday, dc.
Clared that the Lenten season was one solid
piece of Daganism, imported into Christianity"
GWhy is it, the preacher asked, that those
whose lives are publicly devoted to the service
of God, such as clerRymen and sisters OF
charity, cloGhe themselves In the garb OF mourn
doletul creatures on the face OF the earth = The
original predominant idea OF God was o being
so Iuel that to him tears and groans were q de-
light. There are times, undoubtedly, when Q