New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

quests. Evolution teaches us that this divine
life, tins mysterious power of order, Is at the
very center aud heart of all things 1t teaches
uS tlat the more We study, the more deeply we
investigate, the higher our zeal. the more of
this order WE shall discover; il teaches the
brain and the devOut spirit 10 keep step and to
take hol OF hands and recognize their eternal
brotherhood it teaches US that the old world
Is not complete yet, and that, therefore, we may
hope that there shall come the solution of many
problem that still weighs heavily on the
heart II teaches not TO iudge a structure
when 1t Is only half built. We must loo X on
ana up certain that, as the world has climbed
step by step from the lowest beginning to this
present height, 1t will still 20 on and up forever.
clerical scandal is Just now agitating
parish OF south London. 1t would appear that
the wife OF the curate Of church frequented
by a congregation which suburban society de-
lights to call fashionable has given great
offence to herpeighbors by reason of the vary
ing hues OF her hair, her pencied eyebrC VS.,
her artificial complexion and her general dressy
style. Reputation of ladies placed the matter
before the vicar, who thereupOn wrote TO the
cuTate, calling on him to resign. The curate
happens to be thoroughly practical man, who
had gained considerably worldly wisdom by
service In the army before lie took orders In
stead OF rendering obedience, he forwarded the
Wears letter to the bishop, and appealed to
" bis lordship for protection. The bishop has
replied by reprovng the vicar for needing en-
vlous gossip, ana informing him that he Is not
justified in dismsSing the curate for the trivial
reasons stated. The congregation is now dl
vlded into two camps, and great curiosity is ex-
pressed concerning the result of the squaOble.
The st. Pant Dispatch runs lts sword through
the wnd-bag of modern blatant infdelity in
the following fashion: There Is 10 superstition
in the acceptance Of revelation equal to that of
the modern idolaters who dethrone Vishnu and
enthrOne prOtOplasm. There is no credulity in
the acceptance OF revelation equal to that Of
those who invite us TO accept limited nhnlty,
personal lmpersOnailty, a human dlvlneness,
and like irratiOnalites of consequentialism.
There is no bigotry in the acceptance Of reve-
latiOn equal TO that fanaticism of heresy which,
having heyeled the edges and rounded the cor
ners OF unwelcOme truth, seeks TO OStraclze all
who repudiate its mtalllbllty. There Is no
blindness IN the acceptance OF revelation equal
to that mOnstrous egOism which shells itself
up IN pretentOus cOnceit and refuses ldlence
10 those voices from abroad. whose echoes roll
from soul TO soul and grow forever and forever
The Manchester Eraainer has this 10 say
about ecclesiastical comfy III England: Nom
confOrmist clergymen open their pulpits to
Churchmen, and have shown themselves ready
10 return the service. But when Church Of
England ministers are willing to preach IN Nom
cOnfOrmlst churches, some jealous incumbent
eLfOrccs the rlgOrs OF musty OLD law, seeks an
episcopal interdct, and, irrespective OF temper
ance or brotherly love- warns his brother priest
solennly of his premises
In New-Zealand the Presbytcrians have
dash of worldly wisdom the exercise of which
has made three societies strong financially by
the exercise OF n wise business policy. In all
new settlements they send agents ia advance to
buy plot OF ground before prices have adj
vanced with settlement BY the time they are
ready to build their church they are able to sell
4 part of the purchase for enough to pay for
building.
The Rev. /. II. SGures, of Poughkeepsie, ia
a sermon Gu pauperism delivered last Sunday
advocated the theory Of Henry George, that
private ownership Of land is the ause OF the
present unequal social conditions OF the world.
A Western paper has a leading editorial on
the case of the Rev. Mr.. Geree, meaning pre-
sumabiy the Rev. Nh Green, recently released
from jail. 1t locks a. though foreign exchanges
did not reach that office.
free religious convention was held in
Syracuse ON last Monday and Tuesday.