The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-09-16
Religious Opinions.
The Salvation Army.

has been reproduced ia the columns of
the public press, and we have no hest
tation in saying that more atrocious
document has never appeared. After the
usual proclamation of War! war! 7"
ETC., and an invitation to everyb 1dy to
Join in the fight against Old Nick"
the plan of attack is thus described
" Monday, June 5th, at As, Salvation
Charge. Tuesday, Great Exhibition
! of Hallelujah Lasses. Wednesday,
Fire anu Birthstone. Thursday, Roll.
call soldiers to deliver up their car
tridges. Friday, at 730, Baptism of
Fire. Saturday, at 745, Rejoicing
over Victories Won; all over the Shop
Meetings. sunday, June 18th, at 7
A. NJ, Knee-drill. Ammunition sup
piled to soldiers by the Quartermaster-
General; II A. NJ, Descent of the
Holy Ghost; $50 P. M, Tremendous
Free and Easy; $50 P. NJ, Great
Charge on the Devil P. M, Hallelu-
jah Galop." Did this plaeard stand
alone we might think it the work
! some rash and ignorant captain"
but unfortunately it is only speci-
men of the style in which the Army is
now carrying on the war, and for
which General Booth must be held
directly responsible. No one who has
any reverence for Divine things can
read this placard without being filled
with a sense of shame, horror and dis
gust. Well might Lord Shaftesbury,
In referring to it at meeting, remark
that " the excuses Of the Army were
producing great irreverence of thought,
of expression and of action, turning
religion into play. and making it
grotesque." We have just seen a
similar advertisement in an American
journal. Such methods have no sane
ton from the Example or Word of the
meek and lowly Jesus, but only mis-
represent and dishonor him.-London
Christian World.
Formulas.
There are enough so-called theolo-
gians, to whom Christian doctrine is
little more than system of half-true
and ill-assorted formulas enough
critics to whom the Bible is hetero-
geneOus collection of uninspired and
unhistOric documents. We have
enough of compromises, men who,
like the Russian mother that cast out
one child after another from her sledge
to the ravening wolves, hoping to save
the rest, give up one article of faith
after another to the all.devouring scep-
tic. Christianity needs defenders,
who see Christian doctrine as an or
ganic whole, who find strength, not
weakness, in fulness of truth, who
stand upon principles as upon the
70 TX, and who are strong, because they
are consistent. The Bible needs inter-
prefers, not critics, those who can
read its histories and it's prophecies in
the light of the Divine purpose, who
discern the relations of its parts in its
inward unity, and will consent to no
mutilation, men who are satisfied
with the half, will not be able long to
keep even that. Clear, distinct spirit
ual vision, and an utterance cores
ponding; these are the chief wants of
our day. In the deepening twilight
all things are blending confusedly
together. Christian teachers of all
classes are shouting loudly to the
bewildered multitudes, "This is the
way, walk we in it," All agree that
we must go on-must make progress
it will not do to abide on the old
| foundations; modern science has un-
dermined them. And 80 disorderly
crowd, pushing and jostling one an
other, they press forward in paths
unknown, to a goal unseen. We re-
peat, it would be gain to hear the
hooking voice of a Strauss crying to
these blind leaders of the blind: "You
are doing right, only persevere, your
present half denials of Christianity
will end ia its entire rejection" 1t is
well to know where we are going,
even if an enemy tells us.-Ihe
| ChurchnadH.
The Moravians.
A person signing himself I" A Mora
Wan Minister" has recently written
| letter to the Independent, in which
he makes various allegations concern
| ing the Moravian Church in this
country and in Germany. These allie
cations in the main are that there had
been no growth in the missions of the
church in the past few years that
Moravian missions have never built
up self-supporting churches; that the
mission in Dutch Guinea resulted in a
disgraceful truce" with evil; and
that the German Moravian Church is
guilty of encouraging the use of intox-
| testing liquors and the breaking of the