New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22

other things which unduly retarded the return
OIL the body to the earth. lt would yet have
every effort made to mark the sOlemnlty OF the
occasion and he suggested the uniform adop-
ton OF dark attire and the assembling OF
friends at church instead of at the house OF
mourning 1t would be well if such society
c0uld be organized in this country, To include
all the religious bodies. Not only on religious,
put on economical grounds, the method OF con-
Quoting funerals needs To be reformed.
- IN regent sermon the Rev. James Freeman
Clarke said: If ever man was born again
rom above, ii vas Samuel Joseph May. tie
was 2 rational Christian first last and always
lie ana not believe in the atOnement. Jesus was
10 nm SIMPLY good man and yet OF all the
men have known, Mr. Nav was the most
Christ-hke. 1t was because be believed in the
power OF divine truth and divine love which
0vercomes the world. and that all things work
together for our GOO while we are loving God
ana that Christ Is our present Saviour here rs
well as hereafter, that he had Lis power and
sweetness OF life
Speaking on temperance in Chicago the other
evening, the Bishop of Rochester England, de-
clared that he questioned md could not see 1he
justice the wisdom OF robhing a virtuOrs, SELF
denylng citizen OF his Just liberty 10 the gift
OF Nod Tor his own enjoyment a. he pleaSes,
merely TO protect, in way which may possibly
pe no protection nc all, the weakness OF 4 VI
clous and feeble one. Limitation was what they
we're coming To IN England-sO many Licenses
anu no more. Additional saloons are SO many
incentives TO vice which the commonwealth
ought to move out Of the way OF her citizens"
The Rev. d. :. Phelan, Editor of Roman
Catholic paper Of II. Louis called The Western
Waterman, recently denounced a marriage be-
tween "A Roman Catholic and Protestant,
saying that all such marriages are covenants
with he'll, and leagues with the devil Where
nuoD ihc POST Dispatch gives list OF more
than my sucu marriages which nave taken
place IN st. Louis, and III which Roman Cath
ollie bishops and priests dictated. Ii Is PLAIN
that Father Phclan does not speak for his
church.
The Northern Christian Adrocate has the
following amusing dig 1T benighted sub
per that supports NahOmetlnism ana
Cath0l0gy." So writes one of The AOrtherR'S
subscribers. OF course We will stop the
paper We would have done it long ago If he
had told us what the paper was doing. We wu.
stop 1t for any other reader who finds 1t doing
! the same naughty things; especially Il they
find 1t supporting Cathology.'
The last act of the recent English Church
| Congress was 70 urge the endowment Of the
new bishOprlc Of SOuthvell. Ii IS proposed TO
raise the sum of $3.50 600. which Will yield
the bishop an income of $40 year. " In
tie meantime" says The London Ecko
scarcely week passes in which cergymen
are not heard OF who have hardly enough
bread to eat"
The "Church Army" a weak imitation of
the salvation Army. started under the auspices
of the English Church, has commenced opera
tiOns. Its nightly professions, consisting OF Il
clergyman with IA banner, half dozen deacon
esses, and some fifty of the lalty, are pelted IN
the sluMs with cabbage stumps and rotten APP
pies.
The Moravian Church of Lancaster, Penn,
celebrated the one hundred and ii.tleth ami
veTsarV o. its existence last sunday one OF
the features OF the celebration vas Il children :
sermon, delivered BY the Rev. Richard Newton.
the well-kuOwn "chlldrens preacher or
Philadelphia.
The next annual meeting Of the Church Con
grcss OF the Protestant Episcopal Church VIII
| be bel at Richmond, Va, on the 24th INST
aud will continue for several days. Many
prominent ciergymcn and laymen Will speak
The subjects are practical rather than theOlOg-
ical.
There have been serious differences between
the nas-Or and the people of the Berean Bap-
tit Church of Philadelphia, which have cul-
minated by the withdrawal of tine dlsatfected
members. The pastor. the Key. Dr. Levy says
flat the church will now be more prosperous
The First Baptist Church Of Cambridge,
Mass. was dedicated last week This is the
third church of the society which vas organ
| lied in 1Sl7.
This seecmS to he the age OF cOngres 2es OF all
| kinds. The Rciigious Herald says that there Is a
TO be "A great American Inter- Seminary Al
lance III Chicago this month.
The annual meeting of the State Sunday
School Convention OF Virginia recently met IN
Petersburg