Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-22

church condoned sin, and entitled them to
the most obsequious attention. Even Jay
Gould is worshiper(f y in, and contribu-
tor to, tho Rev. DR.. Newman's church, of
which Gen. Grant is amost cherished mem
Der. How hardly shall rich man enter
into the kingdom of heaven, said hs
who knew what was in man. Doubtless
the Great Teacher meant the wicked, sinful,
crooked, unrepentant rich. Why are so
many great rascals prominent. active
church members! Clearly they are hypo-
critics, wearing religion as cloak to hide
their moral deformities. Ought not pas
tors and churches to be more cautious in
admitting persons to membership, and not
careiessly deem him worthy of the highest
seat i'll the synagogue, because he is rich ?
He may be moral leper, and when his sin
finds him out, as it is quite sure to Go, the
church is scandalized, and religion itself
suffers harm.
The Brooklyn daily Eagle, which pub
lished in full Mr.. Beecher's address before
the association, announcing his withdrawal
from the Congregational association, states
editorially, some of his reasons for the
step, as follows: The reason for that
withdrawal. as subsequently stated by Mr..
Beecher himself, was that some of the
members he mentions by name-the Revs.
Messrs. Craft aud Virgin--had expressed
dissatisfaction with his views and were
about to resign from the association in
consequence. Mr.. Beecher resolved that
he would himself withdraw rather than be
the cause of disintsgration, and this action
will be Endorsed alike by both clergy and
laity of all denominations, one of the most
prominent of the former: DR.. Talmage,
having already publicly stated that he
would have done the same thing had he
been in Mr.. Beecher's place. This action.
however, does not involve a separation
from Congregationalism as a system or
communion. Until it disowns him for
his opinions, he will remain in its fellow
ship. This is question not for any CEN
trail authority, for there is none, but for
each church or a council of churches to
consider. In this matter, the Congrega-
tional poiity differs from the Episcopal and
the Presbyterian, both of which have a
distinct organic power to try minister
for heresy, and to expel him if the charge
is sustained"
The popular ignorance in regard to mu-
sic, its teachings. ita exactions. and the in
struments employed is very great, No
parent should submit child to the task of
taking lessons in music, without equipping
the child with proper instrument, as we'll
as with proper and competent teacher.
Too much caro- in this re-
gard cannot be exercised. One
of our leading, and most
reputable monthly musical jour.
mails has this 10 say aboat the selection of
instruments upon which pupils are to prac-
tice. and the views given are worthy OF all
consideration: 'Sometimes we see an old
piano standing in house, and hear par
ents say. we thought it would do well
enough for the children to learn to play
on They have imbibed the idea that
learning to run the fingers over TIM keys is
learning to play the piano; and no matter
how much ont of tune the instrument may
be, 1t will do to learn on Such people for
get that musical education is more an
education Of the ear than of the fingers;
end that every time child touches one Of
these old instruments which answers lust
as we'll TO learn on SO far as the lingering
is concerned, the ear becomes vitiated. the
musical sense biunted. AMI delicate per
ceptlon or correct musical sounds is rem
dered impossible. The Germans are among
the most musical psople iu the world; and
while their children were taught music in
the public schools, il Was found that the
hand organs about the streets were out of
tune. and tended to vitiate the childrens'
ears. Accordingly, an effort was made TO
put the vagrant instruments in tune, and
keep them so; but, falling to accomplish
this. the government prohibited the play
ing OF such Instruments i'll the streets. II
was thought needful to preserve the deli
cacy of the trained musical sense in the
children; and SO everything that could Wit
late, it was discarded
The Christian as well rs the Jew, mag
mites the law as revealed and laid down
and enjoined in the Old and sacred scrip.
lures. Here is what Jewish rabbi saws.
and we'll says of the law. On the Sabbath
Of last week the Rev. DR.. Gustav Gottheil
preacher of the Jewish temple Emmanu-
Ell, in New York city, "On the wisdom and
excellence of the law" Il think" said
the preacher, IF We searchingly examine
into our failures. blunders and disappoint
ments in life with the view of learning the
cause thereof we shall in nearly every case
trace them to some violation, neglect OF
misihterpretation on our part Of that
sacred law upon which it should be the
constant endeavor of Us all to base oul
every act. The wisdom and excellence OF
our law have been gloriously proved by its
survival of the countless efforts which the
dspotism of monarchs and peoples have in
all ages made to destroy it, and by its mar
velous power to preserve our moral unity
and national individuality, notwithstand
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