New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-17
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION

More and mora is 1t recognized that theological
SEMINARY, or ministerial training school.-a school
which proposes to fit men to he minister's oil the
Lord and pastors of the Lord peOple,-uocs Iess
than half its work if il gives instruction only III The
line OF work for adults man VINO comes from
such q school without knowing now to preach TO
chi den. and how to oversee and direct SUNDAY
school work. is net half ready for TAR start III his
chosen profession. lie Is as poorly oil as young
physician would be who had only learned how to
counsel those who were IN vigorous anu estaOilsheu
health. To DO d good doctor, u man must know how
to prescribe for those who are III tne nrst stages OF
disease, and how to treat those Who are III uoiIcae
heglth To lie q good pastor n man must Dc aDle 20
preach to those Tho are not vet SOduen IN slnlul
WAYS and 20 choose and use wise agencies Tor the
instruction and of the younger ana more tender
members OF his pastoral charge ooine Oh eip I.us-
lis traningSChOOls arc recognizing this tfuth even
inore iulIy than our American schools oil similar
grade. The wel-knOwu BdptlSt CO.eye OF hc-
Ceut's Park. London, OF which good Dr. Angus IS
president has Just now been having course OF SIX
sDeciai lee TO its students On INC WurK o. iue
ministry in relation to the young, from Inc rev.
DR. - q. Green who has been prominent as
preacher to children, and as an expert III sunday,
school methods. The UHlY thlng 20 DO iegtctted
about this excellent example Is, tlat as yec III IL
comparatively rarity The sunday SCHOOL lines.
For many centuries the clergy were held to sus-
tain special and official relation to God and TO
have derived from him my size grace HliAn8 Iheih
the exclusive amoners OF Heavens bouh'y, inc
cLauuels through which divine fOrgiY cncs5 ana IL
vlro helm came down to tho souls oil men. Inc hct-
ornatI0n involved thoir dstlronement from TINS
assumed supremacy over ther hocAsc ~ Hd h. d
praspug by .hc lay element OF society o! tHe IIBHle
which mad been given ~ By nperceptlOie degrees,
ir remote times to their ecclesiastical Superlois
The dawn Of the new era was seoh " men aIhiu2
Of Pope Boniface VIII, that the laIty from OF Old
had been unfrieudly to the clergy, a serted that
Holy Mother Church, tbs spouse OF Cnrst, - coh
posed net only OF clergy. buJ also OF HyMen, ana
that the liberty which CHRIST has brought III le mas
wiled that not only cier9ymen, uuI tayhcn'
should enjoy In these phrases we seem 10 near
avs Professor Fisher the low murlnur OF mat
thunder which grew louder aId louder, until two
centuries later it ShCOl, tho earth and the sky Luz
ther proclaimed the universal priesthood OF Chr!S-
han believers, when lie declared that company OF
pious laymen, lett by themselves IN desert, might
man 50 chosen would be 20 truly priest as II an
the bishops in the world bad c0nsecraieu hiIh' -
[Ihe Christian Register.
"The Coroner's Jury in the case Of the boys
killed at Thompsonyo by the Langtry special train on
Sunday consider the running OF trans o. oIG1y ~
read officials for not informing the station agget al
Tnomp,onvilc OF the coming OF the special train
The above appeared rs "A telegram in HE IRlB-
INF from Hartford a few days since, and we feel
called upon 10 say that sueh special SaDDath-
breaking trans to accommodate gang OF lhe@Li1
cal Sabbath-bTc3klug actors ana performers snouiu
be Impressed Whatever may be SAID about WORKS
of necessity or whatever special excuses may De
offered for disturbing the peace ana qulethess OF
the Sabbath and breaking the laws OF TINS ana
other States torc can be no reason given why sucn
lawle,sness this should go 'uHpunished ana DC
protected while BARRIERS anu poOtDidCbS are III,
rested mt under bonds, or fined and imprisoned
for doing the same thing. This Langtry special
train might have left here early on Monday morn
ing or its passengers might have gone TO Boston III
a special" ear, attached TO- some regular train.
But no, these Langtry-iraih sunday travellers
wanted to advertise their, Importance in more
sensational way They, Doubtless, expected the
Monday morning papers in Boston and elsewhere
would give a free puff of their boldness, ex-
clusiyeness, and liberality in engaging this
"Langtry special train" We commend these il
lnstri0us Langtry specal-train law-breakers to
the attention of the police to the "Sunday-closing
League" and 20 our courts, and ask that no such
Especial y privileges be granted to this Special
lawlesg class Of our ow-cltizens.-lThe indie
prndept.