New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

taught masses IN Eussla, The Engilh thuTch-
man points out, is the extraordinary shape
taken by Russian sectaranism. FROM time TO
time a newspaper correspondent IN ST. PETERS
burg or Moscow sends Il description OF q new
sect which has appeared III Russia. Inc leh e
of these strange bodies OF fanatics SEEM lor
the most part, 10 be a species OF religious COM
plement to the political and social tenets Oh tile
Nihlists. "Perlaps the most original ana
startling of these eccentric phenomena I'D the
ecclesiastical atmosphere OF Russia Is the SER
OF Ne NdSchi { Not onr own } or MottSc"oHnhs
G Silent PeopleO. The former title seems
to be that which the members OF this sect take
upOn themselves, while the latter is conferred
upon them by their neIShbOrs, Owing 10 inc
habit of the sectarles To refuse TO answer ques
tions put to them by outsiders. The Ne'Naschl
will allow neither their hair nor beard to be
cut They drink no intoxicating liquors ti'y
will not smoke they refuse to honor the sacieu
pictures which play such part IN the re'lSloh
of the peasant. Like our Quakers' they au
dress everyone as thou and Will not call even
the Car by his customary titles. III al po'n's
but one, they are severe ascetlcs lhey pro
fess TO aim ut pure ideallsm In their dally
speech. Hence they will not speak OF TEA
but of Chinese leaves Their wives are
shaken of only as she companions, family
is called family root, and the chlldien family
twigs' The Ne-Naschi deny that there IL any
lie after the death of the body. Like the
Positivist, they contend that man can Only
enjoy Immortality in the persons OF MS chill
that there is no Hereafter Tor those VINO dle'
they believe that u fearful Day of Judgment Is
approaching on which all the living VIII W
tried and that the good Will then be rewarded,
and the wicked lie punished. lhe punishment
of the latter will he effected in curious man
ner the conception of when Is not without IL
sort of dramatic justice. Alter the + maj jung
ment the two divisions of the human race VIII
organize themselves into two separate societies.
The Society OF the Good will convert the earth
nj
will occupy their whole time and energy III
fighting among themselves, which VIII result
in driving a certain portion into repentance anu
application for admission INTO the ielio"spiP y,
the good, while the remainder OF the Wlckeu
Will 20 Oh with their contentious untll they are
reduced to two men, who Will slaughter one
another"
A SOUTHERN CLERGYMAN on PRESBYTERIAN
UNION.-" \ southern pastor WrltinS 10 ne
NeU- York Observer on the question OI union
between the TWO branches )f the PreslHieilail
churchrS, saws Being thoroughly ac9Galhtcu
throughout our Southern Churcn, the writer Is
pIepared to say There is no general desire lof
union, that term Is usually uhdeist"oe:
There is calm convection WHEN has HUE IL
ANYTHING TO do with the controversies OF
Toimer wears. that we can do our work moIe
efficiently alone. Your Assembly Is 30 large
We are afraid of losing ourselves III sucIi
multitude We think our people Woiild ho'
feel such n responsibility OF duty To Inc One
vidualitv The Southern ChuIch has never
made 20 gOOi a report as the one Just rendered
to the Assembly. Oar machinery Is WorhlhS
smoothly and rapidly; there Js dctpehlhS
interest in foreign and home missions. as Is
evidenced 10y large increase OF contribution,
IN both these departments. Our TWO thcooSi-
cal Senilnaries are III "A most prosperous cohul
ton, and we are discussing the question Oh
founding third. There are also cer'dlh
differences in methods oil dong the same thinS
which exist between us. We think 1t more pro
motive OF harmony that we should 40 tIc same
things separately and IT II the calm Judgment
of nearly all OF us that organic union Is lilfIac-
ticabe, and tue discussion OF 1t formally ne
tween our churches would do more harm than
good at present But there Is ii plan OF concur,
rent action which we think Our prope "olld
enter into with the Northern Assembly, VIZ,
the confederation of three or TOUR provincial
SScmblies or General ~ mods, Win gehcrai
Council or Assembly over all. ! his wonid
give scope for the play OF lndlVidnaliiy, Noith,
West, South and last. Local responsibility
would bt maintained, ana there Wouiu pe no
clashing Of those vino dltfrr us To mtlhodS' Oui
at the same time there would be III the General
Assembly, Synod. Council, an organ OF uni
veIsal aggression in the feln OF the World
conrt for the settlement OF constitutional anu
doctrinal qucS ions but more STILL there "oulu
thus be afforded grand realization ana m"n-
fastatInn of the unity of the Church before lis
members and all mankind. Inns plan, winch
was preached some years ago, mas pech eelltr-
aliy considered III the South, perhaps more so
than at the North and though the writer has
discussed it with men from all parts of the
Church, he has yet to hear the fist word oil OPP
nosition. Be assured our people desire assocla
ton with their brethren North, but they dread
FUSION"
Converts IN MID AIR.-English papers re-
poIt that at the convent OF MctamorphOSIs, on
line road from Janina to l.arls>a there have
been discovered numerous manuscripts dalllS
fran the reign of Andronicns II. THIS was
tLe emperor who assumed the mOnastic gab
and the name of Antony, and after retiring To
a cloistcr died in Oblivion about four years
afterward, in 1882. The volumes, ten III
number, are said to have been ALREADY read
through at Athens, to which pace they were
Sent direct from the converts. one OF them,