New-York tribune., 1882-02-19
crRRENT RELIGIoUs OPLNION

Just now Mormonism IN the Territories may be .
blessing IN disguls TO tine states. Mormon p0yg
amy thrusts upon IT, the question, y hat is the
family. and what is It's relation to the american
political system Presidents Hayes and Garfield
gave pretty explicit answers TO IT, Clear state
ments may be found IN one or two decisions OF our
Supreme Court. aud IN the books OF some OF our lest
law writer's. Bur IL cannot be said that We have,
@ people, anything like good political knowledge
of the family We think We know great deal
about the individual. Bat our knowledge Of the
family is scanty, and we have not considered very
profoundly even the individual IN his relation 70
the family. MOrmOul.in may bring SOME good w.La
It's evil II t set Is looking at the >uc es:.v- pOlyg
amy OF New-Epgla1d. aud 80 Eelq - 1nd the true
ground to hght both eyls.-.t5 &c C0ngtgatIonallst.
The secular pa.c5s treat Mr. Minis announcement
10 the lei-araa Church which he has been serving
that he hal abandoned whatever iaith he lad once
possessed IN personal DeitY ana the immortality
OF tie soul with consideration which dOos not
belong 70 It. without intending 60 cast any rciec-
tiou on this geutleEGns character intellectual or
moral L. Is proper 20 say there s no evidence what
ever that his opinion on these sub ecS Is o. more
value han the convictions or thousands OF men OF
equal or superior intelligence who do believe ln God
aud the Immortality OF the soul. ne does n0t pre-
tend 20 have any know ledge or 20 haze discov-
cred new process or reasoning in lesard TO these
subjects And whiIc he has been itliing away
from his early faith hundreds OF quite as honest
and intelligent persons have been strengthened "a
their faith in God and immortality, and hundred,
more have acquired through faith m Christ peace
of conscience and the spiritual power 10 Ave new
lives II would not be easy To describe the c0nGl-
lulnt VINO li1slu si4t' tAt t'tAllaply
ot this one man unsettes any doctrine taught 10 tie
SCRIPTURES He simply testines 20 lis ignorance OF
Cod and loss of faith In a matter generally believed
bv rhe best aad wiscst men,. he Central Christian
Advocate.
r. Is notorious that church fairs are the regular
resorts of all the young lbertlnes Of the neigh0or-
hood IN which they are held Nobody can suppose
tbat tha corner-lOungers who coDgregate on the
i1s,roIk IN front OF church doors on Sunday visit
f,rs with the intention Of helping The cause OF re-
igion They 90 To see the glrs WnO are known
90 be on exhibition aC these SHOWS. lhey md op-
norrunities of talking to them ana putting them
LIE. an terms OF familiarity with them Ihus it
il easy for vicious young men 70 break down the
rst restraints which parents place upon their
danrLters-lThe New-iork Freeman's Journal.
There is no question that smallpox is a dreadful
disease Yet there can be no good cause tor the
sens.less alarm and panic that Is manifested by
some az the prevalence OF the plague. Not only
does n do no good whatever, bu: IL really Is un-
worthy especially OF Christian men and women.
Discretion caution, prudence these 1t - our duty
to exercise al al. times but these never have any.
thing in common with selfish cowardlce. Now II
there were little more fear and dread OF sln that
worse plague than smallpox 1t would be a good
deal better. No one seems 10 mind associatlng IN
tiInatey with souls that are AL black and blctched
with vice Even tender children are unhesltatngy
allowed to go il and out OF houses that are hope
lessly infected, whose very atmosphere - tnich
with impurity, profanity and blasphemy. anu
people DO not think that there Ls any 9ahssi "a
tbis They do not fear catching SIN iet "a euo
,ruth we're known most forms OF sin are hlote lu-
fsctious than cholera and smallpox ana also lAr
more fatal Sin kills vastly more bodles ana sous
every wear than all other diseases togethcr-tlne
| Moravian.