New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24

ernoro or Miss Willard should not speak from
puipits as well as George Eliot may speak
through prose or Mrs. Browning or Adelaide
Proctor speak in poetry. The woman who mas
something to say and can say It acceptaDly is OF
more concern to the world than the man VINO
has nothing to say and makes a success there
OIL Women have been preachers Tor genera
tons as mothers as writers, as companions.
III seems tribe egctistical for any man 10 say
that ne belongs to the only specially chosen
class Another objection is often raised 10
pTeach Is outside OF wOmans sphere. HOW 40
we know The test Of singing bird Is lie
capacity to sing; the test of a womans call 10
preach is her ability to do it"
p, \ clergyman of Oakland, Cal, the Rev. Mr..
oprecher, recently left his church in that town
10 accept call TO a church III san Francisco, at
. muGh larger SALARY, giving as a reason that
me LORD had called him. The Stockton IN
GeP ndcnt breaches a lonely lay sermon to
MN OH TINS wise Mr.. SpTecher has fallen
uhuer the severe criticism of the press Tor pro-
Iessing to act under Divine guidnn.e in accept
ing Il call to the more popular church. 10 was
hypOcrtlca pretcnce. A preacher Is no
more called OF God TO leave one fell OF labor
Ior ahOther, than lawyer or doctor. we 90
not blame Mr.. SpIechcr for going over 10 san
rahclsco. Every man has a right to climb as
hlgl aud make as much as he can. Talent IS
worm all 1t commands IN the market. But lie
should not have gllded over his personal amOl-
ton To occupy more popular pulpit with such
he tfied TO cram down the Threats of the good
people of Oakland"
The report of the Ninth Annual Meeting Of
the Noman's Christian Temperance Union OF
THIS State, held in QsWegO last September, has
lust been published 1t makes pamphlet OF
100 pages, and shows that during.the past year
the members Of the union have been active and
Jealous IN the promotion of temperance.
EYecy good citizen must rejoice that such Il
noble work is beng done in our midst. How
ever much people may differ as to the methods
by which temperance may be promoted, all Will
acknowledge that lnmOderdle drinking Is enc OF
the great evils OF this age. il the women shali
succeed III doing something to abatc II, they Will
deserve the thanks oil all VINO have the progress
OF the race at heart
The Ereeman'S journal speaks with commend
| abe trankHcsS about the deplOrdOlc Purcell
scandal The aged Archbishop it says, " Is
| III helpless dUtage, and tcnderly nurSed at tie
expense OF the bankrupt diocese. HIS brother
| Edward, from being small attorney ana Il
ward politician, was lifted into the prlesthood
and given by the supplemented Bishop con-
! p!ete control OF the finances OF the diocese IT
| was putting bcggar on horseback. Toward
| priests Of the diocese who did not CIlnge to him
| he was "a tyrant. He was man OF magniti-
| cence, with other peoples money, for those that
| tiatteIcd him. SO lie came to trouble, ana
! then, III place of asking judlclOus friends, went
! To eXtOrtlOnPrS Ill IL VAIN effort TO bridge over
| his disaster"
| The Christian 1drocate speaks vigorously
| about the late -. ii. Bennett, whom IL calls an
! immoral Llackguard "N0 Christian" it says
| need be- glad that he is dead or sorry that he
! lived so long; tor if God regarded his living up
| to the time OF his death as compatible with HIS
| general plan for the government OF the uni
verse, it Is not for those who profess To believe
! in God 10 sit in Judgment upon any o. Ills prov
licences. Nor need we suppose that his per-
| sOnal influence will lie perpetuated, for the
wold o. inspiration has declared that the
memory OF the just IS blessed, out the name Oh
| the wicked shall rot lie has earned one cpl
| tagn: His lite was devoted TO traducing Jesus
| Christ and undermining the foundations OF
| morality.
4 writer in The Globe Of Toronto, Canada, is
| very much exercised over the fact that at the
| opening Of the Provincial Parliament pre-
| cedeuce was given to the Roman CatbOnc
| Archbishop Lynch. The papers stated that at
the ceremony there were present" ms trace Tie
| Archbishop of Toronto, and Bishop Mah0ny,
| Bishop Sweatmal, etc, and III the account Oh
| the State dinner given III the evening, at
| the head OF the table His Honor the Lieuten-
| ant 6 overnor. having his Grace Archbishop
| Lynch on his right, and the Hon. the Attorney
| General on the left, also Mrs. Robinson, Bishop
Sweatman.N etc. lie lntmateS that political
| reasons were at the bottom of this arrangement,
| which lie considers dlsCTedltaOie 10 the Gov
eminent.
The Bishop of Rochester in England calls for
| ESQ 900 during the coming year Tor the purpose
bmldlpg ten new churches III his rapidly grow
| pr diocese. While perhaps the English
| Church may be open TO criticism on many
| nuiuts il certainly has shown during the last
| generation a cOmmendable desire to meet the
| religious needs of the nation. The period
from the beginning OF the Iraclaflah move
menf until now Will probably be known IN the
| history of the Church as the church-Oulldlng
era. lust as the Middle Ages were tie era of
ratheirals. And the difference between the
| great cathedral and the cOsey modern church
| sxactly marks the difference between the
| Middle Ages and to-day.
The Catholic RcrieW thus states the religious
| ouestIou of the day 4" The question is between
| authority in religion, as embodied III the In
| falhDle system of the Cath0ilc Church ana tle
| authority of the individual, embodied III his
| mfalllble iyse Dirt. As leading medeln sclen-
! fists have taken ground against Christianity, 1t
Inns become fashionable to call their method,
| which assumes tine iHfaibility of the lndlvd-
ual-the scientific method-as complete piece
| of impertinent assumption, we must Dc allowed
| TO saw as il would be possible 10 ma I'D the
| whole range of literature, sacred ana pi0Iahe.
The Philadelphia Press describes strange
| religious ceremony that took place III mat clty
| Inst Sunday The members OF the religious
| order known rs the Union Bethel Church oi
| Gnd believe In a strictly literal lnterpreta-
zion of the commands of the saviour. -Four
J times II year i'll pursuance OF a law laiu uOWn
I by the church for the observance Oh members
romeut devoutly engage III the washing OF 1eet
- humble imitation of their Lord and Master.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION
! II should 10 emphatically said and so distinctly
| ct.odv mis-