New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Acknowledgements SALuT."-The
recent inroad OF the English salvation Army
in Switzerland has called out an attack upon
that organization by the Countess Aeenor dc
Gasparin, entitled, "Armee sol dlsant-uu
Salut.n The pamphlet is being read by every
body III France and Switzer!ahu, anu IN ~
strong presentation of the objections against
the Army One of the most tIenchant iaSsagHS
is here given translated: Liberty, VIII;
Thought. individuality, are suppressed on an
the line and replaced Ivy single wOId-ooeul-
pnce. In the material wOI Id the system may
have some advantages. In the SilIituni G,'t
il is IA crime against man, sacflese against
God. Mr. Booth stops at nothing Csulplng
the Divine name and the Divine authOr'iY' ne
apprOpriates mt the same time the tIg ..S. Oh
God. All the texts which dcine tie hluioutt
of God and mems duty 10 Him Mr.. Bo"th
adouts and applies 10 tho chief of the army.
The army is the army of God Inc cOnhan!S
of it's chief are the commands OF |fou. 10 ION
the army is to be converted to GOu. ln s. III
the army is to serve God. M Doo'I WIS
MS that he has invented ali thIs-su'Jecti9pI,
military organization, Salvation Army. lie
has invented nothing. Military autocracy i'll
things spiritual, with extension 10 thihgs t'm
poral-battaliOns, battles, c0nqueSts all "a
listed before he was born. lhey WIZ '"i,o '
mCnastic spirit, mOnastic orgaEHaIion' mo-
nastic power, mOnastic invas'0ns. mere waS
| even one who anticipated MIR. Booth I'D Gazing
himself General the General OF the Jesu'tS;
If Jesus should descend 10 us, lie Womb
| break yOnr trumpets and crush your la is.
| forms, tear the opaulcttes from the shoniueis
| of your officers bid your women return 10 tneii
| hearths, follow their domestic duties, cultI-
vate humble virtues, fulfil their feminine ms,
SION. Your young girls! DO You 0eileD9 .,,n'
Jesus, tearing away their veil OF inohesty.
would expose them on your mOunteDahk
| stages and let them II axe public speeches ~
Won believe that He would send them III lull
uniform Drawing the fire of questlouao'e gai-
lantlies to sell your pamphlets III 'Ie s.I'' sur
of Paris and make them beat tamnonilneS III
vOur bacchanalian professions! jesus! 10
not pronounce His name invoked III your
theatres it is PROCLAMATION the more.
CHINAurN N B0SToN.-"It Is more than
seven yra,s ago saws The Boston J0UHdt,
since Miss Harriet Carter, IN the course "l
her missionary work, became Interested IN the
Chinese of the city and formed class lol me
purpose of teaching them. lhey met AZ nr'' I'D
the Old Colony Chapel on Monday evenings
during the simmer at Miss Garter mouse III
CnmhlidgepOrt, then IN Chambers StteGt
Chapcl, ana finally, i'm 1872 TIE school to"k
mp it, abode in the yesltv OF Mount NGIh"h
Church, where il has since remained. mere
were ONLY Two pupils or the outset, but the
work has in-,caSed steadily. aud now, wish the
day school which was established later u mote
than fills the heart and bands OF Miss carer
who still remains It's devoted ana ehcl &'uc
head No matter how busy Miss Garter may
bee in her work of supervision, SHE coniuVrs To-
greet cordia ~ each pupil or pcw-comrr Is
rood 10 see their cviucnt affection Tor her. IN
spcaking about her to others they tvlnce q
warm appTrc,atiun Of what she has done Tor
them. and q respect that amounts Almost 10
yeperation she YER kun, they say; she
Cinnamon frcn'.' With tie exception ot the
Bible class, into which are grouped - half
dozen of the more advanced Uunll-, tic M
stfuction "a necessarily individual, each
scholar having ms own teacher and lessons
suited 20 his particular needs. Moral insirnc-
ton is of course the great end IN gleW, ana ~
the best means To that cnd they are taught 10
read, write and speak English. he books
used are Bibles, dictionaries, hymn books,
readers of various grades, etc, printed ~ Eng
lish or Chinese, OF both, hut the New esid-
mrnt is the mos, popular textbook among
them The slate and pencil aIc also quite m
dispcnsablr, since, besides other uses, they
serve "a copy-hook and pen 10 Is perhaps
needless 10 say that the pupils learn To wllle
very RAPIDLY because of their wonder. al pow
ers of imitation. But there are also. concerted
exercises for the school, such as singing hymns,
repeating the Lords PRAYER and reading The
commandments. Some of the hymns which
are translated INTO Chinese nave been printed
in sort of phonetic English, 80 that both pu-
nils and teachers pronounce The Chinese. How
does it sound II Here is the hIst stanza of
There is happy land one Of their fayonte
hymns: