New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-11

by about ten members, including Mr..
John Bright. Sir j. Pease, Mr.. Arthur Pease,
Mr.. Lewis Fry, Mr.. Theodore Fry, Mr.. George
Palmer, Mr.. }. \. Richardson, Mr.. J. +. Is. FIrth
and Mr.. William Fowler. There are also sew
era cX-membcrs of the sOlety in the House OF
Commons, including Mr.. William +. FORSTER
| Alderman Il. y. Fowler and Mr.. W. f. Ecroyd.
| The society includes one Baronet (Slr J w :
Pease), and one Knight, Sir John Darlington, OIL
| Dublin.
The Rev. n. s. Ruiison, an EpiscOpalian cler-
gyman of Cle7eland, Ohio, preached last Sun
day on the inspiration of the Bible. In the
course Of bis sermon he said: There are per,
sons who have pet theories Of the Bible and
think that all other theories are not genuine.
| Some hold that every sentence ana W0rd Ill the
| Bible is free from error. This is dangerous
theory because we do not know whether our
| English words accord with the full meaning OF
those in which the Bible was originally written
The ancient writers are not teaching the world
the different sciences, they are teaching renSloh
| We need have no fear that science Is going 10
overthrow the inspiration Of the Bible. Inc
question of just how the Bible Is inspired IS luil
| of difficulties. The purpose OF the inspiration
| of the Old Testament is to tell OF christ ana
the New Testament is similar in that 1t tells to
man the object of Christ The purpose OF the
one was to tell men truths; the object or inc
other to carry out those truths. JcGuS ChrlSt Is
the key that can unlock the meaning OF the IN
| spiration of the Bible"
President Eliot, of Harvard University, IN
speaking of the difficulties which tue clergy
have to meet with in the present day says:
| \ new method of spirit Oh lnqdlry mas Deeh
gradually developed, which Is characteriZed ny
| an absolute freedom on the part OF the inquirer
| from the influence Of preposscSSion OF desires
as to results. No other method OF inquiry no"
| commands rcSDpct Even tho Ignorant nave
learned to despisc the process OF searching Tor
| proofs of foregOne conclusion. The civilized
world has set up new standard OF intellect
ual sincerity; and Protestant theologlans
and ministers must rise TO that standard IL tney
| would continue TO command the respect OF
| mankind. Tie fault Is quite as nuch that Oh
| the churches or Sccts as of the individual MN
listers, for almost every church or sect en1eaV-
OrS to tie its members, and particularly us MN
listers, to a creed, "a set OF articles, or bOdy oil
! formulas. No other profession ~ under such
terrible stress of temptation to intellectual as
honesty as the clerical profession is, ana ut the
| same time the pnhlic standard OF lntclIeciual
CaudOr has been set higher than ever DeIOIc'
The Young Mems Christian Association has
paid a great deal of attention 10 work among
railroad employees throughout the country.
! This work, begun only few years ago IN n
very small way. has grown until IT now mas
branches on many leading roads win hity-SN
secretaries ~ suuerlutendentS CeNotlh@ All ther
time to the care OF these branchesh'au iooIiIs'
libraries parorS amusement rooms bathrooms
classes for instruction and hospital cqupmcht
are among tho Christian agencies ehployeu'
In work has commanded the interest ana ap-
WoVal of railroad managers TO suCh an tAtcul
that these secretaries are most ol them on the
pay-rolls of the companies the corporations
thus operating with their employees lu masking
the work efficient in all It's branches, social, Gu
ucatiOn1l and religious.
The Rev. 4. s. Cmp>cy, an Episcopal clergy
man of Rochester. recently preached Il sermon
on Church Discipline in which he sketched
the strlctucss of the early church ana
lnmcnted the dccadcnce OF the modern IhurcD
i'm this respect. Such wholesale statements are
inaccurate. I'm some things possibly the mod
crn Church may rot compare idYoIdDly WIN
the early Church, but IN many othcr Things IL
l. vastly superior to It, discipline or no dlscl-
,,llnc BESIDES which, lIXucSs oil discipline may
ic n SIGN of a higher morality as well as de-
cadence If all the members OF the Church
we're saints there would be 10 need OF any dis
cipllnc at all.
the Boston TrGrciicr, in IN article on the
churches of that city, rays: Allowing one
third of the population to be detained at home
from public worship AT the same service ana
considering the large number OF services on
each sabbath. il may be presumed that the
average population ~ well snppled WIN ac-
communications for worship. Accurate statistics
of attendance however, II they could DE
obtained would doubtless show cChsideIanie
decline. - compared with the earlier period.
4 writer in The CHcago Tribune complains
that the daily papers lNc 100 much SP"'c J."
fhe rcports of mediocre or poor sermons.
Even the meet able liberal preachers, who are
IA fond of preaching on q" the new religion
frrGucntlv repeat themselves; aud as for the
conventional prescntnrnt of Church dogmas,
u la dlcary waste Of time 10 read them.
By the death Of the Bishop Of Liam
dI6 and tue appointment OF the Bishop OF
Tiuro TO the AIchbishopuc of Canterbury, the
Bishop of Rochester, who was consecrated in
1877. will obtain seat IN the House oil LORDS,
fine B.hop of LIcAfcd who was consccratcd IN
ISIS. being the next entitled to a summons.
The Right Rev. ID. Huntington, ID, Bishop
of Central Newly OH. VIII give to the advanced
cl,.. of Andoycr Theological Seminary course
of six Lectures on The Christian Use OF Prop
crty." beginning February 20.
CURRENT RELIGIOJS OPINION.
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