New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION

The current rolls ious inquiry for some time has
been turning from dOgmglc theology to Biblical
criticism. Here tho sharpest controversy Will GER
taInly gather about tho question OF the Inspiration
of the Scriptures. There has been quite wellpr
nounoed movement OF this kind IN some quarters
Tor q score of years but 10 has made little
impression the public mind until lately, aud even
now only small portion OF the Church understand
what is at stake. Any Que must have seen that n
considerable amount OF study and iuvesti cation
has been intended To serve basis for the PROPOSE
ton that all religions have the same origin aud
method or development that they nro substan-
italy as natural n product Of mems thinking aud
feeling rs their philosophical systems. So of" ten
great religions" We are aiven to understand that
Christianity the best partly because IL Is the
latest OF nearly no. and partly because IL has had
more favorable development. Plainly these efforts
are directed against the convict ion, generally Ell
tortained that the Holy Bible differs materially
from all other collections OF religious writlngs--
THE Central Christian Advocate.
contributor TO the fund for providing u
pedestal for Barthods statue writes to the Post in
dcprec OF recent Specm of social ostGHcism
and intolerance as exhibited in certain schools and
Judges that the Liberty statuewlln not be altogether
free from ironcal nterpi notation The Instances of
" ostraeism are unfortunately not few, but they
are lgnorantly anti Semitic rather than intention
ally antl-Jewish. III parents who 10 longer prac-
tlse any Jewish Ob5ervances. who are wholly alien
ated from Temple end Synagogue and boast of their
freedom from sectaran alllEI and predictions,
and who insist conspicuous way that their
children attending this or that school for young
ladies' are not to be- present during the simple open
include q brief prayer, are Informed that their
children wanted in such school, IL is by no
means n reflection on their Judasm-it II rather a
Tebuke to their own narrowness. G0d-fearlng jews
are not sensitive to fear the effect upon thor
childrn of some wholesome morning devptlon, bat,
unfortunately, all classes of Jews are made to
suffer through the faults of those wi ose Judaism
was long ago d5carded.-lThe jewish Messenger.
Why IL It, then, that many churches wholly neg
lect systematic tract distribution Why is IL that
hundreds of thousands Of individual Christians
circulate tract and never censure themselves
not doing 1t Doubtless some excuse themselves
on the groundless plea that people viii not read
tracts in this and country or that IL acts too
weak and goodish to benefit intelligent minds
that IL Is n dscourtesy 10 present religion to hel
friends by such means To all such 1t Is enough To
say that tracts aud religious books still read
that they published In such variety to adapt
them to all graues Of intelligence; that they are
still successful in warning sinners and helping be-
lie gers aud that no church or individual having
made fair trial Of tract distribution be found TO
indorso any such excuses for its neglect The
Northern Christian Advocate.
While pointing out the shortcomings of Catholics
in their duty towards the Catholic press We are not
unmindful that Catholic editors have much to an
swer for when forgetting their high Calling they use
tfor low, low personal ends IL they will come before
the public every now and then one OF our qonem-
porares did two weeks ago. with an immoral show
inward thoughts and feelings they cannot expect
to do their readers any good, OF whose rennement
they betray so poor All opinion, nor however louuIy
they may boast their Catholclty, to win any re-
speot for the Catholic cause.-lThe Catholic Tole-
graph.