New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
| THE CHURCH OF JEsUS.--Ihe independent has
! the following information as to the origin of
the Protestant Episcopal Mission in Mexico
| now being so sharply criticised ave have
| spoken from time to time of the attitude OF the
| Church of Jesus in Mexico toward other Pro-
| testant denominations lahOring as lntelligently
zealously and successfully for the evangelical
ZION of Mexico as this so-caled Mexican
| Church. One OF the pioneers i'll Mexican mis-
| siOnary works was woman, Miss Melinda
| Rankin, who had a school of Mexicans on the
| Texas border before the country was opened to
| Professionalism, and who " as the founder of the
| mission in Monterey. 1t was she who sug-
Cested TO the Rev. Henry c. Riley, then serving
| Spanish congregation in this city, that Mexico
| was a grander field for his talents than the
| Spanish population in New York, and to her
he gave his promise to go. He was sent out in
| 1869 by the American and Foreign Christian
Union, and what has since been accomplished
in connection with what is called The Reior-
nation has been accO nplished on the basis
prepared by Henry c. Riley missionary OF
the American and Foreign Christian Union, an
undenomnational society. Bishop Riley
knows not Joseph. How his course appears to
an intelligent English observer, Mr. Brockle-
hurst. the following extract from Mr. Brocke
bursts book, Mexico To day. iust published,
| will show:
al am sorry to say that the Protestant COM
| success, is rot free from ecclesiastical preju-
| dices. Bishop Riley is, am convinced, a very
| good man, but his attitude toward the other
| Protestant denominations is not kindly one
"'There was q most melancholy exhibition
of this on the occasion of the funeral services
! of the lamented President Garfield, which had
| to be- held in the church of the Rev. JODn But
| Ter (American Methodist EpiscopaD, aud was
| attended by all the Corps Diplomatiqnes and
| every American and Englishman in the city,
| the members of the German Musical Cub,
| greatly to their honor coming In II large BODY
| to sing several appropriate pieces OF music
| This service was held in Mr.. Buffers church
| because the bishop would not associate himself
with the other ministry in his own, nor did he
| assist in Mr.. Buffers. The result was alto
gether unfortunate, because it nearly broke up
the little English Episcopal service. the Amer
lean Minister and several prominent families
absentiug themselves from 1t during tile re-
mainder of my stay
JOSEPH Cook OK DEATH-The Rev. Joseph
Cooks views on death do not commend them
selves to The Christian AdCOcatc, which COM
bats them with great vigOT. "We believe 1t
saws that in the breadth of his charity and III
his desire to make the Gospel more acceptable
to men he has tried to extend the possibility OF
repentance TO the utmost verge, and has gone
too far. In the language OF the Bible man Is
alive or dead, and after having read the words
quoted and criticised several times, we must
say to our readers that death-bed repentances
have gained no element OF certainty or prob
ability from anything " hich Mr.. Cook has said,
and that such speculations weaken Gods truth,
and lead to fatal postponement; they seem to
us neither Scriptural nor scientific"
A BROAD CHURCHMAN.-The Rev. w. H.
Fremantle rector of st. Marys Church, Bryan
stone-square, London, and Canon CT Canter-
bury has recently delivered noteworthy Sc
ries of sermons entitled The Gospel OF the Sec
uar Life In these sermons he SAYS that >" IL
| l,o.r 4laC Int a In N
ical certainty about many OF the events OF inc
life of our Lord that the leaders OF men, out
side of the Christian organization, In science
art or politics. are to be thought oil as ministers
of Christ and that the Church should not re-
fuse the agnostic who wishes to do good, but
welcome him as fellow worker" These SER
mons have been published and are having
wide sale.
A REvIvAL.-A successful revival has been
going on for some time in BrOckport. \. y,
under the leadership of Mr. Davidson, an evan
gelist. He Is thus described III me Erdngel'st
: He is a young man of rather slender physique,
mild temperament and gentle disposition. Ills
discOuTscs are plain, simple and Scriptural. tie
NAV be said to win his way into the sympathy,
confidence and affection Of his audience lie
usually breaches with his Bible in his hand, fire.
0uenty turning to chapter and verse, and APP
pears to take it for granted that the PLAIN, c1-
plicit and manifest teaching of Gods Word u
of sufficient authority to compel the assent OF
the ingenious mlnd."
A CmLD's THEOLoGY.-Over the baptismal
font in st. Paul's Church, Pawtucket, saws Inc
Providence Press, is painted the following IN
scription on the wall He that believeth, and
is baptized, shall be saved" sur day or TWO
ago little girl attended st. Paul s. and read
the text very attentively, and when she re-
turned home Informed her father that she had
been to the Baptist church. Didn't you go To
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, my child 2" asked
the father. "Oh, yes, sir" replied the little
one. "but it is Baptist, just the same, for it had
a sign on the wall which said, he that believes
in the Baptists shall be saved"
THE REV. DIR. MARQUIs-It is probable that
the Rev. DR.. Marquis, a prominent clergyman
of ST. Louis, will be called TO Chicago az pro-
fessoI in the Presbyterian Theological SEMI
nary of that city. DR.. Marquis Is the clergyman
who, not long ago, appeared in his pulpit hab-
tied in q black gown. The act aroused 50 much
criticism that lie discontinued 1t.
AGAINST AFF1RMArION.-A deputaton Of the
Church Defence Association has waited upon
the Archbishop of Canterbury with a memorial
from nearly fourteen thousand OF the clergy,
praying him to use his influence TO defeat the
Affirmation bill. The Archbishop in his reply
was non cOmmittal.
Next year will be the centennial anniversary
of the establishment of Method Ism III this coun-
try as an independent body. Steps are already
bcipg taken to celebrate the event aDproprl-
ately.
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.
Christianity is in condition to come ont from
behind its earthwOrks and boldly to go forth and
attack the enemy il can afford 10 absolutely he,
fuse all compromise with the world ana denahu
on unconditional surrender. 1t can and ought TO
declare its independence of all make-shft devices,
defences and DISCUSSES, and stand i'll its own divine
indiy1dual Christian not only has the right but
n,vrs il TO his Master and himself 10 show forth the
'...a.so indcnendence. nnMer and diCnltY OF q