New-York tribune., 1883-03-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

PLAIN VIEWS OF THE MINIsTRY.-John BAN
croft writes a letter to The Christian On,on
giving the reasons WY WY ne he souS Usu thot hot
! could do exactly as much good elsewhere.
Ministers themselves told me So Ihey
complained that the influence OF their words
and work was largely neutrallzed uy tue
prevalent idea that this was merely part OF
their professional duty. on 1t was sald' IL
SO; that is his business. lie is hlred 1or that
very thing
lister as toward other men, they insisted, In re-
turn that minister should be unlike other
men. They expected him TO adopt a peculiar
and distinct style of conversation and conduct
whether natural to him or not-Decause they
deemed this ministerial and it seemed to mo
that ministers were too willing TO fall III with
this idea The result was lack OF freedom,
constant restraint about the ministerial lie,
which was very repulsiye to young man.
81 was preiudiced by the class OF young men
I saw entering the ministry. The brightest,
keenest, most attractive of my companions,
with one or two notable exceptions, were
choosing other professions; the duller ones, the
odd sticks of the class, were destined 10 Le
mnisters The very sight of a theological sem
mary seemed to prove the inierOrlty oil ITS
members. Contrast the faces there win those
in law or medical school. Inc keen eyes,
firm mouths ard powerful chlns that ucht over
Blackstone were very different from the weak
faces. unkempt and unshurm locks and thin
necks of the students OF the Septuaglnt. dis
liked to take the latter for companions.
"The pecuniary aid and cOddllng the Chnrch
gives its theological students both explained IN
a large degree their infeIlority anu WAS an oD-
stacle To me- In any other profession the stu
dent is thrown on his own resources, and finding
his way full of difficulties and obstacles, speeu,
ily abaudOns il unless he has trnc grlt ana
stamina. But in theological seminary tuition
is tree, text books are supplied, board IL iur-
nishcd at cost. and gifts OF all SORTS are SO
abundant that the weakest brother need not
DESPAIR of support And at the end OF the
course there is promise OF a church and lmme-
diate compensation, instead OF long years OF
waiting and slow advancement:
Il had been trained TO Deleve III II speclaII
call to the ministry. Just what that call was
had no clear idea but it must be express, 0ls-
tinct and overpOwering. | certainly had not re-
ceived it, | felt that the ministry was noble
work. one which should enjoy and IN winch
| could do much good but | did not feei
Woe is unto me if | preach not the gospel.
and for that reason dared not enter it.
"Whtther my decision was right or wroug
leave TO others. But am sure that reasons the
same. or similar to these are keeping my
other young men ont ot the profession, 'in
must he taken into account III answering me
question, Why do not our young men become
ministers Y
DISHONEST CLERGYMEN.-The London NerS
n few days ago published letter from the Rev.
Artblr W. Hutton n Priest of the OratOry at
birmingham, i'm which very grave charge is
made against two clergymen travelling on the
Continent Ii is in fact that they have heen IN
the habit Of palmlng themselves oil rs CathOhc
priests and in that character asking to he allowed
TO celebrate mass. He Is corrob"ratcd ny the
urior of the Benedictine Monastery at EInse-
delu. who makes the following statement
During the summer of 1SS2 there came here
two Anglican clcrgymcn habited in casSocks.
They said they we're Catholic priests, and
wished 10 say mass. Father Gabriel, our libra
rian, who had shown them over the monastery,
then asked 10 see their papers Learning thus
that they were Auglcans, he told them that
such thing could not be permitted. IJere-
upon they said that on former occasion
Father Joseph had allowed them TO say mass at
the altar of ~. Henry. Again, bout the end
of October last, or perhaps in November. there
came another gentleman of dIEnlhed appear
ance with q long white beard anu asO wearing
a cassock. He brought with him not only his
Anglican letters of orders, but also note of III
troduction TO the right reverend abbot in
which it was said that Father Joseph had
allowed tine bearers friends 10 say mass, aud n
was asked that the same favor might be shown
TO the bearer himself. The right reverend alb
bot was away from home when TINS gentleman
came. and 20 the letter was delivered To me. My
answer To il was Of course PLAIN, but the man
persisted in asserting that Father Joseph had
allowed his friends to say mass. hethei this
be true or not do not kHOw, nor can now AS
certain since he died in September 1851. But
of tins am confident that If he brought them
into the sacristy it was because he took them
To he really Catholic priests. For the facts
stated aOove | can vOuch. As 10 the rest, the
papcrs which these gentlemen carry with them
are so well calculated TO mlslead that one
might easily suppose them to be what they pro
fess Asa rule in such cases one looks only IA.
the name, the seal and the signature, and Ia
truth must confess that had not Father Ia
briel called my attention 10 the case when Oc-
currnd in the SUMNER, | certainly fear that
should have been deceived by tile gentleman
who came IN the autumn. have not kept the
letter he brought, and the names | have for
gotten, if indeed | ever really knew them."
JosIPH Cook on SUFFRAGE.-In the prelude
to his last lecture Joseph Cook gave some
strong arguments in favor of limited female
suffrage such rs il permitted how III many States.
This is "A cause" he said, " in which the whole
word is interested. ! have looked on this sub
iect from the other side of the sea. and III
speaking of il here, ! have in mind No! bourne,
sydney, Calcutta, Bombay Paris and London,
and the multitude of municipalities which are
drifting into the same dangers which threaten
our great cities. The right management of
great towns will he in absorbing question rs
suffrage broadens into the twentieth century.
Let America remember that on this topic her
responsibilities are worldwide. In view OF the
growth of representative institutions on the
earth in view OF the missing OF men IN cities,
in view of the general elevation of women's
condition IN ASIA in view of her en- larging in
dustiial and educati0nll and legal rights III
Europe and America. who dares predict that Il
century hence there will not be something III
our immensely mlsgOverned cities IKE limited
municipal Suffrage for women I believe that
this reform is coming, and that it will come 10
stay God grant that our fashionable society
NAV have the wisdom TO ride In the chariot,
and not be dragged behind it's wheels"
A NEW CHURCH FOR DREsDEN.-An appeal
has been circulated for funds TO build an edllice
for st. Johns American Episcopal Church III
Dresden, Germany. The sum of $1,000 is now
in hand, and an additional sun Of TlO,OCO Is