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

I UTP,T
| il is contrary to the commands oil Scripture
| to call i'm n physician in sickness. lhey oe-
! lieye that PRAYER and Amounting are the only
| means of cure allowed 10y God. One OF the
votaries of this belief i'll LOndoh not long ago
allowed his child to die without calling III q
physician. and being tried fol II was indicted
for manslaughter 10y II coroner Jury, Whlch
would seem to be q proper verdict but sharp
critic Las written letter to Ihe L0ndon reno
about the verdict which has the following
statement: "The inspiration OF the Bible ana
the absolute necessity of putting blind and un,
resisting faith in its commands Is a cardinal
doctriue of every Christian sect In this country,
whether its professors Lelieye merely that the
authors of its component books were con-
| strained in a general way 10 write WllaI n was
| revealed to them, or imagine, with Dean
! Burgess. that the very dots of the IS ana pune
| tnation are verbally and literally inspired.
Anathemas are Illuminated weekly from thou-
sands of pulpits against those VINO presume 10
| interpret for themselves, ana oney OF 9lsope9'
nj their Measure perfectly simple, stralghttor-
ward and ineligible commands; ana surely
that contained in James ", II ana 10, Is as
definite both as a command anu "a promise, us 1t
can by any possibility be. And YET when man
dares to exercise that faith, the necessity Ior
which is pcrsistenty beng dlnncd into ms ears,
an Intelligent Jury of his cOuntrymen brings
in n verdict against him that he has committed
a crime conviction of which before coihIe-
tent criminal tribunal might entail on MN a
long term OF penal ScfNUuue. hc InuSb hot W
supposed to sympathlze with any form OF relIgi-
ous profession which repudiatcs medical ana.
We think that in the case which has given flse
to these remarks, it Is much To be dcpIored
that the unfortunate child was not at
tended hy skilled physician; but alter
ali the bercaved parents only did what
millions of their -countrymen are
exhorted. commanded, and cntreated, sun
dav after Sunday, to do-tollOwed out unhesl-
tatngly the deinitf' teaching or tie hlbe
t.rl fsfsV
that the commands and prccepts OF the Book
are Con week days. to bc inteTpTeted merely
i'm n Parliamentary sense; aud that the cynic
who said, by want OF iait are yc saVeu ia
this world was right after all II the oiu
traditional theories about Biblical inspiration
are correct IT would seem that these misguided
people are really only carrylng out according
TO their idea, divine command.
The Bislop of Manchester, writing 10 the
Dean of Manchester IN answer To the address
signed 10y him and Others ON the subject OF the
Miles Plating case, says that there Is no bond
a,, so great as that Of men living IN state OF an
archy Whether temper which repudatcs alike
the authority OF the bishop ana inc rulings OF
the Ecclesiastical Courts, which approves OF
the priest communicating alone, as Is stated to
have been the case at ~. Peter - London
Docks Oh Christmas Day, ana oi the Holy
Communion beng celebrated win special IN
tcutiou for the rcpOse of the souls OF the dead,
as nt II. Pauls. Leicester, and at St Adams,
Holboln, is likely to promote or secure peace IN
the Church. they can Judge as well as he can.
Whether such things are compatible with
lo,ol occcutgurp Of tire Book of Common
PRAYER and the principles laid down therein ne
rcoIleselv leaves 10 the Judgment OF all UNI
nrriuliccd churchmcn. Are these thing, To be
Tolerated in the "pOlicy of live and let live
which they be- him To adopt The Bishop saws
he Is afraid that they give HIM credit Tor WIDER
svo,n9thie5" than he cycI possessed. lie i
at me %
Uooker. lie accepts lOyally and heartily the
utiuciples of the Reformation. He has no SYM
nathv with those who decry those principles or
vould undo that work. Unless men VIII come
back within the lines OF thc IIdycI Door "s
tlesr were understood and accepted till re-
cent innovations blurred them, lie can discern
nothing Tor the Church but continued dl-quIct
i'm the present and disa>teT-poSSbly dcslruc-
tlon-in a future only GOO threatening and I'M
miucnt.
7, il well known 10 be dangerous thing 10
ask too many questions in sunday school.
clergyman recently went INTO ms sunday -schoo!
go IN In rho scholars " Now. my little dcafs,'
hr CONNIE need a. he stood on the platform rub
him, his hand. complaccntiy cher, want
all of Won who rcycr swear or use bad language
to stand up" Ali but two small boys lnme-
diately rC,e TO their feet, and although the
teacher urged them To do likewise they ictdH q
their seats The minister cast hlS gliuccs TO-
,y,rd fine little fellows. paused n few moments,
and then after waving back the children To
their scats repeated the request IN TINS Wise
- Now. nh of Won who love To 20 10 sunday
scbont who love the Saviour, who love your
uarruts. Who never dc anything that you know
~ lac wrong rise Again all but the two boys
rose IN their feet promptly. Little boys,
then said the minister, addressing himself par
ticula1ly o. them, cannot you rise too, on that
question r. 40, sir promptly replied the
cider of the two. "Why uOt why not, boys
What do Won think will become of Won If yon
do nIl the bad things have Just mentioned 7
1 he bow shrugged their shoulders unca'Ily for
Il few moments, and then when the whole
school had simmeIcd down to a profound quiet
nrss tho elder said sauciy: Well, sir, my
mamma said that we should he both ministers
.orr Of these days If we kept on" The next
order of business was taken up Without further
delay.
The Rev. William Mcllcn, returned mis-
sinuory from Xuiuland, say that 1t Is very hard
= - rouycrt and instruct the /uius, because they
lint uothing :" They crawl into their low
Luts lie down on a mat with their fcct To the
central fire. and sleep with their heads on
IJ"cLs. That i, their height OF happiness, and
tLeir hearts desire nothing more. lhcy nj hrSt
inoE unou clothe, Of all kinds ~ lmpcdimcnts,
and in squarc houses with ScVci'h rooms leel
inst and uueasy We first teach them the benc-
Gts nj a hat They feel the heat OF me sun
uunn their heads and hold up their shields Tor
shade. 4 hat is To them shield when hts the
head find that If a man wants one tlhnS ana
has il supplied, he straightway wants two or
thee Things more. Soon our negro wants Doot5
fn orotcct his feet from the SHARP stones, ana
the wearing of shirt Ieconcilcs him to the use
Of LIGHT clothing. He may be the bearer OF
irttcr from one missionary to another, and he
marvels exceedingly that the man seems to he
talking with the paper while 1t talks with INN;
lie then wants to know If paper can talk, ana
how if can do so IL explained To him. lie now
feels an intellectual want, and is taught to read
and write. We then talk to him of heaven, and
he wishes to know how he can get there lie
,o,,or tLought of such thing before, but he
now feels "A spiritual want, and 1t is supplied
The Lcnten pastoral Of Bishop Huntington, of
Syracuse, y. V, is full OF practical Christian