The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
sUNDAx-NorEs AND CHIMES.

x. Which is the easiest to De q
miEi ter or doctor? A. a minis.
ter, for it is easier to preach than to
practice.
The clock in Trinity Church tower,
New York city, is the heaviest in Anne
rica. 1t takes two men over an hour
10 wind it up.
Abraham of old was the owner of a
large cattle ranch, and it is thought
he also specialized some in real estate,
for the Scriptures tell us that he had
Lot in Sodom.
The revision of the English version
of the Old Testament, after fourteen
years of labor, is now completed, and
will be published next spring by the
University Press of Oxford and Cam
bride in several editions.
The latest sermon delivered by Rev
Heber Newton takes him completely
beyond the pale of christianity. Even
Mr.. Ingerson has gone no further
than did Mr.. Newton in characteri-
zing the christian theory of atone
ment as purely commercial"
A famous North Carolina clergy
man, while preaching few Sundays
ago from the text, He giveth his be
leep," stopped In the middle of
MS discourse, gaZed upon his slumbeT-
ing congregation and said: Brethren.
it is hard to realize the unb0unded
love which the Lord appears to have
for large portion II my auditory"
How many preachers in America
would Temble as did the bishop of
London if iunatic would rise up in
each Of their churches and declare in
a sepulchral voice, "Y GU worship idols
while you scorn to save souls. Woe
unto your It is more than suspected
that there are some in all denomina-
tions who worship wealth. luxury and
ease, and care very little f0F the souls
Of men
Rev. DR.. Hall, OF the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York,
preached on Sabbath-breaking In
the course of his sermon, as reported,
he said: What ought to lie done?
Education, culture and civilization
have been tried; but statistics show
that in BOston-ths centre Of these in
fiuenceS- has increased twice as
fast proportionately among the native
element as among this foreign"
The action OF Assistant Bishop
Potter, Of New York, in cOusenting
to establish a monastic order in the
Episcopal church, is variously COM
mented upon by the Episcopal clergy.
The assumption Of monastic lite by
the son of Bishop Huntington, in
dicates that the high church party has
finally decided to go in that direction.
1t is probable that the event will still
further separate the adherents of high
and low church. The low churchmen
are inclined to be outspoken in regard
to the matter, and several clergymen
in New York have expressed the
opinion that the Assistant Bishop has
sanctioned the return Of an outgrcwn
y stem
To show how fanatIcism gets hold
of the preachers, it may be stated that
Rev. DR.. Todd. congTegationalist, of
New Haven, is bombarding Yale col
Iege with hot shot, which makes
ripple of sensation in college circles.
DIR. TCQu, who is college graduate
himself, says the college training in
this country is fraud; that the pro-
fessors of Yale would not be able to
translate at sight any page Of Greek
or Latin with which they are not
familiar, or take part in the Latin dis
cussions Of the students of European
universities, or even understand the
proceedings of a council of cardinals
and bishops conducted in the Latin
language. They couldn't do it when
he went to college, and he knows they
couldn't do it now. College days are
time thrown away. according to this
preacher. By way Of emphasis, he
asserts that there ought to be but two
colleges On this continenG-One of
them he would put in Nova Scotia
aad the other in Alaska; better still, if
no colleges were nearer than the Sand
witch Islands.
The thought that Christ is the Re-
deemer because he is the Creator,
solves many perpleXing problems for
US. Take that problem which we are
obliged to face-the origin of things.
1t is question which no aan can
solve. Even at the best we can only
study phenomens. The answer is that
Jesus Christ is the absolute fountain
OF life. He who speaks to US
by his Gospel also made the
worlds. You say this is a theory, a
hypothesis. But what have you to
give me but theory after your years
of thought? And this, l say, is not a
hypothesis only. The only new life
that comes into being to-day is the
new life of the SOUL. When man
who is incorporate, Iustful and vile
changes his whole course of life to-
ward beauty, strength and purity,
then there is a new life.-lRev. DR..
Morkland.