Evening star., 1885-10-06
WHY He Left the Church.

REV. Mr.. MANGAsARIANs WORDS RENOUNC-
ING PRESBYrERIANISM.
Rev. MangaSar NJ. Mangasarian, pastor of
Spring Garden Presbyterian church, Philade-
phia who created a sensation there Sunday
night by publicly renouncng the doctrines of
Presby terianisn, in his address to his congrega-
tion said: IL have ceased to be a Calvinist.
have decided to renounce the doctrines of ORTIZ
OdOx Presbyterianism. If Calvin, Wesley and
Edwards had the right TO make articles of faith
and differ with good and holy men who went
before them, have not the same right to make
articles of faith and differ with Calvin, Wesley
and Edwards? / have Outgrown the creed of
Calvin. love the Presbyterian people for what
they are and not what they believe: their char
acter and not their creed. My honest intention
TO withdraw from the church has been the out
come of a long series of tempestuous struggles
In my heart. which now, praise God, have given
place to a holy, peaceful happiness that would
cry out in thankfulness for the glorious liberty
plain performance of duty which as a Chris
ttan and man, have been forced by the pure
spiritual light Of reason TO admit; will con
nnue to preach the gospel, but will not be held
within the limits of sect or denomination.
II shall have no creed save the words of Christ.
MY sympathies are with all sects having lib
eral views My future church shall be a church
governed by the people, a peoples church,
authority comes between the minister and his
flock. BY my act i subscribe myself to the
Conversational doctrine. 1 endorse the new
creed OF that church in place of the Westmin-
ster catechism which, as pastor in the Presby-
terian church, was bound to teach. Ministers
promising to help me in this strike for candor
In the pulpit. do not disfellowship the Pres
seowsbins ne 'ne am Itn -, ehnren dls,
preaching to you in the pure light of my belief
but the creed of your church will not permit
me, so must step out"
He objected TO the Presbyterian creed as he
said it showed him "a heaven thiniy settled, a
hell peOpled; few saints, many sinners" ..The
doctrine of total depravity," he said ais a
blackmailing OF human nature. Sooner would
L nurse an asp in my bosom, ora viper Ia my
10 ,le a hat
dear God exposes TO unending wrath all His
children for the sins OF one Adam"
The ShOrt-hair Craze.
EVERY THIRD CHICAGO woNANs HEAD LOOK
ING LIKE THAT OF PRIZE FIGHTER.
Chicago Letter in the New ork Tele gram
The shorthair craze has taken Chicago by the
ears, and unless something intervenes there
won be tress left outside OF the hair shops long
enough To wax into a beau catcher. From May
To Michigan avenue, and from Washington to
South park, every third woman You meet has
been shorn almost as close a convict and the
result Is positively eye-aching. The shingiing
Is not confined u any age. class or styie OF
beauty. but takes in the belle of Dearborn ave-
nue., The Blue Island avenue butchers wife,
skinner school girls, artists, singers, metaphysi-
clans and clairvOysnts, as well ,s young brides
Iebutantes OF fifteen years and scores OF rich
note residents, VINO Know they are getting old,
but think to deceive the world by apine the
pranks and frivoiities OF sixteen.
In the meantime the hair-dresSerS and hair
dealers are beating the air with unsold switches
and cursing the iates that bear them such i'll
luck \ br";,dway firm sent New Ior,, law
yer out here To sIie n W abash avenue dealer TOR
the nom payment OF a stock of novelties There
was thunder iii his voice and war in his eve
when our townSman was confronted
''Ies, know ordered them and Intended tn
~! I9r thein, tc, put the women are cutting all
their hair oii and they don buy anythingS
The suit has been withdrawn the goods
packed back To Madison square and the banIcsS
coiHure maker Is trying to carry out his ideas
OLA patent ash-sifter till the women regain their
wits.