Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-27
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.

THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
Some Salient Points in Current Ecclesi-
ast1cAl Discussions.
A Western Protestant organ few weeks
ago waxed very wroth at the tone of con-
siderate and sensible article in the New
York Independent upon the Pope's encycli-
cal letter, and sarcastically suggested that
the Independent was edited at Canossa, and
that its editor would, ''in doctrine, be found
in Rome kissing the Pspe's toe with all
possible formality and humility" In reply
John Fitzgerald, editor of the BROOKLYN
Cdtkolic Eramia1, gives "A Few Words
with Bilious Brother in which be tells
the Western editor that Sensible men
Protestant and Catholic, are beginning to
tire of such narrowness of policy" and
suggests that it would be better for him if
he would expend his passion and work off
bis bile, not in intolerant outbursts against
another's tolerance, but in contending
against the social evils from which Catho-
lies and Protestants are suffering alike. us
it not better" he asks, that both Protest.
ants and Catholics should unite in an earn
est effort to cleanse the Augean stable of
vice and immortality, than that they should
be forever monotonously engaged in bitter
and senseless warfare, the only result of
which is to produce mutual dislike?p
Wise words.
NY RELIGION
Is the title of translation of a Russian
work which has made quite a sensation in
Europe and has passed through several
editions in France and Germany. 1t is BY
Count Leo Tolstoi, the famous author of
War and Peace" an historical novel long
regarded as one OF the finest productions of
Russian literature. 1t is an eloquent and
impressive plea for direct application of
the literal teachings of Jesus as expressed
non-resistence, requiting evil with good,
the amputation Of an offending member of
the body, ETC. 1t is published by T. Y.
Crowell d Co., of New York, and in the
introduction it is suggested that there is
necessity IN America to arouse the various
Christian sects to "a realization of their
present failure TO cope with the prominent
evils of the day"
SUNDAY PAPERs.
The clergy of Boston as well as that of
New York, with Bishop Huntington e.
their head, are agitating against the sun
DAY issues OF the press. But Rev. DIR. Her
rick, the popular pastor of the Mt Yer
non Congregational Church formerly DR..
Kirk 81, takes very sensible view of the
subject. He is quoted as saying in q re-
Gently published sermon: "The Sunday
paper exerts good influence, for clean,
wholesome sheet like the Sunday issue Of
the Boston Herald, is far better reading FOR
the Sabbath day than tie literature which
would supply its place if it did not exist"
Coz sxIt h.
many other papers, published Oh Sunday
and read by the same persons who read the
issues of other days, including majority
of church goers.
MOODY ON RoLLER-sKArINe.
have received several inquiries about
the morality of roller skating" said DIR.
Moody, the evangelist, at revival meeting
recently. have only this to say about it,
that when the cody and the ungodly mix'
the godly are going to suffer. If you go to
the skating rink and slide around on
roller-skates for the glory of God, it is all
right. remember that preached in Scot
land on the liquor traffic, and when ! was
through brewer came to me and said if
found passage in the Bible against the
use of liquors he would give up the manu-
facture. | turned to the Bible and read
Whatever ye do, do it for the. glory of
God. Then | said to the brewer, Now.
you Just make your stuff for the glory of
God, and it will be all right And say the
same thing about roller-skating. If you
pray over 1t and skate for the glory of God.
1t Is all right" A California vineyardist
remarked. on reading this, that he did not
know about roller-skating, but as for wine.
il it was for the glory of God to make it in
Cana. he could not see why it might not be
equally SO in Sonoma.
HOLINESS FREE BREAKFAsrs.
1t is curious coincidence that the Holi-
ness brethren in Chicago, as well as in San
francisco. should have got hold of an old
theateT called the "Adelphi," and are de-
voting it to Holiness meetings, faith-cure,
free breakfasts and Gospel lunches. The
transformation scene is great success Ii
IS said to be largely patronized by the same
class OF people as before. The Chicago
Fire and Hammer, which is the peculiar
name Of the Holiness paper. says of the
free breakfasts or lunches 1.-THE lunch
given to these poor men much more repre-
sents the spirit of the Lords Supper than
the little crumb of bread and sip Of wine
taken by jeweled-hands in
cushioned pew"
HOME HIT.
Rev. Sam Jones, the Southern evangelist,
whose sayings have been so much in the
papers of late, tells of "a little steamboat
which had a very small boiler and SO big
whistle that when ii was blown the boat
stopped" The Boston C6ngregationalist
thanks Sam for the apt illustration, saying:
. Good thing. Been some time in the fog
IS to the slim outcome of sundry noisily
advertised men, churches and things. Clear
as Quill now. Bigger the whistle smaller
the work"
MILLIONAIRE FOR HEAVEN"
The London Christian quotes the follow
ing striking passage from a sermon by DIR.
Cuyler, OF Brooklyn, N. Y: President
Van Buren, is reported to have remarked,
when be heard that his son, lawyer. had
married lady of large wealth: Well he
is ruined She is very rich. Now he will
give up his profession, for which he has
great ability, and become merely rich
mantle least useful of all human things
This is too true. Merely TO absorb and en-
Joy a large amount of Gods silver and
gold is one of the lowest forms of human
existence. - Write six ciphers in q
line and they amount to nothing. Put the
figure before them and they amount to
million. All human talents and possess
sions are but ciphers until you put the
name of Jesus Christ at the head OF them.
Then they make their owner millionaire
for heaven"
ABsTAININe PROM BLOOD
A New York religious paper, the Oh
server, calls attention to the fact that the
prohibition of meats from which the blood
had not been drained, which was given
first to Noah, and then to Moses, and con-
firmed by the Christian Council at Jerusa-
lem tActs XIV, 20), is disregarded by Chris
tians at the present day, greatly to the
detriment of their health. The Jews OBJ
serve it, refusing to eat game that has been
shot. as the blood is thereby retained.
They reject not only meat which shows
marks Of disease, but blood that may be
diseased without external evidence; and
Christians should be equally careful
A PRoBLEM IN REDUCTION.