New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
PULPIT AND PEW.
pr,,a,ors op,NIoN-THrNGs TALKED
.po,ur IN vARIous CHURCHES


80 On. ,,c.r marriage In w. bur they not salts
ned TIN IT, and their recent 0enerai convention an
Abort made 20 pass more sr'heent oa"on w tue
.uhact but the effort failed for want OF Tine 1t san
noxrver br mary Episropalans that some of their
clersy ignore the provisions Of the present law, and
vhs .hs state OF affairs Is allowed to exist they think
n would bs useless enact more laws The Con-
cregagonssts alss anxious to do something In re-
gard matter. but they don't spper to know Just
what do Tue IL true OF the PresoyterIans and
other which have passed resolutions emphasizns
the OF doing something. On the one hand II Is not
deemed proper even II II possible. TO take The
Rcmen Catholic ground In REGARD 20 marriage AMI
eiverce although II admitted by many Iro'estanis
that would be the STRONGEST possible eiouad 10 TAKE
And on the it deemed safe % take the
ground that marriage Is purely civil contracts Tor the
iogiea. outcome is Just the evil which
A. is desired TO correct These two views Icing ex-
cluded Professionalism compelled by the logic Of its
position to take middle course. The Church, 1t Is
1eld should thros the safeguards OF religion around
marriage but the State be permitted to reznate IT,
lis holy rite bat it is also civil contract 1t should
indeed lie soennized by tue Church. but il may be dis
solved by Site. This view Of narri &C. however
does worked well as its oriRinators
hoped ana the tendency apparently Is to make me
6tae laws regard to marriage stringent as the laws
OF the Church ought to be- national divorce las u
talked quarters aud the clergy sskei to
their influence to have the question brought up Ia
the various state l-gsstrss In the mesnw bile the
Ro.lan Catholic Church processes 10 follow literally
Divine this subject and Is calmly indifferent 10
the excited is going in regard to IL
In Ire chastrugsan" Bishop Foss gives rather dark
picture OF the reiUus condition OF the people OF Den
faa.k lilo says: The missionary work OF evangelical
Carisaus more din cult aud less rewardns in Denmark
than in any otie- part OF caudinaSia For this there
are t=O very n.anif the nornate addiction
OF people 10 plrasure seesDe aud their larhaDiy
lox theory and practice concerning the relations BE-
tween The royal family are very foud OF the
atregoing. aud all classes te people follow their e1-
ample. AL sorts OF sports and HOLIDAYS abound The
careful reports OF pastors that in naTis RS
more than naf the born outside Of wedIocS;
and that in OF the peol lie are ever seen at
Church At receut convention OF the Lutheran min
3ste's O! Copenhagen. they reported ony $4,000 eoA
,nuaicnHts out OF population $50 800. Many hope
fui converts aud few who have so TAR approVel
themselves 10 be employed as evangelical mission
aries have fallen into through seXua slns rHe
people tais world. @h yerJ nile thought
OF another it found exceedingly dlcust 10 las len
tner attention any religious question Few of ihem
are LeId IN the grip Of any u positive mudey'
but Of them an Ter the dire spell Of an indner
entsm still more to be dreaded"
Som. time ago It occurred Mr.. George J. Manson o.
tn ety. huseH how the fashionable cAurcArs
would treat poor n q Who a their
services So he dCuHed shabby sG. Of old Clothes an
Old soft white nat, i-atLiug COLI Dalr Of unblack-
end Shoes aud started sunday morning with
three DAYS grJwtn OF bearl. looking very much Ike
decent wOfkln.aaa oct Of a JOB. he first went 10
Crucu c. arcn. aud STOOL la the vostbule ond large
trog o. fAshouaOly arossrd anu stocratic OoKins
people. aiuUg to De shown 10 d seat Ihero Was no
against in on account or Ills arpea-
ance The usher" lie did look surufis d or
aiuogUd Ia fact he betrayal ieeiLs SAaJever Dat
gave ,e a seat about 40 Hom rhe dOor aud as
eooa a. had been given many OF my panlOns. Nv
exit tie urcn Was not uotrNorthy Few anes
dressed aes AID Srbtieu et EL'nceu al noe hufreuy'
and ps.ssrd Ou. An old woman In pld'k gave me
Kindly ouk. seemed nall Inclined U speak put e
Methodist Episcopal church. when he was trrated JUL
we'll Al Dr C,1yer's church lie was al once s'o~n
al Church OF Mary the Virgin. he 'ound that tie
the cLufcn. of therefore, lis hun"ie appear
ance not operate against Mn. Iue'c e& erlehces
which SIR Manson gives IL me ChrlStlai tnioa 20 10
show that 1t. iectable people, however POORLY
dressed. vii rule, have no difficulty III getting
seat IN Any Chursh
A pleasant little controversy about the doctrine OF
AIostoc succession Is on in Boston II was stariei
sIpar.ny bv the Rev. Philips Brooks, who dsavowed
hts belief in that docrrire a few sundays ago IN
broaoht ont some Of the High Churchmen IN the
Episcopal Church; notably Fathers" Os orre snd
Hail who OF course TOOK the strongest ground III
favor of tie and POLITELY az pusSloe staeu
that outside of that SUCCESSFUL there If no Vsd mn
.stry These sta em-u brongnt out another ED-
copal clergy naD iue Rev julius H. ward eqnAy We'll
known III Boston D Broad ChuIchman anu Journal
fst Mir ard claH serpural authority Ior the
doctrine OF apostolic succession Int Is content to claim
fertt .hst II OF tendency mat constitutes
the uuous impact OF the Christian Church througA
the histor cal axes upon worlL" Last OF Ill comes
the Rev Brooke Herlord. the weii-knO~n Uu1'rlAn
clergyman, letter 10 Inc AdrrTtiSer. he merV
tie Ilstoric argument for apostolic succession by t~'
ouot.tions FROM tue fathers is irom Trinar
"a toous: All Christians made priests 0y Chris
so three gather together they make church
tuougn t.eY be all lsymen and vince 10 clergy u"n
present may baptze aud c"eirae tue tucharS'
the stnctiOu between clergy men ant aity being only
the Church's appointing. The eeccnd Is from Clement
anu - follows: = 90 likewise our apO,uss AIeN j.:
our Lord Jerus Christ that cUuntOns should arise OIL
account VI the ministry And. therefore, hdyug Der
feet fOreknOw edse OF ths lacy apiOih eu lelso9' "
We have SAID aud then gave UfeCtiO" III VIVA
Chosen aud approved should uecrec IL Their MN
fsr,. Cannot .niBk tbAt tbcs" hay lasti
he turswn th-I ministry, Vao We're appointed h
them or aiterwar ChOse bs Dther excellent meA VIII
tue Of the Whole Churcu and wno nave YIN a.
owiin innocency ministeed to tue nOok OF cure
IN Ie VIII out seiinterest and usVo Oeeh Ior
Sin In Us should We east thuse from tue ministry Hn
hoilly aud without blame fnlh tue duiles Oi IL. MI
IIrrt,rd closes hs letter the following statement
On. does not work as dissenting minister ID hug
LAM twenty ve years, rign uhaei tue s"aio" o W.
Episcopal establishment. without sno"lHg what slos
tlcnl succession IDore, 10 dOor mean ana tn
tboruagbg0nK Episcopal clergy take care 70 nave u
mistake about it uot 0ny thst ter chuIou = tue ou-
church tat al the lest 81 our churches are no
churcnrs al all that iLey lave no mlisuy .ns' 1T
recognizes, aud thai their ordained cieiH are lneI
Ia, uiru. AN glad that here "a America Lpiscop1
quite nke u say this il2nt out bu ~
what ihrir arg really meau and II Is what Incl
proposed ange OF lame really means lh-r con
purcuons rathsr reirnd one OF Tue Att!e Ola seDle
woman reduced that she hai az last 10 uf
ont With y basket OF IA atcEes TO sell hbe etOou, al
with feeble little voice cried: Matches mascbes
seIlr aud tn sn In aside Mas beard tc say nope
goodness no will hear met"
The religious papers are now beginning 10 pay incl
respects 10 DR.. Holmes. Here Is little barber sha'
a,ne Ak The genial Autocrat by The WdehnGn Of BOs
ton: IL Is now said the hill referred to III Dr
Bomess poem read at Camhr DIE, is Andover ul'
Nome The less however. the refcIence IA all tnas
Was made carry, unfortunate one, MS elsewhere
assumed. 1t tgnls fauus rather than pure wnlI
ghI thai according OF many has OF late bee
bursting iortn FROM that HILL at least such hight