New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
CHURCH THOUGHTAND TALK
TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST IN IHE
EElIGIOLS MORLD.

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RELIGIOUS WORLD.
At the present there appear 10 be twO counter
tendencies at work In the Anglican Cnurch one i a
sylrit OF hnd opposition 10 the thought ami trend OF
the age ana inteus, dnsro 10 preserve all the an
Glen; PRIVILEGES. riAhts ans ,mnuuiies oi the L'th'
fAe other is tue t-nt.ncy 10 democracy ""loh
is ualiuy Itself fe quite strongly ia the church "a
in state. 1t tae ppy OF these teni'nelcs upon
each other that gives much interest TO tie rclg"us
problem In England at tbs present time. DonbIle'a
much that r. uuw!se and untrue II sa on both siie'
and nsny jealous defenders ~ the church oaY succeed
laying IN church open to attacks from which 1t cal
not defeud itself But from IL all there is coming
tho knowlelse that the cnurch whole. IS intensely
alive that its clergy are honestly S"rkng Tor thr
best iuterexs OF the peoplo OF course 1t quite evident
that The cluTcn viii in the cad adopt isen per
fert!y 10 conditions of modern society IL cannon
do otherwise It can 10 st,m the TIDE OF d0inoc
ray th4r Tho State II must peroTcs In tho long
ru g with the people for church without people Is
chahges with the EstabiShnent gone with many
vested rights swept away, Old prlyilrg1s sr,s'i' tnr
limo of dc mnrcation between mo onnrc ~. ] Iapn
liberated and mo corporate reveues "t the chIc cur
tailed IL win seofn 10 many charchiu'n tnAt the dS g"
doom has come. But When " ~ an oNtt tnS Wrmodn,
cover that instead the day OF larger 0nloS uIoIuc.
sympathy, aud brighter promis- has da"n"a snu thh
inc features oi tho church will ss exist under
newer aud better conditions
"I believe" says Carroll d Wright, tho Commissioner
OF the Massachusetts Sxle Bureau OF siatisrs III IH
In0orf ~ Resete THAT la the adoption OF the phoso-
phy religion OF Christ as practical Greco Tor INC
conduct surs-t ami the speodiost
solution Of those Industrial dfl ,u les which are cAc-
lpg tho minds Of men to-day and lea ling many TO think
that the crisis OF government - at Aand A. read al"
tory governments have always bocu oa the brink ol
ruin. Our governmental experiment WAS to
great extent founded If unt3:stni It, on the principles
OF the Christian religion. Let thoss principles become
vital aud moro potent IN tue regulation ot ah4r"
and there Will Do need of dreadi9g soc asm "nIch
sprnys from the European school" This, It may be
well 10 re.nrnbrr, Is the cOuclitlOh NOT OF ~ '
bat Of trained ~ ooH Al tacts ana nEuts - 'urg
are and quite willing to et them tell Their own Story
whatevct that story may ne Such u stateWtht IN d
great IN when The assertions Ot the chnrc
renent testimony OF this KIND viii ras.uro those tImd
Christians who imagtne that religion Is ~ dancer every
from It's spiritual aspect Christianity /. social aud
economic fact the world. which cannot be ignored ny
tie s,Udeut of current ahAIrs
TIE statements made the othss day iu a Methodist
Conference III Philadelphia in regard to the 6eE1afy
salaries Of soule ministers most startling Many
Methodist ministers iu the state OF Penusyiyania VINO
have large aud growing families 10 support receive only
$500 year OF less. The bGre statement OF this
fact tells eloquent story Of silent. uhcophlhs
penury. hardship and priyatOu No wonder that some
Of these poor fellows hopelesly involved ia de"
thus impairing their moral iuhueLce IN tue community
ana no WONDER that the members Of the conference do
manGed that something should he done TO Increase the
miserable pittauce which these mon receive IL would
seem only fair just that II the church calls upon
body OF men TO devote their ves to its It should
least them enough 10 i've upon III he'Fht
fort. To be sure 1t may be said that tue early
Apostles had sslury, but tins is not
the age OF the Apostles, aud even in the
days the Apostles tho laDOrer WAS worthy o. hs hre
1his question OF ministerial salaries oomnI up Ia al
the churches, ana Is Sehor!Ly fot thit som ySVeu
alto PIN must he adopted, not Only TO add to the
salaries 0f the poorer cIor. bn TO provide suseh
ton inhd Tor IN" 'rhchI oi li'7e "o a. & u @
But, he Philadelphia Times ssv' ~ may De worm
To rsk whether such starvation setteuehtd hs are
here descr bed may not 10 charged against he see"
spTt That has planted or tried 10 piduL more thu'uea
thdI nrrdet IN gwen community. Ia many towns
or Villages Of 900 Inhabitants thrfe VIII he l"'9n tnr"o
Protestant Curcue. often H. towns "i 4OOo IN
one those thousand or Two Thousand InhtOuAns
would usually b7 euongn for all material or spiritual
uses aud long tho prnsey spirit of cery
persists IN puttlnE five or six church n commdnlY
where only ono ID uericd 50 long WI 'Gm' lrarnets
have 10 live starVe with their families on $jco Or
$IOO year.
The Baptist Tcctly tell, "A story Of a minister WHO
wished TO attrnd IL c.rtau Free wan Baptist church In
Southern city where ne WAS stranger. passing
along tue street. It says "in quest OF the church, he
asked an old co,ored whom ne met, pointing TO u
bulliu. near by 'What church is that. uuc.si 'Oa,
DAT is de Metb1lis church Mighty fine odurch massh
better 10 dtr' Nud what T. that i'-poluting %
auolhrr Dat il dc PuN church. WrlI What s'r,
said the guido. Il danno '0ont o." Free VIVA hapus'
VI this KIND are not u, scarce as Is drsray.c.'
The recent gaton b. the Holy see, OF tho three
teasts Of Obligation the Epiphany, the Aunnnc'aion,
aud Corpus Christi leaves six ca,ts OF obligation iu tlo
United States namely the Imw?cubto CoJcrpiion,
Christmas the Circumcision, the Asreuson the A-snmp-
tlun aud AN Sauts Day. Much regret i let hy many
Roman Catholic, tuat lh5 three hraJ mentioned ir"sts
have boeu abrOEdteL
The Mo1avtai. doesn't like long sermons one Of which
It thus drscribes Five minutes p'ut in general
tios There Is a wasting Of ten more upon tue e1ceess
of passage which perfectly familiar aud perfectly
plain those the pews not single new thought of
any special value Deug suggested. lheu come twenty
OF enlargement upon The first p'ut The climax
OF energy has boen reached and i-Srd hciore point two
Touched Point it-rf nin q hai-
ried striuRluR together "f ittudrs lolht I"'I j
stI weaker dNuUOn oI "a'eIcA extract % ll"t
souaIi>Iu. And tho discourse cut' " s.mpV hH-'G
Out Is the name of s1uctln'd common srLac' no" c'9
1t De expected that sucn srrnon NlI effect anything
says the Rev. DR.. Arthur f. Persou ia The Wat"h~a":
What grand open door IL that when God has 90, be-
fore our Bupust brethren IN The Congo basin! Think Of
i, a million lare niles In heart OF the equatorial
Africa made accessible by the great Congo ana its trhu-
taries Where is Christian enterprise. that Euch
work, with such hed and such promise, should Wall
workmen ana for money Whht 40 our cohtrItei
Young men want, "A crown life with heroic
service that Congo BASIN does not "ttrdr; theiD
Here what century aGJ would nave taAeu my years
to accomplish may be doIe ~ hVe Inc unr1lIored M
terror IL 0pr dark continent waits To b. iluuned
Nature ha. cast highway waters, and there Is no
need tO galhel Out the stOnot'
The sunday evening question services" started by
the Rev w. W. McLAue, OF tho College Street Church.
New-Havon. appear 10 met with muoh favor Tho
questions written on slips OF paper and collected IN
basnet which IA handed u Mr.. McL~ne, who answers
most them 4t Onc0 from his pulpit
pleasant feature Of many OF the religious revvals In
the West Is that they 50 often lead to wholesome
TEMPERANCE reform In some villages the sale OF liquor
ba. entirely ceased the revvas have been held In
them 1ha Is the sort 0 IoFS tuAV 10 nooueu IA wv
East we'll as the West
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