New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04
CHURCH THOUGHT AND TALK
INTERESTING TOPICS OF DISCUSSION N
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

The RELIGIOUS WORLD
Some Of the religious papers Of England arr
proprety OF gong out before the sernof
J - custom which he quite common IN tna
country when the preacher ~ known TO be palnui
one Tie use u this word "panul.' TIE way. Is N
terestug a. showing how words change their meaning
! generation ago call clergyman "painiul
preacher" was the highest possible praise now sucn a
preacher avoided the pestlence IL ia graVey sug-
gesed by some pOndents that the dscourtesy OF
| leaving before the could De oovated II the
Clergy would advertise their services ana sermons IN
! the daily papers This doubtless would
be a most excellent thing for the
| popular preachers. bur most disastrous for those
who known To De lacking IN pulpit power. And II
would be altogether much to expect them 10 sacr
dee themselves by public announcements The poor
preachers would therefore. naturally Keep dark until
the people got they could at least hope
that the majority Of the congregation would oe polite
enough to remain. In which perhaps they would
conclude that their sermon was q success
Il Il. Chrysostom VINO said, We can only hear
sermons At church, but We can pray just as well at
home" Indeed the early church soon made preach
Ing great feature OF the service. Sermons be-
came sensational aud theatrical. and the more
eloquent passages noisily appauied.
shorthand often employed at
Consautnople take down the sermons OF tue fashion
able preachers OF the day for publication Then "A now
preachers methods differed; soue reading from maui
msmouzng their sermons. In tue Eastern Church. es-
pec.y tue sermon rose 10 great Importance but Latin
CAristiAnty IS never allowed the puDit TO dominate
Professionalism the other hand has elevated
almost ignored the sacerdotal element tn
CHRISTIAN worship. There ara many ProtestaIts how
ever who think this carried too far and
they ike 10 made OF worship and less Ol
preaching the services VI the church.
the recent commence menu OF Trinity College al IN
teresung aui King copy OF newly discovered por-
trait OF Bishop Butler presented 10 the college by
the Rev. DR.. /. K Pynchon OF Trinity College. ami Mr.
Juuius :. Morgan. OF London. The following formal
letter Dr. Pynohon To President Smith, OF Trinity
College Will pain the circumstances under T9Ich IL
obtained:
D4AE SIR Ihave had It In my mind FOR several years
present the corporation Of trinity College p'r
OF Bsuop Butter, De placed upon the walls OF iAe
recitation professor OF mora philosophy
Last win er entered seriously upon tue execu on I
ny design and ater corrrspOi deuce, aud long
cou.Duod careful nyestI14uOn. with considerable
difficulty succeeded IN asccrtalung ~n-ro Tue various
orsuu portraits OF the oi-hop In England are. aud
uVugnt 10 be tue DesL through our late
Lowell permission the portrait question
obtained and Oy the gentleman ARTIST desig-
Bev John Butler, OF kirby House, luEpen. Berkshire.
ABOUT slIty miles from London. aud was painted Os
EddsOu, predecessor anu o. Joshua Key
nolds. The Kindness and generosity OF my lifelong
frirpd hr j. D MORGAN OF Lo"a a. out0l7a ur 70 cAtp
niy design completely into effect Tho picture hss
arrived been framed and SUITABLY Inscribed vita Two
pas.aAr. gak-n from TIA. Bsnops writings the But
10 PROBABILITY tue very guide OF NE =" rom The
Analogy, and other. Thus nothing possibly be
more contrary udlars than vice. rOD the sermons
OF ulnau nature. And her-Oy oder gllt 10 tie
trustees Of the college on nc sole condition mat u
always upon Tie walls OF tue moral philosophy
room VIII you do The lavor 10 lay tnis cosaDunca-
lion their ulectlnz. should
NY offer acc-pteI, desire mat tais letter may D.
inscribed upon recUrus OF The corporation, .nd
gu rrreiYlns Information ~ tAs eject VIII place he
pictlge possession o. the college ke-pect
luly yours THOMAS X FfN1HJN
In Episcopal Church Of this ntry the bi.hops
OF doo,ses transferred, although In
England the practice II quite common The bishops "
missonarY jurisdictions. however. may be ani 50 me-
times are elected dioceses. ia tus recent
OF Bishop rutt OF Uan eieose 20 tue diocese OF
Missouri. and Bishop WHITAKER. OF Nevada. elected 10
;bc oshopric Of PennsyvaniA In spsaknG OF
this prominent Epscopai Clergyman said the otnef
day; al think tho Church acts wisely IN lnis
matter. Tue bishop OF sottl"d diocese
To feel his hfs WORK Les
and this would not be possible II he was hAoe Al
be called another aloe so the ci-rxy
sniff about a-days that t s very necessary
nat at least In the diocese should De per-
nency That the bishop who 10 Ihus able 10
carry settled policy Of work matter how often
CLERGY may ohAnge In miasonary dioesse the CASE
different fns work 10 all pioneer WORK. and the fro