Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-18

"ElcA nave cSeu pbsueu u thS iAN'A' ~
he last few decades, there has been IN
certain classes Of society, o drifting away
rom the sense Of spiritual things, there
axe indications that the cyclone is past.
There has been Lo time in the last thirty
years when toe preacher could speak OF
spiritual things with so much boldness, or
ai.a 50 grea, promise 0! ready re-
spouse. After such periods Of question
ipss men turn with hungry hearts to those
r.gldss which make EEe worth living.
Bo.h religion and science seem TO De seek
ing cut that golden mean thai lies some
ghere between them People Of every
class and every form Of bsli=t are begia-
mig 10 &c filled with a desire 70 see
oueaDo;her face to face, 10 reaaon together
ard fad out how much truth there is in
each one of their beliefs.
Mauy examples of the increasing hOer'
ali.y IN the spirit of inquiry can be men
toned as occurring in the year 1885.
There have lately been appointed several
committees by scientific societies in this
country to investigate the phenomena OF
spirituzlism and ,ar;ous strange occur
rs2css that people csncot account for.
Conferences Of clergymeu have in several
instances in the past yesr called upon
rank socialists and anarchists 10 address
heir meetings. ClergJmen and scientists
have ot,en gotten together and compared
notes.
his tendency will, if We Judge by
! sequences in history, work wonderful
transformation in the church and
. il all departure nts of thought. We have
seen great beginnings in the past year.
The Pope's encyc,ical letter has made i'm
portspt concessions 10 the Catholics Of this
country. The platform adopted by the
Reformed Hebrew Convention at Pittsburg
was 6 greet advance. This platform is
! receiving the approval Of Hebrew cougre-
cations all over the West and South and
. 70 u great extent in the East Ia other
churches, though there have heer 80 great
changes in ,..air declarations, like the
above, yet the predominant sentiment Of
their members has been in sympathy with
. the progressive sp!gi..
. So, it tue signs Of the times mean sny.
thing, they mean that the transition period
tacough which the thought of this country
Is now passing, will result, 10 T. great e1-
tent, in s new theology. This will take in
the truth OF the great elements
. TIA, ara now at work on our civilization
uud will be orosd and liberal enough to
appeal 20 the intellacJs and the hearts OF
the great body Of the American people
This will c0untaract he elements that now
seem threatening our national safety.
! The sooner al classes come into accord
with the liberal and truth.5eekiDg spirit,
the better il will be. The truth must pre-
vail u, last, even if il convulses church or
State or science, or labor or capital DR..
Jastrow in q lecture in the Hebrew TEN.
/ pie Emaru FL, of New York city, a short
lime $40, gave some remarks on Judaism
that are well worth bordering upon by
every church and clsss Of thinkers. He
says, Il feel that he old Judaism is
doomed to pass away, because it bases on
feelings and ygcollcclions We no longer
haye. Through modern thought our re.
Il .ious conceptions have materially
changed. That simple pure faith Of cur
t'retalhers is gone. |. is erroneous
indeed 70 suppose that science
has eleTiustsd the idea Of the author Of
Being from the world, Science has only
changed our conception Of the Deity. r
Tie conflicts between religion
and science arisa from this. Religion sets
I'd certain doctrines Is absolute. Thought
shows them to &c untenable. A struggle
ersues because religion fears that with the
. removal Of these principles the whole
building may toPpe y We must
not ler our religion come IN conflict with
thought and science. The last conflict be-
tween relig on and science was severe
one. 1, gave religion shock from which
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