, 1886-05-09
RELIGIOUS OPINION.

The Chritiln Life london says; We OBJ
serve that universal regret is expressed al
the death Of Archbishop Trench. H. was n
good man, of n fine liberal spirit. From.
some things he has written we have at time
thought he might be a Universal.st.
TIL Christian Leader SAYS; We are graft
fed to find in the last In dependent another
expos ton of the Pauline doctrine OF the
resurrection at once more excgetical and
rational than that recently given by DR..
Spear. Tie last is by DR.. William Taylor
who has no difficulty in discerning that Fat
did not teach the resurrection of the flesh
Says Dr. Taylor, so il you get to the XII e
dom you will hnvs there some nobler BODY
than that OF flesh and blood
The Methodist Review slys of Sam Jones's
Sermons and Siyings: Reading the e red
hot ihunderbolts Of truth, hurled 50 fearlessly
by this evangelist, we have teea I'D t. ask
VIII Their this style Of preaching might not be
adopted TO some extent by our pastors H.
their own pulp.ts, an Addressed to their OWE
congregations But would the peo)le II Tor
i'll Psrhaps, after all, tho nccs sity To-
e~vangelists In tho church is, that there ma,
be somewhere somebody hat may b. a 10
ed to sp ak the truth, without fear or favo
in the : lace of those
Who never mention hell 20 ears polite.
In the Life of Longfellow, on, Of nj.
memoranda of a moonlight Stroll on a bridg.
affords the following;
We leaned for n while on the wooden rail,
and enjoyed the silvery reflection on the zen.
making sunlry comparisons Among other
thoughts we hal tho cheering one that The
whole sea was flushing with heavenly light,
though We saw It only Ia a single track. TIL.
1.,lr ~. n ,r. tho larIs rr,.rs I,v,.. 81 Ct
luminous, though not 10 us, and even TO our
selves in another position.
The Liz ng Church says OF the Milwaukee
mission: From al accounts it has been one
OF the most successful ever preached in thi.
country. Fa her Maturin's persuasive and
powerful preaching and Father Torbert'.
quiet power Of Instruction combined two
necessary elements in a mission In a
very happy way. Tho ground was care
fully prepa ell teiorehanl, the whole move.
ment had the cordial appreciation and sym
pa.hy of the excellent bishop Of the diocese,
there was no timid reservation in teach ing,
but perfect freedom in handling al the min
IS ries of divine grace A deep AMI cordial
interest. extending TO microscopy prayer,
was shown by Christians not OF the church's
communion. Tbs who'e city seem d to be
stirred. The closing service, a general com
niunion of all benefited by the mission, L.
describe | by an eyewitness a. wonderful At
tho early hour OF Z the spacious church was
thronged with worshippsr& Two hundred
and nfy-seven received the blessed sarra.
inent 1t was indeel a gracious outpouring
of the holy spirit. and its results will DO lolg
6elt in the city and church
The Examiner SAYS: The Christian Union,
speaking Of DR.. Shields late contribution
towards tho doctrine Of endless punishmcnt.
says that he docs not arprche1d the aim
culties which prevent a grsat lumber of ds-
won't men nnl women from believing the
doctrine. Thi, may be true, though We
shouii be much surprised to lnd DR.. She Ia
exceeded In breadth Of mind by the editor OF
The Christian Union. whit delicafely imp'iss
that he does apprehend what Dr. Shedd dpes
not. But granting that there may DO this
failure on the part OF DIR. Shecd 10 arpre-
bend the opinions OF others. we are certain
that there IS an equal failure on the part Of
those WHIT question the doctrine OF enllc S
punishment to upnrebeud the greatdinicultirs
that prevent n great number u devout men
and women fiom declining 10 accept tn,
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