New-York tribune., 1886-08-08
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES.
WHAT Is SAID AND DONE IN TIE RELIC
IOI'S WORLD IN SUMNER.


IOIIS WORLD IN SUMNER.
"Tle Churchman- Il gratiicd to learn that the
Pennsylvania Railroad has been making some expert
ments with view TO lcssenng the amount of business
done on Sunday All the freight trains. it seems
Dept those carrying livestock and perishable goods.
have been ordered of from O'Clock Saturday night
until midnight Sunday. All repairing Sunday has
been stopped and many Irsion trains, as well rs
some regular passenger trains have been discontin
ued The results have thus far proved satisfactory
that il is thuught that the changes will be made PR
mancnt "Such fact this says "Thc Church
man" is one of those practical Arguments that are
wholly unaaswerabc. We cordially thank th" Penn
sylVanla Railway Company for so valuable contribn-
ton to the disc ursion Of the Sunday question.
Mr. Hugh r. McElrone. the Editor Of " The Catholic
Mirror" has written an interesting article for The
Ind pendent the relation of Catholics to the TEN
pcrancc movement At firs he says. Catholics in this
country held aloof from the temperance movement.
They had GOOD reason for this temperance scce
ties were generally allied with movements organized
for the purpose of icssting thr encroachu cuts OF
inidcty and Ronansm." aud temperance orators
frequently used Irish Papsts as horrible examples.
But all that is changed now Temperance lecturers
no longer insult Irish Catholics, while on tie other
hand Catholics begin 10 the fearful ravagcs made
by rum in their own ranks. TIE words OF III" LATE
4. NJ. sullivan" Ireland sober ia Ireland free.
have been echoed IN the pl-torals the Irish hishOps
and from the pulpis of Irish churches " Public
tincut in the Catholic Church Of America says Mr..
McElrone " IL rising like giant against the saloon
Laws aud cauons deal with abstract things sentiment
regards their practical workings. The ideal saloon
may rot b. thing to condemn but where Is the ideAl
saloon On the other AIDE OF the moon. perhaps
certainly lo' in America a. the law exists ainons-t
Us ii l. ! vcrlahle gateway oi HrlI. Inc lcddllS
men of tie Catholic American cplsoopaic to day the
men ul thought and encrgv raoich on the temper
ancr uurstion Bi.tor- Ireland. Spalding ana keaue
Ia, ate nee t.-
the men who lead the total abstinence movement
and whose views and sentiments most nhueno' ain
ocs While lc,@ the, active IN the work. til"
united cIi-corltc have thrown their rNu'ncc III the
same scale Archbishop Ryan. OF Phidclphia and
Archbishop Elder. OF Cincinnati. have also taken ad-
yanced positions upon tho subject and no i"o cities
the land s0frly need Temperance triOm Than
those whose episcopal seats they occupy From al
appearance, -loald s., that the time IS not distant
when the Catholic, OF tli, country shall have done
their part to ulIoot the saloon power.
Clerical bicycle tours appear 10 BE- aiming in favor
ever, year ahoug gh there i -til great deal of pfcI
udIce against this heaiihful recreation the pert OF
the clergy. Some good old souls have II rumphautiy
asked how should like pastor 70 ride TO church
or visit the sick on a bicycle. There woill certainly
Le a rather Startling lack Of dignity ~ such proceed
ing but custom would soon MAk" IL ohsIon. io this
lack of dignity lr.t - III tie c1>e OF many o.h,f
things II would lee easy to frame an argument
against the W,afue Of whit" ur- hy the clergy. hy
a-hIng how would =. Paul have looked III White
tic g. Bur the argument would Ice a very weak one.
The clergy ought 10 take moro oIrrcisc than they do
and II wuuid hc wgil Tor them perhaps II they wpiId
lar aside th-ir dignity once IA wlilc II they have
To do on q bicycle il b ony one more rca-oI WY
they should indulge frequently III this delightful and
iLvlgOrailuc exercise.
The thirti-ih annual ses.ion Of the Locll Preachers
National Association VIII be held in Fort Wayne,
Ind, beginning on September il.
Tho S. Paul Pioneer r.c-." tolls of the method
adopted by Hebrew c'u~rc cation OF that city t. IT,
certain what are the pulpit abilities of the candidates
Tor - p-to-atc "A minister" II says. who come.
to preach on ria naturally picks out The hci
hc h- iu the blfIc and ~ loc- u At IL" h ad oi tie
Ln-uspr'ilug cOu.rc. .atinn. II trarus probably the
SANE resemblance to hl- ordinary work the
mcncciucut or,ion docs to the ordinary college coin
position. But when YOU meet Your cnulid"ic on toe
10 church. give lin hi- tcAi, ana expect Inn 10
preach upon H. ION pntinc nin 20 test Winch. #
he bears II vel ought to 20 far toward nsurns hI'
engagement
HE Roman Catholic Church has always been fully
alive to the Importance OF great and costly buliiiug
.nd The Weekly Witness" of iii, city. urges the
same policy upon the Protestant churchr-. &" On' of
the most sagn,ioAs and riccc-,ful TEACHERS. s.,,
of omr own age or any other arrived ut the same
ooncli,on ~ to lhe importance Of grand buildings.
H., path through the great cIics OF America and
B,nIn IA 10 he traced IN th, stately buildi"gs most
of whIc, hc h.u- Lrnn the chief means OF erecting.
We refer 10 MT. Moody and tho buIiug- OF
the Young Meme Christian Association. Many
othrr Christian phlanthrgpl,ls hay" aided
caiional charitable ana religious rurro-e-. The
amount freely gwen .OI the erection Oi -ges and
.eIninIi, OF all kind throughout America ior the last
quaricI century has been phenomenal notviih-tuud-
ing the terrible diam on the resources o the nation
caused by the war.
say, The Missionary Herald -: " Man, people are
not aware of the unrycllously succr--iul missions
iird on by the Mett odrt- OF the United States III the
foreign neld- Their s1ty-scycnth ANIMAL report
gives the folloving summary Missions. Il; ; foreign
rn-siorare- llG, Assistants ifcnaicsl 40 native
wu;ucn worl er- :iBj native ordained pfnao here
300: native nnofdnincd 400 native traclIcis GJI
foreign tcatlors. 10, other helpers 80 members.
3O.9IO; average Attendance on sunday worship.
ID 13l convcr-Ion- "nrlng year 2''I adults hip
tizrd 5a2 children. 22b3; Theological schools.
10 with - teachers md 1886 students high schools
Is with 30 teachers aud sos pupils day schools.
5l7 with 10 .B2T scholars SIbbatli schools. i2I,
with O. O6g nchOlar- collected for sell support and
other benevolent purposcs 2l7.9O9- "a grand
ord
Bishop Taylor may be visionary in hs IDEAS but
ttere is no doubt of his apostolic zeal and that is
quality too seldom found III tho modern church bo
lecred ut when :ound. "Who ever heard bishop
TAYLOR" saws THE Bombay Guardian" " complain of
prvstlons, dscomforts. poverty. hard work. nappre-
ciatoni lie wa. constantly going to places where
Le was not Enown,amd often ia circun-anccs that
10 some prcacler, would appear uncomfortable lie
Wa not only that could endure hardness but his
heart was 40 much In the work OF mnsciuC 10 others
Thought
pryatious II lac had IA rnj,co lac took much
pcazurc spending II on some other poor fellow than
on himself Like Paul. bo kept hi, body under and
could .ay Having food and ralment let III he there
with ronient On short allowance, in tho sceragr
third clna. carriages hllcd with nat crstrcken
hecanre Of such associations or hborng IN the rum-
of talcutta 10 get souls saved, nOnody heard him
speak OF discomfort or blame iOr any allo wing such
burdens to npon him. The problem of support
very simple one ~ his case aud II his fellow la
borcrs and successors bad learned from HIM and from
panl the Apostle the art of cheoriuly foregoing this
and M At for the sake of others content with food
iamcnt, asking God for their daily bread and dis
ni-,ng all anxiety the subject this matter of self
support woud never have seemed problem to the
,hur riches of this Conference
"1be Interior calls upon tho IIcsybterians Of tho
United State, to contribute $4,000 900 for nssIons
on the ground that the gross income of the 300, 900
families supposed To be In that church is not less than
$500 900 600 II says: "1cn millions q year for tho
salvation of the world Why there 10 less than
900 900 600 who have never henrd The gospel. For