Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-19

Last Sundays Enquirer contained an
exaggerated report of the Kennedy meeting
at London on Saturday night. The local
correspondent enlarged upon the matter as
far as his conscience would allow, but the
effort was not up TO the requirements of the
Immediately sent telegram 10 the cores
pOndent 10 send another account of the
meeting and enlarge upon it." The cor
respondent had already perverted the truth
in his account in Sundays paper, but it was
not bad enough to suit the ideas of
Myers, and he was instructed to
try again. The correspondent. realizing
that all and more had been said
than ought to have been said, declined
70 further enlarge upon the matter, and so
replied TO the editor. Then a correspond
ent who signs himself Nv. 4. T." was sent
from the Office 80 write the meeting up,
with instructions to make it red hot"
His letter appears in today's Enquirer, and
is in keeping with the former efforts of the
paper. Ii shoots 50 high of the truth that
nobody believes word of it. The truth is
SO perverted that even the democrats laugh
at it. In their desperation TO win votes
away from General Kennedy they attempt
too much, and are sending votes to him
every day. Keep up the good work, gen
tlemen, and make kennedy's election unan-
imOus.
Rev Geo P. Fisher, ID. d. ,one of tn eablest
Of the professors at Yale formerly pres
ident of Hamilton college, at Clinton, New
York. and at an earlier period, pastor of a
Presbyterian church, at Cincinnati, and one
Of the most eminent men of any denomina-
ton in America, preached the ser
mon at the opening meeting of the sessions
Of the American Triennal council of
Congregational churches, at Chicago. last
week. This council is the only represent
ative national body Of the churches, but it is,
like the state and local associations and
conferences. without any legislative or
other authority. and has only the power OF
discussing and advising. Still, as il is a
representative body, composed of the lead
ing clergymen and laymen of the denOm-
nation. its utterances and action will com
mand the attention of the country and OF
the religious world. The opening sermon
is usually expected to sound the keynote OF
the sessions, and therefore DIR. Fishers ut
terances in his sermon will be regarded as
significant The Doctor began by counsel
ling moderation in the discussion of the
question as to whether there was a proba-
ton after death, and declared that it would
not be wise for the Congregational churches
to split Of this subject" We quote from
a newspaper abstract of the sermon, as fol-
lows:
Had our vaunted liberation the ring of
the true metal? The question of possible
probation after death in the investigations
and inquiries of the century was one that
was bound to come up. But it was QueS-
ton of comparatively little Importance. To
sever the bonds of union in the work of mis-
sions because of a difference on this matter
would be a gross mistake and violation Of
the true principle of cathOiicity. Expert
ence in conflicts of the past should warn
them against unwonted excitement over
questions which did not affect the funda-
mental truths on which faith reposes. The
aim of the broad church in all ages was 10
build across all openings likely TO widen out
into schiSns and diSSensiOns. The bonds
of fellowship lay not in outward forms or
any systsm of dogmas, which were merely
the vesture OF religion.
When they could dispense with sunlight
and make their wheat flourish by moon
shine. then they might expect TO spread the
gospel by the ethics of religion. All specu-
lative and technical tests Of Christianity
had to give way to the tests of holy living
and of success in saving souls. 1t was
time we should know how TO combine intel
lectual freedom with loyalty TO gospel
truth. The great bond Of union was love
there remaineth these three, faith. hope
and love, and the greatest of these is love" "
II the Congregationalists agree TO abide
by the suggestions of this utterance they
cannot go sstray.