New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
CHURCH SAYINGS AND DOINGS.
The RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK AT HOME AND
ABROAD.

Mr. Moody is quite as interesting a character
I'm ms homo IN NOrthhcld Mass. he IS IN his more
public .elistc work. Dr. Lyman Abbott who has
been visiting him. gives interesting account OF the
schools which he has established In that These
schools are already doing valuable work, and promise
TO be an important educational centre IN the future
Mr.. Moody's venerable mother is still living on the
old homestead in Northfeld, and though eighty
years age vigorous in body and mind doing al her
own housework. Dr. Abbott peeped into Mr. Moody's
library 1t was" he says, OF considerable size, but
not Of broad literary range. It almost exclusively
rel glous though English classical literature was
on the shelves n there novel there, did not see
IT. nor did notice any work, popular or othorWlse' on
science. There not much II any, didatc theOIoSy
thcro was a large variety Of commentaries on the
Scriptures and OF books which not commentaries
but cXp0sOus and Htcrp relations OK the scrip
/ including large assortment on eXp0sitor{ Ssruuhs
pie OF NOrUhfeld proud Of MI Moody, ana IKE
him. lie mas h2d 10 meet says IL ApOG Wy ,r tha
most part llyed t down His great athearted. gener
ous-souled sympathetic nature, lie Is joys full OF llfe
spirits fun with semblSncc OF religious cant or con-
vtntOnaiism Puritan stitne,s or acerOlty aud no
consconsuess OF greatness desire for reverence lie
ls sriI simple Dwight L. Moody He drives good
horse and enjoys good laugh even Wheh 10 $ a ils
part Of his before most OF the world s STIR
ring. lie spends his summers at NortAheld, with IRE
queut excursions away, counts MS Hoiue' ou
gladly returns its retirement from the excements ot
hi- public work lie IL mn OF immense !oroo gool
practical common sense IN AFFAIRS As wen as IA IeLlsDL
Fertile in plans vigorous IN execution impatient oI 40
lays"
Nevertheless at the present moment sam Jones ap-
pears 10 be bigger nan than M Moody with the un-
thinking multitude. But it different kind OF bSness
While Nh Moody has attained something Ike fame. sam
Jones has leaped notOrcty. THIS uOOrety IS be-
ginning legitimate fruit lmltaOrs are spring
usup all over the country. Delegations and commit
tees OF ministers 20 to the great yugaran, as
some one has called Jones. and they 20 home with
wonderful stories Of Lis power Doubtless Jones ls one
OF the greatest cards the revival field and 1t
not wonderful lie has many mitdtors Al THIS IN
dicotcs an era OF Jonessm wccn Is much TO be de-
p.0red. For instance, In Macon No. the Rev. Ldwird
Jles Baptist uns;e has been getting the whole town
by the ears reported 10 be close mitltor OF the
styc OF sam Jones' Among other things he has de-
nounced the Episcopal Church, SAYING that many or lt
members would never get 70 heaven une's tuey uIeu
during Lent For i0rtY days he sal, you observe
all the forms and cercmOnias II your chuTch ana tue
you retdrn 30 vOur vices ana your Ftut,hes again.
Then he denounced the Roman Catnouc CHrch III even
sLrO' ger and ended up Oy pouring MS apss upon
the Jews The result has been that all the decent pe0-
pie In the town arc dlsgusteI ana paper us Deen CII
Gu acd protecting against such wantOn attacks on rep
me man In. many supporters who nothing wrong IN
such uttertuces from the pulpit oy christian minister
Doubtless the abOrer Is worthy OF his hire, but X the
peacher can ignore the question OF salary the power Of
/ his woglsIs greatly strengthened native Chinese
evangelist being urged accept salary gave the fol-
loving reasons FOR refusing it Il have got sufficient
money to Keep my family comfort II we are careful
>. When down 20 preach In the native town some
fiu.s hear such remarks How much does he
get from the foreigner And sec they listen with re-
sprct when tell them that lredch th5 lOclItue pe
cause believe H. and the foreigner does not give me
ueuuy. 3. my book That Paul preached WORK
ing wiki his own hands and wish to do likewise.
Tne Congregational Year Book for 1896 shows that
t,e are Congre sationaI churches all states,
cept Delaware. AMI iu al the Territories except Alaska
The total number Of churches Is 4l70, aud Of church.
/ members jGL The number OF families IS 235,7l7,
and Of school scholars 5lO339 The benevolent
contributions for 1883 amounted 20 Sl,7Oo23j, and the
home expenses were - jG173l. There are 4,o+3 or
dalued ministers, Of whom 2,-Gi have churches and
l7g have no pastoral charge OF the eighty ministers
VINO died last year. the Oldest vas the Rev Leonard
/ Wellington, OF Newburyport Mass VINO was nearLy
ninety si1 years OF age Ih9 SonSteSaILon@nS's @ aEe
cst in Nevada Virginia and West Virginia which have
81 mcmoaFS respecuyey ile "a 80 49,
theological semlnares' located AT AhdOFeT, iass
/ Bangor. Me- Chicago H., Hartford, Conn.,, OAKLAND
| Cal, aud New Haven, Conn.
IT'S not 20 many years since tbs reading OF fiction was
condemned by nearly all the Evangelical Churches.
This "a no longer the case. Fiction has found It's way
into sunday school and parocAlI hbrartes 10 ghten-
the columns OF many religious papers and furnishes al
ant illustration for many popular preacher Nor IS the
fiction so commended always OF the highest character
pastors OF churches frequently acknowledge that the
books in their sunday school Libraries are generally un-
edItying ana sometimes vicious in their tendency And
even whore they gOus 10 their tone, the religion
| which they portray ls either mawkish or priSSish.
Many Of Clergy beginning TO discard the regular
suudayschOOl books and pat in their place standard
novels histories ETC. But even here there IS danger
in the opinion OF many religious people.
. The Living church, for instance thinks that even
/ the best novel writer's Iehu tLelr iammueuGe 20
/ the disruption OF the marriage ur, we hdVe,
| 10 says, nothing but reproo4tloD, the deepest
and btterest, for the man or woman VINO d'aoer- oL
ately pus pen 70 paper 10 Ieii Iho haeIal'e P1Ir,
tnroutl tho wchery Oi q wo-tOd tale, either 10 look
tTonbs tbrougG legal dissolution Society greater
enemies those who put their talents to such bad
perate Ie'lcJs ~ oisr, cali for Iibi
OlUereu minus OuI ''' T., -, that7
long for the time 10 come when stories 54aA eau Win
marriage instead oi beginning with IT,
For the past fifteen years the members Of the Society
OF Friends nave been engaged in large and growing
mission work n Mexico. It has been conducted maaly
under the supervision Of the Indiana Yearly Meeting Of
Friends although the pcincipa missionary Samuel Pur-
die was originally from this state. lie now Publishes
mission paper IN MatamOras and has published val
ue series OF school books for Mexican children, which
/ have been adopted IN many Government schools.
Friends OF the this country are now DESTROYS
OF putting tt on permanent basis and ASK those
interested 10 contribute 20 permanent uul Of 10000
The interest Of which Will enable Mr.. Purde To 90 on
with educationa. work -ueh contribution may
he segt 10 Mr. Robert W. Lawrence No. l73 last one
eenth--t IN this city who Will forward
them % their destination. mission IKE ms, when
aims % educate the intellect well as IncucAte re-
Uylou will commend Itself to many practical AmerI-
cans.
Tie PRESBYTERIAN clergyman OF Chicago who has just
announced MS intention OF Joining the Episcopal Church
decided 10 take this step Be says because he believes In
service IN which al the people Join both in prayer and
praise" In reply this The BAPTIST Weekly says That
dear brother was born out OF due time Forty years
ago this might nave been piAus1.e but any one who
there srpcei choir. vii know such an apology "a
/ NH bOsh Beyond going through few motions the
people are only spectators OF the aud boys who 30
! thrO Olgh the service"
He GAVE rP PROFANITY AFTER THAT