New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES-WHAT is SAID
AND DONE HERE AND THERE.

Robert A. Hume the missionary 70 member srill try
ing to induce the Prudential Commit OF the American
Board to send him pack to India The church in
its last appeal n any objections protests against
him OF theological nature Ia the hands Of the
mittee which lead them shrink from the bity
OF coming early and favorable decision should
be glad to aid the committee In bringn the whole mat
decision in the way named by the resolution Of
| MI. Blatohiord, and since urged by DR.. Hopkns-the
president Of the Boardin The Christian Union Xovem
Der t. namely: Ivy calling properly constituted Council
advise upon the points which there Is hesta-
ton" Such n council OF course could not settl IN
question OF future probation for the American Board
1t could simply decide whether Congreg ,tonal clergy
man could believe ia future probation ani snain In
good standing. BIT II decide this question 10
the affirmative, the American Board might still refuse
TO send missionaries cergymen who believe this
doctrne Whether the Boar would net wisely not in
refusing is the question AS long remains
ulzation has clear right TO enforce It's prln
cipes. undesirable in the abstract those prn
| ciples may be. That is the in a nutshell.
Mr. Louis Jackson OF Chicago proposes the formation
OF Worlds Day OF Rest League. Such league In HIS
opuion necessary. becau the work Of the world Is
increasing fast thst it threatens 70 swallow up the
day of both Je and Gentle Mr.. Jackson hopes
To begin the movement among The Jews and advocates
convention OF representative Jews be hea In Paris in
1900 transfer the Jewish Sabbath the National
Day of Rest He says: The spir { OF tho Pentatruch
dem inds that fee form to preserve principle.
In of alfred relations With the world, the
ten ion OF the saturday Sabbath is actually contraveu
ton OF the Moral Law, and is therefore antJewish
Ji',aism is not soiouru in henlo.i reanland; it
exhorts to view aud potential questions from
the standr Oint of The mission OF Judaism
ia by active to make of land Holy Land
aud OF every CITY Holy City,"
The British Weekly of Londcn publishes the results of
Of wor-hppers in the churches and cha pes OF
London a recent sunday. ont OF population OF over
200, 900 ahou 400 900 present In the morning.
and about IL 5000 IN the evening. AT ST. Pnus In the
morning 1862 present. aud In the evening 340S
at West ninSter Abbey in the morning 7l2; at Arch
deacon Farrar's in the morning. 1872 and in the
ing 1852 Mr. spurseon heads he Dis enters by great
distance, his attenisnces being 459 AMI 600 He lis
followed by his pupil Mr.. Archibald g. Brown, OF the
East London Tabern sce. who urns 500 aud 1871;
and by DR.. Parker OF the City Temple, with 1925 and
2.4l5. The GuVdi0n. however. throws some doubt on
he accuracy OF figures and iutmates that the
Established Churches you'd make a better showing.
The Rev. George o. Barnes. the Mountain Evange-
list" OF Kentucky. "a back after having been In
Europe four years. H- Is reported 10 back
WITH culture AMI hroaler views bur with less power
evangelist Tbs LouiSce Cour7e-Jo,u7IaI plain
lively romarks that liz is rn-atlona and that
paragraph would cover any OF his serDODs.
English country clergyman recently told his people
that they were largely responsible for the partial failure
Oi their crop For on recent sunday when he crops
all ready to he gathered N they Ia bed
church. when thew should have heen In the harvest
fields attend To their duy farmrrs IL PLATA tDat
his clergyman does not THINK that going TO church
sunday Il all times duty.
the young men OF Springfield Mass. do not become
very familiar with the Bible it will be their fault,
for the Sunday schools Of all the churches make a
specially of this important matter There nine
regular these suLd yschoos which have
membership OF young men ranging from sevcnt to
10 The schools are fortunate u finding teachers OF
more average ability, their work Of charao-
ter command the respect Of the most intelligent OF
their pupils.
Tie attempt of tho Rev. Mr. Haweis of London. to
10 City Temple of DR.. Parker, the inter
OF tho bishop OF London, causing deal
II lively talk in religious circles In England MI
Iawe's obeyed the advice OF his bsnop and did not
,reach for Or. Parker. but reevedis mind the
sun lay in his church. The gro md IL his accept
nce, he said. that he heartily believed thai all
and modes OF exercising the religion OF Christ
lot the intention OF the Great Author of that religion
Ie looked at tne nineteenth century forms OF Christi
nifty all OF which pr0essed to possess The TRUTH the
hoe truth and nothing but tue TRUTH but he found nat
hey had only te bits OF truth. They none ,
lfa0le therefore, whenever lie found "A Christian
his Fathers business he said: with YOU
It Join hands together; let both go into the
aster's vineyard; let both plough Gods acre
hen. when he looked at like DIR. Parker Allon,
nd Mr. Spur and the spiritual work they
doing III this Metropols.he could drny that God
lmlsLty blessed Their WORK. When ho saw Mr. 81 ur-
eou, who FOR twenty thirty years had boen attracting
Jngreg .tlous OF 5000 1000 people day and
r. ParSer, who had 900 or 5000 eops 1 his sunday
illences and VINO IN Tue evenings ia the week got
moor OF city Clerks and business people come his 90
1T noblor be ter for tue WORK Of r.. more believing
III the Masters service. wlins pay tribute
the 2OOu thal done them, DOW iii la
nd to the lact mat God Almighty snch upon and G.
essed the WORT And VII t was cool enough Tor God
atty good enough for good
Jugh for the bishops
task for having recently stated that woman owes
erythns to Christianity aud that 1t only after the
sc Of tbat religion III she ataluei recog alton
1t SAYS Mr. Crafts ignores the Old +
ont aud the position OF among Jews. The
ebrew i'd Of woman told in tue Proverbs. has Is
rhaIs neen surpassed. ard oil Testament
rolnes like Miriam. DEBORAH Esther. were scarcely Fl
,-d OF the Rev. Mr. Craftss inst teach them
ith, courage, and moral strength" 49,
refusal many farmers in England to pay their
lie rentcharges has reduced great many OF the !
orer country clergy to want. One clergyman
Gently summoned before the magistrates for DoBpay
,nt of poor Rates The illustrates have ordered a "
stress to be level upon his goods Fol- the moment
enforcement Is postponed He is almost penniless H.
quite unable to meet his outstanding liaDilies Tue
rmcrs OF his parish, acting at the insigaon OF au
gained league no ding back mia ttbe rent-charge
other clergyman writes: - The tenant farmers In
parish number 3OO the bulk OF these refuse pay
1.-THE ent- ct unless 25 ger cent is returned
y TO this parish about d year ago, am bur
ned with the liabilities attending a move. / am this In
ek threatened with what will end In County Court pro-
dlnKs. have private means. J ku = not what
To- | had 10 borrow with much dbcilty 30l. los
week meet nv pobr.rates. Another clergyman Ke
Wit out means OF buying tho necessares or lite, and
ares that absolute ruin Is staring him in the face.
Lama OF Tibet thus plains the Indifference OF his
pie to the claims Of Christianity: They say that =
pl.fon
49, ~ '' ~ 49, 80 Pei
W pfactse anu ye WISH ID FORCE on Others whose re- Re
is good and is practised. The Europeans lei
eved DO full OF greed for living rich country
always aclu other and while they talk MOI