The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-18
THE PRESBYTERIAN UNION.

By general consent, the correspond
ence resulting from the conferences
held at Louisville, Ky, last summer by
Representatives of the Northern and
Southern Assemblies of the Presby-
teriaR Church, looking to union, is
'i.ou r,ado nubIic The only differences
fo T to exist were on the question Of
negro commandments and po.-.. us@
Iiyerance. One of the first Of the gen.
eraI assembly's approved plans sug-
eested by the conference is that the
colored people be organized completely
into separate church, the presbyteries
and synods to have, however, the same
representations in the general assembly
as the whites On the question of
political deliVerances, an agreement
was not reached. The general assembly
quotes their doctrines to be: "SynOds
and councils are to handle or conclude
nothing but that which is ecclf siasticel
and are not to NEEDLE with civil
affairs" etc. Decisive action is to be
taken in Nav, when the two assemblies
meet, and the opinion prevails that an
agreement will quickly be reached on
all points. a.,
REVERENCE AND sKEPTICISM.
AL OF US who came to earth when it. =.
simosbbefa vas chilled by doubt,
sbonId begin to seek those places where
the Sunshine of trust is beginning to
fall. We would do well to note how
many Of IL the problems of life lind
their best solution by assuming the
tr1tb OF the hearts vast hopes. As
snme that the noblest convictions, the
hest thoughts, are probably the truest.
oh We children OF earth and of sorrow,
having tried so many things and found
them wanting. now try faith and lOvei
IF there must come some hours OF
doubt when the great mystery OF Life
battles and terrifies you, when God
seems to withdraw himself, and eternal
life seems far beyond our reach, let the
hours not grow into years and become
the settled habit of life; let it be only
the passing of a cloud over the sun and
not the sinking of the sun into long
and lonesome night. Overcome by sad
auestionings over our mortal lot, har-
Tassed by cares and anxieties, stunned
and broken by sorrow, rest assured, oh,
mon and women, that the Christian
aces standing on grand instinct, have
made no mistake when they placed the
emphasis of life on belief and love-
Reed Stuart, in the Unitarian fol
March.
RELIGIoELEss SCHOOLS.
The school controversy in England
divides public attention with the thee,
logical war caused by Mr.. Spurgeon'
withdrawal from the Baptist Union
and this, too, is a theological contest
Religion is taught in some of the
schools of England. 1t was agreed {
while since by the London school boarC
that series of doctrines held in com
mon by the large evangelical denomi-
nations should be taught in the LondoI
board schools, and this is now done
and with the approval of large numbers
of Professionals. But such angelica &c
cIesiastics SIS Canon Gregory and suci
Roranists as Cardinal Manning are no
slow to see the advantage which thl
state of things gives them, and the.
urge their case in this way: You az
not object to having your opinion
taught in the schools at public expense
WHY should you object to having on
opinions taught in the same way Z
Some Professionals echo these sentiment
and urge that all religion be banisheo
from the schools. 1t is unjust, the!