The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-12

would overcome. A tide of despair GEARS
US away on its dark bosom. We are
ready to give up all effort when comes
the remembrance that we have each but
to do our part and leave ne event with
an everything Providence. Courage re-
tur s. With the eve of faith we look
over and beyond the obstacles, and in
anticipation see the sure snccess which
the future will bring. anG foregleam
OF which even now gives ins. ltion. In
doubt and perplexity. il sorrow and
fear, in darkness and gloom, we may
buoy up our own hearts by whispering
day Will soon dawn. Christian R:giSttr
(Unitarian)
THE JEWS AND CREMATION.
Jewish scholars of modern times have
not neglected the subject, and in the dis
cussions which have been pu blished from
time to time opinions seem to be evenly
divided. II there be aLy preponderan ce
of authority in any direction it is CT
tainly not against cremation. The
question of immortality has clearly no
right to be introduced into the discus
sion. Whether the body slowly crumble
away into dust or be more quickly dis
solved by quicklime, as was frequently
the case in the days of body-snatc ers.
Or be almost instantaneously turned
Into ashes. is clearly matter o. degree.
The real que ton is as TO our feelings
with regard to the various method.
The practice OF thousands of years has
mitigated the horrors of interment,
while the novelty of cremation gives
shock of feelings at T. suddenness of
| thus resolving our bodies into their
primer lat elements. Cremation Is
matter of feeling. not of religion. At
| the same time matter of feeling is so
| far matter of religion that 1T is
irreligious to hurt any one feelings
unneCes Sarily. If science declares en-
| phatically III favor of cremation, We
shall learn to resign ourselves to it
| Whether the dust returns to earth by
slow decay or by the sbeedy action of
| ARE is not of mon ent from a religious
point of view, provided we are con-
| WINGED that the spirit returns unto God
VIII gave it.'-JtaUiSh Chronicle.
IT'S not overstating the case to say
that clergymen seem TO be of the
opinion that religion, as organized in
the churches, is out of harmony with
the poor, and is losing it's direct infu-
ence upon the masses OF the people.
When a layman and especially news
paper man, makes this observation, he
is called a pessimist; and yet most cler-
gymen are moved by the secret con-
sciousness that in the cities, at least
they are preaching only to class of
the people. 1t is an intelligent, re-
spectacle and wealthy class-perhaps
the flower of the community, but GER
tainly not the people. Probably among
all those who attend the regular
churches of any northern city, leaving
Catholic churches out of the question.
there is hardly one ignorant, disrepu
table or poor person to each congrega-
ton. This condition OF things, .hough
hattering to a minister in some re
spscts is not altogether comfortable;
for if religion has mission at all, it is
to the poor, the sorrowful, the sinful,
the heavy laden. When John the Bap-
list sent his messengers to Jesus, and
asked, art thou He that should come.
or look We for another?" jesus told
the messengers to report to John the
things that they had seen as character
istic OF His mission; and the list closed
with this important item-''tc the poor
the gospel is preached. dorchester
POSt-EGpreSS.
CHURCH STATISTICS.
Latest church statistics show that in
the United States to-day there are
Protestanls in number as follows:
Each number includes all branches of
lis denominations.
distS-Church edi6ces, 80, 071
ministers, 81 ,542; local preachers. 81
$40: communicates, 4 COL AIS. Baptlsts
Church edidces, or congregations,
40 $3.50; ministers, 2S,003; communi-
caDts, 5,729.745. Observation-Disclosures
editices or congregations, 10, 002; minis |
tiers, 1241; communicates, ], 431 .249. |
Lutherans-Church edIfices or cOngre-
gatio 8, 513: ministers. 1890; COM
municants, 930.830. Congregationalists |
Church edldces or congregations, |
277; ministers, $50; commandments, !
436 379. copalians-Church edifces |
or congregations 3 526; ministers 1915; |
communicants, 423, Cos OF all Protest
ants the aggregates are-Churches Or
congregations, l12,744; ministers, 49, |
854 communicates, II. 1851.
On the basis of IS APO, COO population |
for 1856 as estimated, and the popula-
ton for previous periods as given in |
the census, we have in
1900 one COMMUNICATE in 14.5 inhabitants.
1850 g '' 6.5
1870 " so
1856 Z" AS
There IS now one Evangelical Protest
ant church in 5lS inhabitants. From
1850 to 1886 the population increased
152 per cent. and the communicates
243 per cent.
Il Protestant Christlanism failure?
/. G. ILIFF.
REV. DIR. lifts APPOINTMENTS.
Richfeld-Saturday Sunday. Mon
dav, Tuesday, February IL, II, IL, ID, at
7.30 p. NJ.
Ephraim-Thursday, February l6, at
73O p. N.
Spanish Fork-Saturday, Sunday,
February Is, 10. at 40 y. III.
er-Tuesday, February 81, at
1901 NJ.
Brigham-Friday, February "a, at
7.30p. m.
Hyrum-Saturdoy ~. Sunday Monday,
Tuesday, February rs, 26, y, %, at Z. 30