Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-20
IN RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAYMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denom-
nations, on Many Subjects.

ConqreqatiOnaIist, most of the Southern
brethren, who are most concerned in the
matter say that immediate organic union
between the white and colored churches in
Georgia is not at present feasible Well,
it is only some white people in Georgia
who say so. Otner white people and all
the colored people in Georgia say it ought
to be accomplished. Outside of that State
there is no trouble. Wepresume the min
listers and churches in the little mountain
communities have not yet heard that such
question has been raised. 1t has been
kept carefully out of the newspapers"
The Catholic Champion says: "The
Bishop of Delaware (Dr. Leighton Cole
mani and the Bishop of Fond du Lac
(Dr Graften) have Joined the English
Church Union and become Vice Presidents
of the Society. The editor of the Church
Union Gazette adds: This makes seven
Bishops who have thus become Vice
Presidents of the English Church Union
since the commencement of the proceed
ings against the Bishop of Lincoln, and we
have reason to think that some other
Bishops will shortly take the same means
of signifying their indignation at this at
tack on Bishop for the observance of an
ancient custom of the Church in the cele-
bration of the Holy Eucharist. The total
number of Bishops in the English Church
Union is now twenty-four."
The Christian Register (Unit.) says
"The rector of st. Clements Episcopal
Church, in West Third street, New York,
lately announced that the evening services
would be discontinued on account of the
disreputable character of the neighbour
hood. This does not seem wholly salts
factory reason for shutting up a church.
1t might, on the contrary, furnish good
reason for opening one. Our Episcopalean
brethren are among the most courageous
and earnest of Christians in carrying their
missionary enterprises into the disreputa-
Bile sections of New York and other great
cities If the rector of st. Clements has
no use for his church on Sunday evening,
or if his own people are afraid to venture
out, we have no DOUBT there are plenty of
other workers, lay and clerical, who would
be glad to keep it open in the interest of
the Midnight Mission. Or it might fur
nish good depot for the Salvation Army"
"Farmton says in the Adsdnce: "One
of the chief Presbyterian ministers in
New York is constantly urging his church,
and urging all Christians who read his ut
terances, to Christian work. | must say
that at times his appeals seem to me moth
ing but scolding. | acknowledge that the
Church is inclined to think more of the
field than of the force, more of building
up itself than building up Others. know
well that social ideas and ideals prevail
too far, yet | sometimes query how much
good this pastor standing in his pulpit and
thus scolding his people is doing. know
some members of his church are inclined
to scold him and say, if he would only
talk less about the duty of work, Of which
we are all thoroughly convinced, and talk
more about the methods of work, of which
we are ignorant, it would be we'll. He is
somewhat like the leader of the prayer
meeting who throws the meeting open
fifteen minutes before the time for closing,
telling the people, The meeting is yours;
now be frank and free, brethren"
The Churchman says: "As Cardinal
Gibbons has taken up the enormity of
erecting statues to unworthy persons, we
venture to suggest that an archiepiscopal
letter might be in place on the subjects of
the monuments in St. Peters, Rome. We
say nothing of the conversion Of Jupiter
Optimus Maximus into St. Peter. by the
addition of the keys and a halo-that
might be defended; but there is the efigy
of certain Pope at whose feet are sculp-
tured two full-length figures of mother
and daughter, the whole history of whom
is anything but savory. There are also
memorial reliefs of two very eminent
saints, James III. and Charles Edward
Stuart, whose lives certainly were not
distinctively edifying One does not care
to go into the subject very deeply, but as
st. Peters has always been under the abso-
lutte control of the infallible Father of
Christendom, it is hardly open to say that
the placing of these papal and royal
effigies was other than an er cathedra act,
or that the Papacy was not responsible"
The Christian Register unit says:
"Unitarians sometimes have to stand be-
tween two fires of evangelical criticism.
They are charged on one side with having
no right and title to the Christian name,
while, on the other side they would be Sc
verely criticised if they gave it up. In its
issue of last week the Methodist Christian
Aduocate of New York says: 1t is because
Unitarianism is opposed to Jesus and OPP
posed to Paul, and lifts its own reason
above, instead of using it as an instrument
of interpreting the inspired word, that we
believe as system and as an organization
Saying nothing of many persons connected
with it, who, if worshiping God in spirit
and in truth through Jesus Christ, we do
not iudge) it to be one of the forms in
-. fhar thar,
in any true sense branch of Christianity
We will not discuss the question whether
this is misrepresentation of Unitarianism
or not, but we doubt very much if it repre-
sents the best Christian sentiment of the
Methodist denomination. For there are
not few Methodists who feel that those
are real disciples of Jesus who are ami
mated by his life and spirit"
The Interior Pres says: "Dr. Shedd
offers in the Evangelist seven reasons why
revision is 'inexpedient.' His argument
presupposes that the church is, or may pos
sibly now be, dissatisfied with some of the
statements of the Confession; the dissatis-
faction arising from the fact that they re-
gard the implications in the forms of state
ment as not strictly true-not conformable
10 the spirit anu luteuL vi ulflue ISNel@-
ton. Some of the philosophical differences
they may regard as quite unfounded in
Scripture. In brief, his argument pre-
supposes dissatisfaction in the church in
regard to her present testimony. Is it not
marvellous to see such question brought
down to the plane of expediency? If we
should state in simple terms what this
means, we should be regarded as employ
ing uncharitable language in connection
with an honored name-which we would
not do-would prefer to infer misunder
standing somewhere. But this should be
said. that il the church should refuse, on
the ground of expediency, to make her
testimony conform to her convictions
surprising that there be discrepancy be-
tween the two-she would forfeit her
standing as an honest church"
The Church Eclectis (P. e. says: 1--WE
want to thank the Churchman for the fol-
lowing statement in one of its recent edi-
torials: In one public high school with
which we are acquainted, a more than usu-
ally bright instructor has contrived, with
out saving a word on the subject of re-
ligion, to send out year after year classes
of principled materialists, male and fe-
male. Thus, it is seen that non-religious
schools are but hairs breadth removed
from irreligious schools, and goddess schools
eohoolv Thiu is m