The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

and the receipts of the house this year
reached $4,000.
| The first Malagasy who ever learned the
alphabet died January, 1888, at the age OF
seventy-two. He had lived to see 81, 600 OF
of his countrymen taught to read, and over
2, 900 profess their faith in Christ.-Mfs
stonGry Reuie,o.
The church needs more power rather than
more machinery. 1t is the malign paradox
of ecclesiastical history that as power de.
clines machinery increases. The signs OF
our own times in this regard are not alto
gether uspicious.-Nashville Christian
Advertiser.
Christianity is now the faith of over two
millions of the Indian popuiation-a num-
her twelve times as large as that of those
who follow the teachings of Buddha.
Whereas in 1880 there were only q, 900
native Professionals in all India, Ceylon and
Burmah: in 1871 there were BIS, 363.- DIR.
Hunter in the Gazetteer Of India.
The comments Of the press generally
throughout the country on the holding of
our Catholic centennial and subsequent
congress have been very fair. This is en-
couraging. Catholics should be very thank
full, and prepared henceforth to reciprocate
the good feeling of the American people, Of
which it is an Indication, To be a strong
nation we should be sincerely a unit
| Pittsburgh Catholic.
| Christ has made love the chief element of
practical religion and its fullness the only
spiritual perfection, because it is the high
est moral attribute of God, and is within
the reach of ALL No one is precluded from
life of love on account of natural inabil-
| ity 1t is the only grace that carries with
| it that affiuence of reward which satisfies
the soul.-St. Louis Christian Advocate.
| OThere 40 missionary are societies preach
ing the gospel to the nations of the earth.
They have translated the Scriptures into go
languages, and the word of God has been
put within the reach of nine-tenths of the
human family. Forty of these societies
are taking possession of India, and thirty
three operate in China, and thirty three
regiments of the Protestant army, under
the dark continent.
The redemption of the world requires a
prepared gospel, a prepared world and a
prepared church. GOD has given the mes
sage and has opened the world. Only He
can prepare and empower His church to
fulfill her mission. If we were prepared
and guided with power from on high, one
generation would see the world evangel-
ized.-Dultith Church News.
| People who stumble over the command
to pray without ceasing might find it more
understandable and more easy to obey if
they would begin by praising without ceas-
ing. Is there moment of our waking
hours when, if we truly love God, we will
find it task TO praise him! Now it is per-
fectly plain that the habit of praise is at
the bottom of the prayer, "Thy will be
done.n And whoever can say that or think
it continually and in spite of surprises will
find the whole year to be but prolonged
thanksgiving day.-The Interior.
PRAYER AS REMEDY FOR PARoCHIAL TRoU-
BLEs.
II our people would only exchange their
fault-fnding for praying, how many paro-
chial troubles would vanish, and how many
more would never arise Instead of asking
who is to blame when anything has gone
| wrong suppose an effort were made to re-
pair the damage at once and heartfelt pc
| tition addressed to the throne Of grace for
aid in restoring harmony in the parish, how
much i'll feeling would beprevented. How
much better if, instead of censorious talk
| ing, the blessing of God was invoked upon
the minister and people; if, instead of form
ing cliques and abetting divisions, the out
pouring Of the spirit of peace was sought;
if, instead of criticising the vestry or choir
or rector, they were tenderly and faith
fully prayed for Let the efficacy of prayer
be tried in our churches for parochial
troubles-Church of To day EpiscopaD.
THE rEFECTIvE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION,
We have great sympathy with our Pres
byterian friends. All the indications go
to show that they are very FESTIVE under
their Confession of Faith" and there is
tremendous pressure to have it revised.
The matter is being discussed in all the
leading religious papers, and it would be
very amusing, were it not so serious mat
ter, to witness the variety of opinions that
are expressed in regard to it. Upon one
thing they are all agreed, and that is that
this venerable religious symbol, which has
so long held sway over this highly respect
able body is radically defective in some
points; though the fear is that if they once
open the question there is no knowing
when or where the demand for reform
may stop. All, dear friends, will you never
learn the necessity of an infallible guide in
religion! We do not wonder at your re-
luctance to open the question of revision.
Without such a guide without an unerring
tribunal of final resort upon which all can
rely with implicit confidence, who can tell
where such a discussion would end! In
fact it is because you know that it would
never end that the level heads among you
are so unwilling to open the Pandora's
box. You may not appreciate either the
sincerity or charity which prompts the ad-
vice, but we do in all sincerity and charity
exhort you to cast the fallible Calvin over
board and accept the infallible successor
of St. Peter as your guide and we unhes-
itatingly guarantee that you shall find rest
and peace to your troubled souls.-The
Catholic Reuielu.
Commemorate.