Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-11-20


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TALK OF METHODIST MINISTER'S.
Some Think tho Religious Future OF
the nation I'm Danger and Others
Think it aecure-Hev. Dr. Thomp-
sons Paper.
p At the closing meeting of the New Haven
and New York East district conference at the
First n. E. church yesterday morning, quite
discussion was aroused by Rev. Or. Thomp-
sons paper upon, The Religious Future of
the Nation. He said there could be no
prophecy of how religious matters would
stand in the future. One great thing which
disconnected the divine was the strong tide
of emigration, which was "making the
United States the dumping ground for the
rubbish of foreign nations. The people of
other lands are coming over here faster than
we can sssimilste them, and the question 10,
how Long can the thing go on, said he. There
are many features In connection with this
tide of emigration which are blots on our
civilization. One OF them il the increase of
crime in our cities. 1t is not the number of
emigrants we fear, but 1t Is the quality.
Another thing to be feared is the increase
of capital on one side and the increase of
poverty on the other. This is what led DR..
McGlynn to take the stand he has, and
must say think he has . good cause, al
though do not agree with him in all he
says.
"Then there Is the growing power of the
corporations. We are told that here In the
last legislature in this State one corporation
spent $50, 900 In buying up the members, and
was beaten only because . richer corporation
had more money to spend. This IL q sad
commentary on the legislature of State
which had a. one OF its founders the great
Thomas Hooker.
"Anothsr evil, and ono of the greatest of
all, IL the sale IN. Il II dominant In our
politics, and its influence n felt at every
election. But moro than all IL the aggres-
siveness of Romanism. At the recent
Catholic congress in Baltimore, the delegates
applauded the reading Of paper which
stated that II public money was to be spent
ON education Il should be distributed among
ell schools alike. There was still greater ap.
plause when one of the speakers said
that the Independence of the pope
should be maintained. What are
these but attempts to undermine Pro-
tsstantisn. By itself and in itself Ro-
manism, in Its doctrine, 10 NO better In the
when the Huguenots were burned, and whom
1t intrigued among the European nations to
maintain its own supremacy. And in spite
of all we see one of the scots of the Protestant
church gradually drifting toward Romanism.
It was this which led one of the most promi-
nent men Of the former to abandon his
church, because. - he had said, he had seen
confession, penanoe, the mass, and the wor-
ship Of the Virgin introduced into his
church. Our only hope for safety is to de-
pend ON the gospel. The hope of the nation
IL In the church."
Rev. Mr.. Coote, of Grace church, this city,
took exceptions to the sentiments expressed
by DR.. Thompson In relation to the fears ex-
pressed of the influence foreign immigration
will have on the religious future of the coun.
try. He said that when the first settlers came
over the aborigines probably had the Same
opinion of them ~ some of the present Amer
leans have of the people who are now com.
ing to our shores. He believed that the
emigrants of to-day were fully as Intelligent
as those who came over at the time the May
flower landed. It was . Islander on the Chris
tianity Of the country to intimate that the
Christian people of the United States cannot
grapple the subject. Instead of attempting
to discourage them from coming here, we
should encourage them, as here in the United
States they win find the light they could not
have found ct home.
Rev. Mr.. Vane Alstyne said 1t was the first
time In his life he had heard the statement
made that the snigrants of to-day were a.
the ferefathers. He Thought 1t was a pretty
strong statement, and then warming up, said
vehemently:
"The body of mon on the Mayfswer was
ono whose intellectual power has never been
surpassed"
''Don't you think that Is . pretty strong
statementf interrupted Mr.. Coote; "whsn
said that the emigrants of to day were as
intsllestual - the forefathers, I did not make
the statement unqualinedly."
''Well," replied Mr.. Van Alstyne, "when
I said that the intellectual power of the men
on the layhower has never been surpassed,
I didn't make the statement unqualifedly,
either"
Professor Day of the Yale Theological
seminary addressed t. /, conference before 1t
adjourned. The ladies of the church fur
nished the olerRymsn in attendance with
free dinner In the lecture room, and will re-
peat their very successful endeavors this
noon.
AZ the Evening Session.
Rev. DR.. Terry opened the service at the
Methodist convention at the First M. e.
church last evening, after which Prof. @.
T. Winchester of Wesleyan university, de-
livered an able and comprehensive lecture
IN Literature as an agent of Christian Cul-
ture." Brief notes from the address are as
follows:
What is Mteraturei Almanacs and news.
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which II permanent. One element Of book |
& yaluo = u true representation Of human