The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-18


would perform would swell the dividends,
while it wo aid improve public morals AID
promote the general happiness of society.
The average railroad official will admit this
to be so, and the average employee would
be glad to have it SO. Why, then, is it not
done!-NdShuille Christian AdUocdte.
Who shall put limit to the creative
power! Our earth is so wonderful that we
marvel at the infinite wisdom which
created it, but when astronomy has taught
Us that it is but as a grain of dust IN, the
general scheme of creation, we are borne
TO much greater heights in the contempla-
ton OF infinite power.-Neiu orleans Mora
ing Star.
In the Presbyterian mission in Mexico
three are: Ordained missionaries, 3:
wives. 3; lady missionaries, ,; total, s
Ordained Mexicans, 81; licentiates, g.:
teachers and helpers, 81; total, IS. Con
gregations, &c; communicates, 1898
added, 1856; increase, 90; children baptized,
13S. Students in Theological seminary, q :
girls in boarding school, 60; day schools
%; with 916 pupils: Sabbath schools, p,
with Cos pupils; contributions, 81, l6O
The Arkansas Churchmdn publishes Z
letter from the parish of Christie church.
Little Rock. to the Eighteenth Annual
Council of the Diocese of Arkansas, ex
gates from that parish, summary OF
which is contained in its last paragraph, IN
these words: 1--WE feel it would be useless
and degrading for US to enter into the
council until a constitutional amendment
is enacted that shall confine representation
in council to the white race
THE COPYRIGHT QUESTION.
The Christian Union says: 1.-The copy
ioh &c n
Importance because it involves the national
honesty. Let one fact be kept constantly
before the minds of the people, so long as
the present state of affairs continues, we
! shall be guilty of appropriating private
property without compensation TO the
owner. We stand before the world guilty
of a continuous and deliberate policy Of
dishonesty. Let US not hide this fact from
ourselves. Honesty is the fundamental
principle in the copyright question, ant
until 1t is recognized and established tina
this nation is to deal honestly with foreign
authors we shall have no defence agains
the just criticism and indignation Of Other
civilized countries
MAY LAYMEN PREACH
Christ was never ordained; and thu
greatest of the apostles declares, in his let
ter to the Galatians, as a matter of pride
that he received no authority from prevl
Gus apostles If apostolic succession i
necessary, one might well caoose to be
successor of Paul rather than of Peter
| Whether laying on of hands and Settln!
apart of the ministry is necessary to admin
lister sacraments, to conduct public Wor
ship, to pronounce absolution, for tn
preaching of the gospel nothing is requires
by the scripture beyond the gospel in tn
heart and in the life The Christian churc
never will accomplish the work to whic
God has sent it so long as the Christia
church imagines that preaching must b
done by professional men, educated and sc
apart for the purpose. In the congregs
tional denomination the statistics shol
that the churches are educating about a
many ministers in their theological sem
naries every year as die-or go into tn
life-insurance business. The record @
other denominations is not much better
Whoever has the life of G ID in his heart
ordained to declare it to others. He VIII
knows Christ and the JOY of his love ough
in some way or other. by speech, by teach
ing. by the radiance of his face, by the cor
tact of his life, to be shepherding some on
else.-ChriStidn Union.
TRUTH AND UNITY.
Truth is a greater thing than unity, an
it were a thousand times better that til
present deplorable condition of disunion
| religion should continue until the secon
coming of the Lord. than that union shoul
be secured by the sacrifice on any side OF
single truth whichis believed to be fund;
, mental A union based upon the conce
sion Of anything which God Is held to hay
revealed Tor the salvation of mankind,
not the union which Christ desires and f
which he prayed. Unless a Christian bod
or an individual man is convinced tn;
what has been held as saving truth is NJ
such, union with those who hold the oppC
; site is treason. There can be no such pa
tering with the truth of God. In a sincel
and conscientious man it is momentol
! thing to make a change in religion.
good can come Of any such change unless
is from the very bottom Of the heart ar
soul. 1t must be wrought out by many que
: tionings, through many throes and strus
y giles. Such a man will be very Jealous fl
; God. He will have always the soberir
t fear before his eyes lest he should in som
thing prove false to solemn trust. No
! we must confess that we can see but lit
e of this spirit in the present agitation f,
0 Christian union. 1t seems to be assume
e that men can do with truth as if it we
their own. So'emn convictions are n
6 treated with respect but are dealt wit
It impatiently, as if they were merely sigl
q of narrowness and bigotry, ard imper
| nent distinctions AS Indicating a year
ing after better things, the movement f
unity is a sign of promise, but there
something inexpressibly pathetic in Il
. struggle which, falling into wrong al
4 mistaken lines, produces new discord al
. alienation instead of the wished-for To-
= and harmony. Until men are willing wi
! honest determination to set themselves
y ascertain the true basis of belief and tn,
the faith which is built up upon that bas
e until they are willing with deep heal
!. searching to acknowledge that they m;
|, have been wrong and to find out if it be s
Ii or that there remains something of tru
y which they have hitherto accepted, the
} cannot be any approach to real unit
" However good and desirable thing uni
- may be and that the church desires it.,
(, attested by her daily prayers, it won
h cease to be good if it were not the fruit
L the quiet conviction of all, but of the agi,
5, ton, intrigue, and presumption of the fe
L binding men to consequences and entan
e ling them in compromises from which til
e can not extricate themselves.-Th Ldpi
Y Church.
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