Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-19
In RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAYMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denom-
nations, on Many subjects.

On the matter of the introduction Of
women into the Methodist General Con
ference the Christian Adrocate (Methodist)
says: 'If the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the first quarter of its second century
desires to become q 'WomanS Temperance
Union Church, or mere adjunct to that
organization, it needs only 10 proceed in
the direction to which it is urged"
The Conqreqatoualist gives this rap at
"Higher Criticism :" "A pastor in west
ern New York has started class in
higher criticism" explaining to them how
to distinguish between the different writers
of the Pentateuch, the Jehovistic and Flo
histic parts, and 50 forth. A member of
the class, in giving au account of it, said
he could now clearly understand the
Jesuistic movements in the Old Testa-
ment"
The Watclmaa (Bapt) says; at is often
said, in defense of this or that Strike that
the workmen must asse- and defend their
right 10 be organized and to belong to a
union The fact is, however, that prac-
tically the strike is carried on, not so
much for that purpose as for the purpose
of preventing people from getting work
who do not belong to the union This is
the liberty that needs at the present time
to be upheld by American law-the right
of not belonging to trade-union. Chris
tian teachers should seek to show the peo-
pie that the principle of boycotting,' so
often acted upon by trades-unions, is no
other than the very mark of the Anti
christ, as shown in the Revelation of
Jesus Christ TO John, That no man might
buy nor sell, saving him that had the
mark The complaint is made that
preachers and churches do not sympathize
with the cause of the trade-unionist. Woe
be to the churches and ministers that
would sympathize with a cause found fight
ing with such weapons "
"Farmton' says, in the Adrance: "Four
men, each at least FIVE feet ten inches In
hight, tipping the scales at least at one
hundred and sixty pounds, were shown into
one of our body pews' They came in two
parties. Following the long PRAYER, a
PRAYER that is altogether too long in mine,
as in most churches, the usher escorted up
the central aisle woman not over five feet
four, and tipping the scales at little more
than half one hundred and sixty pounds,
and brought her to the pew occupied by
the four men. And what did the four men
do? They did what you, my masculine
reader, would have done, if you had been
one of this quartet; they each rose, walked
out of the pew, ranged themselves in cir
Gle about the usher, and allowed the little
lady to get around them and to take the
seat at the further end of the pew; each
presently marched back to the seat he had
formerly occupied, and sat down. And
why did these four men do this rather con-
spicuous thing? Because, | trow, they
thought it was mark of honor to give the
lady the farther end of the pew. Their
motive was excellent. But now let me ask,
further, why is it more fitting for the lady to
have the farther end of the pew than the
end nearer the aisle? Let me further ask,
why is it more fitting for four men to rise,
and attract the attention of the whole con-
gregation, than for four men to gently slide
along one seat? When we come to think
of it, it is without reason, this custom OF
turning out whole.pew full of men folks
to let single woman into pew. Sit over,
brother, sit over; don't get up"
The Andorer Rerie,c says: eve are quite
at one-With Professor Huxley in our ab-
horrence of at least one very common kind
of compromise, which harmonizes the
Bible and science or criticism by misinter-
preting the Bible; which gives up the
universal Deluge of Genesis, but maintains
the historical accuracy of the account
when understood OF limited catastrophe
which substitutes six creative periods for
the six days of creation, and declares that,
in the new version, Genesis and geology
are in perfect accord which interprets
New, as accommodation, type, or allegory
or tries to weaken to the utmost the force
of the evidence it gives to the belief of the
Apostles and of Christ himself This ra-
tionalistic position is, in Mr.. Huxley's
words, 'hopelessly untenable.' We do not
understand that this is the position of the
authors of Lux Mundt.' But something
like it is undoubtedly the position into
which no inconsiderable part of the
Church has drifted. In fact, so far as
scientific difficulties are concerned, it is
now considered, curiously enough, to be
highly orthodox; while the difficulties of
criticism having not yet made such an I'M
preston, the same kind Of compromise
with them is not thought quite sound. In
our view the N st dangerous symptom of
the present theological situation is the
readiness with which conservative men of
all schools and parties yield one point
after another at the summons of science or
criticism. If that is to go on there viii soon
be nothing left. Men cannot always go on
holding principle and giving up its
logical consequences; and the devices by
which they convince themselves that this
is all right will not hold out for ever.
Temporizing compromises, whatever they
may seem to offer, are the most costly
sacrifices"
OF the case Of the Rev. Mr. MacQueary
the Churchman says: Notwithstanding all
that has been said, despotism is the heav-
lest penalty that can be laid upon a min
lister of the church. 1t is the church's
capital punishment for irreyocably erring
members of the priesthood of whatever
grade. We sincerely trust that in the
case of a conviction OF heresy, not compli-
Gated by allegations of immortality, no
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church
will ever pronounce a sentence of uncondi-
tional deposition on the erring brother
If priest or deacon loses faith in an arti-
Gle of the Apostles Creed it may become
imperatively necessary to suspend him
from his functions as a pastor of the
church's flock until his Bishop and other
chief ministers shall be satisfied that he
has regained his faith in the elements of
the Gospel, but harshly to cut him off
from the roll of his brethren and dismiss
him from their company as heather man
and publican would be wild policy for
these times of intellectual perplexity.
Few things are more foolish, and yet very
few are more common than to mis-
take temporary doubts for mature con-
victions; and in these present times, and
to not few OF the strongest and most
spiritual men, the entertainment of doubt
on any and all subjects seem to have be-
come an almost necessary process of
thought. No position on earth is more
pitiably painful than that of a minister
whose mind is clouded by doubts from
which he sees no present way of honest
escape. Different men act very differ
emily in that position, but there are not
many who do not at one time or another
fall into it. Mr.. MacQueary, in oar opin-
ion, has acted much more foolishly, vet,
even after the formal verdict of Court,
we do not believe that his Bishop would
depose him. and therefore we can
not believe that he has requested Mr..