Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-13
IN RELIGIOUS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TERS AND LAYMEN,
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denom-
nations. on Many Subjects.

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the next seat. Yes was the semewha
critical reply, L thought so from what
heard. You got over 1t, bat you didn'
get under il, nor into it, There IS no
much gain to class when the teacher jus
gets over the lesson"
The Observer Pres says: 'Mayor Gran
has appointed Roman Catholic gentle
man as School Commissioner in place O
another Roman Catholic, Mr.. Kelly. Thi
calls attention to the anomalous condition
of our public schools, which are gooe
enough TO be taught by Roman Catholics
but at the same time are so goddess tha
Roman Catholic Bishops and priests issu,
prociamations threatening penalties i
children are sent to them by Roman Cath
olic parents"
The CRristian Enteldgeacer (Ref.) says
The attempt to carry over to the Unita.
rlan platform the popular and numerous
organization known as the Kings Dauph.
ters,' must attract considerable attentio,
Tens of thousands of the daughters OF
Evangelical churches and families are
wearing these badges 1t will be a sad
surprise to them to learn that despite
earnest protest the constitution has been
made strictly Unitarian by deliberate ex-
clslon of all reference to the Atonemeut as
to the one ground of salvation, and if we
mistake not there must be return to the
old position, or there will be general
withdrawing of members from the old Or
ganization and the formation of new and
Evangelical order of Kings Daughters"
The Ch'istian Union says: 1--WE trust. in
the interest of Christian work and Chris
tian feeling, that those who have with
drawn will not attempt to organize a new
body with the title OF the Evangelical
Order of Kings Daughters which is
threatened. 1t is, indeed, very doubtful
whether, If an appeal were taken to the
Courts, they would be allowed 50 to do.
The title Kings Daughters belongs to
the original Order, and it would be doubt
fnl morality for a seeding body to assume
it, and more than doubtful for it, in so
doing, to add to its own title an epithet
which would imply that the original Or.
der was unevangelical. In fact, all its
officers and the members of its council are
members of Trinitarian communions. but
1t wisely eschews words which have be-
come the insignia of battle, and welcomes
to common work for Christ all who are
willing to work in His name'"
The Freemon's Journal (R. c. indicates
what it considers the just settlement of
the school problem at is not division
of the public funds among tie thousand
religions of America; it is the easy and
natural admission of voluntary schools
into the public system. A school, in Or
der tn Obtain re 1,s1. cL
course, have its limitations and conditions
made for it. 1t should contain, say, at
least fifty pupils for city districts and
twenty-five for country; and the State
should further, have the right to exact a
standard of secular education equal to that
in its own schools. In regard to the re-
ligion taught in these voluntary schools,
the State would and could have nothing to
do. The State recognizes no religion as
such but it is equally true, on the other
hand, that the State has en- gagged itself not
to oppress any persons because of their re-
ligious creed. 1t will cease its discrimina-
tion against Catholics, and fulfill its profess
sions, when 1t admits voluntary schools
into its public system-not before.
The Central Vest (Pres.l saws: "Our
Roman Catholic friends are considerably
stirred up over the claim made by DR..
Harsha IN a recent sermon, that ST. Pat
rick was 'as near Presbyterian as any,
thing else If they will read history dis
they will find that DR.. Har-
sha's claim can be triumphantly main
tained. Nearly all the dogmas which
to-day distinguish the Papal Church from
the Presbyterian have been promulgated
since St. Patrick's times. The wor-
ship of the Virgin Mary, of the saints, the
infallibility of the Pope of Rome, trans
substantiation, and the rest, were evil
IDENTIFY unknown to St. Patrick. The
staple of his preaching was just that heard
to-day from Presbyterian and other Protest
ant pulpits. There is not word about
or extreme JUNCTION or auricular
confession, or any other dogma now
deemed by the Papal Church so essential
to salvation. Indeed, the good saints
teachings sound very much like an ex-
tract from the Presbyterian Confession of
Faith"
The Christian Leader (Univ.) says
Joseph Cook lately said some disparag-
ing things of Univeralism and some things
more disparaging of Unitarianism. He
set his heavy foot down on the latter with
peculiar energy and satisfaction, remark
ing, 'Unitarianism in Boston has been
local giant. After 100 years of unpar-
alleled opportunity it is local cripple
Much more was said by the Monday lee
turer in the same vein. His purpose, as
openly declared, was to so exhibit the 'un-
evangelical sects' to the Orient, whence
they are at length sending missionaries,
as to let it be known that these phases of
Christianity have already been tried here
in the Occident and found wanting. In
all this Mr.. Cook was not handsome. His
motives are not above suspicion. What
he did was Strategic but it was not high
minded. 1t savors of politics. He means
to foreclose our opportunity in the Ori-
ent,' and make his evil prediction fulfill
itself. Alarger and finer type of man would
have recognized with cordial approval the
presence of the missionary spirit in the
'unevangelical sects,' and if he could not
predict great results from their efforts,
would have given them at least a few
grains of credit. Unlike his Hebrew
namesake, this Joseph knows not how TO
return good for evil"
''Farmton" says, in the Adrance: siFre-
quently am | invited to tea at the house
of some parIshioner. A blessing is always
asked at the table. As l sit down it is
easy for me to detect whether the blessing
represents custom. The behavior of the
children, as well as the behavior of the
maid, is clear indication of whether the
pater-familias is accustomed to say grace.
l am frequently asked to say grace, but /
rejoice in the growth of that custom by
which the visiting minister is not asked.
1t is, | think, becoming more usual for the
head of the family, as we call by courtesy,
no matter how it may really be, the hus-
band and father, to say grace himself 1t
is, Think, right which belongs specially
to him; right, of course, which he may
delegate, if he pleases, but right which
| am always glad for him to keep and
to exercise. There is special fitness in
him who represents the household asking
Gods blessing upon the household as it
gathers about the table The same princi-
Pile applies to the pronouneing the bene-
diction in the public meetings of the
church. 1t was formerly sbe rule for the
most distinguished or oldest of those
ministers present to pronounce the bene-
diction. But now the custom is obtaining
for the pastor himself, whoever may be
present, to pronounce these words of vale
dietory blessing. 1t is fitting; this privi-
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