Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-09
In RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAYMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denon-
nations, ON Many Subjects.


a missionary by the American Board. The
involved principle might as well have
been settled upon his case as any other;
and the adjournment of such settlement,
to await another possible application of
like description, is in danger of having
chilling effect both upon contributing
churches and intending candidates"
The Christian Adrocate (Meth.) says:
"a person accustomed to sedentary life
during the week, who attends church faith
fully on the Lords Day, may with pro-
priety take walk Of moderate length in
the afternoon, not in the places where
Sabbath breakers most do congregate
Children, however, should never be al
lowed to walk out alone on that day. We
do not think it wrong for parents to take
their children for short walk on the
Sabbath Day. A lettering walk, long
excursion, tend to evil"
The Reriew gives publicity to the follow
ing interesting anecdote: "Of Stonewall
Jackson it is related that using the phrase
instant in prayer he was asked what he
meant by it. Il have so fixed the habit
| in my mind, he said that | never raise
glass of water TO my lips without moment
asking Gods blessing. | never seal let
ter without putting prayer under the
seal. | never take letter out of the post
without brief sending of my thought
heayenward. | never change my classes
in the lecture-room without minutes pc
tition on the cadets who go out and those
who come in And don't you sometimes
forget to do this? Il think ! can scarcely
say that | do was the answer; the habit
has become almost as fixed as breathing"
The Christian Leader UNIV says: 'Mr.
Coyell finds, what good sense on the part
of the Prudential Committee should have
| foreseen, that he cannot trust himself to
the process of Preaching a change of convic-
ton while under pressure. He, therefore,
withdraws his application and makes the
explanation: / feel that it is morally inn
possible for me to make any special study
of eschatology under the present pressure,
and therefore | prefer to withdraw my
application for appointment Had I not
supposed that the New York meeting was
intended to open the way for young men
holding the position which | occupy, [
should not have made my application.
Mr.. Covell has not the application which
he sought; he has got better thing which
| he did not seek-the respect of the public"
Commenting on the recent discussion of
the public school system at the meeting of
the Presbyterian Union, the Freeman's
Journal (Roman Catholic says:
"Either DIR. Crosby and those like
him must be prepared to accept the
logical outcome as it is seen in the infdel-
propagating school system of France, or
join with as as patriotic Americans, who
believe that religion and morality are
necessary TO the maintenance of Just rela-
tions in the State, for the perfection of
| the public school idea. The Freeman's
journal believes that the vast bulk of this
Christian land are with US for a fair recog-
milton of our rights to an equitable allow
ance of taxes paid for educational purposes
by Catholic citizens. The time is coming
when the subject will become a matter Of
general concern, and we can wait in conf
dence, for in the long run every fair
minded man must vote aye to the Catholic
demand"
The Observer Pres says: "Either the
American Board must surrender its posi-
ton as teacher ard preacher of the old
Gospel or the Andover Theological Semi
nary must find its occupation gone in the
work Of preparing men for missionary
work. There is no use in spending years
in teaching young men Gospel which the
great Missionary Society of the churches is
not willing to proclaim. Forging tin
blades for missionary hands and casting
ten-pound shot for missionary ankles are
not work that is yet acceptable to the mass
of those who believe in missions. But if
orthodox seminaries continue for many
years to send out bands of men as pastors
| who have been educated out of the old
convictions, it is mere question of time
| as to when the work of missions, as now
conducted, will cease to be carried on by
the churches, and those who believe in the
old Gospel will form their own organlza-
tions for its proclamation. Andover can
afford to be patient"
"Farmton" says, in the Adrance: Eyes
terday heard a new reason why people
do not join my church. If some one should
whisper to me that I was lazy in my pas
toral work, that / was superficial in my
preaching, that | was not a good organizer,
or not good for any one of thousand other
things, l should readily assent to the
charge at once, with sorrow of heart at the
charge itself and intellectual conviction of
its truth. Any one of these reasons /
should say would be sufficient to repel
lady or gentleman from uniting with my
church. But the reason | did hear was SO
singular that venture to note it. A lady
wished to be parishoner of this church.
She counseled with her husband; she
wished to bring him, too, into this goodly
fol Ia OF Cd To
My dear you cannot join - Church.
Why, there is so much work done in that
church, and such a spirit of work, that l
know if you go into it you will surely kill
yourself with overwork.' As heard this
with regret mingled with pleasure, could
not help thinking how many, many church
members throughout the length and
breadth of this land would rival the patri-
archs in length of days if they are spared
until too much church work kills theml"
The Christian Uaioa says: 1--WE hope
that Mr.. Covell may see his way clear in
the spring to renew his application, basing
it upon the papers already before the COM
mittee, and declining to enter upon any
further correspondence, unless, indeed,
meanwhile his mind has undergone some
change. There are three theological posi-
tions involved respecting the future state;
that God must provide for preaching of
the Gospel in another life, or He will not
be just that God cannot provide such
future preaching of the Gospel, for this
would not be safe; and that it is not neces-
sary for us to decide what God must or
must not do, that it is enough to be sure
that His mercy is for all His children, and
that we may more reyerently and humbly
leave Him to decide how He will make it
eficacious than undertake to determine
the question for him. To this latter faith
Mr.. Covell clearly holds and the sooner
the churches which have in the past sup
ported the Board understand whether one
who occupies that position is to be sub
iected to cross-examination and treated as
a suspect, or cordially welcomed as
Christian coworker, the better. For upon
the decision of that question the unity OF
the Board and the cooperation of its old
time supporters will depend. DIR. Storrs