The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-05

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And ind. ~ last, tencath Thy tree Of healing.
The lifs lor which long
BROTHERHOODS or THE POOR.
ArchJeacon Farrar gives a parer
with the above heading to Murray
Magazine" for October; reproduced 10
the Magazine Of Chrisiian Literature
for November. We cannot reprint it
By reason Of its length. nor give a sum-
mary Of it. II tells this, however, that
the masses If the people have drifted
away from the influence Of the church
and religionl What the Archdeacon
slid Nr. Moody said Inc other week ::
"Tlreo fourthS OF the people in these
large places do not go to chuich.' The
papers within the last few years in
London. New York, Philadelphia, Chi
cago. and elsewhere have given The
statistics OF church attendance on one
given Sunday in their respective cities;
aud on The superstition that God is TO be
worshipped through Christ as the only
way of getting blessed they show an
Alarming state of affairs not to the
Christian only. but 20 the patriot and
pubhcisi; for Mr. Moody goes on. as
reported in the Boston Christian Regent.
1t is reformation or revolution for our
country. Things clnnot go on as they
are" Whilst the country is not so i'm
moral as the city, it is just as careless
Of the religion Of Christ.
Ia Archdeacon Farrars paper he
gives mp that the workings Of the
parochisl system, admirable as it is ioi
the country, is not adapted TO the
crowded cities aud towns. England.
be says. is becoming q nation Of great
cities. There are parishes which in ten
years have quadupled their popula-
ton. II we trust to the parochial sys
tenn alone 20 maintain the cause Of
religion among their teemipg multi
tudes we are leaning upon broken
reed"
Hs suggests new hep In addition to
the old. lie wants established Broth
ers o. iae Poor, who are not monks in
any sense. their vows will not only be
voluntary but temporary, and may at
any tir. boIaid aside. They are not to
be brought together to save their own
souls merely. but the souls Of tie
Masses: no contempialive life 10 be
theirs but acli7e; educated men and
gentlemen living among The poor at
their owe charge OF say $40 a year
among them, 10 gladly sacrifice them
selves and their pleasures for the sake
OF winning back the masses to Chris
tianity.-"If," says the Archdeacon,
"they undertake this work in the right
spirit. they cannot fail, and if they
succeed, they will Become the ga
viours of our modern civilization.
Turning from the Christian scholar
and clergy mon 10 Mr.. Moody, the Ut
educated but eanestand wise Christa-
evangelisl. we find he is thinking OF
new methods to save our civilization
We must have a different class Of men
aud women from what we have cow
/ If We are going to teach these people.
Theological schools. be says. are good il
their way. but their training di.qual
fees them for reaching the MASSES. Th'
college and seminary man, after seven
wears work. comes out with as little
know ledge Of human nature as if he
had dropped out Of tho moon W.
cannot do our work with NOBODY bul
the graduates of the seminariss. " H.
desire is 70 take Christian men anC
women with strong common sense anC
train them for the work they are best
fl ted Tor 10 may be for music foi
visiting the sick. for public speaking
for visuatior from house 70 house; train
them according to their Christian ft
ness.
We have thus brought forward The
thoughts Of an English ecclesiastic au'
an American evangelist. Both are wis
men; the one plan better adapted to th'
Church of England. the other to TIL
country. But whether one or boil
plans. what is needed is sure convic
ton that unless This is righteous ma
ton God will destroy il. How to max
not this or that man righteous, how &
make the selfish rich women righteous
and The misses righteous-this is tn
problem which concerns not only tn
bishops and The c'ergy, but ali Chris
tians-tho country Christian in hi
neighborhood, and the town and cit,
Christian 10 bis abode.