Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-11
IN RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAyMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denom-
nations, on Many Subjects.

The Christian Secretary (Bapt) says:
The specious cry raised, Christ, and not
dogma, seems practically to mean. we will
use the name of Christ on our banners,
but will believe or reject His teachings as
may suit our notions. Our experience
with those who hold to these loose views.
sIrnamed liberal, has led us to the conclu-
sion that they are not very liberal towards
those who may hold steadfastly to evan
gelical truth. You must believe what
they say, or be labeled 'bigot.' We do not
see how those of the Kings Daughters
who hold fast to Christ's teachings can be
loyal to Christ and sanction rejection of
what He teaches"
The Freeman's Journal (R C.) SAYS: at
would be well ii, ike our brethren in
Europe, we had no pews at ali. Our ne
cessltles created them. The rapid inpour
OF Catholics, nearly all working people,
the shifting character of the population,
the necessity of providing churches at once,
besides numberless other institutions, led
us to adopt the Protestant idea of pew
rents. We trust that beginning towards
the doing away of pews, or at least pew
rents, has been made by the Third Plenarv
Council, which ordered that one-third of
every church should be free. Perhaps by
the next Plenary Council, pew divisions
will be entirely abolished. Catholicity is
the religion of the poor, and God can
make their freely-given pennies 60 further
than the dollars of the rich"
The Christian Iateuigencer (Ref.) saws:
ut is greatly to be regretted that this is
sue has been raised, and that the Order, in
the action of its officers, has been made,
by implication at least, to deny the Atone
ment and the Trinity, and we greatly fear
irfeparable injury has been done to the
usefulness of beautiful organization. The
evil will be aggravated rather than abated
by the establishment of another Order.
and we hope this will not be done. We
are doubtful of the policy of non-c n-churchly
organizations, and question whether any
Order can persistently keep clear of all
confessional requirements. The course of
the Kings Daughters will be carefully
watched to ascertain whether, in refusing
to declare itself on such matters as the
Trinity and the Atonement, it does not
lapse into propaganda of opposing views.
We have not very great faith in love and
service which does not draw its inspira-
tion from Christ as Divine Saviour. Self
sacrificing service has never been strong
point with those who deny Christ's Di-
vinity and Atonement"
The Rev. DR.. John P. Gulliver, writing
in the Andorer Reciep on "a Board of
Theology for Foreign Missions" SAYS:
"The present contest is between two hypo-
theses as to a matter concerning which
God has not seen fit to give us one word
of information. Neither party is specially
strong in the positive defense of its own
hypothesis; but each is irresistible in its
assault upon that of its opponents 1t is
very hard to characterize this controversy
in fitting terms without implying disre-
spect the writer is far from feeling for the
honored and beloved Christian brethren
who are engaged in it. But we are learn
ing fast, though our scientific lessons are
enormously expensive. And the time may
be nearer at hand than we think, when
the little leaflets of questions sent out to
candidates from the Missionary Room will
culminate with the Hopkinsian test,
printed in heavy-faced capitals, DO you
feel willing to leave the Government of
the universe entirely in the hands of God,
while you go forth to preach the Gospel to
every creature, or do you feel an uncon-
querable desire to have hand in it your
selfPn
The Observer (Pres.) says: "Whatever
may be the effect of this difference and
discussion on the unity and prosperity of
the Kings Daughters, it is evident that
this organization has reached point in
its history when it is compelled to meet
the issue involved in the familiar Script
ural query, Can two walk together except
they be agreed% Precisely the same is
sue, sooner or later, forces itself in one way
or another upon every united effort to en-
gage in Christian enterprises. The Young
Mems Christian Association, the Evang-
elical Alliance and similar organizations.
designed to occupy the broadest possible
platform consistent with the principles
and sentiments of the various Evangelical
denominations, have included in their
constitutions certain distinctive state
ments that exclude those who do not
sympathize with those convictions that
are common to the Reformed Churches.
By this, of course, these instrumentalities
are lessened in breadth but not in eff
cheney. Practically it is found that all
aggressive Christian work involves some
teaching; and if this teaching for any
reason is restrained or modified, then the
organization feels the loss in diminished
capacity and enthusiasm"
The Christian Leader UNIV SAYS: 1--WE
are not of the number who seize upon every
opportunity to incite hostility to the Ro-
man Catholic Church. Our feelings to-
wards converted nuns lecturing for dime
a head, towards the converted Catholic
who has special lecture TO men only
and towards the Fultonian style of anti
Catholic crusading, is that Of loathing.
Would that the whole tribe were trans
ported to Botany Bay. But what can
judicious patriot say of Church and a
people who as a matter of faith can
not, in case of dispute between the Vati-
can and the State, take sides with his
country ? As Henry c. Lea has said, the
Catholic Church cannot be American.
When the Third Plenary Council of Bal
timore was convoked, in 1884, its proceed
ings had all to be arranged the year before
in Rome with the Congregation of Propa-
ganda, and when its sessions closed they
were sent to Leo Kill, who modified
them at his pleasure 1t may indeed
happen that the Pope has too much sense
to array any section Of his people against
the policy of the nation in which these
dwell. 1t may also happen that he will
do this very thing. In regard to the pub
lie schools, the Papal policy is anti-Amer-
ican. And what option have the Catholic
people IN community where this policy
is operated? None whatever By his al
legiance he must obey the foreigner rather
than the local magistrate"
On the division among "King's Daugh-
tiers" the Christian Inquirer (Bapt.) says:
"There is something very attractive to
many people, young and old, in such a
rallying cry as Only Christ without dog
ma but it is well for our churches to con-
slider whether they will favor any society
which designedly puts out of sight the
atoning work and divine character of our
Lord. The love of Christ can never have
such constraining influence as when the
individual can saw, The Son of God loved
me, and gave Himself for me- Admira-
tion for the character and example of
Christ is of little account if His sacrificial
work is ignored. 1t was by silence, rather
than by positive teaching, that Unitarian
ism gained footing in New England in the
beginning, and the literature which is
now favored for the Kings Daughters
has the same characteristic When it