New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
THE PARSONS STUDY.
WHAT PASTORS AND PEOPLE ARE TALKING
ABOUT

I
| confess that when was a boy could see little
| I'm n religious paper to interest amuse me. II was
nv secret belief, in fact that the average religious
paper would be very toerable II 1t were not lor Is
| religion That ii meant well was not to be denieu
lint its reading matter often morbidy petistic strcR
| no responsive chord in my healthy boyish ha'"ie'
Some of It's advertisements. on The other hand' III
eresied me they breathed Of the world around me- Ana
| I especially remember perlsing the patent medicine
| ads, grewsome though they were, with CURIOSITY
almost allied 10 pleasure Their wonderful tesumohs
of cures suggested tragedies in human life, winch,
however, were happily arrested before they reaeheu
| their denouement. / recall the story OF one man VINO
| Scrptural and unique. For years. he c0nIesseo'
i suffered untold Agones until at last was az Ihe
! Brink of the Grave" The capitalzng OF "Hrihk
| and Grave, struck me as being in some way grapu
and tragic not knowing that 1t was due to the edtng
of the patent H,eeycine man. GAS q last resort he
continued Il took six bottles of your medichc anu
I am now well man. This simple statement almost
| Homerc In its brevty, impressed me more than any
thing else in the paper But Ezekiel had greater things
than this TO tell I'm those days. he contlhneu' -
was an unsaved sinner But when your medicine curcd
me / was led TO seek the Lord. and now my sihs are
washed away. Therefore TO yon owe not Only INC
health of my body, but the salvation of my SOUL 10
my boyish thinking there was nothing in the whole
Daper that was so distinctly religious as this story OF
Ezekiel Stages life. and vaguely wondered IL MS
pastor did not gratefully recognize the good WORK uoe
By the medicine In snathng brand from the burning
| have never vet had occasion to use the medicine III
question; but l always unconsciously mink Oh IL as
| in some way related TO Christianity
There is nothing dull about the best religious papers
| today Even boy will find in them things vastly
more interesting than their patent medicine "ads.'
This Improvement in religious journalism was en-
phasized few months ago in The Tribune in an article
on the religious papers OF this city. These papers
have hosts Of readers, and WELD tremendous power
| one of them, The illustrated Christian Weekly
which was noticed in that article. deserves word
of commentator. 1t is published at 140 Churchst.,
in this city, and. its name implies It's lllnstrauons
which are excellent, Of its prominent features
They are not It's only feature however for 1t numbers
among its writer's of the most prominent men III
all the churches and gives an excellent resume OF thc
religious news OF the world. In its last issue 1t prints
fac smile of letter written by Samuel Badal' OF
Geogtapa, Oroomiah, Persia. Mr. Badal Is member
of the Young Mems Christian Association and In his
letter he declares that this noble association is doing
much 70 educate and Chstianize the people OF Persia
| SAYS DR.. Van DE Water, OF st. Andrews Episcopal
Church, Harlem. 4" We have made the change from tho
old church to the new without missing service or
| losing penny Of income. Two weeks ago all the
available pews in the new church were rented ana an
income is assured suf,ent to pas all the expenses.
and to give US something OF sinking fund for the
reduction OF our debt III tie AsU ,hec Seafs' 1uo
church has doubled its income, the attendance at It's
services and the number Of its communicates we
| are now prepared to 20 and maintain the WORN
which the parish has nObly done Tor sixty years
in this vicinity. From little church, started by
few members OF Trinity Parish as a summer chapel
VIC arc now in a position to do the work Of one of the
largest par shes in the city, and to provide for all wants
OF the future Dr. Van De Waters modesty prevents
him from saving that this wonderful growth in ST.
Andrews during the three years has been largely
due to his inspiration and to his wonderful aDihts a.
an organizer. Moreover. since he has become New
Yorker, lie has developed into q broad Ilgn Chnrch-
man. type OF Ep scOpalian That j. destined 10 nave
A profound influence religious thought during INC
next few years. Long life and success TO MN III HIS
new church.
Bishop Paddock. Of Massachusetts, has written q
long letter TO the Epcopalans who protested ag,,s'
his inhibition OF Father lerltls, i'll which he nthc,
| ont n strong case for himself. lie employs wit ana
ridcuc IN his answer two dangerous weapons ~ tie
hands OF weak man but he comes oi WIN MI
colorS. Briefly, he refuses to give Father lgnatils
a license, first. bc?auSe no Anglican bishop now Nv
ing officially recognizes the monk-cven his own bsiol
and vicar ignore him; and secondly because, III n,s
published writings he advocates Marioatry. and sober
IL declares that numerous miracles have taken place III
Llanthony Abbey For instance q Banbino or ngurc
Of The infant Jesus; hcGamc a mn tsat T Ed beo,
! imprinted On It's lips, There is 70 law against
man believing such things. but don't believe thai
, refusing TO recognize any one who does So AND
| vet ! think il will be rather hard for Episcopalian'
to answer the following questions, propounded b,
the monk If PrpSbytcr8ns and CongreeatOnalists
Nethodiss and BapSts. who far wider apart from
, me IN matters Of formal dogma than the Episcopal
Church is. can welcome me upon the erandcr an'
personal and present saviour and in the effOr
10 bring souls 10 him. is it not strange that my OWL
communion cannot do the same in this neshborhood?