Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-20
In RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAYMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denom-
inations, on Many Subjects.

representing the various Denom-
inations, on Many Subjects.
The Licing Church (P. E. says: ave are
glad to note the firm protest of the Church
man against the action of the Church Con-
gress Committee, in giving Howard Nc
Queary place ON the programme. Mr..
McQueary, as the Licinq Church has shown.
denies more than one article of the Apos-
ties Creed, in which faith he was bap
tized, and for the teaching of which faith
he took solemn VOWS, and was ordained
priest in the Church of God"
On the subject of Christian unity the
Catholic Champion P. E.) says: "Will the
advocates of compromise be good enough
to point out single instance in which the
surrender of point of apostolic doctrine
or practice has promoted any sort of unity?
The mistaken zeal of our evangelical
fathers was by far the most effective cause
In promoting English dissent. The stupid
proposition, inherited from them, that 1T
makes no difference what sect one Joins.
because all are trying to get to heaven
obstlnately presents itself every day
among the common people, and is the fer
tile cause OF Indifference and friyolity in
religion. One likes the Episcopal form
best, but the Baptist is nearer, especially
for the children to go to Sabbath school.
Another was raised Wesleyan, but when
the family moved to such place the
friends they made were chiefly Unitarians,
and the minister of that denomination
called to see them and was very nice. so
they Joined his society. Every clergyman
knows that this is no exaggeration of the
ordinary state of things. Shall we per-
petuate 1t or make war on it? Shall we
handy compliments and exchange visits
when we know that the effect will be to
weaken whatever sense of responsibility,
whatever exactness and fidelity people
may have, whether they be of the church
or dissenters? Indifference is what they
will learn, not unity. A handful of sand
Is not quartz crystal"
Of LUX Mundi" the Church Times
(London) says: "Such volume demands
most careful and thorough examination.
Not even practised theologians can mas
ter so formidable work unless consider
able time be given to the study, and the
book be considered as whole, no less than
in detail. A few extracts, or even single
essay, furnish no sufficient basis upon
which can be founded an estimate of the
ultimate effect and tendency of any book
whatever; while in the case of Lux
Mundi, the writers have worked from
common standpoint towards a common
end, and may therefore justly claim that
their essays should be considered as a
whole. For our own part, we do not share
the alarm which has been felt in some
quarters as to the consequences of this
book. We have sufficient confidence in the
loyalty of the essayists to our blessed Lord
and His society, to believe that they would
never willingly break with Catholic ira
dition, or ignore the.voice of the church:
and to be sure that if it is indeed true that
they have been hasty in opening doors to
negative criticism, or unmindful of weaker
brethren in employing certain phrases, or
indiscreet in alphabetically admitting GER
tain conclusions, then, on being convinced
of their mistake, they will welcome the
opportunity of correcting it. Farther con-
sideration and discussion are necessary be-
fore the general mind reaches decision:
and until then no action can be taken
without injustice"
The Cturchman (P. E.) says: "Lord
Wolseley recently made an utterance, at
the laying of the foundation stone of
church, which is in many ways remark
able. Napoleon used to say that God was
on the side of the strongest battalions.
The impious audacity of the man whom
Victor Hugo remarked, in his own reck-
less way, IL gene Ia Dieu, is thing of the
past, even among fighting nations and
among fighters. General Wolseley said,
on the occasion referred to, that rot many
years ago he had the advantage of speak
ing with one of the greatest men in the
German Empire, who was talking of the
great work done by the German army
during the late war. He spoke most en-
couragingly of the future, aud with the
greatest possible reliance on the courage of
his own army. When he spoke of France
who had been their enemy and would
probably be their enemy again, he used
these remarkable words: what can YOU
hope from nation that has no faith in
1t? The General added that that was the
lesson he himself also had learned from
history, and he hoped that the church
which they were building would be land
mark of faith in the district, center of
civilization, teaching the young to love
their God. The conclusion that if right
eousness exalts, faith preserves nations
life, Is thus put forth calmly by impartial
students of war, as cold deduction from
historic facts, and even nation of peace,
like our own, may lay it to heart"
The Ameriedn Hebrew says: "The insen-
sibility of some osteutatiously religious
Inn al cha, o,,1 hoAl-,o1lo,, a.
ceptions which have, by heredity, become
the common property of civilized men,
without direct reference to religion, is
simply astounding. As we recently pointed
out, Mr.. Wanamaker, who, besides being a
rich shopkeeper and Postmaster-G General
of the United States, is professionally re-
ligious in church and Sunday school, has
engaged recently in vast, active, and
vigorous campaign for the sale of spirateP
edition of the very costly 'Encyclopedia
Britannica He has the gigantic audacity
to brazenly defend his dishonesty in the
following manner: The American people
have pronounced upon international copy
right by the voices of their representa-
tives, and the decision, although possibly
erroneous, is binding until changed, both
as to law and morals 1t would be ex-
tremely interesting to hear from the lead
ers of Christian thought whether this ut
terance of the pious Mr.. Wanamaker
really represents Christian moral stand
ards. We do not believe it. No reputable
person not blinded by selfish interests
could formulate such diabolical doctrine
as that vote of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington is the ultimate test of
the morality of any given course of con-
duct. Nothing could possibly be more
subversive of right thinking and right do
ing than the dissemination of such a
groveling doctrine as this, that all acts
and deeds are morally justified the COM
mission of which is not expressly pro-
hibited in the civil law. From this low
phase of ethics it is but step to that other
principle which justihes all manner of
evil-that is not discovered"
The Freeman's Journal Or. C.) says:
1--WE sincerely desire to behold the public
school system, as it exists, made thor
ough instrument of Protestant propaganda
ism They are right in insisting upon re-
ligion, 'sectarian' religion, in the schools.
'Unsectarianism' is mere moonshine. 1t
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