Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-23
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 Presbyterian says: "As iswell known,
there are two religious bodies in this coun-
try termed Reformed Presbyterians. They
are designated, for convenience sake, Old
School and New School. Committees from
each of these churches met in PittSburg,
Pa, lately to consult together touching a
union of these churches They found
their way to an agreement on every dues-
tlon but one-the relation of members of
this civil government. 1t was proposed
to make this matter of forbearance, leav-
ing members of the church to do as they
pleased about voting. But the Old School
men were tenacious, and the union has not
been accomplished
The Buffalo ChriStian 4drocate Meth
says: 'The following is from the Catholic
UTIon and Times: The Protestant Episco-
pal Bishop, Paret, of MARYLAND, is much
disturbed in spirit at the church's efforts
"to obtain the religions control of this ma
tlon." That is just what she is here for.
Bishop. Her divine mission is the same
IN every land and age. She converted
pagan Rome and she hopes 70 Christianize
pagan America Would il not be well for
her to try her hand at South America first?
She has had free swing there for three
centuries, and if she cannot do better work
In these pagan United States than she has
IN those lands where she has had undis-
puted sway for ages, we should say, Hands
off, gentlemen ~
The Christian Leader UNIV says: at
needs to be said often that the influence
and value of the Christian ministry are
not to be measured by the number of men
in it who achieve notoriety Notoriety is
easily gained. Any marked divergence
from those with whom he is classed gives
preacher notoriety. But notoriety is not
influence. When man becomes famous
for his eminent usefulness among his fell
lows, rather than for his eccentricitv
among them, his Influence is likely to cor
respond to his distinction. And those who
are quite unknown 10 fame, but whose
work, like that of the artisans of a great
building, is carrying the beneficent enter
prises of the Church towards completion,
are its real strength and main dependence.
Ii we could, without invidiousness, present
the statistics of ministerial labor lust as
they are, it would appear that mach of the
precious time and energy of the incon-
spicuous many is spent in retrieving the
damage done by the brilliant and erratic
few"
OF American Board affairs, the Conqre-
gGtionaltst says: "A widespread public
opinion holds that the administration is
not in harmony with DR.. Storr's letter in
the spirit in which the author wrote it
and In which the Board adopted it. We
do not say that this opinion is Just, but
that 1t exists. We do not criticise con-
scientious brethren for opposing the APP
pointment of Mr.. Covell, who, indeed. ap-
pears to have felt himself to be IN differ
ent atmospheres while in different ex-
aminations. This widespread impression
has, doubtless, been deepened also by the
open hostility displayed by our Chicago
contemporary. In fact, abundant evidence
exists that there is among our churches a
current of troubled feeling which is almost
sadness, ana of considerable anxiety. Our
own sources of information tell us of i'm
portant places, Conservative in tone,
where officials of the Board are not wei
coined, and of contributions Loyalty raised
upon the expressed distinction between de.
votion to missions and approval of present
home methods. An appearance of quie,
scarcely conceals the fact that the iudg-
ment of many is suspended"
The Licjng Church (P. e. SAYS: at is
more than misfortune that what men
choose to call society and the world has
so far absorbed and captured the Church.
1t overfows our eligible pews and choice
sittings, and lays heavy burdens upon our
disciplinary life and teaching, as it TOYS
and trities with Lent. To be sure, there is
an outward cessation of public balls and
banqueting and immoderate feastings.
But there is another side to this seeming
and superficial observance of the holy sea-
son. Amusements and indulgences put on
less pretensive shape, but in truth they
are only diluted and sugar-coated with
conventional Difference; they are not
squarely Stunned and done away with. In
the great cities society churchmen will
be found fitting hither and thither from
one bit of fairyland of pleasure to another.
to rural palace with its secluded diver
sions, to Europe for dash in London. or
Partisan excitement, to Newport or Tux
edo, or Florida, or Washington. And so
Vanity Fair Increasingly shifts and fits
and regales ITSELF on novelties, hiding its
delinquencies under the fatuous pretense
of observing Lent But the Church of
God is more and stronger than Society.
She disclaims and repudiates all such pre-
texts and subterfuges. Let him deny
himself and take up his cross is the sum
and substance of her perpetual command,
because it is the very Word of the Blessed
Lord Himself. Her prescript lies easily
within these few tremendous words"
The CtwchmGa says: "Three weeks ago
the Roman Catholic Bishop (Wigger) If
Newark announced to a conference of his
clergy at Seton College that he was about
to issue circular requiring them to refuse
the sacraments to any members of their
congregations who should refuse to send
their children to schools belonging to the
Church. This announcement was very
soon made known to the public, and on
Sunday, the 10th, it was officially commu-
nicated by Mgr. Daane to the congregation
of the Newark Cathedral. Happily, while
it was freely discussed, it evoked no whole
sale denunciations OF the Roman Catholics
a loud Protestant outcry would have had
the effect of silencng expostulation among
Roman Catholics themselves: but there
was no Protestant outcry, and the Roman
Catholic expostulations were entirely prac-
teal and decidedly etfectual That the
inward indignation of the Roman Catho-
lies was both hot and bitter there is no
sort of doubt. Outwardly they main
tanned an ominous silence. Practically
they treated their Bishops threatening
pastoral with silent disdain, and continued
to send their children to the public schools
as usual. Last Sunday the publication of
the pastoral was to have been made in
Jersey City and generally in the churches
of the Newark diocese; but it was not
made, and it is now understood that Roman
Catholic priests have effectually insisted
that Roman Catholic laymen shall be per.
mitted to govern their families and the
education of their children without dicta-
tion from their Bishop"
The Evangelist pres says: "What a
resplendent view does it give us of Divine
grace. in that it forbears to condemn us to
eternal death for Adams sin-a sin CON-
mitted six thousand years ago, and with
which we had no more to do than if it had
been committed in the planet of Jupiter
but that does not 60 SO far as to give the
faintest ray of hope to the greater part of
mankind, since salvation can be bestowed
on those only who hear the Gospel. and
their offspring The rest of mankind
are condemned to eternal death for not