Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-26
In RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAYMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
nations, on Many Subjects.

The Christian Inquirer (Bapt) asks;
'How is il that while the Roman Catholic
Church opposes our public school system,
and is building hosts of parochial school
edi6ces, such crowds of Catholics are appli-
cants for places to teach in the public
schools? Why is it tha. so many Cath
olics are anxious to serve ON the school
boards? Why are Protestants so willing
to be befooled in this matter, and put their
schools into the hands OF the sworn en-
emies of the system ?"
The Erdminer (Bapt) says: "Some-
body has lately pointed out the contrast
between missionary and 'omisSion-ary'
Christians. Unhappily there are too many
of the latter kind. 1t isn't so much what
they do as the lack of what they don't do
that makes plenty of reputable church
members clog upon the wheels of every
good work. They can be counted on not
to teach in the Sunday-school, not 10 visit
the sick. not to be at church on rainy Sun
days, not to come regularly to prayer
meeting, not to give Systematically or
generously either for work at home or for
outside objects. To be an omission-ary
Christian is more than mere oversight
1t is a radical defect. Indeed, we have
Scripture warrant for saying that it is a
total failure"
The New York Freenon's Journal (Ro-
man Catholic declares that american
correspondents have been accustomed in
their own country to view intoxication as
anything but a vice or an act of immor-
ality. Hence their mistake when they
hear Catholic priest speak OF it as i'm
moral. They attach another nearing to
his words. A thing to be immoral in the
eyes Of Americans must be peculiarly bes-
tial, ending in murder or bloodshed. They
see drunkards staggering along our streets
unmolested, unless they commit some vio-
lence. If young man drinks too much
at banquet, they allude to it afterward
as good joke. If they ever travel into
foreign lands where Catholic traditions
prevail, and in which there are no tenn
perance societies, they are astonished to
see drunken man arrested on the streets
at once and sent by the magistrate to Jail
for three months on no other charge. They
were astonished at the story of an attache
of our legation at South American capi-
tai. He became, in polished parlance,
too flushed with wine at public enter
tainment there. His family was good. His
conduct, other than tnis occasion, was un-
exceptionable. But society cut him dead.
And so keenly was he made to feel his
shame that he was glad to resign and to
depart for our more congenial and tolerant
cline. Such are the two standards be-
tween the countries wherein Catholic and
Protestant traditions prevail. The gallon
beer-cup of DR.. Martin Luther, the gross
wine-bibbing of King Henry VIII, have
set the standards for Germandom and Eng
lishdom."
The Christian Adrocate (Methodist) says
"The Christian Register boasts of the prog
ress of Unitarians towards more liberal
religious views. When Theodore Parker
preached sermon on The Transient and
Permanent in Christianity" it was fol-
lowed by great commotion in Unitarian
circles. Other ministers ceased to ex-
change with him, and when the Rev.
John Sargent went so far as to fellowship
him as brother minister he incurred "a
storm Of criticism and reproach' But mar
velons advancement has been made. Ac-
cording to the Christian Register, that SER
mon which when first delivered was con-
demned by Unitarians as dangerous heresy
now appears to them to be essentially con-
servative, and its boldest utterances are
accepted as truisms. This indicates prog
ress, indeed; but to one outside of that
denomination the question occurs; To-
wards what does this progress tend? Is it
in the direction of greater reverence for
God and His Son and His Word How
long will it require Unitarians at this rate
of speed to reach the position once occu-
pied by Paine and Voltaire? The Register
says that to-day Parker is honored with
Claiming and Emerson among the prophets
of Unitarianism.' How is this? Chan
ming believes in miracles, in the literal
resurrection Of Christ, in the pre-existence
of Jesus, in future punishment, in the di-
vine and miraculous revelation of Chris
tianity. If Claiming was a prophet
Parker and Emerson were false prophets
If Unitarians have come to acknowledge
Parker and Emerson as their prophets,
they nave come to ignore miracles, to de-
grade Jesus to the level of man, to deny
the existence of personal God. They
have abandoned Christianity and come to
the borders Of pantbeism."
The Watchman (Bapt.) says "An article
on the death of Cardinal Newman, in our
issue of August 23d, made the following
quotation from Keble, with an appended
remark; with regard to him, really,
whatever happens, | believe him so pure
minded and self-denying, and so on the
watch against intellectual pride and other
such temptations that | shall think he
probably does right for himself whatever
he does. 1t is, surely striking testimo-
monial, that he was so good man as to
be able to swallow all the errors Of Roman
ism aud take no harm from them Where
upon friendly correspondent asks: If
Newman could swallow all the errors of
Romanism and take no harm from them,
why may not /, member of the Baptist
church, do the same? Yes, and why may
not the whole Baptist church membership
swallow all the errors of Romanism, and
put an end to the contention with Roman
ism?' In quoting Keble's striking testi-
moniaP we did not, as we conceive, make
ourselves responsible for the sentiment.
Yet we do not hesitate to say that, in our
judgment, our questioner might, without
any fatal consequences, do what Newman
did, provided he could do it on the same
spiritual conditions-with the sincerity,
humility, prayfulness, self-renunciation
and devotion with which Newman acted
We believe that he was deplorably in
error, yet not fatally so, so long as he pur-
sued his search for the truth in devout
prayer and in the culture of personal holi-
ness. The tests by which we must stand
or fall in the Judgment are not logical or
intellectual. What the excellent DR..
Archibald Alexander said to his sons on
Sabbath observance has wider applica-
tion BE very strict with yourselves and
very charitable towards others"
Farmton says in the Adrance: ~ have
in my purse some half-dozen half-fare per-
mits Let me say to the animated that
these half-fare permits entitle me to
travel at half-rates upon the roads issuing
them. | am.not exactly proud of having
them. In having pass most people are a
little proud it indicates a certain power
that the possessor has over majestic
railroad company. But / am never proud
when | walk up 10 the ticket Office and
say, If you please, half-fare ticket to
Jacksonville | sometimes fear that the
ticket agent will turn to me, as / know of
one ticket agent turning to a minister,
who himself had high treble voice and
smooth face and was more than six
feet tall, and say, Why. aren't you more
than twelve years old? Nevertheless my