Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-14
In RELIGIONS REALM.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MINIS
TIERS AND LAYMEN.
Expressions of Opinion by Newspapers
Representing the Various Denom-
nations, on Many Subj cts.


Representing the Various Demon
nations, on Many Subj cts.
The american Hebrew says: "There can
not we'll be any worthier observance of
Thanksgiving Day than conservation of
ourselves to fuller recognition of our
onty as citizens and a more self.sacrifcine
fulhliment of our obligations as such. 1t
Is. after all, but little that our country
asks OF us. 1t is certainly not as great a
matter to keep ourselves versed concerning
current legislative and administrative
problems, and to cast our vote according
TO our convictions on those problems and
our judgments concerning the men whom
We shall lntrust with this solution, as it is
TO leave our work for year or a term of
years to attend to compulsory military
duties. We have, indeed, much to be
grateful for. Let Us see to it that we leave
our children the same causes for gratitude
that we enjoy. There is need for provision
lest by negligence we despoil them of those
blessings transmitted to us; lest even we
tram up generation incapable of appre-
clating those advantages which our form
OF government insures to the people when
rightly administered"
The Wdtctman (Bapt.) says: "The An
glican monk who calls himself Father To-.
natlus has been attracting much attention
IN Boston. His preaching is feryent.
pointed, and, in the main, thoroughly
evangelical. 1t does not differ in tone or
substance from earnest evangelical preach
ing with which the denominations believ-
ing in revivals of religion are familiar
The statements made in the Boston Minis
ters' Meeting last Monday by Somerset
Gardner, to the effect that Father Igna-
titus was Jesuit in disguise, rest upon the
speakers own conclusions. High Church
practices may go to the very verge of the
practices of Rome, but the doctrine be-
hind them may not be Roman. If it
should turn out that Father Ignatius' is a
Romanist in disguise, of course his conduct
has exposed him to severe condemnation.
But In the absence of rigorous demon
stration of this, We rejoice that the essen
tlal features of evangelical religion are so
clearly and vigorously presented, though
in combination with much that we regard
as superfuous, superstitious and errone-
ous."
The Boston correspondent of the Chris.
tan Inteliigencer (Refd) writes of "Father
Ignatius" as follows: "When ready to
pray, Father 1gnatius knelt and poured
out his soul before God with all the rapt
ardor of camp-meeting saint. No
prayer-book was visible, but his supplica-
tion mounted straight from its altar to
heaven. He does use the prayer. book,
and believes in it, but he only uses it at
certain services. The frs, time I heard
him he preached upon the subject of the
Woman of Pleasure His Bible charac-
ter, used as an illustration, was Mary
Magdalcne, and his great point was to
show how Jesus Christ dealt with great
sinners. His Magdalene theory was both
ingenious and interesting. His word.
pictures were full of color. But what
charmed me was the old gospel of a Sa.
viour in the flesh and feeling for others in
the flesh, pouring out of the infinite full
ness of his heart his love like balm for
their wounds, like light in their darkness.
like rest after their weary wanderinps'
That presentation of truth, SO Scriptural.
so evangelical, SC heart-reaching, did me
vast amount of good / had a baptism
the tender, benefcent, compassionate
spirit Of Jesus, l have not got over it yet.
and do not wish to get beyond it. When
one makes me feel that way 1 can over
look the things about the man that. to
me, are folly and nonsense. With smile
| leave the monk part of his makeup
upon the other side of the street. l walk
with the man on this side in hearty fellow
ship. There are many who think with
me, and this strange man from over the
seas is receiving and accepting invitations
to preach in Congregational, Unitarian
and Baptist pulpits while shut out from
Episcopal"
Commenting on the recent Conference
concerning moral instruction in the publio
schools, the Christian Union saws: eve
take the occasion to reaffirm what we be-
lieve to be fundamental and indisputable.
though often disputed, propositions upon
this subject: First, that education cannot
be given, nor even the common life of the
school maintained, without moral iustruc-
ton. The conscience, the love, the reyer-
ence mnst be trained and educated in order
to preserve the harmony and solidarity of
the community; nor is it possible to teach
any more than two or three of the most
primary branches Of instruction-sucb as
the alphabet, writing and arithmetic
without teaching morals Reading, his.
tory, literature, all necessarily involve
some measure of moral instruction. And
second, it is not possible to carry moral in
structlon to any considerable degree. or
teach 1t with any measure of thoroughness
without religion. Religion is the basis of
morality. Ii boy is told that he ought
not to strike a girl, this is morals. IF he
asks why he ought not to strike the pirl
the answer to that question,whateyer the
answer may be, IS religion. If it is, Be-
cause told you you ought not it is the
religion of authority. If it is, Because it
is not gentlemany to strike girl it is the
religion of appropriateness. If it is, Be
cause it is not honorable to strike a girl
it is the religion of humanity. If It is.
Because there is an eternal duty of the
strong not to Cypress, but to protect the
weak it is the religion of an eternal sane.
ton, the religion of God"
But tie Independent says; "Now morals
and religion are two different things. Re-
ligion has to do with ones relation TO God !:
morals have to do with ones relation to
his fellow-men. Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart is re-
ligion. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
myself is morals. Religion may depend
upon morals, end much more morals NAV
depend upon religion; but they are not
inseparable. Now it is for the interest of
the State TO have good morals. If it has
no real relation to religion, it does have a
real relation to character; but morals must
be kept distinct and separate from religion.
1t is not any part of the duty of the State
to teach religion under the preference of
teaching morals"
The Rev. DIR. Rollin A. Sawyer saws. in
the Erangelist Pres Toward the close
Of the Conference two very bright and
original papers were read, which seemed
to sum up the whole matter from the two
extreme positions, and which, if printed
side by side and distributed, would be suf-
ficient, much more effective than larger
pamphlet The mistake of printing all
the papers, instead of judicious selection.
simply perpetuates the one defect in ali
Conferences, which is repetition. The
papers Of the Rev. DR.. Ward and the Rev.
Mr.. Beller, with the address of Mr.. Will
liam Allen Butler as sort of jury charge