The record-union., 1891-10-24

it, they have compelled criticism to de-
fend its methods and results, and so are
testing the instrument by which the
Scriptures are weighed and judged. So
long, therefore, as the instrument of test
ing is subject to the same process it
would apply to the Scriptures, it guar
antees safety, carefulness and certainty
IN investigation, and the church may be
calm while 1t prays and sings and tolls
for the redemption of the world.h
The Sacred Heart ReUie,o Or. c. says:
''The Rev. Mr.. MacQueary has left the
Episcopal Church. He will probably be
deeply grieved to find, now when it is
too late, that he might have remained as
we'll as not, retained his self-respect and
continued his usefulness-if only ne had
read and needed the Boston Herald. Ac-
cording to the distinguished champion of
compromise who writes the religious ed
itorials for that journal, he should have
reserved his opinions on the two points
at issue, and while believing what he
could believe of his churchis doctrines,
said nothing about those which he could
not accept. There is evidently radical
and essential difference of opinions be-
tween Mr.. MacQueary (and we add, all
straightforward and carefully honest
men) and the Herald writer, as to what a
man may and may not do consistently
with self-respect."
The UniuersaJiSt says: ''NIr. MacQuea-
ry's decision to enter the UniversalIst
ministry will no doubt create surprise
and discussion all along the line. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether he is suffi-
GENTLY in accord with the doctrinal stand
ards of our church to make full proof of
his ministry as universalist. We trust
that Mr.. MacQueary may find a haven OF
peace among us, and that he may be
allowed to do his Masters work in a
quiet way without any attempt to identify
him in the present with radicals or CON
servatiVes' in our communion. Mr..
| MacQueary acknowledges that he is tired
of the theological warfare. In the Uni
nersalist Church let this perplexed and
perturbed spirit find present rest, No
doubt in few months he will work out
the problem of his future in satisfactory
way and act accordingly. Just now his
position is clearly experimental, and the
future can alone determine whether he
will find permanent home with US or
not"
"Farmton" says in the 4 dVonce Gong. J:
| The American Board is obliged TO plan
out its work at least one year ahead, and
yet what is TO be the income of the Amer
lean Board the following year is not
known to those who make these plans.
On what basis shall these men proceed?
Shall they proceed upon the basis of do
ing all that is Immediately pressing to be
done, or shall they plan upon the basis
of the probable income? Shall they plan
on the basis of faith? This is the Lord s
work; the cattle upon thousand hills,
the gold and silver are His, and He will
give us the means for carrying on His
work. Or shall they plan on the basis
that the money is in the hands of indi-
vlduals; that the Lord commits the doing
OF his work to His human creatures, and
II Ills human creatures, part of whom
are the Congregational churches, refuse
to make proper offerings, the work can
not be done. Which line of procedure
| shall the gentlemen who gather every
Tuesday afternoon about the table of the
| green cloth in the mission room in Bos-
| ton adopt? l was speaking on this mat
| ter to a missionary Of the board, gentle
man honored in the churches, and he said
to me that he felt the Prudential Com
mittee as the years passed were planning
their work less upon the principle of faith
and more upon the policy of hard busi-
ness. If l were a member of the COM
n1ittee | presume | should be very much
! inclined to favor the policy which seems
! to be coming into greater favor; yet,
| frankly confess / do admire daring
| faith.''
The Jewish Messenger says: ''The Jew
ish equilibrium is to be disturbed as
rarely if ever before in all the centuries
OF dispersion. What were the few hun.
| dred thousands in Spain, or the success
slve migrations from Poland in previous
| centuries, to the present exodus in Rus
sla, whose ultimate results will scatter
| two millions at least in other lands, and
| perhaps utterly change the character oi
their Judaism, if numbers are to be the
test? Such phenomenon is an opportu-
nifty, not for contemplation and rhapso-
| dy, but for resolute action.
THE Shophar's blast this New Years
is a battle-cry and trumpet-call in earn
| est, or 1t has no meaning. The time is
past for fruitless debates about rites and
| ceremonies, the trihes and puerilities
which seemed so vital a decade or two
ago, but which now a better wisdom
judges to be secondary. There is the liv-
ing text of Judaism to be translated into
action-feed for the hungry, shelter the
| oppressed, succor the widow and the or
phan, strike off the shackles and be free
! These are the duties of the hour-to aid
and uplift the immigrants, to improve
them physically and morally, and to rise
! ourselves to the truer import of our re-
! ligion and realize its higher mission as a
universal spiritualizing force So shall
the New Years call be reality and not a
sham, and our Judaism be worthy the
name.'
The Rev. Erastus Blakeslee, author o.
The Outline Inductive Bible Studies on
the Life OF Christ" says in the AndoUe7
Re0ieV, concerning the success ofhis work
! This success is doubtless in part due tC
the deep and widespread discomfort with
the international system. Facts that have
come to my knowledge within the past
year show that this dissatisfaction is
much greater than / had supposed,
! should be unwilling to publish some Of
! the statements of opinion concerning that
| system which have come into my hands
| lest l should seem unreasonably to an
| tagonize and discredit scheme of Bible
study which was probably the best
scheme possibly attainable at the time il
was adopted, and which has done noble
work, but which has not grown to meet
the demands which itself in part has Gre
ated. Were any evidence of the exist
ence of this dissatisfaction needed, il
would be only necessary to point to the
| frequent attempts to minimize it in the
addresses and publications of those most
| deeply interested inIpreserving that sys.
| tenn unchanged"
Tricks of Trade.
The danger to the public from the in.
| discriminate use of the many lime and
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