New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20
THE PARSONS STUDY.
GIIMpSES HERE AND THERE.

A correspondent of "The Evangelist protests
vigorously in that paper against the course oil
certain daily journal In denouncng Professor Briggs
while he is under citation for trial. speaking OK
the writer AZ these articles he says: Il cannos
say what his capacity for criticsng such scholars as
Professors Briggs and Brown may be. But it is very
evident from the tone of his creed that though ne
may know small Latin and less Creek he is never
theless pronounced hcbray-istI
There has beeh much talk about the contaminated
OF students by these two professors, Briggs and BroWn
Would it not be in point to ask for the facts IN tho
case Is 1t true thai; the graduates OF Union sinc'
the DAYS Of DR. Briggs, have been less devoted less
earnest less owned of God as ministers OF the Woru
less successful preachers of the Gospel than the
men from Princeton BY their fruits ye shall know
them. Can we not be furnished with exact evidence
of the blasting effect Of Unions teachingE am NOT
a Union graduate, but I do love fair play, and
should like TO- know if these young men who go Iorln
TO cast ont the devils in the name OF Jesus and are
casting them out are to be stopped by some spirit OK
intolerance whose sole authority for such prohibition
IS Johns cold excuse: 1--WE forbade him, because
he followed not with u.s. 7 If Professor Briggs Is
not a safe teacher because Of his dogmauc
and harsh methods, as claimed, by how much
more are they unsafe who by editorial ana arucle
attempt to teach the great public, AID have not as
check 10 lawless abuse the genuine Christian manhood
Of the man they would crlcify'
In the last issue Of "The Ncw-Yorll Observer
the Rev. DR.. Charles +. Deems pays this graceful
tribute to the memory of the lIe Howard CrOsOJ
Ii is not true dear friend 1t is not true
What the great English senator hath shd,
THE age of chiyalry is past For you
Have shown the saying false.
Who calls thee deadi
"Dead?n As a knight is. when h. doth but lay
Aside his armOr with the battle won; -
Dead a knight is. who hath gone away
In better mail, beneath another sun,
To urge far lercer battles I'm the fray
S~ha thOup
The The lines which qften, in thy mortal day
Think only of thy papitating soul
That longed to strike the cyrant down and see
The weak qpift'd and the SICK made whole iSIi :,vod
Again, Sir Knight and hidden thee once more rise;
And thou hast hearkened n to , thy ., royal Lord
While we stay here and think and talk Of thee,
Until we too shall have our summons S,, hence
And dare do right without mean Thought OF COM
sequence.
"The Christian Union' publishes table showing
that during the last fiscal year, Boston exported
gallons OF rum, valued at SGGi,604, to Africa .H
fortunately, says srhe Christian Unon' 1.-THE IN" LOT
bids Custom House officers from giving tne n1S -
consgnors so that we are not able to report OichlS
the names Of the descendants of the Purtans VINO as
engaged in this nefariOus traffic. II We 'ie rOV mo
taken our Government has recently reiScu " "e''e
TO the convention, signed by most Oh uo i-"io l'
rowcrs. prohibiting the import CT rum i''o Niii'"
Possibly the influence OF tnchc Lo''"i -''''''
had something to do with the decision Here Is
tangible niece Of legislation which temperance "orer'
might well combine to push forward-an Act OF CON
s prohbitlng the export of rum TO foreign countries
Or ot least such action by the President ana the seaU'
nc woud make us party To the convention INTO "hcn
thar christian nations have entered against the e1'
portatlon OF rum to Africa"
The real attitude of the churches In regard TO Chrs
finn unity Is not to be learned from the formal utter
ance which they put forth in regard to it, but in tto
acts and words which uncOnscously reveal their ac'ua
feeIings OIL the subject. Every denomination feels
bnnd TO say that unity is desirable, but the mere ex-
prasson Of such an opinion commits nobody TO any
course Of action that may bring about unity. Ana !
notice that no denomination has done much DeyOhd
expressing such an opinion. Take the EpScopalahs.
who have gone furthest in that dlrecton Inc O'e'
day | read that Tile Church Times, OF Lonaoltt
some time ago bitterly assaed Archmshop fluhA1,USS
of Dublin because he wanted TO give the spailnsn
Pro"tants The Episcopate on the ground that these
protcsians are really McthOdlsts And yet hehoOlss
are assured TO-DAY that II they viii accept the hstnns
eniscopate no further questions VIII be asked
ohsr Protestant bodies arc Just a SET on
rioir UNCONVENTIONAL pecu'iartes as the Epscopahtns'
nd arc prctv well cOlented with things as tley ay;
,r,cf - tbls * found IN the fact that they an
mn maintaining their organizations In the fOplGll
,ne.i,o nelis although their Journals are continually
Showing the fo'lv Of such course livery thlhhiii
man must see that the day OF Christian unity Is sun
ar distant.