The record-union., 1892-11-26

age viii not be the cheerless waiting time
Tor death. AS mere social experiment
II IS as fascinating as the development Of
the plot OF his first novel to the young
author. but when it stands before US as
the tulhllment of His work who came to
give more abundant life it is an end
worthy the best effort of men and
women.'
The attempt will be strenuonsly made
to make the year of celebration year of
proselyting on the part Of the Roman
Church, the New y orll Observer (Pres.(
thinks. "But he who allies himself with
this communion to-day has been born
fOur centuries too late. Her Archblshops
and other clergy may be given posts OF
| honor by politicians, but the possession
OF the land was not given to her by Di-
vine Providence. First to discover it,
lrst to explore it, first TO fortify it, it was
taken from her hands and given to
another. Her priests may lead in
Vulnerable PROFESSIONS in honor Of the
great discoverer, but Professionalism
leads the progress of the world. The
/ Cathouc Church discovered this conti-
nent, but the Protestant Church occupies
II, and has made il what it is. To the
thoughtful mind the study OF what Rome
was IN 1892 Will but serve to make the
| contrast with what she is in 1892, and that
contrast makes most plain that in the
intervening centuries her power has been
proken, her prestige lost, and her claims
/ ulsproVed. Not the papal keys, but the
open Bible, has led the progress of the
world Tor four hundred years, and what
mas been accomplished has been wrought
OUT not by the cooperation of Rome, but
against her protest. A similar decline
for a like period in the future will leave
TO the once mighty mistress of the world
but the shadow OF a name"
"We need not to expect, we ought not
to desire, the Roman Church to pass out
OF the religious history of the world"
says the Chi'yStjaH Register (Unit.1 Of
Boston. ut Will play smaller part
in the civil history of the world, because
1t will adapt itself to the institutions OF
freedom. But as a great, powerful and
national church 1t Will extend itself on
America soil. as it has a perfect right to
90. Hencetorth Catholic and Protestant
in America must live together in peace.
There Will be struggles for the control Of
government, the expenditure of revenue,
the education of the people, but in Amer
lea no church Will ever be allowed to
control the state. When all are thor
oughIy AmericaniZed no church will at
tempt to control the State. The one thing
ior PrOlestauts to do Is drop all anti
popcry agitation. Let them do their own
tluLN4 DuIIu uD knowledge ana make Tree
their OWE institutions OF religion. Let
all good PrOtestants stand by the institu-
tons of the state. Let them resolutely
decline to commit the Stale to their form
OF religion. Let them as resOlutely re-
slst all attempts OF any other form Of re-
Hgion to control tie State. Let all good
citizens determine that the American
continent shall be absolutely free from
ecclesiastic control, and then we may
trust that the best viii WinV
1.-THE dialect story seems to be going
down to deeper Depths observes the
New ork hGoHgatis tfres.. 1--WE note
that in some Of our religious papers little
else appears in the Home department
than these sketches OF tramps and out
laws. Since the days OF Bret Harte the
storY-readIng world has not sought tor
It's ideals and conceptions Of character in
the church, but in the saloon, ana deiiu-
Gated with careful pencil not the child of
culture, but the cowboy and the iail-bird.
In TACT. we note now that some Of our
contemporaries which 70 into thousands
OF Christian homes no longer represent
profanity by uashes, but by The round
oath in all its vul-arity. It il more real
Of course, but hardly as helpful as a
prayer. We hope 10 see the day when
that refinement Of lie after which we toll
shall be that which our writer's may
love 10 portray"