The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-22

,,,,,, ,nd widow OF the Crown Irince fii-
tolnh She il clever in many ways. cue mas
on excellent voice for singing, iull oi ieeinS,
and she draws and pants wen. enc mas aiso
n,tblished an "Oriental Journey uescIIP-
ii;n, ., a trip 10 the East made III the days be-
t t'on 80 ~ ,yaa a widow. .lacrOma" was writ
,on Tor a public purpose and Is given unre-
stricfedly 10 the people. She corrected All me
,,,oof.e heets of the work and superintended
he illustrations made by A. Perko, The marine
artist.
In = quaint sermon on Mr.. Sturgeon, pub
lished by Mr.. James Murray, o. AVsrueeh,
Mir. Burnett. OF kemnay, tells tue loI'oNlus
story. IL was talking 20 him one ual "' opl
iea-iable about tue 6erman i'n5u .'
vou know, said he, now the peI ,ldh Idn.
,,,,.@.. oriciuatedy NO replied, i 90 not.
.Nejl, he said, quite grayely, 1T was In th's
vyav. There were two wOrkmen al lhe lower
- ReheI one standing above the other. Inc
,,,,,,nr,noat one accdently threw some mortar
from his trowel into the mouth OF Tue lower
one, and he began TO splutief WIN Tue mortar
ia his mouth.
When we are told on good authotliy tnaU
bo,oare in this nation 1jl .-6l churches bear
mo tho Christian name. with loo,DW minis
,e1e and nearly 22OO0,0JO COMMITMENTS;
when we learn that in the past year there was
an increase Of 800 churches 4,Jlo minister
ard ] GgOO0O communicates, we may wen
take comfort and smile at the pVphet7 Oh
irreIielOn. When we remember Vhal Vui
own Church has grown away rom d dliO .,
L,t ono communicate 10 every four hundred
s,,,is If tho nation % the ratio Of one 10 every
ore hundred and thrty-0ne, and mat VITA
rrol,atly 10 ner cent. Of our confirmed mem
,nrs,,ureg istered; when we remember that
moye than one-thlrd Of orr nation are CON-
municauts. and the vast bulk Of the remain
dor haptized members OfGOd's Kingdom, We
OUGHT 10 take strong courage ana rise 10 the
level of our great work with renewed ZEAL
Rev. +. b. Nash, Montana.
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Alta recent continuation service held by
the Bishop Of Exeter, i'm England. twenty-five
male and sixteen female inmates OF the ldiOJ
hsylum were presented and confirmed. ms
ina, raised considerable discussion I'D the
Fnolisb papers with regard TO the wisdom of
such action. IN reply the Bishop defends
himself, claiming that the MINDS Oh the linD7-
Giles are often far more receptive OF Iehslo"7
truth than of secular learning; that the story
Of Christ subdued them. and even though they
NAV mol be able 10 repeat the Lords Prayer
or the Ten Commandments or answer me
Questions ir the Church Catechism, there is
no doubt that they are open tOspintual lnllu-
ences. as is testified 10 by those VINO nave been
charged with their instruction
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Considerable interest has been aroused IN
England by a sermon preached Dy me hel -
DR.. sinclair. ArchdeacOn OF LONDON, IN Nnlch
he seeks 10 Lessen the breach between the Is
tahlished Church and N0ncOnf0rmsts. a
Great number fletters have been pouring n
IN the Rock. on the one hand, representing the
element that considers nOncOniOlmity ~
hardly worthy tOf the special regard of the
Establishment. A number OF NOnconlormisls
have publicly and cordially recognized their
appreciation Of the fraternal spirit Of the
ATchdeacOn.
The revised edition Of the German Bible,
which has been under way lot more IMAM
thrifty wears. has been published in Halle,
Germany. The reyisers have endeayored al
WAYS TO interfere As LITTLE as possible with the
dirii0n of Iuther's Bible, removing obsolete
expressions but occasionally allowing arena
isms 10 remain and preserving well the spiut
NJ the old version The New Testament.
which was published separately In 1870. has
already gone through hity-nlne editions.
There has been no desire OF supplanilng Luz
Tiers Bible. \ revision was necessary on
account OF the Disadvantages under when
tne translation was made but for most of the
people there will always be only one German
Bible.
-.
Musicians tell us that the octave consists
only five tones and two semi-tOnes, and all
the HANDLES and Haydns and Mozarts and
Wagners and >chumanns OF all ages must do
their work within the range Of those i've
tones and two semI-tOnes. 80 l nave 10 tel
Won that all the theology that Will be of prac-
fical use i'm our world is made out OF the two
facts of human sinfulncss and divine atone
ment. Within tuat octave swing "Ine song
of Moses and the Lamb" the Christmas chant
above Bethlehem, and the HalleluJah Of all
the chOirs standing on seas Of glass.
lsfhere not some mode Of getting Oul 81 the
wav these nOn-essentlals, these superluiues'
these divergence from the main issue; Is there
not some way OF bringing the Church down
ont of the mountain Of controversy ana cOh-
veptionalism and 10 put it on the plain where
Christ stands? The present attitude OF things
is like this: I'm famine-struck district "a IA
bile has been provided and 10 is loaded with
food enough for all. The OdOrs of the meat-
fiji the air Everything is ready. The plat
ters are full. The challices are full. The
baskets of fruit are full Why not let thf
ppoplein? The door is open. Yes, butthert
/ is a cluster OF wise men blocking up the door
! discussing the contents Of the caster standing
midtable. They are shaking their fists at each
| other.
one says there is too much sweet oil, and
another SAYS there is not the proper proper
| tion Of red pepper. | say, sect ont Of tht
way and let The hungry people come in
! Now. our blessed Lord has provided a great
supper. and the oxen and the fatlin-s have
! been killed. and fruits from all the vineyards
| and orchards OF heaven crown the table. The
world has been invited % comc. and they
| look i'm and they are hungry, and people
would pour in by the millions 90 this world.
wide table, but the door is blocked mp by con.
troyersies. and men with whole libraries on
their backs are disputng As 10 what proper.
tion of sweet oil aud cayenne pepper should
make up the creed. CRY. Get out OF tht
way and let the hungry world come in
! Jalmage.