The record-union., 1893-09-16

come the duty of all who are not Roman
lists to refuse to vote for RomanistS for
any Office. on the simple ground that they
are Romanists. People who are not Ro-
manists = Presbyterians, for instance
consider that the appropriation of money
raised by taxation 10 the support OF
particular form of the Christian religion
-Presbyterianism, for instance-would
morally be little better than picking pock-
els. Churehmen. again, cannot make
bargain TO agree To The miSapproprlatlon
of public money to ST. Patriek's Cathe-
dral, if an equal sum is smisapproprlated
to the Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
The whole bad business is sheer robbery,
and the sooner it is openly avOwed the
sooner it will be rendered impossible"
Speaking of the Catholic Congress soon
to be held in Chicago, the FTee@ed7''S
J0HfWGk (R. e. says: 1T is on the pro-
gramme to have the relations between
the Church and the State fully discussed.
This, we hope, will be we'll and ably
done. Only the greatest difficulty of the
Catholics of the present day IS the dill
Guilty OF explaining away the many
charges made against the church of both
greedy and monarchical tendencies. To
have this subject discussed in open as
sembly and for ever set at rest these
charges, which are made and remade
time and time again. would deal death
blow to A. z. A.-ism and every other
form of caviling against the Church OF
God"
During the past six years." says the
Cb1iSti04l 0t Work, ''the Presbyterian de-
nomination has been compelled to draw
on other denominations for five hundred
and fifty ministers" The New York O6-
SeYCer (Pres.), commenting on this, thinks
it might have been expressed in another
way. "Were not many OF these ministers
led to seek charges within the pale of the
Presbyterian denominations" it asks, and
and declares that in connection with such
q statement there should also be men
toned the fact that about two hundred
ministers were dismissed in the same Pc
riOd 10 other denominations. The 90
seYUer, however, confeSses that the min
isterial supply should be larger, and
makes the following statement: 'Ihe
Presbyterian Church, NorthS has 1920
organized churches and less than sixty
four hundred ministers. Allowing for
those engaged in educating and editorial
work, and for those honorably retired, it
will be seen that there are considerably
less than enough ministers to serve the
churches. Indeed, the vacant churches
number more than twelve hundred. On
the other hand we have many unem-
ployed ministers. What pity that some
plan cannot be devised for linking these
pastorless churches aad churchless pas
tors!"
"If emissaries of the Mormon religion
can come to Massachusetts and not only
draw large congregations, but actually
make converts" 3" observes the Christian
Leader (Univ.) Of Boston. sit would seem
IN he dem OnS al that tho old Raw State
is missionary ground for any stripe of
religion whatsoever. We have long con-
tended that 1t is by no means necessary
to take the pains some fastidious Chris
tians do TO have theology made rational
and critic-proOf, All that is requisite is
TO have faith IN 1t and make the necessary
amount ado over it, and it will commend
itself to good many excellent people.
The circumstance that a particular va
riety Of religion gets converts proves
nothing whatever as to It's truth or USE
lulness. But if zeal and work and sacrI-
ice be in inverse ratio to value, we need
not be surprised if the worse religion
makes the better progress. An indus
trious dolt will distance an indolent ge-
MUS"
''More and more the treatment of the
Old Testament by a large proportion,
perhaps the majority of the higher crit
les, as they call themselves. becomes
offensive" says the Christian IntetHgeh-
Ger (Ref). at becomes every member
of the Christian Church to consider what
the ancient Scriptures have been and are
TO him. The 'oracleS Of God the 'eX-
ceeding great and precious promises,
lauded and commended in the New Test
ament, are those of the then existing
Scriptures. They are as instructive and
precious now as they were then. No de-
scriptions of God in human language are
as majestic, as everlasting, as beautiful
and tender, as those of the Old Testament.
All this those higher critics are busily
engaged in minimizing and bellttling.
What they are doing is scandalous, and
ought TO be earnestly condemned by all
who love the truth on which the redemp-
ton of man from the evils of sin depends.
They are not only endeavoring to prove
that the Old Testament is dishgured by
errors and inaccurate statements, but
that its revelations of the nature of God
and Of His government are low and mean
and not superior 10 the mythologieS of
the peoples who surrounded the Jews. 1t
is high time that this business should be
characterized as it deserves"
The Cumberland Presbyterian of Nash
Vile, Tenn, says: Eve expected that the
discussion about changing tho name Of
our church would call forth the ridicule
rather than win the respect of those out
side our denominational ranks. We are
therefore not surprised to read the follow
ing in Presbyterian exchange: by the
way, as the Cumberland Church is cast
ing about for change of name, we re-
spectfully suggest the following: The
Presbyterian Church Limited).' Only
very slender minority Of Cumberland
Presbyterians are seeking a new name,
but if the majority should ever join in
the search they would be too considerate
and honest to think of taking name so
appropriate TO their venerable Presbyte-
rian mother. A church whose creed
limits the benefits of Christ's atonement
TO fixed number so certain and definite
that it cannot be either increased or di-
minished,' chosen before the foundation
of the world. aud shuts up the rest of
mankind hopelessly to eternal wrath for
the glory of God, is surely by pre-emp-
ton and par excellence entitled to be
called The Presbyterian Church Linn
ited).'"
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