The record-union., 1893-08-05

1t. The tone OF the teaching is, the young
HIen say, open 10 criticism only in this
respect that it is too sOundly orthodox.
They leave Andoyer and Orthodoxy pre-
cIsely because its teaching does not ac-
cord with their tastes and opinions. This
testimony" says the Christian Leudcr of
Boston Cniv.l, 'Vindicates the seminary
or condemns 1t, according as one holds
the Irin1tarian or the Unitarian point
OF view. 1t shows the true state of
the case, no doubt. An exactly similar
thing has occurred with the Baptist The
illogical Seminary of Rochester. Two
men have lately come out of that into the
Universalist ministry, as others had done
IN previous years. The responsibility
Tor such an issue of study in Baptist
school can not be laid at the door of the
professors. They are all soundly Ortho-
doX. 1t must be divided between the per-
sonaI tendencies of the men themselves
and the effect of studying fundamental
religious themes. The wonder is that
there are not more heretics. No denomi-
nation and no school holds all that are
committed to it.. The Episcopal Church
has been popular resort of seceders
from all the sects. But nearly every de-
nomination, from the Unitarian to the
Catholic, has i'll its university men who
were trained i'll Episcopacy. Ii the
change were all one way they would be
significant; as it is, they mean nothing.
mtarian and Uniyersalist Churches and
schools lace to Orthodox churches and
schools, and the latter lace to the former.
Let the exchanges go on. Good to all
parties viii ensue, ii none Of us lose our
heads meanwhile"
OF the secession of the Rev. Henry A.
Adams from the Protestant Episcopal
Church the New Y ork ChttrchHlaH Up. E.
observes: III one happens to have a sense
OF humor, the reasons set forth by eccen-
trlc and hysterical minds for abandoning
the church must sometimes strongly ap-
peal TO 1t. In the last statement of such
reasons we are told that her failure to
teach, and the inconsistencies of her
whole theory have moved the writer to
leave the church Tor the Roman commu-
Mon. This is a trifle vague: but if it
means anything, it means that the teach
ing OF the church IN regard TO certain con-
troVerted points IS uncertain and indeti-
nlte 1t would be interesting to hear
what such critic would have to say of,
e. g., the recent correspondence in the
Contemporary HeUielC between the 'au-
thor OF the Policy Of the Pope and Father
Brandt, 5. j., where the manifold con-
tradIctions and Inconsistencies of Roman
teaching, Papal, Conciliar and scholastic,
are exhibited tn a way fitted to startle
even a student most familiar with the
ingenious tergiversations of Latin the
ology."
The general tone of the religious press
on the sunday closing of the " orld's Fair
may be inferred from the following ex-
tract from the New York Observer (Pres.)
SUNDAY opening of the Worlds Fair has
proved failure, ana hereafter the gates
Will De closed on the first day Of the
week. The vote Of the Local Directory.
taken on Friday last, resembling its for
mer action, was overwhelmingly in favor
OF closing, standing u to 1. 1t was a vote
however, forced by the commercial fail
ure OF Sunday opening, and in no wise a
voluntary concession to the religious and
laW-aDlding sentiment of the nation. The
Directory is wholly mercenary, and in
closing the Exposition on the Sabbath
has regard only to the pecuniary profits
OF the enterprise, as it had in opening it
on that day. Had open gates on the
Lord's Day proved remunerative, they
would have remained open throughout
the term of the fair, and the laws of God,
of Congress, and of the Directory itself
have been detied and trampled on, Just as
they have been Tor the past two months
They are closed solely under the compul-
sion of financial loss. Neither fear of
GOd nor regard for man have influence
action in the least. The only factor to
which attention has been paid was the
steady dlmnutiOn of receipts from Sun
day admission to point below the actual
operating expenses for the day, and the
patent impossi biity of making any ar
rangement by which attendance could be
made remuneratiYe'