The record-union., 1895-01-12
In RELIGIONS REALM
Expressions From the Various Re-
ligious Newspapers
The Religious Thought of the Day as
Expressed In the Sectariau Press
Some Matters of Interest to Both
Ministers and Laymen.

':Eagerness for more is the characteris-
tic American vice. observes the New
York Outlook. Political corruption is
only one OF the forms which this vice has
taken on. Turning out a boss. or an or
ganization of bosses, here and there, will
not redeem the community, still less the
nation. The vice is in the Anglo-Saxon
blood; it has been increased and intensi-
he'd III America by the necessities of ma
terlal civilization; it has been stimulated
by foreign immigration; it has been fos-
tered by abolition of all caste distinction
and the substitution of the New World
standard of success for the Old World
standards of family and breeding. To re-
deem the community we must seek for
more radical remedies than any which
can be wrought by a mere political VIC
tory. We must change our very concep-
ton of the ideal OF liie We must recon-
struct our standard of success. We must
cease to measure newspapers by their cir
culatlon. We must recognize that the
Lt6eTdtOr, which left its proprietor as
poor at his death as he was in his youth,
was one OF the most successful papers
ever published in America. We must
cease discussing the value of college edu-
cation by considering whether a man
Will get on better in business for going
to coliege-as though the object of college
was 10 make money, not to make men,
W g must cease talking of men as falling
because they lose their fortune, though
they retain their honor; or OF men as sue
ceeding whC have bartered away their
honor in order TO accumulate a for
tune"
ut has come to pass in these last days"
says the Cumberland PreS6uterian of
Nashville, Tenn, THAT the whole Chris
tan world, including the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, has adopted substantially tina
platform on which our Cum berland Pres
byterian fathers took their stand eighty
four years ago. True the old hyper-CaI-
Vlnlsm IS still embedded in the West
munster creed. and there may be fossil
1Zed theologianS who still teach their Du-
pIls that we cannot assure any particu-
lar sinner that Christ died for him. but
the great body of believers in all churches
have accepted the larger faith enunciated
III John ill.,, l6. Whosoever WHIP is not
limited by any secret decree. but is an
offer OF life to all men. ANY soul NAV
accept ana be saved. We trust that the
Gay Is not lar distant when all church
creeds Will be so modified that no minis
Ter or church officer will be forced to
deny this great Gospel truth when he as
sumeS ordination YOWs.u
The stanch adherents of the ancient
standards OF Presbyterian orthodoxy in
the Established Kirk OF Scotland are rap
IDLY becoming minorityD remarks tine
Lt0tng Church (P. E. of Chicago, but
that they are still vigorous is shown by
the remarks OF the Rev. John Robert
son, who demands a new covenant for
Scotland. He says: 'Rationalism is in
her colleges, nbelief in her pulpits and a
whitening blight of Indifference on her
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covenant and bring in again the seed Of
the covenanters. This Iisping modern
ism OF DodS-Bruce-a and -Drummondism
with Its artificial flowers Of wax and Law
ender sprInkle-God hiss at it aud blast
1t forever! There is no sense of sin
against God in it, and therefore the Sa-
NlOr Is desplsed and rejected OF it, These
expressions may be somewhat eXtrava-
giant, but the drift of Professionalism to-
wards ratIonailsm is as evident in Scot
land as elsewhere. 1t is not a revival of
The Solemn League and Covenant
however, that will ef1ectually check it,"
The New York Observer Pres.) saws
The Pope at Rome forbids mem bership
on the part OF Roman Catholics in Orders
OF knights OF Pythias, Odd Fellows and
sons OF temperance. At meetings of the
ArchbIshops of the United States, held
comparatively recently in New y orl and
also IN st. Louis and in Boston, commit
tees were appointed to investigate the
constitutions and rituals OF these socie-
ties so tar as they could aud report upon
them. Some OF the Archbishops opposed
The condemnation Of the societies. but a
majority was found to be in favor of it,
anu at meeting held during the Worlds
air at Chicago last year a unanimous
decision was reached on the subject and
forwarded 10 the College OF Cardinals at
Rome. This ratified the Archbishops'
decision, as did the Pope, and the result
was forwarded to this country to the
papal delegate, who was instructed to
promugate the edict. 1t is inlimated
10y nigh officer among the odd Fellows
III New \ Gork State tdat Catholic mem bers
Will hardly be likely to quit the order
For years past they have been contribu.
ting TO It's funds, and they will hardly
feel Inclined to so out leaving their con-
tributions behind them. Surely the
Church of Rome has enough of bones of
contention in this country without seek
ing for more. We do not expect to see
the new edict very strictly carried out''
After two or three years of considera-
tion," remarks the New York Christian
Iiltctdgencer Ref, lin this country and
at Rome, the Pope has decided To put un-
der ban the Knights OF Pythias, the Odd
feIlows and the Sons of lem perance in
the United States. Romanists continu-
ing mem berShip in these organizations
or henceIorth joining them are TO be re-
fused the SacramentS OF the church. Mar
rlage and rites of burial are Included in
the sacraments of the Roman Church
The interdict is a mistake. Many liberal
f.