The record-union., 1895-03-30
development of theism now more nec-
essary to US than ever ~

"We have been much Interested" says
the New York CbaTctnod72 (P. E.), "in an
article in the English Builder on the
architecture of cathedrals in hot coun-
tries. By description and illustration the
writer points out the ingenuity displayed
by the early builders in keeping the glare
of the sun out of the interiors and ESQ far
as possible) off the exteriors of their
great churches. Thick walls, small,
deeply set windows, screens of tracery,
SO disposed as to break with shadows the
streams of incoming light, towers and
parapets SO planned as to cast long shad-
ows over the outer walls during the heat
OF midday, were among the means en-
ployed by the architects Of Southern Eu-
rope to adapt the more northern Gothic
to the needs of their own climate. 1t
seems to us that our own designers of
churches might make a little practical
investigation into the matter of making
building of modest size and pretenSion
fairly comfortable in hot weather. There
are good many small churches at our
mountain and seaside resorts which are
never open except on Sundays during the
summer season. They are quite apt to be
built in exposed situations, and after
standing tightly closed all through the
week, they are about the hottest places
one can find when their doors are opened
on Sunday morning"
ga letter recently appeared in the col
umns OF the Boston Her0Id, signed An
Episcopal Clergyman which is a striking
indication of the latitude of opinion which
is tolerated in the Protestant Episcopal
Church IN this country" observes the
Sacred Heart ReUielU (R. c. of Boston.
The letter is an earnest and most en-
phat1c protest against the recent pastoral
OF the Episcopal Bishops. The writer
says: L have received copy Of the cur
rent pastoral letter. 1t urges upon me
conception OF religion which seems to me
untrue, admonishes me to teach things
that IL conscience | cannot teach, and
construes the obligation of my ordination
vows IN manner contrary to my under
standing of them After stating that he
accepts the creeds in the way defined by
the pastoral letter, but he cannot insist
upon those to whom he breaches doing
the same as condition of salvation, and
after some more rather inconsistent and
lncOherent remarks, he adds: L cannot
III conscience teach that the doctrine of
the virgin birth of our Lord is an abso-
Lutte essential of the Christian faith. l
am confident that man may be faithful
without receiving that doctrine. Nor is
IL possible Tor me to say that the Holy
scriptures are inspired of God in pecu-
liar and miraculous manner distinguish
ing them from all other writings This
is not only fiat contradiction to the pas
toral of'tne Bishops, but OF the Scriptures
themselves. In the eyes OF those Bish-
ops, and, we may add, OF all truly ortho-
doX theologians, that man is guilty of
heresy and false doctrine. But what if
he is? What can they do about it? Here
he openly publishes his heresy to the
world, and claims the right to do so.
VIII he-can he-be disciplined? He
will not-by the very nature of the
church to which he belongs-he cannot.
1et they are insisting that they are a
branch eff the true Catholic Church"