The herald., 1898-03-13


The man who is afraid to look his faults
squarely in the face will never get rid of
them. s
Service to uor fellow men should be
made not substitute for piety, but an ex-
preston of it.-Josiah Strong
Within two months three eminent British
subjects-Rev. Charles Berry, Rev. F. B..
Meyer and General Bcoth-have led devo-
tons in congress.
A liberal congress of religions will be held
under the auspices of the woman's board
of managers of the transmississippi expo
sition at Omaha.
Mgr. Edward McColgan, who died re-
Gently in Baltimore in the S7th year of his
age, had been pastor of st. Peters church
of that city for fifty-seven years.
The Catholic churches of New York city
have 76S590 parishioners and over 100000
Sunday school children. The value of the
church property is $1o0,00O,O0o.
The Protestant Episcopal church con-
gress. which was postponed on account of
the epidemic of yellow fever last fall will
be held at New Orleans April 16
st. Georges church, Preston, England,
has had only two Wears in 100 years-Rev.
Robert Harris, who was vicar from 179S
till 1862 and Rev. c. H. Wood, who still
retains the position.
You can help your fellow men. You must
help your fellow men, But the only way
you can help them is by being the noblest
and the best man that it is possible for you
to be.-Phillips Brooks.
The Boys brigade of Great Britain num-
bers Ill companies. with 2SO7 officers and
81, 1873 boys. In the United States there are
62O companies, with 26,5OO boys. In Canada
there are 120 companies and 5000 boys.
Rev. Samuel H. Virgin, D D., will COM
plete his twenty-Seventh year of service
Is pastor of the Pilgrim church in New
York in April. Next to DIR. Storrs, Dr.
Virgin has been longest in service in the
Congregational churches of New York.
The Tenth Legion, which is a revival of
systematic tithe giving, and the Quiet
Hour, which calls for setting apart on
each day a certain time for personal and
private communion with God, are evil
dences of the growth of spiritual life in the
Christian Endeavor society,"
DIR. Charles L. Thompson has announced
his acceptance of,the position of secretary
of the board of home missions of the Pres
byterian church. and states that he eX
poets to devote his energies first to the
lifting of the debt and then to the organiza
tion of the work of the board on the best
methods, whether on the general or synod
ical plan.
"There is not in a country like ours much
active opposition to the church as an in
stitution," says the New York Independent.
"There is more war upon certain divisions
of it by other divisions than by so-called
infidels or atheists. The worst things said
of Professionalism are said by Roman Cath
olics; the worst attacks made upon Catholi-
Cism are made by Protestants.
A ministers union. in which all the
Protestant sects except Episcopalians have
united, has been organized in San Fran |
cisco. The objects of the organization are
information, inspiration and fellowship. |
The meetings are held in the auditorium |
of the Young Mems Christian association |
building. with an average attendance of |
400. Rev. NJ. c. Harris, Methodist. is pres
ident. and Rev. e. Lyman Hood, Congre-
gationalst, secretary.
The New York presbytery has received |
letters from Presbyterians all over the |
country protesting against statements |
made in Professor McGiffert's new book. |
1.-THE History of Christianity in the Apos-
tolc Age" and urging the presbytery to |
take action in the matter. 1t is reported |
that there may be another heresy trial, the
subject matter being DR.. McGifert's his
torical account of the origin of the Lords
supper Dr. McGiffert is professor in the
Union Theological seminary.
"The Outlook considers that the denomi-
nations are not competitive organizations,
but rather cooperative If this is the case.
why not belong to more than one? Indeed
why belong to one more than another?
The only reason that journal can make
out for belonging 10 any denominati ton at
all is that a person can in this way best
promote Christian interests. But why
belong to any denomination at all?" asks
the Living Church (P. Ed of Chicago
1.-The answer depends entirely upon what
Christian interests are defined to be. Since
1t does not appear that the salvation Of
ones own soul has any relation O mis- men,
bership in a particular denomination, ana
since he may without it belong to the misty
phantom now called by many of these re-
ligious teachers the church, ii is quite a
matter of individual judgment whether he
can best promote Christian interests by
joining a religious society or by going on
in his own way. II is undeniable that an
increasing multitude is adopting this latter
alternative.'
'"Time was, and not very long ago. when
in Methodist churches, without exception
annual revival services were held as reg
uarly as the winters returned. They were
the oldfashioned, arousing kind" says
the New York Christian Intelligencer
Ref.), land it was common % receive large
numbers on probation, the list being great
ly reduced, however, at the expiration Of
the probationary term when the faithful
were admitted to full membership. Now.
with change of views and conditions. the
custom has changed until in this respect
there is little if any difference between the
Methodist church and other churches.
Methodist pastor of this city expresses a
sentiment that most pastors will heartily
endorse in the following: Better a few
persons turned from darkness to Eight, and
wrought into genial and ever -hopeful rs
sociations within the church. than great
company called forth by some skilful emo
tional manipulation to stand for while
conspicuous for the fervor and honesty of
their purpose indeed. but Incapable of be-
ing assimilated into the life of the church
because of a want of any real vital con-
nection with the membership of the
church. Mere emotional excitement can
never take the place of education and nur-
ture in religion.