The record-union., 1899-05-28

recognize such men as Christian
eachers-or, if the conservative pre-
fers, is too strict to recognize them; the
Congregational Church is large enough
or lax enough. Is the Episcopal
Church large enough to receive and
recognize them, or does it also say,
Though this man is a Christian and a
Christian teacher, he does not teach
that type of Christianity which the
Episcopal Church represents? The
answer which the church gives to this
question will, in the judgment of the
Outlook go far to indicate the true
answer to another question: Is the
Episcopal Church in this country a sect
or not? For a sect is a number of per-
sons who, following a teacher or leader,
are united by their attachment to some
particular doctrines or tenets, usually
in religion or philosophy ="
'In the family" says the "Watch-
man" (Bapt.) Of Boston, every member
who has come to years of conscientious
ness and discretion has constantly to
ask what the effect Of his criticisms and
conduct will be upon the household life
as a whole. Will it promote harmony
and we'll being, or will words that are
true and just, perhaps, awaken resent
ments and provoke a bitterness that
may destroy family unity even though
the one who speaks them can quite jus
tify himself on abstract grounds. If
men are to live happily together they
must regard each others feelings and
prejudices; they must aim at concilia-
non. h1GnacS.
are times when a member of a family
is justified in administering sharp and
severe rebukes; there are times when to
shield injustice and unrighteousness
would be a worse evil than the disrup-
tion of the household. But sagacious
and rightminded people do not without
care or thought take position that
may bring about such a result We do
not always realize that the same prin-
ciples should control the relationship of
church members. The church is only
| larger household. Each member of it is
| bound to every other member and to the
whole body by strong spiritual ties The
unity and peace of the whole society is
an object of SO considerable Importance
that member of it is only justified in
imperiling it for the very gravest rea-
sons.
A report comes from England" says
| the Living Church" P. Ed of Chi
cago, that the Bishop of London and
others are considering the question of
change in the wording of the Burial
Office, to meet the rapid. increase of Gre
| nation as a means of disposing of the
bodies of the dead. The change, of
course, would come in connection with
the formula of committal, but we are
at loss to surmise just what it may be.
Perhaps it may be determined
to use some such expression as this:
| We commit his body to the elements
from which it came But, for our part,
| we see no great call for any change,
! even if cremation should come to be
| prevalent. 1t would probably lead to
the general custom of completing the
entire service, the committal included,
in the church. The ultimate destina-
| tion of the body of the deceased is the
| ground even though it may be re-
duced to dust and ashes beforehand.
| If it be said that the urn containing the
ashes of the dead is not actually to be
| buried in the ground but placed in a
sepulchre or vault the answer is that
such disposition has been made of
the bodies of thousands from time i'm
memorial, but no one has ever felt on
that account that the words of the serv-
ice We're inappropriate. The form en-
ployed merely recognizes the fact that
the physical structure must be dis
solved and return to the ground from
Which it was taken. We repeat that We
see no reason for any change"
Orthodoxy" says the interior"
| (Pres.) of Chicago has one true and
unfai1inc test hoth &C ta creed and as.