The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-09

with the soul Of free institutions, and
! heckons The human race onward T"
! The Springfield Republican draws Il
comparison hetwecn Altgeld and Schurz
which az least does Justice to Mr.. Alt
getd'S ability. We quote:
! MIR. Altg, Id, whether stilI dead or alive
IN poltical sense, Is now recognized as
a remarkable man IN many respects. be
ing native Of Germany one cannot help
| comparing him with Carl Schurz. IL the
| two mon had never come TO the United
! States what would now be their rcspce-
tive affiliations in German politics. AT
geld undoubtedly would he an aggressive
member Of the German socialist party,
and like So many of rs leaders would by
this time have served several terms IL
priSon for lese majestic. Mr.. Schurz,
more conservative in temperament, would
probably be a member of the German
liberal party, TO which his fticud, Dr.
Rorh. belongs. Mr.. Schurz might have
yoi into jail for some caustic utterance,
hut his innate respcct for law would
urohahly have kept him out of conhne-
ment for mlawfully criticising the soy
creign.
MIR. Altgeld is interesting particularly
rs trapsplanted type Of that highly in
teuectual and hold-spoken agitator who
,auses the kaiser and his court so much
nrpaSiness. In this country he has fall-
,d IA enjoy the influence his mental gifts
entitle him to by his personal bitterness
toward political foes, his tendency to
adont extreme positions on public ques-
tions affecting property. and his steady
nreocbing of the gospel of discomfort.
Ian McLaren told the people of ohl-
cago thot he regarded Rudyard Kipling
NJ the greatest writer of fiction on
earth. This is indeed praise from sir
Hubert.
,St,RIpTURAL SANCTlFlCAFloN.
enc of the recent books written by a
\arth CarOlinian that is certain OF
wide reading is the new volume SCRIP
tnral Sanctiiication. by Rev. John H.
Brooks. ID. d.. published by the Publish
ING House of the NJ. T.. church So'rth.
II contains 412 pages. living likeness
of the author, and mn Introduction by
Rev. John ]. Tigert. ID. d.. LII. -.
Book editor, NJ f. Church South. Price
81 90, Orders should be sent to Rev.
John r. Brooks, Salisbury, y. Z.
The Holiness Problem" is one that
mas of late years particularly brought
trouble to Zion. In some of the churches
.,holiness" teachers have sought TO Lead
the people into new ways which they
cau holifr and better paths. In meet
inc the zeal of the holiness people Chris
tian ministers have often shown spirit
that smacked of persecution instead OF
shaving n desire to find the true scrip
t,,raa holiness and live it and ach it.
m his day Wesley was derided because
mo exhorfed the early Method!sts to
seek after holiness, teaching, as has
doctrine has been refined ''that the inf
mite grace of the sovereign spirit can re-
new and perfect the soul here ana now.
The January 1S99) number of the
London Quarterly Review. an an lntef-
esting article on '4Methodlsm ANA inc
Age says that 1.-THE doctrine OF chris
tian nerfection which Wesley maintain
ed has been welcomed in these latter
DAYS by devout souls in all commissions
At any ordinary holiness conventions
the Episcopalian, the Presbyterian, The
BAPTIST the congregational. dni the
Methodist will be found together wit
Messing to the reality and blesselncss Of
the doctrine of perfect purity and pertect
love. These representatives OF he sew
eraI churches may differ in their i!eh-
millions of entire Specification. but he
differences are merely verbal.
There has not been time in the his
tory of the church when there was 50
much written and preached about SancI
fication To most men and women, much
of it is as 80 many meaningless words
Dir. Brooks has doubtless felt the nead
of a calm, "sober appeal to experience
and reason Nowhere is he dogmltlc,
hut everywhere broad and catholic, sup
porting every position with Thus
sayeth the Lord accepting nothing not
supported by the Word. After az Gbie
aud exhaustive and clear discussion %
thed octrine, the author supports his
argument by an appeal to experience
the slrest and most vital testimony. lie
maintains that while some believers are
wholly sanctified at regeneration, it Is
most often the case that it comes after
conversion and is a second change. IL
,roof of what DIR. Brooks maintains Wit
great ability, in addition Ia the eXege-
sis % Scripture, the book is enriched
with the testimony Of many eminent
Christians in all churches. That Of Mr.
Moody is as clear as amy. He had beer
preaching for years successfully, but not
with ''the power and demonstration Of
the Spirit that he felt he needed. In
describing the coming and effect Of the
second blessing Mr.. Moody said: '1'he
blessing came upon me suddenly like
flash of lightning. For months ! had
been hung ring and thirsting for powe,
in service. | remember | was walking
the streets of New York. j had no more
heart in the business | was about than
if had not belonged to the world at all
Right there, on the street, the power Of
God seemed to come upon me so wonder
fully that / had to ask God to stay
His hand ] was filed with sense OF
Gods goodness and felt as though ]
could take the whole world to my heart
| took the old sermon j mad preached
before without amy power: IT was the
same old truth, but there was new
power. Many were impressed and con.
verted This happened years after J
was converted myself
The author has made this uplifting and
obstructive volume an appeal to the
heart and conscience of the reader Il
IS pervaded by the spirit OF the Christ
and no man cam read it without being
benefited and inspired to a desire for Il
higher life.