Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-14

discipline which in their prime they
had rejected. Still, we do not contra
dict this definite affirmation of what
may be fact. Justice Story was an
ardent Unitarian, one of the first
presidents of the American Unitarian
association, and carried with him To
Washington the atmosphere to which
the Advance refers. Adams, Calhoun
Marshall. Story, and jefferson shared
the opinions concerning the Trinity
which are now becoming the common
places of modern thought.
According to statistics published by
the New York Herald, it cost, last
year, nearly 1900, 900 to maintain the
Protestant churches in the boroughs
of Manhattan and the Bronx, New
York city, and nearly million and a
half to maintain the Roman Catholic
churches. In the borough of Brook.
lyn. the proportions were about two
and a half millions to about three
quarters of a million Adding the in
terest on church debts and the ex-
penditure for churches in the other
boroughs Queens and Richmond)
there is total of almost SO 900 600.
This, however, is but one-third of the
sum spent in Christian effort. The
largest single item, on a complete list,
is, according to the Herald, $4,000 900
for new structures and repairs,
followed by four and a half millions
for education, three millions for hos
pital support, and nearly two millions
for Christian literature. Other items
are those Of missions, young peoples
organizations and Sunday-schools,
making a grand total of $4,000, 900,
representing what the Christians of
New York city gave last year to carry
on the gospel work: or as the Herald
puts 1t, this sum is the financial voice
of the Christianity If New York city.
In its analysis of the different Protes-
tant denominations in the metropolis,
the Episcopalians are credited with
spending almost twice as much as any
other. The Presbyterians come sec
ond, followed by the Baptists. Metho-
dists. Lutherans, Reformed and Con
gregationalists. This table is not
characteristic, however, when applied
to the whole country, in which the
Methodists spend more money than
any other Protestant denomination.
followed by the Presbyterians, Episco-
palians, Baptists, Lutherans. Dis
ciples and Congregationalists. Add
ing expenses for new buildings, etc,
the total approaches 800 millions. For
the world the compiler believes the
annual expenditure to be about one
billion dollars.
The crusade which Mrs. Nation has
| inaugurated against the saloons in
Kansas, observes lions Herald. is a
forceful commentary upon the as
sumptions which Rev. G. M. Sheldon
has been making in his books. and
more recently upon platforms and in
pulpits in Great Britain and this
country, relative to prohibition in that
state; and this woman's letter. ad
dressed to four open "joints" in Tope-
ka, is even more significant. It would
seem as II Mr.. Sheldon, through his
own church in his own city. might
have evoked public sentiment ana
influence which would there at least
compel the enforcement of the law.
Things have been done in the Chi.
nese empire that would have driven
any nation with spark of self-respect
to revolt, and the missionaries cannot
hope to build up Christian national
church among people whose national
self-respect is gone. There has been
a want on disregard, too, of Chinese
feeling as we'll as of Christian charity
and Christian honesty. There have
been even devoted missionaries sadly
lacking in the grace of tact, and
some, though not of us. who have
made themselves. as Is matter OF Off.
cial record, willing tools of political
intrigue. This last year has witnessed
an awful object lesson. or rather an
awful parody of applied Christianity.
IT becomes the church then to re-
double her efforts to unteach the
Chinese this terrible and wanton In.
struction of anti-Christ that Germany
and Russia, not without cooperation.
have written in FIRE and blood. We
cannot but rejoice that the wisdom Of
our government has kept us from any
large share in the frightful guilt in
which greed of land, lust OF blood and
lust of money have plunged the dis
cordant concert of the powers.-The
| Churohman.
why should we not pay for our re-
hgion as one of the necessities of our
life? Why should the church be looked
upon as an object of charity, and the
minister as one to whom we are doing
favor? Why not pay for our religious
culture. Just as frankly and freely as
we pay for an education and for our
foodg When win the people who want
their church TO stand well In the com.
munity cease telling about what they
give to the minister and speak of
what they pay. and are glad to pay.
for their religiong You want your
minister to be a manly man: treat him