Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-14

discipline which in their prime thsy
had rejected. Still, we do not contra
diet this definite affirmation Of what
may be fact. Justice Story was an
ardent Unitarian, one OF the hrsL
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 100000 to maintain the
Protestant churches in the boroughs
OF Manhattan and the Bronx, New
York city and nearly a million and a
half to maintain the Roman Catholic
~hurches. In the borough Of Brook
Ign 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 a total Of almost $4,000, 600.
| This, however, Is but one-thlrd Of the
sum spent in Christian effort. The
largest single item, on a complete list,
! Is, according to the Herald, $8,O0OO0O
| for new structures and repairs,
followed by four and n half millions
for education, three millions for hos
| pltal support, and nearly two millions
for Christian literature. Other items
are those of missions, young people,
organizations and SWdayschools,
making a grand total OF $27O000 900,
representing what the Christians of
New York city gave last year to carry
on the gospel work; or, as the Herald |
puts IT, this sum is the financial voice |
of the Christianity f New York city, |
In it's analysis Of the different Protes |
tant denominations in the metropolis, |
the EpiscopaIlans are credited with |
spending almost twice as much as any |
other. The Presbyterians come sec
ond, followed by the Baptlsts, Metho-
dists, Lutherans, Reformed and Con
gregationalists. This table Is not
characteristic, however, when applied
to the whole country, in which the
Methodlsts spend more money than
any other Protestant denomination,
followed by the Presbyterians, EpiscO-
palians, Baptists, Lutherans, Dis
ciples and Congregatlonalists. 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
forceful commentary upon the as
symptoms which Rev @. NJ. 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 womans letter ad
dressed to four open Joints" in TOpC
ka, is even more significant. 1t would
seem as If Mr.. Sheldon, through his
own church in his own city, might
have evoked public sentiment ana
influence which would there ut least
compel the enforcement of the law.
Things have been done in the Chi,
nese empire that would have driven I
any nation with spark of sef-respect {
to revolt, and the missionaries cannot
hope to build up a Christian national
church among n people whose national (
solfrcspoct is gone, There has been ,
n want on disregard, too, of Chinese ,
foeling 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 ON.
ctal record, willing tools of political
intrigue, This last year has Witnessed
an awful object lesson or rather an
awful parody Of applied Christianity.
1t becomes the church then to re. \
double her efforts to untcach the
Chinese this terrible and wuntou IN.
struction of anti.Chrst 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 frightfu guilt In
which greed OF land, lust OF blood and
lust of money have plunged the dis.
cordant concert OF the powers Tho
ChurChman.
Why should we not pay for our re-.
ligion 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
a favor why not pay for our religious
culture, just as frankly and freely as
we pay for an education and for our
food2 When viii the people who want |
their church TO stand well in the com |
munty cease telling about what they |
give to the minister and speak OF |
what they pay, and are glad to pay |
for their religion? NOu want ycur
ministe" TO be u manly man; treat him |
thp1Jsfpra ng n man NOT Nc n trn,,,r