griffinal ezmmulticatimts.
IMPRESSIONS OF EUROPE.—No. VI.
DEAN STANLEY'S 4TH OF JULY SERMON.
Sunday, July 4. Having learned that it was
difficult to hear the sermon at Westminster Ab
bey, unless very near the pulpit, we ivenfearly, say
at half past 9 o'clock, and waited a few min
utes for the gates to open.. Quite a company had
gathered at that early hour. As we passed by
the Verger who opened the gate, I inquired if
the Dean would preach to. day ? He ,replied,
" Yes, in the morning." So overlooking.. the .
best locations for the music, we wore : most - arm,
ions to secure seats for bearing the sermon, ant:).
were; fortunate enough .to find them within a few,
feet of the, pulpit,.,where we could not only. hear
every word the speaker said, bit see. flee mina,.,
test expression of
,his,.coynteuance. The servics,
was full as the Cathedral service always i5,,,-the
Lord's prayer having been used four times, :s anfl,
the Apostles', Creed, intoned, and ,Nicene:
Creed sung by thp, full, choir, in , both. : casepi,the ,
congregation turning their faces.,
The music, however, was not so, good,_asi,we,
heard in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublio,,or !
in York Minster. The .Epistles: was read by one
of„ . the. Canons,; ,standing. , ion one„ side of tile
communion table, the Gospel by anotker Ca.
non on the other side. The „Commandments
were intoned by a
,venerable! Canon, with a
very feeble voice, the words of ..,which.
hardly be distinguished. Then after an anthem,
the Verger with mace preceded .the Dean through.
the whole length of the choir to the pulpit,
stairs and took his seat below, while the Dean
ascended to, the pulpitre,acl, a brief, prayer,
opened his manuscript, and announced his, text,
which was Matt. 5 : 22, from the Gospel, of - the,
day. ” I 'propose,' to speak of
_the- words " he
said: (I.) "In themselves or theirrelations.to
each other in their, meaning, and , (2.) t ln.their
ylication to individuals, .churches, anAinations!,"
He then said that the worda."•raca,"
" judgment," "thou fool," "tell, fi t re,7 im
plied, thoughts - and images familigr to,F, the
people of that day,but not so familiar.to,us.
Our Lord is speaking of sins,,,of ,the 'thoughts,
and of words.. Our Lord spoke of, caoseless,
anger.
Anger is sometimes justifiable andright. No,
character is•perfect without at. ,TheLord4Ssus
was Himself angry, more,than once. ,But: A ,never„
quarrel if you can possibly help ,it. K.eep,from
quarrels, which if unchecked' may ultimately
lead to murder. But under the feeling, of au
ger, angry words are spoken, such,as.raca,meau l ,
ing " shallow, thoughtless," a con tntin ptucuisox pres- . ;
sion,,and another !Step. hi !the scale of ,offuttee,,
and• then, just asctlini law pt..gr h ya u d iz ears.
s ago,
regarded mere words as not, treason Ode, another,
form of words is adopted still more inischiey,oms,
such as, " Thou fool I" In, the origivalthis is, not,
a Greek word, but H ebrewor, Syria; " IV.,lorai," and
should have been so rendered. Its, pr,opormean
ing js rebel or heretic 7 and it is the same, 7/00:41'.4
Moses used when Il.ear :now ye t reheti l ,
must we bring you wateri"•ko, 4umbers29,:.fo,.
and fqr which offence, °Ailing thAppople of 4ocl
rebels, he was su,severely.„punishetl. ; . Though'
this word and others of' like„churueter
yond the reach of, any; earthly tribunal . they,May,
be so„ used asjolconvey,tlegreatest reproach.,
Hell fire—fire of the funeral,pilebyruing fur,-
nace of that dark accursed ,valley, the draught,
house of Jerusalern = whenee the smoke :of a
continual burning was always r ascending.
these words, such as" thou fool," ; &c o ms,y ,have hafl f
a religious use once, but now are irreligious ,and,
equivalent to cursing .and swearing. the,
explanation of the 'weep!: the
General akplieatiun. ',lt , 49bAe outward ;
act merely, but the : inward, spirlt, xhich,„Glod;
judges. Sometitnesweve tempted to use strong,
language. We should cheek and restrain ourselves.:
We have given up;duelling.stul, feudal barbari
ties in;dungeons, asjobilmrettt thef oP.ixit u ofr
this enlightened Christian age, but.so rauch,the
more,should we give'up tho,use of those
,insult.
ingwords,.which set the soul on fire.,_
We have given up .puttiag'people - to deatlifer,
differing from 1113 in religious opinion pand ; rackty
and. tortures, and the fires of Smithfield are, ameng.
the things of the , past,-,but,sci,much , the more .do
we need to be remindeg i thattlieyw,ho say,
rai," "yebelp i 4 heretic.!' have ~n o other ebjp o t,
than to 'break up, Christian fellowship. TlreNal-,
ley of .Flinnoin was ,the proper type artembletu
of such views and words: Thisrwarning Chrjafi,
spoken. first ogainstindirtiduabi,orefers e alpl
tions and churches.il Look,. St 'the Christian;
churches in their fulminationpagains4
" ktee,""ltaca," PtlesbyierlateragaiastrPrelabistsi . ,
Prelatlits against CAfOrniiiiiii:' in v ent
of st • • „.; 4: 411,1
stinging yeprosep, .9 01 1 13 } - IT , 49('Pr9 - 4 - .
pqn, Achear,in this , saored place, t , e„
isiti the 'Saviour's words; ,"....7'hy,bifsghir.l i
TlifftllowtAziatillis'ethy 'brottfer. ' Each ilnattAS , .
common life : as'such li"chu ' rch had
• •
bgoyherly or §lEAktrtir relations otber`ekp rotT , ,,
whibh should indubeAtindly , feelings and a dett;r,
minatiet - rieier tot -Otero!: •
which I makiiief
this:a4b TEii ;
is the Fourth of July the Aim' itersar3rOf Amer
roan Indepefideuee,,thtrAtoy,,ifbieh,J§epsrated
c3lonies from the Mother-country. On such a
day, our Lord's warning has a peculiar meaning.
The sons of that Great Republic are our brothers,
in such a sense as can be said of no other people,
the same in race, in language, in faith, in litera
ture. During the fierce days of the 'Revolution
ary struggle,;such bitter words as Raca, Raca,
' Rebel' from one aide, Tyrant' from the
other, were hurled across the Atlantic, but those
days are past, and we know how promptly and
how cordially the new Ambassador was received
at the Court of the old Sovereign. .Atniirwhat
American is there now, who 'does - not
old English History, and feel that ititf his intir,
and what Englishman does not feel.prond of the
once dzeade.d,naime:of , Washington Wol' vie!
to those then,- on. eithet side, who woUld stir. up
the ashes: of the old dissensions,' eta ldeased be
the •peace makers Who come , forward; :with, the'
ffrni,determination, neither to gite„nor to take
Offence' 'Err • J •
?It:may readily be supposed- thab : anch senti-.
',l:bents are net -often heard. 'from ''thee pulPitoin
.England :and probably. were never heard before
in Westilinster Abbey.:. The time 'aid the'place
alon erepressed The 'applause which4onld certainly;
else have , broken forth fronitheaudi§nce, for; there
Were, many Americans present • While the mites
of the sermon are biief aria:di/mon:fleeted, and.give
a very :bare,and, incoinplite outline ?../if liter as 49
Whole, Abe reference to.Amer'icais aboutad
as; could be taken mithotathe aid of stenography.
furing;.a, briefinterview With the Dean after the
serviceplWheUXespressed my great gratification
at the pleasure mot only 'of hearing . but of
hearing such sentiments from hith; hey said it
seemed the most' natural and , proper' conclusion
to such qt. sermim' on suelf:traay,, sidle Was inOst
happy to know that there: were. any Americans ,
Present to hear him. :
Dean Stanley is probably between fifty.and fifty
five years , of age, . qt!ite under; the middle oilier
small of featureevery quick in his moVementis:—`
Withix One* Sort.'of enunciation iito.fa'ffectiation
whatever,ss far as oneirbaring h inkthe first time can
judger and a, very.positive, not 'to '; . eityJabrupt,
Manner. of expressiOi: -But he. is`it : ma n of high
'culture; of _very elear'and. sharp-discriminations;
- and if he, lives ,willsmake his• mark still'deeper on
the theologyl.oftlie English Church, endion! re
ligions literature. :It is very unfortunate th r at he
ehould. have felt.the slightest-OniPathylwith Co
rens°. ; 4 : • C.
st ,
,11.11
WHAT Is ' CULTE?
`3 * t , • ' % n'T. 7
"E ; C.4 / 7in the last nutabor.of thiapaper„in,
dulged in some friendly criticisms on my own.,
article on this,suhjectppblished a few :weeks ago.
He writesasft his purp,ose;were,tentativerather
than final and as if he . wished to elicit some
further , of ,the ,artiele
haS set me thinking, and: I hope, there are readers:
enough i.,491,09d- ; t ll 9P9f topics ; to . justify my
encroaching on these eidrimns In One shape or
another the education question.; is ,the E great,
lane before the
,republic-: (1)
~The F.5 3, , 1 0404,pf
Church and gtate.hinges just, here with us;
~we,
may ignore and set aside that auestion i eery,
other 9aartera here ..w e , cannot
; The, Woman' question ailturns, Ahe...aßeii- •
tiop. of Education , however muchTour;,Ourront
writers on that topic may direct
atentionrom
for the re k ,fA,
pse3 .ite
of, these ; called,
," working classes," is intimately;boffnitap with'
this question of .Education..,, Till we., combine
•Sifirnill.9, and Workzny 91°, u ":wprking.man" :will
.never fie,etisfied with S vwith,hisown, plals3 . ,lT : , be:other:
than ,deadtbe,,blgtter,,...mtp:pt!tay,
so9iqty. The bkt3
ephemeral and permanent,
„with,,itsdnighty Jefle i a„,
ihfinence on the people -atlargeivjust
0k ' , 4 "*..41: 3J J
spiings a x ed guida nce the,popplar, edges ! ,
u•
6°226 It.l9 ” 44l CPN! e ld 4etf - ° IP I PP. - .OlYi rOlg.”
have;po editorepra.uthorhworqw,of tll9,
naino 4PlAYSknl:44ll 3 ,4iPlibijC '99 l neheitA , ,to #1 13 !.
a„literatare !worthy,, J ol the. nation, The ,
importance of tt A stg ? ject i , ea ll s for. Ahonght. and
1: 11 q098, 4 45Cu5g01L,....
aypre!Tpdpim..y,Plakßi
meaning in th
:rtee article he eritieizes. .He does
not , write as r if he were replying to,,one 19/0
holds that (1) knowledge is not
,ciulture ? (g)
that the end of„pidtpro is not any advantain pt
: ,KnowfvfNe , is • not....cuitpre L The oan
, 4 •ass - knows is not therakore the truly cult' ated
man— Cyiture is derived from an old FLatin
word,pmeningte, tell-,then eff,qh, the end idview,
in, its, tillage being„ that productiveness ,
God ; appOh3ted,it „ip„ its first, ereation,
same time, of creation man
,was / made fora
potle,also, and that
,ja,, , the, true cultere.or,.mitij
which p.romotes that, purpose. , ,Aposilp
,
states Aka!, purpose es,, i the fulnesi, oftkte
6'40 P.9Ni e t4 fl/!1/414)%11! PAtlikfiCtd. liasE
three greap - (a),, - intellectualwet. and'
rri,949fßOling#y 49441,,,tg5t1k.;
purity, of t eniotion .,,, Under ; Pl4Peil**
Bead
is, embraced the.,pefectioy,min k ,r lt 'spin4 b4y , t"f°l: , t,4.u4 ;tP.
sedßesst!Alfl,4u,'liitY 991100.93iA,tAitg
man who, has these.,in. iast„meas,nte,,wketherMlS ,
be prosperous , •{ n 4, 1 4 L Jvc l 44'Pti;afro37 3
tujint9-
Now knowledge,oilitself conduces, yr none , of
yr
these. Thal man who {knows; deal. may
be a weak-minded fool,in the. udgmant,,ofrevOrY!
Circle of !society whose. _opinion is wortb„lp.t.v.ing.,
4s.l9ed, pqp,3ess butts singl F e,
remarkable mental trait,—a fine memory. Now
memory is generally in the inverse ratio to judg-
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEXIVER 2, 1869.
meat. Beatus memoria, expectans judicium id a
common jest among metaphysicians. .1 1 1 as not
E. C. "met with men Who in one field of
human' life Or another were "walking Errcyclo
pedias,'"..,butwhn•Were good for nothing, with all
their knowledge?
"Knowledge conies, but - Wisdom lingers".
says Tennyson.
On the other hand a very high degree of this
true culture is compatible. with a-very low degree
of 'informition-on multiale'of topics, Homer
diduot -know that - the - earth moves round the
sun, • yet • his ,eultare,,a l nd , ;that of his equally;
ignor,apt n llecors and , Nesters was_kingly.after
its kind. i i'lato did ;know:Out; the earth was"
Xosid, yet he, has been none thei less 41Le ,tea.c4er,
of,bigher.. lore to -generatious. thug ,dicl.„. The ;
Greek „dramatists vreTeigporant of chemistry ; ,
but they, knew the human heart and, the tbougbte
cif; ,tnen,better•than our ',sayans.,. If mau,lie- the,
end, of . education, then . those who best understwd.
,not those w ho,have ;devotedthe* whole
life to tl►e ,fitudy.
• of,the, ,circumstances meu4„,
arOtte . , best ; teachers. , the object _be ,oultuie
and .trot teehnical,,training,„,we mostt-have re
, course,..to„ those whck ,ptudied the, divine
t'OurPoPk,glai,,reve4l,94 t, eePstitiltioFr of
liginen Rfltilte, an - CitiffTe:• B 4iYeu • to, aceernP!ieb
that purpose.
-
Cog,." WilketAtly the ,literature, t uf
Greece ,he find that ,the staple discourserof,
that 'wisest of natienadwas not, . the; ;vices ; of the
Gods, er,the crucltiefhof,meu, ,He will , find, fox,
instance Socrates, has,to this day no superi,op in.
the= great Art oficutling ..,fort . h the .lutellectual
activity .cf,the mind, gra that the "agrg*r
!neYeßc , bee ll . B 3 2 rPaSSeed a 13,4 r.efutk
tion, of thei. current sophistries regard. to
practiqui. edueation,„': That soxt, cf.,edueation, was,
' as well knew Min? tbesel +UP aki,tit is in: ours,;:
-LAlke education that,,sets u sneeess in. life and.
OutwArd, adv,autage as. the .goakof human, en
cleaver. The men, who. proposed it called, thetn
selves,sophists or wisescres.,- 'What ~sortiof,re
Putat l ion they have. ,assogiated.,with l „the .word
• ; known „.to all.. , . n 7 .• 2. '
When, thereforej urged 41pproptiety.of using
Greek , and laatia ex preas i ng. the
_.woKld!,s,
thought in the period of its youth and manhood,.,,
autt.therefore„solning inte„the ,closest sy„tripatby:.
With ,the youth oroun schoolsend celleges,!',ll did,
not ,mean that it was necessary, to employ these
to convey to the young the scientifici facts which
t;hp,, s q,reets d l&new n and the imperfect: theories
Whick they had forped by guessing., I had net .
know/edge.,ef,these•things, in my mind at all.
meant ' , that the influence excited . by,*yrupathetic
*
'Coota with Homer and' Plato, and the -great,
Vrilifliied ;between
nie.uto 4 ,
true human wisdom, and that especially becaUse'
,these rtfen represent; - vlriromeniogree; a - stage of
meetaLgrgwtbEßVA PITTPr vibieb)*lXtesfoNis to
that l gf ,the, individual's /7-9.41 1 4 J. • ; - ' I
AT,A
,ritic and, Idiffer entire,' ydis,,,to Alit? value,
scientific . f a trarnipg.,
gVPe°Pline°4B
the study,, of such parks.,.. , of,po,dern , liter_atuyk;as
eißbotly nsodern , discoyerie . sua.tlie gFeat,Mealle or
ikePtaltdiseiP l i% : 1 9 1 9149P leg; bow A.
. 4.7;
di§eiPl4444 all. sav9, of, t4 . ..,141m5kg,
A.,,course..of active .
t, l l.e§l 3 .matteP.YoAd be, YALlgabh
eause.uvery observer who., treads nnexklered j
grcur t id, has to, „ Rmicisefhis„ l juAgm,ent,
atop, 'frePPe it.4,,tlot:°M.4riginfgAlgßi9AP49,M
arg,ien of meal *49.
1 ,4,etut1449WcT., v-1 3 4rtbni,
ir‘el 9nc l Must Jr few, iwnumber... ,Porune
there:Y. l llJAN gi tI4R. I .4*IMIL ..741p-Are.Pftre.4
trag34l3) te,,StPre
awAY gie - meffloPrlr thshacts oir_ca4Preriffe4 bY
these 'OO% havftgontioter Cho, saine , : ground,4l-,,
ready, :They : N . ollin, seldom. palled exercise,
judgment; :,They,cqmoltp, kuqw;_i4.4t W4PI
Agassis„aud. FArradayar4oN,ebnt by; such differ-,
ent processes that the resultant Afintahhenelikis
1 .. .. . . ...
but trifling For . this reason ~-i f for no r other
science.can never proy,p. a ,vabaabte.,lnethnd,ef
, manta discipline to th ' t f Z .
~.., ~ ,., , e ! g!ea• P'.4:ss-cl4 men. .1.1,11
page .of thelci,u&rendprstijuto,,Anglifth with, the
aid .of a bad lexico t n.(the, muse i the betler).:illi s
~ ~, ;,.. .... ..... . ,-.....: ~... • ; 1,,
Call for more exereis,e, Of -iudgment ,than whole.
430,1Tes;of thgP( 0 .911 4 1,.. ..;., •-...- ...,',. I , - I, .4 ~,;" t•
; 4!..-P,ne stage of Nimaß,KPgr9M in lee:Flg qqie2iPsc
is especialty„.4,luablpithronkits4e.wiTightfeeri
tr!!' 4 49 6ol ?pt i the n ;ePctIM.I - PskiklkotPli tll9 ArtiA.
throu g h . our sP?Wsi-r-TiO .1 3 P.CPgUril,F (1 t 1 M°.,w il
,that the appajently-fiat.'world, is, renud, tile, s ap ; .
, parently ;keying sun is: rehitroly..g.ited,,the,ap-
tigently, 7 . ting, i atara j ain e huge,plßiF,,thp.,uppg,
e R t V . 111 0, 1 ,,,te.Vtilfi. P?.i448 a compound, of hidk.
metals minerals and gases. ,It ia.one, step up -
ward frum the i dominip9,of.sense..,, L Aß4 : the .13i.-
hie traatthsere,as the.grpat rival pf, j ec k fth yi„hile,.
in common 3itapgN 79. 1 0k1Y.apd -1 9,94:40: 8 Pea1k ,
i i' f. • r e ( hsrn l AP:its riY4iit ,l l l 9 B MY, and ,seilsufg.?Ta
*,
t°*.9 B na,l 49.44Pt9g9,Flis#P 19 .faith , alth , .l)
PJA .e4B R 7I '
never. • f
D^,r-oau.. iutM. li• :f, t, ; No 1;;,,
tII9PACOP e / EC I 9FICqge ./ . I 9IP S t fi t 1344A 1803
ka wke4ge) that , often makes .the, staple of, our
sehopl-boqks„itgls t he .l imagipatinn., , Take our.
gs9gmplalps„Eqr„fiptlitpe.g.. '-i Qurforefathers ; fille, ( l l :
thP,AßTikeniogithAtin#PP FitksPePiTes.,*!.49ll7..
. •
gnhlins, gct ; we z Ansist.,rnA Ocsip t pos#eexAreme.,
A BeTen tYi fire cpgibagk will,, 4 3 9 1 101 c
the ; world to the,younthfnl mind
grayelyprodnqing_in, Acimpr_eftsioa,
010-49 ilumMeßse4 of
.f! , afAsgrigfigl/ 9.4,*4 AT:4.
i-- if sik b ye.., the' rgerir ha ,hm .t torkd : through,
one of these dry and crass epitom'es. If he be
blessed with any fuller experience through travel
or otherwise, he will find that he has learnt
nothing whatever, and tliat the world is as grand
and royaterions and full , of *sanders, ef ever the
wildest iniaginatioti'•suppesed. Stroh bo, .s fulfil
Macaulay's definion of a bad history,—e • • •
is true, the whole is false. "Mother Goose's
Melodies" is worth the whole of them.
"But 'knowledge is power."' Perfect knowl
edge may be posver, but it is something that we
-have little acquOntanfe r fith. Imperfect knowl
edge 'is very often Skiltriess. See how it works
in. the moral world -==`lahe ignorance of-the..as,
tent of.human depravity.often makes, a man hops
.ful for his fellow.rnen and trustfuLin.-them.:. A,
oneside r d and .therefore t imperfect knowledge„pf
the darker side ofl -human uatur,e Jeave.s, him
,
do 3 P9T- 1 4ePP'.And liistfi/stf. l 4 :414er1: broader,,
allCPerre9.t knowledge
_of, mall., WtlE# l 4,4PubileP!
restore him to his trustfulness of human nature.
So in other matters.,.„Nothingis.so pondneive 'to
Cowardice ava'_kriowledge,of the manifold dan
gers that Yuiroliiiphe the peace of man.
Jean PauPereowardli - Citaplain.*4 possessed of
a wonderful knowledge of allithe'diSasters possi
ble!tehlinselfpertenally;arniftheshtunan'rece in'
general; for that fattouS , =l"-jOurney to 'Flats'
would noVerlia.ve been ia.)!lvietnired;te
ignbraut clieelful, little boUrgeoislwife4s :the?
stronger 7 -fdr terAgnorim'ce of the'tot 'There lie"
lineWledg,e'difd'llitioirledge;"tibove thereis:a
harmony of knowledge; without
Curse. And - any - kaMedgerhich does-not pos
sess this niiiiilsided r ihiritfony difieVisiot cast
light; on • God's. purposes, and ,Anstree beist, i?lesse,d
ness, lakdevoid , .otthat harrnony o because,jt stands,
in no proper relation tor the centre - of all ; life aficl,,l
knowledge., , sciotist ; who. has ideveted4iis.,
years ,to the knowledgerof things l withont, Acy,thq,
neglect of the liingdojn within, has,gsthgrodive6,.
nesslatd .not strength ont,of his pursuits.,-!,‘Nith 7
all,thy getting, get. toisckm.Pf r 't
, For the,present I postpone my, remarks,on,the
relatioeof language, to culture,
' RENDER UNTO 02EBAR l'EfTh!TlirliOt
• - THAT ARE CESAR'S." f. Ci‘
.This justly popular ~ t ext, has. been otit of use.
fort •some time) past, but. fortunately Rev. AT: ,
Cheney of .ohibagols beginning. to:showois that ,
thielike every other scripture:is," profitable for
doetrink , for reproof, for instruction
ness."- The durrent use; of it is riot fast the; same.
as that whichaheiniled in the last 'decide,• nor is
,it found lathe mouth oft the.samo :Wen. Indeedf
we notice that it is mainly the religions newspa,
•peraiiihiah then"taughtt that any claim of Caesar
Ove.ibere. anys-derhple Oft4donsciettcei, that, now
isserththat lemsar can- t bave no claim ...wherein
liwor-auleooffthe Bhurch conherned.w„ The.
bonservaiiveto hale' thrown ovetmtheire favorite,
(ext„ , . kb:ILA to. i 1 .,
Why. the..ollangel .A ~.Chicagmairdzedlia,
pertntinent.injunction,..hast forbidden iarytecoleol
• iastieal taint fto!piioceed,. with n•trialeforiviolition,
¢f the rubiies of ithe PrayerlßOoktuntihitdshall
ofinforr.wto ihOrntes laid - down forithetbenefit- off.
aconsedipersone hi - the —Canino , th'e. Churchr
which vitbirefiresentst , eFromi. thieChnrdh-court_
there appeal to eittphigheiN amid Theljudgli?
found.thatzfilr4l beenl.ca - refullk!' organized to
ecinloidt,"Kandi thatt tits , senteneel=4voitldtl deprivw
Or. Cheney of sundry secular advantages4udgek?
Jamidson, treating the: eitelesiasticalleoustitutitin
offthe inaturei Of w dill , contrack:ori , thilashi
OftLwhich; ME;.Chenerawd his 'peoplelhad,;.beetill
regeiied , t& office land membership, forbade their.
further,proceedings:
llerevpon-a:gre:attoutoryaissiaiiethiii regard.to
the wpiritahlky an& independenceickfhth4,
Weodo , uot see.thahl either; liasteatt.: infringed,.
upbw: =, If Z.the , -visible !Church, •werel:purely
spiritual.botly,..-71iti, the: „muse in which thethori,
is~ •
there usedi , :asiccoutrasted Iwitlierseculari—Abon
tatettthen. coulddclaim - , n04 Jurisdiction. tril she
addressed•wheiself ,solely #8 _ spiritual ' , matters,-
cleaned 'only..-spiritual::: rights, lex-excised only
spifitualtipriSdictioni,she iwoulduhe manifestly •
an&entirely!olitside, of the :State!s 4 sphareautl
j u,eisdiction: lihen t this apiritual . bodys: copes.
to &eel' With., such ituispi ritual •matters as-property„
and salaries, investments and endowments, et,C l
Ska,places barselfAvathip.4lla..rsa.slb,cf„tbe,Rtate
' l ?_SesSU..t.fiings.k:Fg , 9°ll99TPl.ck f ec!s4h9..:
State as,, , as-, supremei ; ip i its own . sphare
Church isJn 49t,S.P.here.JIenge13,e,Sides, AghltrP.A.
seSei,eje,pur PresbYiFitl9 Pt turches •-491..n 11 2ar...4
or l ustees, , who,, re.P;e§ePti-...t.h9PnYgr2gAtign
its secular intereats.,and in, the, ,courts of the
State.. we...91'9 8 9;-te,etseli 04, tefgo4c4rch;.
edifices,and to keep from possessio n s f alit se
cular I ',4 l 4,SzAh9oSas& 1 1414141 - 141f4diffeAfilk-ir JA•atr.
secular R9P5%809118111-419.g . 4 q 9 R 4l lPT4sdiefrie. l ?y t•nd:
_
all,questioukalrecting ; possession, ina i y i .p .f? legally ;
brenglit fv . tl i et,icagnisance of aaaanlar . ,c,oart,
For i niS/ 3 434.b 13 4-nini 4044,1 , 1 AR, owner„ of
0 1 1ppp9oy, and individuals are
itP 1 1 1 ,4 1 344Y5 - XEPSCfs itY*9S park wh At might 701 1 94, ii. 3 imiAte,
though with _hardship 4,ake , t he ` , ;hole This :
„Jr an; :71
.011 -;
fa 4(M I FP-AP 1!e etflPlh 4nolloos,:kYdwi
Qumgers l in Fefiginglitq u ipeyi ArAl.Ala Ass, The,
affect N°4tlic6ll TN !jusl debt ieiclewthut:h
Os fuse to a a
it 7 s f t , screditr wa
of,
the y money. Societyet,,Frienaii;d'
eal io'
thie .- ve riw a Yl l l9 l .,We C, ommonwealth :,Their
refusal to - pay the t ithes of the . IlnglishClin4b`
was on equally bad grounds.
ON TOE,..WING.,
_.:~: .<
Appeal •has been made in this matter to th e
writings of the Reformers and Doctors of tho
Protestant Church. Our reading in that field
has been interrupted for some years by other
udies. But we are under the impression that
those writers drew the lines of distinction too
clearly and justly, to admit of any mistake, to and
that they never denied the righS i of the State to
control all "temporalities." ,lo come down to a
later date,_at• the •time of the Disruption i n
Scotland; the Free Church leaders conceded the
control-of the crown over all endowments, manses,
teinds and other. temporalities, but denied the
right of ! a civil court to impose a , pastor upon an
unwilling ~congregation. It • was the order to
Ordain Mr. Ycußg,,over the parish of Auchterar
.der that caused, the .disruption. We must not
dor" forttut the just distinetiont3„and clearly defined
positions ; Rep.:fit& have studied . these matters
Witk tliejoisAnotiop, oFrerit s ki other quarters.
One of the relioious papers of New York, in
Censuring Mr.,Cheney's pouree, wants to know
what the .Preablterjans,9l* the city would think
Af.‘„Curua,nr, Barnard were to is
sue injunetienkagayeo preshytery . on. the plea that
the ,'..saistry -;arktl; accused minis
ter were at stake,, l ,Andging
_front the recent
proceedings et.-....these......and._nther judges, one
iniglat;say thekthere wordd be good reason for
keeping,any rnattcr.offegalibusiness out of their
courts. If:the
,sectilarlities; of,Ap Church were
to •come, -before. ,thenit,. the chance of justice
would.berex.ceedin'. gly smallirrnegreater, in fact,
than: the;Phtince.efisistiPP,in.llny §ec.illar matter.
But .thiefurnishtvunt i vAlid ,reason for claiming
that-Judge .11.‘Ounn haspojurisdietion over the
members of a 'Presbytery, when the questions
whioh have-come hefore.the Presbytery involve
civil and scenlar:Werests. This style of reasoning
is—a.zernhinatiom i ot two: fallacies,—the
atrententrintaollioi.dienn l and the wziumentuna
Yet the; argument,,, although , fallacious, is
suggestive:, ; It points to the great fact, which
the Church will 40,we1l to realize, that her seen
bar.possessions are. hedged in„by no divinity, that
thei,ipoisseSn no useeurity or safety which is not
common to an property„,As representing the con
science: of the community, Me must see that
justice and righteousness are .secured iro:z11 legal
transactions, or she must expect injustice and 1171-
righteousness:lid:Ai, of interests are at
stake. If she inso:oateless of the best interests
of society; as.torallowilli'Ounna and .13arnards to
be elevat.ed• to the bench, and , freed while on it
froth' any overmastering control of wholesome
public. opinion, then .she may expect just such
decisions in regardltyllemown secular interests,
as the character. and , the` , record of these Bar
nandsiand .Ilil'Ounnisy.would render probable. If
tlie - Cheneyi. case ,5ha11..,. have. opened :the eyes of
our conservatives to the need of the: Church's
inflrienceri,n,political_reform and management—
if the Church herself is to be safe---then we
owe.to Mii:GhenerinfiJudge,..famieson a
F ietitt ;debt of gratitude...
wThe force of thi.argument „which we criticise,
ilt riot, bewfalt;:sonstrprigly in this. latitude as
...
mt , sonieletheri , Wm- city's' judges are not of
the Earnardand-MlOunn Stripe, and the Church
has littleite feariat their hands. Their courts
will.contrast favorahly,:in .point of justice and
`fikitiness with some..teourts- heldr;in, the name of
"-the 'Holy and „t* bat , 9ne.'!:.. Many of our
am.miair-would.. rather take their
'elnnice .our , Court of Coinmori, Pleas than in
that , .Synod of the • Reformed Presbyterian
Church which condamnekonnof our best citi
zens- without - trial, without a hearing, without
notice ot tile :charges, in hits,; constrained ab
sence, and in the teeth of his express denial of
the : charge matter,: and. form, as alleged."
Many, too; tlielcitizena,of Chicago would pre
ferahearingleforetaridgeqateiesort to one before
a court constituted'hy,airight reverend father in
sod, who ( -avows ,his, determination, to exclude
frouithejtiry,,Qatkirione whongrees with
,the ao
cime.dtiirmatteri of :;abstract opinion, and who
ever„rides, every defensive, canon -ito insure eon-
Victionli,,,:Therhopel of Abe l Church is-thew mat
ters, largely: that -.our, judges ; ; and;courts will
:e,r6owinci)Wiatte, andrthat those of New. York and
some other places„tlirough the: wisnexertion of
,the.Linflitenee ofithe.godlyin . political matters,
will grow l ,pure-arid asimst, as our. own:
.the ntherwisk, and; if. it be, found, neces-
Sary..for ;peliticall , endsp7.3c.,make tools of the
'Churches ovhat then ?p , iWhyitthen th,e Church
' e.;it;A qd. thr i auok Apr secular interests, the
13 e 6 4.1 :the' Team; to rule her. We believe
that'she''cattnot,ilittelht attempt to coerce her
is - an:toilette- pOigiliiiities Cf: the future; They
whtosappeseltditirthe Church Istoluffer no new
4:orsciontiontirl from theißtate, may be mistaken.
'Theyvsho,suppose that.she can escape that per-.
' • - --
s eqing-UP, clOniali,ke those of Ililde
-1144„In redn4 to: the exemption of her secil
laiitieti mit Siliteciarellure mistaken.
p.
•~-fiG r V
' I/mai/ere. is.riokstou •oP a • Seotchwornan who
. 1 418.10. esptli j ia blenk itng when a strange rl2 §4sP% 49r.,..1149 itttopied - the . kirk. On her
,answering 3'114 did; inquired why she
i 'Stra r '4"pligd' fluid' the preacher 'her
Amager.meted her . ineinog by'io-
Nliddialavrepri to text and; zse.rikam i ;, but she
tmenthowdoothing. can it do
!you any good
sire
j oio .pet remember?" ex-.
iTnt, water on
; tlibk -r liiieigl ;311e - °"I d - -that it all
!dries away; but I see that theljfiengrows whiter_
and whiter. I forget the sermon; but it makes
me better."
ULTONIENSIS