American Sentinel, Vol. 11, No. 38. (September 24, 1896.) | AdventAI

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CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP IN BABYLON.[^*]27 paragraphs
THE PRIEST POLITICIAN.S.8 paragraphs
PROPOSAL TO TAX CHURCH PROPERTY IN PENNSYLVANIA.6 paragraphs
HEAPING CONTEMPT ON A SOLEMN THEME.S.8 paragraphs
CANADA APPEALS TO ROME.10 paragraphs
CHRIST WORSHIP VS. CREED WORSHIP.GEO. E. FIFIELD15 paragraphs
BOYS' BRIGADES.[^*]4 paragraphs
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN TENNESSEE.H. W. Reed15 paragraphs
CLERICAL INTERFERENCE IN BEHALF OF A BRUTAL OFFICER.10 paragraphs
MONKS WHO OWN MILLIONS.5 paragraphs
LETTER FROM TENNESSEE.B. A. PHILPOTT.11 paragraphs
NEWS AND NOTES.2 paragraphs
THE “Woman’s Sunday League,” of New York City, have begun a crusade against Sunday trade in stores. On a recent Monday a dealer in dry goods was fined $10 for selling a handkerchief on the previous day.1 paragraphs
“FOR every dollar spent by the United States for religion, twelve are spent for drink.” Such is the estimate made by Dr. Carroll, editor of the Independent. What better proof could be wanted that the United States is truly a “Christian nation”!1 paragraphs
FREDERICK HERDER, a poor man, residing in the Jewish settlement of Carmel, N. J., was arrested on the 14th inst. for selling watermelons on Sunday, the 13th. The press report of the case states that “the old blue laws” were invoked by the complainant, Henry Miller, against Herder. Judge Williams fined the latter $10 and costs, which the prisoner was unable to pay. Hence he was sent to jail, where he remained until his wife managed to secure the money.1 paragraphs
AT Deruyter, N. Y., the Board of Education have passed a resolution discontinuing all religious exercises in the public schools. This action was in response to a protest against such exercises which had been made by a resident of the place, the law of the State requiring that such protest must be heeded. The Board stated that they took the step with deep regret. The protesting citizen averred that the protest was called forth by a recent attempt to coerce pupils into attendance at these exercises.1 paragraphs
The pulpit politicians of the country continue to wax fiercely eloquent before their Sunday congregations in the discussion of the monetary issue of the campaign. Press reports of “sermons” delivered Sunday, the 13th inst., by prominent clergymen in New York City, Brooklyn and Jersey City, furnish reading which in point of dignity and freedom from personalities is far below the level of the campaign speeches of the leading political candidates. One Brooklyn clergyman, the Rev. Cortland Myers, pastor of the Baptist Temple, went so far as to say that the Democratic platform was “made in hell,” and that “Altgeld and his comrades were the stenographers of his satanic majesty.” Their remarks were greeted at intervals with “laughter” and “applause” from their congregations.1 paragraphs
The question as to whether Jews in New York City should be allowed to work on Sunday was decided in the affirmative by City Magistrate Cornell, Sept. 14. A number of Jewish establishments had been visited the preceding Sunday and Saturday by detectives under instructions from the chief of police, and three arrests were made for the purpose of testing the legality of such work. It was claimed that the prisoners had worked both Saturday and Sunday, but the latter denied this, saying that the Saturday work was done by their business partners. The magistrate said that the section of the Criminal Code which covered the cases provided that a man can work on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, provided he kept the day set apart by his religion. Under this ruling the prisoners were discharged.1 paragraphs
$7.00 WORTH FOR $3.50.27 paragraphs
No minister of the gospel can ever properly get beyond the utterances of God's word. There seems to be an idea in many minds that regular gospel preaching—the preaching of Christ crucified and raised again to life—is suitable only to times when no special developments in the political world are claiming public attention. When some unusual development does arise—as, for example, when such an issue as is presented by the present financial question is before the people—it is necessary, they seem to think, to drop the preaching of the gospel of the power of God unto salvation, and preach upon the special political issue until that is settled. But the truth is that the self-same gospel which is suited to times of comparative peace and quiet, is just as well suited to the time of the greatest crisis. When God provided the gospel for the needs of a fallen race, he was not in the dark concerning any of the developments which were to take place in the political and social spheres in any age of the world's existence. He foresaw all the issues which would arise and claim the attention of the people, and with all these special movements and developments open to his view, he gave to mankind the simple gospel of salvation through faith in the power of his word. And that gospel has been found sufficient for every moral need of mankind, through every crisis of every age.2 paragraphs
AN individual is not a church, neither is he a State. The sole purpose of the church is to reflect to the world the light of Christianity. To this end it is an organized body, endowed with the various “gifts” of the Spirit. The sole purpose of the State, on the other hand, is to afford men protection and freedom in the enjoyment of their natural rights.3 paragraphs
ONE of the arrests for Sunday work in this city, referred to in “News and Notes,” was made on Bond Street, only half a block from the SENTINEL office.1 paragraphs
WE are informed that there were three arrests for Sunday labor last week at Ford's Store, Maryland. We have not learned the particulars, but hope to be able to give the facts fully next week.1 paragraphs
Zion's Herald, of September 2, contains a symposium on the question of the part which should be taken by the clergy in the present political campaign. The contributors are well-known clergymen and politicians in several Eastern States. As was to be expected, the contributions reveal a wide diversity of opinion on the question, showing that neither side can claim a monopoly of personal integrity. No one of them was able to quote any Scripture demanding political campaign work on the part of Christians.1 paragraphs
It is an admitted fact that the public schools of this city are shamefully inadequate for the accommodation of the children of school age. Tens of thousands of children are excluded because “there is no room.” Rev. Madison C. Peters, of this city, gives it as his opinion that “the main reason why there is not enough school room for our children is because too many of the enemies of the public school system are its commissioners and teachers.” “Call the roll,” said he, “and you will find that at heart many of the commissioners and teachers are friends of a rival system.”1 paragraphs
“THE powers that be are ordained of God.” Rom. 13:1.7 paragraphs
THERE is now a general conviction that Russia has become the supporter of the Sultan of Turkey, against the other powers of Europe which are anxious to put a stop to the massacres of which they deem him the instigator. And Russia is a “Christian nation,” according to facts upon which the theory of “national Christianity” is based.1 paragraphs
AMERICAN SENTINEL.8 paragraphs
This utterance by the Pope is doubtless a bitter disappointment to the extreme Ritualists of the Anglican Church who have been yearning for union with Rome on the basis of acceptance of Anglican orders. Mr. Gladstone was the special champion of this idea, and it was largely due to his influence that the question was reviewed by Rome.1 paragraphs
THIS decision will be the more humiliating to Ritualists since they have all along claimed that they were a branch of the Catholic Church; but the Pope refuses to own them, and puts them on the same plane with Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, etc. This doubtless seems to the Ritualist decidedly cruel, but they will get small sympathy from Protestants.1 paragraphs
A LONDON dispatch of the 18th inst. states that the Pope has issued a pronouncement in which he says plainly: “After long study, I must confirm the decrees of my predecessors, that all ordinations made under the Anglican rite are absolutely invalid.” “The Pope,” it is added, “also entreats the Anglican clergy to return to the Catholic Church.”1 paragraphs