Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1891 — CURRE COMMENT. [ARTICLE]

CURRE COMMENT.

Dr ris-cr-' Case. There Is ev pro pcct of a very lnleresting and piiifying time at the trial. —Brooklyn Times. It is apparent a large number of clergymen stand ab’ ut wlici e the accused docs. —New York Hera’d. Tho sentiment of this age does not favor the persecution of any one for his aonest opinions—Lafayette Journal. So Dr. Briggs is to be tried for heresy liter ali. The old spirit of the inquisition has not wholly died out yet.—Boston Record. The worst thing that the judges have found against Dr. Briggs seems to be that ho dared to speak his mind freely. —Boston News. The Briggs case is up again and we iba.ll soon know whether the eminent professor is bigger than the creed of his church. —Minneapolis Tribune. Prominent Presbyterian ministers as»ert that the action now taken will qatise i strife in the denomination which will imperil its very existence. —Albany Times. The point of chief interest in the case s that not only Dr. Brigg, but the doctrines of the confession of faith are ikely to be on trial.—Minneapolis Tribune. Taking it altogether the present crisis is the most serious one Presbyterianism n Amorica has had to face for more than half a century, or since the division of 1837.—Philadelphia 'telegraph. The New Y*ork Presbyterians are tryng Pr. Briggs for heresy because his Hews do not coincide with theirs. A ittle more Christian charity and a little less prating about orthodoxy would improve a great many peop.o—Memphis Avalanche. Tho majority of the clergymen ih the New York Prc3byicry thought it wo.uld be bette’r to let Prof. Briggs and his opinions tako their course than to force to trial a case which cannot fail to reresult in heart-burnings and in loss to Presbyterianism.—Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph. Trial3for “heresy” are in most cases of doubtful wisdom. Whatever of added guarantee the church “standards” receive in the result of such trials scarcely weighs against the popular sympathy for the “heretic” usually excited and manipulations of the secular press which almost invariably favor the accused party.—Chicago Standard. Aggressive Russia. Russia will hesitate to strike where an English army is going to defend. — Rochester Herald. Another printing press lias been s iz d at Kjeff, Russia Th i printing press is an infernal machine in the ey;s of tyrants tho world over.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. The Chinese are commanding Russia to keep off “the roof cf the world,” otherwise an altitudinous tract kno.wn as Pameer in Central Asia. —Grand Rapids Telegram-Herald. The Russian Foreign Minister is in Ttaly on a mission to promote peace. Famine’s grip on the bear s \ita!s must be strong when it thus forgeis its instincts.—Montreal Gazette. The chief objection neighboring nations ha- e to lstting Russia get up on “the roof of the world” is that thev ;an’t tell on which side she proposes to slide down. —Philadelphia Inquirer. Russia now wants to take “the roof of tho world.” Now let the modern despotism walk around and try to take the United states of America, root of nineteenth century liberty.Baltimore Herald. In 1876 Russia d dared war against Turkey b:cause the Turks were persecuting and massacring their Christian subjects. If any nation were looking for a good excuse to make war on Rus sia the present persecution of the Jews might furnish it. —Buffalo Express. Another conspiracy against the life of the Czar has been discovered in Russia Such announcements always suggest the query whether it is really a new conspiracy or a fresh development of the one which is supposed to b> simmering in Russia all the time. —Philadelphia Bulletin. China seems to be between the devil and the deep sea. She is looking to j Russia for an ally to save her cities from ; bombardment by Great Britain and de ! pending upon Great Britain for an ally to def, nd her territory from invasion and seizure by Russia. —Birmingham Republican. __

The Chilian Row. If it is found that the United States sailors were attacked wantonly and without provocation our Goverhment should insist upon ample reparation for the affront from the junta—New York Press. We should demand redress for any outrage upon our seamen, but wo should discipline our naval officers if during the Chilian war they took any other than a strictly neutral position.—Milwaukee Wisconsin. It is of importance that Chili ana the United States come to an amicable and honest understanding. Whatever cause of irritation Chili may have that is not In itself frivolous or unreasonable should be removed. —Washington Post The Chilians should have some of the conceit taken out of them. It would not be a bad idea to put their army on board some of the American vessels, bring it up here, and let it see what kind of a country this is.—Louisville CourierJournal, - On the whole it may be well to reserve judgment until the details are fully ascertained. The comnlications between the United States ana Chili are a’ready grave enough without jumping to the conclusion that a fatal row between a lot of marines on one side and the Chilian mob on the other necessitates a further International quarrel.—Pittsburg Dispatch. It cannot be supposed for a moment that the Chilian authorities will refuse to make prompt reparation for their out rage upon Americans, but nothing but the fullest reparation and apologies can be accepted, and if they are not accorded promptly it will behoove this Government t.) act with firmness.—New Crleans Picayune. Sam Small. Sam Small, professional revivalist, is under arrest for obtain ng money under false pretenses in a real estate deal. But for his pretense of preaching the gospel he draws wages unquestioned.— New York World. If Rev. Sam Small is a perfectly honest man, he is continually in hard luck. There was a misunderstanding as to his use of certain funds connected with the university at Ogden, which caused his retirement therefrom, and now he is accused of obtaining 81,000 under false pretenses. It looks very much as if Mr. Small had mistaken his vocation.—New Haven, Register. “Rev." Sam Small’s real-estate transactions are likely to dim the brilliancy of his fame as a gospel headlight A man who has brains enough to clear SSOO on a 81,000 deal ought to have untold possibilities before him, but Small madq a fatal mistake In neglecting to cover uncertain peculiarities of tne deal for which he is now under arrest—St Paul Dispatch.