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mx 10 A CniTtc Rrvikvki. Abbott into.xlcnted," said Mrs R. "How sad it must mukc Mrs. Abbott feel to tbiiik Unit- hu is fast reducing tlicm to poverty." "Poverty!" exclaimed Mrs. T. with a look of surprise. " Wliy lie is the wealth iest tnerchtuit in Remington. I urn sure his intemperance could not affect his wealth much. The most lamentable fact is the disgrace that it brings on the church nnd his family. I think we should not expose our brctheren, but should endeavor to keep their short-comings within the church." " Whether it is called short-coming or long-coming I think we should expell all disgraceful members," said Mrs C. " Did we not expell Mr. Ramble for intemper ance V" " Rut Mr. Abbott is a respectable mem her of society, while Mr. Rumble was not," said Mrs. T. ; " Mr. Ramble was poor while Mr. Ab bott is wealthy," replied Mrs. 0. in a sar castic tone. What a tine vehicle the church is for gaining and courting wealth! Nay, even the temperance cause and all other phil anthropic schemes are turned into vehi cles of egoism. (to lio continued.) A C1UTW REVIEWED. I have read no article more fallacious in argument, or more demoralizing in its results, than the criticism on Prof. Allen's Address. 1st. He says "That our state education nl'systcm finds no place for the so-called religious training." Verily, then, wo must do away witli our Mental und Moral Philosophies. "Any sort of a religious ceremony or observance in an institution supported in whole or even in part by all the people of the state would be a gross violation of personal rights and a most unwarrantable misuse of public property." Such a state ment is without foundation. Scarcely a Stale University in the land but requires its students to attend the exercises in the Chapel. Is not the Bible read, and prayer made? Do not the most of them compel the students to attend church on Sunday, at least once a day V lias not such a by law been passed by the Regents of our own University? Do not the various Leg islatures and the Congress of the United States elect their Chaplains? Are these not "somo form of religious ceremony or observance?,' Verily, some do find room for palliation" and do "justify them." 2d. "That moral education follows from intellectual training." Is that true? You might as well expect grapes from thorns as that moril culture follows from intel lectual training. Do we not find men de voting all their time, ingenuity and skill for the accomplishment of crime? What remarkable progress lias been made in burglary in the mode of operation, tools used, etc. The damning influence of the abortionist, learned in his profession. The wonderful skill manifested in conn terfeiting money. 'Tis but a short tune since the whole world was horrified by that infernal machine called the Dynamite. The case of Rullolf, who was hanged a few years ago, illustrates vory clearly the contrary. It is surd that ho was well versed in the classics, a scientist, devoted to Philology, u study which leads one's thoughts to a higher level, a broader plain, to contemplate which ought to purify the mind and raise it beyond the gross selfish ness and the hideous crimes for which his life was distinguished. Dr. Taylor Lewis says, "Experience has abundantly shown that no amount of fact knowledge, or of the scientific knowledge in the strictest sense of the term, can give security that the man possessing it may not turn out a monster of crime and u deadly scourge to society." He further says: "No wild beast that roams the for est is so hideous and dangerous as this, nothing we know in man so strongly sug gests the conception of the demoniac na" fr
