The herald., 1837-03-01

were selling yesterday for two shnllngS per copy
foar times their ordinary price. N"
Rev. Mr. HrosY IN 81. PAuL's-Last Sunday
evening, St Pauls was crammed from door to gal
lery-from the altar to the choir. The Rev. Mr. Hig-
by, an eloquent and powerful preacher delivered
discourse for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum Half
m hour before the commencement ofthe sermon, the
church was crowded with beauty and fashion, for
road is more crowded than the road to heaven, with
the gay spirits of this metropolis. ~
IntidcIs in reigion-unbeevers in the truth-free
thinkers in religion, generally mean dirty snutfy
disagreeabe looking rascas. The beau ideal of a
free thinker in our vew is the description given OF
Tom Paine, dirty, drunken vulgar wretch, who had
talents only to abuse thcm-tastc to corrupt t-and
fine feelings TO degrade them The sentiment of belief
Il one Of the noblest attributes of The souunbelefls
lew and vulgar Belief faith, and all such feelings,
arc
Feelings from the Godhsad given.
Or as Byron has il,
my uf him who formed the whole,
glory eir.ing r-und he soul.
No matter what religion exercises the believing ia
Guilty Of the soulany religion is better than the low,
vulgar, gin drinking tobacco chewing, snuff taking,
iuidellty of Tamnany Hail. No inidel is capable of
the eodlkc sentiment of love- and a man-bat espc-
oVSSs
some kind of region-is n monster TOO horrible to
have mirror in her boudoir to arrange her glossy
ringlets by, or call up her enchanting dimpIes.
But we have forgotten the Rev. Mr. Highly and 81.
Paul's Church His text was, +" what shall render to
the Lord for all his benefits" The sermon was excel
lent and beautifully applied to the occasion-yet l
think conldhave improvcdit. The magnificent peal
ing of the organ closed the services. The collection
-
We hear it stated tina, Mr.. Highly is stationed here,
or is about to be SO. Let good clergyman be well
treated A clergyman is a useful pivot in the scheme
Of civilization He is the centre or nucleus Of senli-
ments and feelings that otherwise would
Wat their sweetaess . tho desert air.
good cleIgymans is worth at least $4,000 year, be-
sides present Of breeches pattern at the clesc We
give that sum Secretary OF State Vice Presi-
dent, who generally does all the harm he can A good
clergyman, the contrary, peases the heart delights
the feeling charms the ladies' and strews the path 10
heaven, with all the intellectual graces of this world.
We don't like his practice Of saying grace before
meats" To call down the attention Of Heaven, to
sse MS guping and gormandzing is no great specimen
of our own delaacy the character of the Divinity.
The animal creation squalls in that exercise.
BorAxv-By the recent arrivals from Europe, we
perceive that the lovers Of science and Of botany in
particular, have been much interested by the late pub
icaton, by Sir Wru Hooker and others, of the dis
covory OF several new and vegetable products,
from Chill Patagonia, and the islands Of the Southern
Pacific Among the eindefatigable aborers in this de
partmcnt, we notice with pleasure, the name Of our
fellow counuyman J. N, Reynolds The labors Of Mr..
Reynolds are the moro praseworihy, as they were
unconnected with government patronage, were con-
Quoted at his expense and amid perls and priva
lions Of no ordinary magnitude. In common with the
yuass of the community, sincerely hope that the
proposed Nationa! Expedition, will soon be actively
engaged in this new field of enterprise and we trust
that no chickering's whether personal professional or
Official, will be permitted for moment to impede
its departure.
ASoruEn PARTY IN THE FIELB.-In addition TO the
other parties in the field, preparing for the spring cleo
ton. come forth the Natyves" headed by our old
friend and fellow sufferer in the Courier Office, Daniel
X. Tyee.
We can give a good account Of Mr.. Tylse. Heis
an amsble, sensible, pleasing man-too good for
politican-bu, ~ he is now in the trade, and wants
mood indorscr we don't know but we shall turn "nn-