Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-03

New Yoax, July 1887.
DEAR Sis,-You profess 10 be m admiTer OF the
fair ser. Be that as it may, you can have no ob)ec-
ton 10 grant ladies' of this city, great favor IL
is ths-that you will not make mention OF Religion
IN so light and irreverent manner. We are all IN
clned 10 think that the organ OF yeneraon 10 70 DC
found among the missing in your cranlam II you
grant this request you will please all thlnk OF that
your female readers and the greater part OF your male
ones. JULIA.
ANswER.-The lovely Julia is under the influence
of one of the vulgar notions ofthe day. lnever men,
ton religion in light and rreverent manner sa-
trze the and foolcres of preenders to religion
but religon-religion sef-regioniH its natural and
original purity, amable aad lovely as the maiden OF
sixteen is Of the pure and deep rooted elements
of my soul-of my very heart-of my heart ofhearts
From my earliest infancy was religous-not IN the
absurd ways of enthusiasts and bigos. When mere
boy, used to abandoned my playfellows, wander
miles the heath clad moors and look around upon
the sky receding before me, exclaimng-" what an
emblem Of eternity spreads before me! Oh that
had wings and could explore those happy regions !!
On other occasions, have plunged into deep ra-
vines, screened by "the saughs and swan bus:es,
from the MONDAY sun, and then clamberng over tho
rocks, chasing the little golden colored trouts up
and down the pebby stream below, think of God, Of
eternity of Jesus Christ Of the Virgin Mary, of all the
holy saints and apostles. In those early days, all the
beauties of religion enraptured my mlnd-not the
ooeres of free WILL the fantasies of predestnatlon,
or the bewiIdcrments of necessity, the flames OF
HE'LL or the pains of damnaton. 1t was the beauties
of religon-not it's horrors-lhat saw and read in
the history Of the Son MAN. His picturesque wan
derings over the mountains Of Judah-hls familiar
blending of sentiment wit, pathos and philosophy in
IL ct,nlt tfu n
his unapprsa enable character-these were the beau
ties of religion which studied. The little incidents
connected with his beautiful Virgin Mother-the
veneration and love he bore towards woman-the
mixture of moral dignity and whitening sarcasfn-o
high purposes and scntllatlons of wit and sentiment
all had their early attractions for heart and soul
that began early to despise the corruptons OF the Ca
tholic well as fthe Protestant church.
My fair correspondent uiais too much infected with
the corrupt oaihsome ptful taste Of the Look at
the practical effects of what called the mysteries OF
religion on the conduct of man. conclave Of holy
bishops in Baltimore discussing the ages OF their
housckeepers-or a convocatlon of venerable presby-
tiers in Philadelphia, denouncing each other as the
heather for the difference between "tweedledum and
tweedledee,' or a congregation OF pious Lutherans
and Calynsts creating riot around the pulpit IN
New York. and thrashng each other like loaiers a.
the Five Points. Can this he religion! Can this be
piey? Mono. 1t is The vulgar passions of man.
vainy attempting 10 deceive and cheat the world
into belief that they are fighting for religion.
must be permitted by fair julia to enjoy religion
in my own way. Because mix religion, sentiment
and wit in the cup, is ignorance and corrupt
taste to call irreverence. / might indeed, like the
fools of the day, unite religion with dulness
pride, ignorance, presumption, ayarice, speculation,
long faces and longer prayers but such not tho
religion Of Jesus Christ. The Protestant religion is
conceived in the metaphysical spirit Of ST. Paul
who was one of the most exquisite literary loafers
and penny a-lners in the age Of Tiberius Cesar
full of verbaism, pride, absurdity and self con
ceit. The Catholic system is part and parce
OF the mind of St Peter-a good hearted, zeal
Gus, reckless blockhead- supersti,ious vehement
irrational, and sometimes pathetic as when he burst
into tears after denying his Lord. Only one of the
apostles ever rightly caught the spirit Of bis master
He was John. That spirit is conceived in truth, beau
ty, pahos Imagination, love, philosophy, nature, sen
timent, wit, and poetic mystery of the most heavenly
character.
Can Julia now say that l am "irreverent on reli
gion! Does she understand mel