The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-28

NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Friday, July rs. IsA3.
Co. Allletlers on business with this office, and
communications intended for insertion, must be
addressed as heretofore 20 JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
d,or and proprietor OF the New York Herald.
a SPECIAL EDIcr-Pos,masters in the immediate
vicinity Of this city, will henceiorlh remedy the
complaints we daily receive OF the rreguary of
the receipts OF the Herald. Our subscribers say
they do not get more than three or four papers
week, and those they do get are several days behind
the regular time. "Read and obey"
The " SECULAR Pass" AND RELIGIOUS CoNTRo-
vERsY.-some OF the newspapers, and amongst them
the Fourier organ in this city, crying out greatly
against what they call the secular press taking
up the Puseyite controversy. This Is exceedingly
absurd, and very clearly evinces the small amount
of information which these gentlemen possess, re-
speeding the business and duties of the conductors
OF the newspaper press To be sure we did not
need any additional expssition of their ignorance on
these points, but in this instance it is manifested
in relation 10 matter OF small Importance it is
worth while 10 refer to it briefly
newspaper TO be really what it ought to be,
should take up and discuss, at greater less length,
any great question which agltates the public mind.
The presen! controversy which disturbs the ortho-
dox repose of the Episcopal church has peculiar
claims on the notice of the secular press" II is
destined TO exert mighty Influence on the great
principles OF civil and religious liberty in Europe and
this country, and will lead 10 changes in the State
as well as in the Church, of which not many at pre-
sent dream Why then debar the Csc cular press"
from taking up and discussing the points in this i'm
portant controversy, and giving due prominence TO
every movement olits progress1 None but the enc
mics OF truth fear free discussion.
The great increasing and pervading influence OF
The newspaper press here is owing in great degree
10 The perfect freedom in the choice and discussion
of the topics which occupy its columns. We might,
indeed, coon look for return of the dark days O.
the Inquisition and the " Blue Laws" were the dis.
cussion of all so.caled religious questions now to
be restrcted,o the priesthood and the presses under
their control.
IKE ANTI InEATRE MANIA.-The moral and reli
glous world is not infrequently visited by epidem.
les which carry AL before them, and spare no one
These epldemics assume various forms, and are of
very ciiierent degrees OF severity very ala. ming
epidemic prevailed in New England at not very
remote period. Not satisfied with inducing is VIC
TINS TO enact all scrs OF BLOODY and barbarous laws
II led them IN number of melancholy instances,
actually 10 murder their fellow beings. But indeed
there has scarcely been any period since the COM
mencement OF the Christian era, il, which the reli-
gious world has been tree from the influence of a
prevailing Epidemic AT present the disease mani
tests Itself IN most morbid antirathy 10 theatres
and all places Of public amusement.
The sight of oae of these buildings throws these
suffering from the epidemic into violent convusioIs
and they give not sleep TO their eyes nor samber to
their eyelids, until they have made some org anised
effort TO convert the edifce into church They
will cheerfully expend ten times the sum necessary
to erect place of worship, in the purchase of
theatre; and to accomplish their purpose will ex-
haust energies which, if properly employed, might
have converted whole city.
1t Is the love of glery-that potent and deeply
rooted passion of the human breast-that furnishes
the motive of these certainly not very wise evange-
lists. Just in their opinion one converted Hottentot
is wnrlh than the souls of ten thousand sinners
at home, the conversion of theatre into a
church, is deemed more signal victory over Satan,
than the erection at the same cost of half dozen
churches. Need we say that there is something
sadly wrong in all this? We find no fault with the
zeal Of the sufiereIs-we give them the credit of
slncerity-though Heaven knows that is gift the
posse ssion of which is doubtful enough in some
cases. We will in charity suppose that they are ac-
tuaied by the puest desire to promote the cause of
truth and the best interests OF their felow-men
But we must take leave to tell them, that in our
opinion, they act unwsely. Let them, in the spirit
OF the humble and selfdenying founder of the
Christian faith, seek not their own glory, but the
glory of The truth. Let them, instead of moving
heaven and earth TO gsin one convert beyond the
seas, whilst multiudes are neglected at their very
doors, direct more attention TO the great field OF
labor dt home. Let them, instead of trying so hard
TO degrade and ruin the drama, exert themselves
with greater zeal and fidelity to incucate the same
great lessons OF ruth and virtue which il teaches.
And before they purchase more theatres, let them
get Out OF debt for the churches they already pos
sess and thus practically exhibit their attachment
10 those great princi PIES of their faith, which en-
force the duty OF discharging our Just obligations
and adhering in all our transactions TO truth and
righteousness.
SARATOGA CORRESPONDENT One OF our reporters
departed yesterday for Saratoga, where we shall
have regular correspondence during the fashona-
bic season Of that fashionable resort. All the |
young ladies' will, therefore, look as amaDle as
may be, and the young gentlemen will be as
gay, courteous, and gallant as convenient, and |
n; all times be in readiness for setting to our da
gueneotype correspondent The more grave will
also be pictured In becoming colors and the bril-
liant route, and the gay assemblage will be exhibl
ted in tlnls as bright as Heavens pure sunbeams.
Saratoga has now an assemblage OF the beatfiee
this peculiar period, and our correspondent by his