The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-12

American Bosri.-Tabernscle, 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
American society for Meorstng the CONDITION OF the
Je~sAt "a o'clock at the Reformed Dutch Church,
corner of Broome and Greene streets.
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The Religious Anniversaries.
# is now nearly week since the celebration Of
these periodical assemblsges began generally called
the Religious Anniversaries, although they embrace
religion, morals, philosophy Fourierism, abolition
wisdom, pety, folly, eloquence, fanaticism, and lu
macy, Of all kinds and in every proportion We were
the frst to turn the general public attention to these
annual displays-the first to report their speeches
verba6m-the first to anayse and philosophise on
the general merits of their sxhibitions-and we
must say, that in the of the last ten years.
with great deal to approve and applaud, there 10
always ample scope to condemn and to bewail
In these anniversaries, human nature, human
intellect, the human mind are all represented in
aperlect undress, in complete dishabiA. Such
mixture Of good sense, eloquence, folly, pety, fana-
ticism, vulgarty, elevation, virtue, and absurdiy,
never appeared before in the world, except during
two remarkable epocbs Of past times-the great
English revolution in 1910, and the great French
revolution in 1870. In both these periods in the
history of France and England, the fountains of the
great intellectual deep were broken up. Religion,
in6deltv, folly, madness, enthusiasm, piety, virtue
state of excitement or effervesence. Hence arise
the various sects in religion morals and philosophy
which have marked the social and literary history
of both France and England Hence were commu-
ncated the various impulses that have given both
these countries their character originality and en-
ergy
The present age in the United States seems to
possess general resemblance those epochs Of
nd tcio lv fIo foof, IL.
veloped in the annual anniversaries that are held in
this city. We are beginning to form a national
character Here, during the present week, we
have had every shade of opinion-and every princ-
PIE of religion and philosophy, talked of-elucida-
ted-dwelt upen-examined-and set up as the pa
ragon of truth and excellence. Every little sect
msto be warning against all the other sects, and
Jack Robinson included, unless1when a certain
number by accident unite their faces against some
one in particular, that is increasing in power and
magnitude. The burden of many of the speeches
has been hatred and fear towards the Pope and his
clergy in this happy land-a feeling in which we do
not participate, for the Pope is as harmless as an
old woman in these days. The Presbyterans abuse
the Charlottesville Catholics, when they have a
chance put it into the heretics-the abolitonists
abuse the southern planter and the moral reformers
every body. Charity, love, federation, Christian
feelings, appear to have little or no influence at
these pious assemblages.
On the whole although there are many things high.
lypraiseworthy at these exhibitions, there is vast
amount of hatred, intolerance ,bigotry, ignorance land
superstition blended herewith to such an extent as
indicate the confused state of opinion and msrals
prevailing in the present age, and that lthe
tional character is working itself into form. The
lntolerant denunciations of Doctor Kirk or Doctor
Tying, are as far removed from the religion of
Christ, as the insane rawlings, and beastyIdescrip-
tons of the morareformers or abotionsts are from
liberty and purity OF person and character. We
have much good mixed with much evil-and such
we suppose will be human nature to the end.
FIRST GRAND FOURIER ANNIvERsARY,-We un.
derstand that this body of philosophers, new-lights,
modern christians, all together rolled into one,
intend TO hold their first great anniversary at Croon
Hall, corner Of the Bowery and Broome street.
They will have five or six speakers, each, on the
principle of decrease of labor, to take up one
branch and discuss it thoroughly. Horace Greeley
gives view of the statistics of roads, schools,
banks, and other corporations, and from these dedu
ces the natural tendency of the world to the Fourier
social system, including vegetable diet-and the
mode of preserving squashes thousand years. Mr..
surdty of expecting any thing from politicians of
every sect. In this we perfectly agree. Mr.. Mac
Daniel treats of the nights of labor, and the bad sf.
fects of free competition and monopoized machine
ry-monopolized spinning jenneys, and monopoly of
all sorts The Rev. Mr. Charming shows that Fou-
riersm is new revelation of Christianity, and is
the real millennium spoken Of by the prophet Isaiah
and St John of Patmos. All these are followed by
Mr.. Brisbane, who takes up all the odds and ends
the bits and pieces-and puts the whole to practical
use-incuding religion, PHILOSOPHY, social harmony,
eating, drinking, dancing, cooking, and love,
yielding IL per cent per anaum at the New Jerusa-
lem, to be located on the banks of the beautiful
Delaware. Great times these.
WEBB's TRIAL AT OTsEGo.-We expect to re-
ceve intelligence to-day of the result of the trial of
Webb ia the Cooper Indictment If he should be
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