The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-01

Amusing aud Valuable Split.
While the dull and sleepy controversy between
twredle dunn and tweedle-dee, conducted by Doctors
Potts and Wainwright, is dragging its slow length
along,-creeping up Salt River. out of the sight OF
all tuurlty, We are happy announce that there Is
aprospect Of very interesting outbreak-a second
eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in the EpIscopai
Church, which will come off this day week IN Inc
election of Vestry-men of Trinity Church corpora
ton.
II will be recolected that during the sessions OF
the Enscooal Convention held in this city last sum-
mer. serious misunderstanding took place in that
body between Bishop Onderdonk, and the Honora-
BILE John Ducr. This controversy was apparently
founded on some obsolete ideas as the nature and
extent of the Bishops authority, and the nterpre~
tation of the canon prescribing the rules and order
of ordination and great deal of vigorous sharp
shooting ensued in the shape of speeches, publica
tons, pamphlets, rejoinders, pastoral letters and
what not, which has been continued with more or
less vigor up to the present moment. The contro-
versy thus presents to the public estensby the form
and hneaments Of serious and solemn dispute
about ecclesiastical doctrine, involving the souls
salvation, and covering the illImitable ocean of
eternity. But when examined by the carnal
optics OF human reason, it resolves itself into
a mere squabble as to who shall possess the
power in Trinity Church Corporation, and who
shall have the management-for the glory OF
the great head of the church and the good of
souls--of revenue of $4,000 per annum, yield
ed by thirty-ive millions of real estate in this city.
This is the real point at issue, and it is, we must
confess, bone very we'll worth fighting fora bone
for which no "cur ecclesiastical" need be much
ashamed to scramble in the face of man, if not Of
heaven.
On the one side we have Bishop Onderdonk, and
agreat portion OF the cergy-who, with all spiritual
simplicity, lack not wholesome discretion touching
the matters of this simple word-with almost all
the literary ladies and comnunicans OF the Eplsco
pal Church, and all the young and beautiful girls
within the pale of that church's spiritual embraces.
For it so happens in all rehg ious controversies
the Bishops and priests and clergy, in consequence
Of possessing superior infusion of the holy spirit,
always carry along with them immense major
ity of the beautiful and angelic porto OF the
believers. This affinity between saints and angels
Is very natura it has subsised in all times, from
the days of the father of all the faithful and his
lovely Standardization, however, he afterwards
very ungalanty packed off to the desert-to the
present moment; and, therefore, we are rather
disposed, SO far as we come off the fence and take
part in this controversy, TO go with the Bishop and
the beautiful, blooming, and angelic women, and
in opposition TO the honorable John Duer, and his
band OF pragmatcal associates, with all their long
rigmaroles about this principle and that principle
this right and that rlght-and this canon and thai
canon.
On the other side, the hcretcs of the Episcopal
church--for heretics iohn Duer and his associates
nos, assuredly are, when they dissent ffom the
authority OF the Bshop--came forward like Martin
luther himself To reform the Pope of Rome and
TO purify the house of God from all the abomlna-
tons of false teachers and unscripura doctrines.
Now Mr.. Duers first appearance in the character
of rcformer is certainly calculated to excite great
interest, and there is every 20 believe that
he viii conduct the controversy with great spirit,
although not with ultimate success, because the
ladies are against him. Yet Mr.. John Duer has In
his favor vast experience in the art of publication,
whether it be applied to Trust Companies or
Churches me temple of Mammon or the temple
OF the living God. We all know the remarkable
history Of the American Trust and Banking Com
papy, which, during the Of three -four
years under his management, became so sublimatec
under his unrvalled process of publication, that il
has certainly disappeared from this world, and is
now, we believe, in the next world-thai is, the
Court OF Chancery-which is we should think, far
enough into the bowels Of eternity. 1t will, there
fore, be perceived that Mr. John Duer las reformer
and purifier, Is net a novice-that Mr.. John Duer
is not a beginner--that Mr. John Duer is not a
neophite--but that Mr.. John Duer is a veteran, a
master, an old hand tried hand successful hand
at the business of purifcation and we expect to see
at the approaching election for vestry-men for
rTrtn of ha hos tod Huh
that has ever been witnessed. including even the
charter election, or the fall election.
We publish to-day for the edifcation of tbs
cody, the instruction of the profane and the nfor
nation of all, the Bulletin of Mr.. John Duer ant
his associates on this great Lutheran movement
for the publication of the Episcopal church anC
also the reply of the Bishops party, who strictly
denies that the church needs any purifcation-and
who has in his ranks, beauty, brightness and lowell
ness enough to purify, illuminate and adorn all the
churches in Christcndom, and the Fourierites into
the bargain.
In the meantime we close this homily, by re
commenting to both parties to sing the folowin,
spiritual song, short metre-it may do some goot
even to saints and reformers:-
RELIGION-WHAT IS TT
ny BISHOP HEBER.
10 il to go to church to-day,
To look devout and seem to pray,
And to-morrows sun goes down
Be dealing SANDER through the town
Does every sanctmonious face
Denote the certain reign OF grace
Does phiz that scowls at sin
Oft veil hypocrisy within
Is it to make our daily walk,
And Of our good deeds to talk,
Yet often practice secret crime,
And thus misspend our precious time
kn for sect and creed 10 fight,
To call our zeal the rule Of right
When phat icish is, nj the best,
To church ercei the rest
Is II to wear the Christian dress,
And love to all mankind profess,
To treat with scorn the humble poor
And bar against them every door
oh, no religion means not this:
Its fruit more sweet and airer is
L.. A--.Al..= a.