New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-09
CITY ITEMs.

RELIGIOUS MISIsTRATIoNs IN CHARITABLE rs
rABLrsHMsNTs - Subscriber calls our attention to
paragraph The Sun, which states that IN the City Charity
Hospital at Bellevue there two Chaplans Protest.
ant whose duties are moderate but who paid fair salary
By the City while the Catholic patients attended BY
clergyman their faith who has harder duy and re-
ceves 40 pay at al-St least from tho City. This
our Subscriber untes with The sun IN thinking wrong
and urges unite also recommending that the Cath
ole clergyman too he employed and paid BY the City asa
Chaplain
We doubt Not that the Catholics have equal righiswim
Professionals nor that Csthsc Chspslns well Pro-
tesant should be provided ard paid BY the City In
any are But have serious scrupes to the employ
men and payment OF Chsplans by the City at ALL Admit
our Subscribers position and where shall stop May
not require Baptist Methodist, High Church, Uaiis'
rlan, Hebrew aud Mierite Chsplains II the ms.ory
should have religious mnstraons at The public expense,
why the minority, and erey minority for rights Of
conscience Do not pertain to msJorites only. Who
authorized Is decide eoIcusvey that certain differences
offalth are vial while others noti
We jus, two clues whereby to escape from this soy
rnth OF confusion snd urushable expense viz; l. Let
those who be ministered any public establish
ment where stated religious mnistraiions deemed ce
srabe be authorized TO determine by vote some h1ed
dsy-say the st Of January each year from what de-
nomination their Chaplain shall DO chosen and let the
proper authorities settled pastors Of that faith choose
accordingly or p lie; the civil authorities decline 10
appoint Chapsins In any case, but give public notice that
the prisons hospitals lums aims houses &C. at al
times open to the mrsirsons Of clergy Of every De-
nomination who at the time IN coed aud regular STAND
ms their respective churches here. We doubt not mat
the required services would DO promptly rensered without
payment frcm the City Treasury. 10 now ren.
dered 10 the Catholics IN the Bellevue Hospital.
There sre all time. lots Of projects for multiplying
Offices and Increasing salaries which It Is essential should
be and resisted otherwise the expense Of Govern
men, would become n,o 'atle. The only way TO settle
such questions Subscriber raises to ds down 10
principle. which lie the foundation of the supposed
grievance. II We have ros done Il Ia this let some
one else a,temr,N
BLooNtN0pALE As,Lua FOR rHE ISsasE-
beautifully situated on ono the most elevated bills o
Manhattan island known ia ancient story the Harlem
lights. TIC Rhomingiae Asylum bears far closer re-
ssmolance 20 hc haroui balls Of England the delight
n eountr, seats Of the wealthy la France and Belgium
than ~ any 1ealhe ydler could have formed Of place Of
confinement those friends and relatives desre to
treat with kindness and soothe back 10 reason. reeeton
AMI healthy mind 10 i miles "a the north Of me
city Hall oNeflo1ks The hudson. and commands prov
rect whrh, ter extent variety and loneliness Is ss'0o'
saualei, a..
The Avum Is private corporation, In connection wss
tho New lefs Hospital. The President and ee
which examine iis coalition monthly. commiliee ~
sx rsntictuen 81 tho highest character meet monthy "
transact 90 ordinary business. and two Of thcr hnmos
tend one dan in each week, D. zee that every paen
, pfvpsfN treated Tho present committee esussnn
Messts stephen Alien. chairman. W. ~ liaiss1, R
4 ksnns,i, las poualiscn Lawrence and s.ss,
talp. TIC rhy stefan Is nr runy Earle Tue 49, a.
patents Varies uVm - 10 50 sud upward as ~"