The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-06

abolition, ultra-tempersnse, or some other Of the
great questions Of the age, this has remained one
compact organization, containing both the de mo-
cratic and representative principles, popular and yet
conservative; and leaving psiisssl questions to DO
settled by political neA, she has neither swung of
her mornings, nor made any strain upon them.
This church has one college, theological semi
nary, and several academies; foreign and domestic
missionary society, an educational society, and Sab
bath school union. The number Of churches is $50
of ministers, 80; Of inihes, "A, 3 of attendants,
los, 1872.
A large property was left for the support Of the
Dutch Reformed Church. which r said not to have
been applied according 70 the viii Of the testator;
and suit has been commenced for right applica-
ton Of the same The prosecutors allege that said
property was left for the support of the Dutch Re-
formed Church in the city Of New York, and ought
to be duly apportioned amongst all the congrega-
tions in the city, that said property has been mono
polized by the collegiate church emily, whose minis
tiers have been enormously paid, whilst the Others
in the city receive no benefit therefrom, contrary
to the will of the testa.or that part Of said pro-
perty has been appropriated to the educational
institutions of New Brunswick, and in other ways,
contrary to the will of the testator. On the other
hand the defendants plead uninterrupted possession
for more than twenty years, which gives them a
title to which it is replied that they held said pro-
perty as trustees only, whence the rule does not
apply We give no opinion on this +; the trial will
co ue on shortly, and the particulars will be laid
before the public--only think, if trustee OF
twenty years standing is entitled to the property
he s in trust for there ought to be another verse
added TO the Beatitudes.
As propose to give some short account of vari-
Gus religious persussions it may be asked in wha.
relation they stand to each other! We answer,
that they all protesting parts of the universal
Church of Christ 1t might be thought desirable
for all to think like in religion but the presump-
ton is in that case, that all would have sunk into
one profound insensiblitylike the ten virgins who
had nothing at issue, and therefore went to sleep.
Still, schisms and divisions must be considered as
wounds in the body of Christ Some endeavor to
cure these wounds by first intention, and therefore
/ bind them up. We are of opinion, ourselves, that
they are best healed by no intention at all-but by
the salubrity of things around them. Faith, hope,
/ and charity, properly understood, the guardaa
angels of the Church; and so long as these are
watchfuI and alive the Church cannot fail to i'm
prove: and we can conceive no real religion attend
ing an imperfect creed, divine mercies some
times sweetest drawn on the dark ground of our
human despair
Hence in our observations the several religious
systems We shall merely give things as they -
which is right, which is wrong in the premises,
is for others to determine--not Us. And we would
only urge the direction Of st. Paul-the most prac-
teal we have met with on the subject Let every
man be fully persuaded in his own mind"