The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-21

ANovEL MODE OF REcoNoILING THE PARSONS -
weeks past conducted with such s.rimony and
fsrocity between two holy, pious, and reverend
pastors Of the Christian fold, in this community,
involving the question Of mutual veracty, threa-
tens to shake the very institutions of the church
itself, from centre to circumference. We have
before alluded to this terrible rupture, arising
out of misconcep.ion of sentiment attributed
to DR.. Joel Parker, in "Uncle Toms Cabin !"
The Doctor, in endeavoring to exact from the
authoress resraetion Of the offensive paragraph,
became embroiled with the lady's brothcr-anotker
ecclesiastical frebrand-tbe Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. Each Of these berigerent parties having
at his disposal religious weekly newspaper-the
former the Observer and the latter the independents,
has been assailing through its columns the charac-
ter of his antagonist; and charges of forgery aad
falsehood have been interchangsd between them az
freely and with little delicacy of language or SEN
tment, if they mad chosen for their model in this
scurrilous war, the New York organ of socialism,
Fourierism and billingsgatism-our philosophical
contemporary, the Tribune Indeed, II would appear
that the infdel notions circulated by that iourna
are not much at variance with the feeling of these
reverend men, since its columns have been also very
appropriately pressed into their service.
But what strikes US peculiarly judicious,
though somewhat amusing, in this affair, is tha.
another Of the religious journal confraternity- Tie
EcdagoiSt-in its praiseworthy efforts to save the
church from scandal and reconcile the belligtreat
priests, actually resorts to the novel plan Of in
pugning the veracity Of both. It .eems to think
that they lie all round, and that none Of them are
worthy Of belief Like two naughty boys at school,
who have been giving each other the lie, their pre-
ceptor knocks their heads together, telling the n
that they have been both fbbing; SO the Erang.l-
list, in long article designed to cast oil upon the
troubled waters" makes use O! the following re-.
mark, which, appropriate it is, must be confessed
to be by no means fattering to the present moral
condition Of the church,
We dc not believe in the truth Of either Of the cone
ons sought to be established in these respective jour-
nails tthe ObseTrG and the Ildtpe,ldent)
This is the most sensible observation, or commen-
tary, we have ye. read in any Of the saactimoaous
papers, in reference to this ecclesiastical dispute
We commend 1t to both the parties and though, for
the sake Of religion, we might not hare wished Il.
to under the observation of the laity general
ly, yet, as the harm has already been done by the
publication Of it, we have no reason, as we might
desire, to suppress it. We are afraid, however, If
this state ofthings progresses much fartheri will be
come necessary for the Bible Society to organize
newmission to convert the ministry, and INTRODUCES
among them regard Cor the virtues of truth, n.
thence, meekness, gentleness, and brotherly love;
but in the meantime we-would recommend to the n
to commit to memory, and recite, morning, noon,
and night, until the medicine operates fully, the
little hymn in which the following verse occurs
But, children, you should never let
Your angry passions rise;
Your little hands were never made
To tear each others eyes"
We have no doubt that if our simple prescrp.en
be faithfully followed, the church will have less
sause in future to deplore the unseemy conduc. Of
her ministers We hope such will be the case