The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-04


Here, then, is profit of more than quarter Of
million Of dollars, realized in seven years. from
Methodist book establishment The Northern wing
and the Southern wing, quarreled about tho spoils
and both having appealed to court OF justice, the
facts and figures Of this enormous gain out to
.nlighten the public as to the art Of acquiring
wealth by profession Of goodness. This lesson
upon the shortest way Of growing rich, is highly
edifyipg. We had supposed that Methodist minis
tiers heretofore taught, according to Saint Paul,
that :" the love of money is the root Of all evil,
ard that goodness, with contentment, is great
gain" The apostle speaks, in the same connection,
Of "perverse disputings Of men OF corrupt minds
and destitute of the truth, supposins that gain is
godliness." But now we perceive that the old
fashioned doctrine OF Saint Paul is exploded, and
that the great object Of the Methodist church,
North and South, is to get money. "The man.
mon Of unrighteousness," that is much cried down
in the pulpit, is greedily sought AFTER and the sim
certify of the preaching against it is beautifully
exemplfed, fret in the accumulation Of so much
Of that filthy lucre," against which bishops or
pastors are warned, beth by Peter and Paul. and
secondly, in wrangling about the plumber after
they have got it. The saints Of the oden time had
nor raiment bu. now, the modern saints, who
claim to be their successors live upon the fat Of the
land. It is no wonder that ordinary mortals should
worship "the almighty dollar" when such an e1
ample is set them by those so distinguished for
their piety But we suppose it is all right
Ills the temptation Of the devil
That makes all human actions evil;
For saints may do the same thing by
The spirit in sincerity,
Which other men are tempted to,
And ut the devils instance do;
And yet the actions be contrary
just as the saints and wicked vary
But, looking at the matter in another point Of
view-n the way Of business--we ask, ID it fair or
just on the part Of this money making religious
corporation to interfere with legitimate tradel Is
it not better for 'the cobbler to stick to his last
and the tailor to hi thimble and goose, and leave
the printer to his type, while the ministers and
bishops engage in the appropriate work Of saving
FOULS! The Methodsts under the leadership OF the
pious John Wesley seeded from the Church of Eng
land because it was too wealthy and too
worldly; and now the same sect are rivallinr
that church in the acquisition and possession
of the root Of all evil" Not only is this
Methodist concern a book establishment but it
publishes newspapers, and thus nterferes with ano.
Their branch of the printing trade. The next thing
we suppose, shall hear Of, is their embarking in
shipbuilding, or steamboat and railway enterprises
We cannot zee why they might not as well get up
bank also, in which they could take some lessons
from Moses Y Beach, Of the old PlainfaE,
or Tom McElrath, Of the new Nassau Bank
If this principle be admitted, there is no
limit to the trades and speculations to which
II may be applied. And if it is right in the
case Of the Methodist ministers, there can be no
reason against its extension to every other Sect and
thus all trade and wealth and property would soon
be concentrated in the hands Of the clergy. Are
We living upon American soil, or is Christianity,
after It's emancipation, at the Reformation again re.
lspsss iasV tho corruption sf ~ dark ages,