New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-29
GERMANY.
The Struggle betweea Prstestsnttsm ana
Catkolicism.

iatans, adyenturers, ano jews, t1ah INV "
the old systems Of society and culture are passing
away, and the foundation of new system pre-
pairing
N The n,ople no longer lives in it's old world
18th n. vhols soul, it cannot yet wholly escape
from it.-stll less can it decide for the new prln'
sip,e Of life-nay, this decision cannot even be e1'
pected OF il, since the new world, although its
materials have been wrought out for centuries, has
not vet been completely constructed What
change is thus prese ated TO charatans, to uttsra
few shallow WORDS in praise Of the old, and to de-
claim against the new, which they know only by
the name Of revolution.
The whole Protestant world OF Germany has
for the last few weeks been Mortified by the extra
ordinary activity Of the jesuit Missions and the
pysdis Jus enthusiasm which they have excited among
he CsthoBc population The General superintendent
Of the Prasssp Provinces have iued circulars TO fheir
eIersy, sxboraDg to vigilance and Increased activity
The Upper Church Counsellor at Berlin, 70 whom tue
lsispe1deni supervision Of the Protestant Church 1t
IsAss pomInally committed, has also pr 'mugsed an sd
dress 70 the collective Protestant clergy Of the country
- which be repeats the celebrations Of the General
Superintendent.
The most saitsble method Of withdrawing the Cstho
10 Church held 10 be the imitation Of her Jesuit Ms.
.e,s and scsordosly IL decided TO send extrsor
Snsry hin preachers 10 re7ivy the spirit Of the
Evangelical Churches But the mespsi few weeks
s,ss Q COLI ction for this purpose taken In the
churches Of Bsrlin-but hardly thousand dollars W"
yu,ssd in tbs whole city Many clzens Of the middle
seses believe tass nothing will DO but force, and call
spop the by commute stions In the news
yspt ~ prohibit the jesuit Missionaries and TO exPe
foYeigpen from Prussia.
Ws,s an occasion for cbsrlstans and Jews mean
AsLumerous Jews whom also the CD hsrian world con
tsns, Jews IN oLiIion, education, and dlsposition-
Jews who have deep, hsarty interest 10 anything,
bat male a matter Of speculation Of everythns-who
male q parade before the public with tbs wosn-Out
catch words Of the old decsying syssem-whst an oc
easion for these Jews 10 make brilliant affair OF!
The addresses Of the General superintendents, fat
and spriuess in the highest degcee-the address aud
circular Of The Upper Church Counsellor equally nat
shallow and upmosnins-tbe idea OF itsrsnt preacher
merely copied from the Catholic mlssions,-the col.
lsction 81 Berlin. good as fruitsss-the advice and
desire OF the enlightened middle casses. who demand
torctie messures,-somevhstt too rough course, and
anoseber strong for the epbemeral fact for It Is
sothfps
A. / have ssid-this ocea,ion was made for Jews TO
dazzle and let their light shine.
Az have said-ihe whole affair 10 merely ephemersl
- yesterday snOiber wave of the prevailing movemsn
occupied the puolc, % tomorow will still another oc
eppy iunt the food shall ct length arrive, aud
paetsy wash sway the old culture OF the West, there
san be only separate waves which by their spsshlng
sxcks tho snebron Of the public.
he comes forward counsel)r and ultimate umpire
be gives the lsst seci'ion-he shines az a ssge-he
SPEAKS a Daniel
When, In the Pastoral Conference which lately met
h Berllp the subject of the gesult missions up,
end the measures which could be taken sgsinst them
BY tbs Protestant Church. the Jew stah came for yard
ard cd that this whole controversy TO be
bush, out only by spiritual means.
Whi wisdom What depth Of view Thus speaks
Dspl.ll
Rather, Whist stupidity What poverty
spiritusl means spiritual weapons Those were
spiritual weapons when Luther BY his criticism Of tue
Catholic hierarchy and discipline freed the modern
HNls from the dominion u The Papscy, and conquered
iDr the faithful the right Of free inquiry. That
ssauA hbor-actual sccemp'hhment-thst actual
osincsn'-cri,cism carried into effect
The spiritual weapons Of which the Jew Of the pres
cot day spesks merely phrase-he will take good
care hot 10 do anything In reality, not to accomplish
sbythips In orirci'pg Catholicism lie need not do
Nh for bss been air eady done by Luther in eccls
siastical foru-aud Daniel the m ndern Je~ is more
not the W take the historical sword VI Lutaer
s.em The sr%ory 10 which i i' laid up, BY the tide Of
phrsse mskes great man of him-Dakes him hero Il
the day covers him With gloTy-and he wishes for
or Goes the Jew sctusiy believe, that any man 10
stn needed - come forward TO prove the
truth Of Pfo,sstsn,sm against Caiholicismi Luther
kss done this already. Or would the public, II en-.
sssec In the spiritual hici plsess the strength
perseverance, to follow upi Neither 10 this needed
The generations Of the Of the Reformation possessed
Ills Strength and perseverance, The public OF The
psssen, day 10 dsslpsied in labOn Of quite another
ihd.
That was actually spiritual struggle, when Luther
desepdec the doctrine Of justification by faith alone
against the Romhh doctrine OF works-!sst G
revelation, whep he defended the point In the INN
soul Of man, which 10 the source Of opposton TO the
AAeraJebtcai collne, and the freedom But
whsia lsbori What an achievement this strug.
gle What an heroic revolutionary Effort
baf where 10 the public, which would llstsn 10 The
Jew, he wshsd ~ repeat this struggled But he
net repeat n-csnno, even think OF 1.-THE world
shaApg, which was Involved Ia ths struggle 10 too
mighty Tor his weakened nerses
That was actual spiritual struggle. when Luther
eontcpdsd hh Zwinee and his adae rents the doc.
6ise Of thc sacrs hen bota parties with oolos-
ss ehst and proioundness In their comprehension of
0h doctrine tore shadoved the view Of sses-when
Luther In maintaining the ubiqaity OF the Godhssd,
sxpsessed tue modern Psothe,sm In religious fo,m
ssd 2sisse, n granting the preseooe Of The GOdbssd
snly In an ideal sense. prophessd the Dehm Of the
sisbseepth century.
epiriisal struggle Does Mr. Stshl claim for himself
40 hs bsnds the power for worn 90 ditcu 90 i'm
portspt, ana II such senfeaDce for Agssf DOes he
suppose that 10 his pastoral he has 1d
watch could follow such profound elaboration Of fun.
taDsnssl oeAs, ana isks part In the same
That alec wss . profound work, when the successor
OF Zwpgle ane Calvin AZ the sds OF ths formal Lutn.
sssss church IL the Lutheran subordlnsoa of the
Church TO the secular power maintained the Independ.
sacs Of the Church In relation 20 the civil 90 wer and
the Presbyterian platform established the eousy of
Eiehn within the pale OF the Church.
Gan Mr. stshl, can the members and adherenm Of the
frpssah GOyefpmeDt-esn The friends OF the PFusssu
Church stih actually spcsk Of struggle and labor when
hey have now ezpertnenssd for yssrs In vain Ia
order 20 rod the harmless form. 10 which . thos OF
soytefsnsm may be united wish the Official eccle-
siss,iesI o. siemi
epirsus wsapops Does Mr.. stahl wish to renew tte
AeoTs the cEescs which had regard to the difference
az copfessops- will he undertake call forth sym.
kofc exhibition Of the difference bes seen Csshoicsu
and he transfer the Struggle 10 the
sphere Of see1cei
He does nos think OF such thinsi Al the time
which deDsndeo ,nls worb the Interests which led si
- tale up the word had long before grown eold-the
sessh N sssions bad been long forgotten
What then does he wish Waal 10 desired bv the
ieeders OF the Prussan Courchi Thus much 10 setsa
ehsy 90 net eli wish for science
Or dces Mr. Ss~hl In che end. Wish FOR criticism
Ne esldgsr,nnt
sSassssel The criticism, which conpr shspds both
ssss VSh"aesm 90 vel % Prcisstanrsm ss the
MAJ sss , w IN ooso'ete eu,ure.-hss nrteins 10 do