The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-06-17
Corrfap0nofnre.
LETTER FROM NEW YoSM.
ReGtdaE Correspondence of tie Potter Jomnai,

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| NEW YORK, June 8, 1858.
! The Protestant world is exhibiting a
good deal Of commotion just now, on ac-
count OF the official exclusion of the BIZ
BILE from the schools of the 4th Ward OF
this city. The Board Of Edpcation had
the subject up the other evening, spent
a four hour session Of talk OVERT and re-
solved to 'fcordially recommend that the
Bible, without note or comment. be read
at the daily opening of our public sehnols,' y
Whether the 4th Ward folks will "oordi-
ally conform to the recommendation re-
mains to be seen. The point al issue in
the discussion was, whether the Board
should require it or only recommend it,
We have 20 law absolutely and in terms
requiring the Bible to be read in the
schools, though we have a sity law de
claring that the Board of Education shall
not have power to prevent it. From this
declaration quite d number Of members
inferred, and tried to argue, that the
Board had power TO require it; and, hav-
ing the poaer, the reguIatlon ought TO be
enforced. One young member, Mr,
Gushing, was particularly church mi..-
tant lie maintained that the Board had
the power and ought to exercise 1t to thl
utmost-if there were schools any where
who wouldn't have the Bible, why make
'em. 1t was fine occasion for the dis
play of a great deal Of plety and patriot
Ism, and the impenitent members especI-
ally, seized .he opportunity to give theiI
devotion to the Bible an ostentatious
airing.
On the Same evening the same subject
formed the text of an Indignation dis
course in DIR. Cheever's church The
American party, too, are greatly stirred
up on the subject. They charge that
Bishop Hughes is at the bottom oft, and
are taking measures to get the 4th Ward
ers away from his deleter.Q48 influence.
!. notwithstanding the antipathy, how
ever, between the Catholic and Protes.
tant world, Bishop Hughes and several
f well known Protestant Doctors of Diyin.
ity sat down together over a magnificent
f banquet in Brooklyn last Friday evening
at the inauguration exercises of the Long
Island College Hospital. The cham
pagne, toast and after-dinner chat were
as sparkling and as friendly as if the
Romish Bull and Protestant Lamb were
really about to lie down forever together
Auo.her church scandal, and conse
uuent quarrel, is assuming large dimen
sions here, and thTGateEs TO occupy the
public mind for some time to come
Judge Culver of Brooklyn, man Of al
most national reputation as lawyer, TEN
peranee orator and anti-slavery politician
has Just been expelled from the First Bap
tist CHURCH, of Williamsburg Easter
District Of Brooklyn on charge Of I'M
proper intimacy with very attractive
but unregenerate widow Of Williamsburg
The trial was very one-sided atfair-nc
cross-examination Of witnesses or confront
ing Of the defendant with his accuser
was allowed, and on the vote Of the ChUrcI
being taken only 81 out of 100 members
present dared to vote on the question:
Of these, 60 were against him, and so by
this minority of the whole church he was
turned adrift into the beggarly elemepts
Of the world to shift for gospel guidance
as best he can. The Judge, Of course
,, appealed from the decision, and gave no
tice that he should call a church counci
to overhaul the proceedings; so this vii
not be the last of it. He is hard mar
to fight, and people who attack him mus
look well to their dafcnces if they expect
, TO conquer. He had long struggle TIVE
or three years ago with the authorities Of
Brooklyn, about his judicial salary aDt
; the legality Of his election; but he bea
them, and came out several lengths ahead
The swill milk committee on white
; washing are still industriously at work
; They hold two sessions a week, and art
really SO hard pressed by public opinion
that possibly they may fail to discover
! any feasible plan show not to do it" anC
may be compelled at least to make tn,
milk-men fairly indicate to US what sor
of milk they deal in, so those of us VIII
J prefer the grass-fed can have it, and thos
} fastidious and over nice people who like
} peculiarly rich and delicate article, ant
J must have it regardless Of expense, cal
) choose the city manufactured kind. |
is got up to order right under their eye
E and noses and they know of course it i
good. Besides one DIR. Shanks who seem
to stand on footing of intimate acquaint
ance with the stump-tails, assures th
committee that svill-milk is a good ant
} wholesome beverage for children, and pa
} rents generally ought to prefer it.
We hear very little about "war' an,
''British aggression" just now, We hay