The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-01
BALTIMORE.
MONDAY, MARCH |, 1853.

tire desttution of all principle, IFS equal can no.
where be found in the annals Of journalism.
Never, perhaps, were these peculiar traits of the
Herold more strikngly exemplifed than in its issue
of Saturday In the Herald of that date, we find
in addition to an editorial leader on the Progress
of the Religious Revolution, not less than three
or four columns of closely printed matter, relating
10 what it is pleased to style the " Great Revival
of Religion in New York" This mass of matter,
consisting of items of religious intelligence col
ected from all parts of the country, is, for the
greater convenience of the reader, appropriately
Classified and arranged under different subdivi-
siens. such as 'The Revival in this city, . Revi-
vas IN the Vest "Revival at North Woodstock,
Conn. Revival at Newburyport, Mass" Gre
viyal in Genesee College, Revival at Buffalo,
tReyival Advertisements, "Revival Poetry
&c, &c.
The whole is then advantageously set off with
flaming caption, like handbil or advertisement,
such as the Herald is wont TO prefix 70 bulletin
of foreign news, just received per steamer, or an
account of mass meeting i'll the Park displaying
in staring capitals Ia BENNETT the following
headings: Progress of the Movement q Re
!
Sinners brought to the Way of Grace, "One
of the Forty Thieves Repentant Wonderful
Manifestations of Penitence and PietN" &c, &c.
Reading a little further on we find frll report OF
PRAYER meeting held in the session tsom of the
old North Dutch church, in which, with character
stc minuteness is recorded everything that trans
! pred With all the particularly If special
report of a murder trial, of the proceedings OF
political convention, we find set down in the col
umns of the Herald alike the fervent payers Of be-
lieving christians the simple statements Of repen-
tant sinners, detailing the mournful experience OF
their lives and the history of their conersion and
the pious calculations of thanksgiving and praise,
which break from the lips of an excited audience.
Fancy St. Paul standing on Mars hill, and
preaching TO the men of Athens and special re-
porter of the HerdH standing by, with note-book
and pencil to take down his words; VI imagine, i
YOU please, some holy scene Of mar yrdom, ano
ssour own correspondent hovering around, eager
Is picking up ''items' in order to makea ''deaieC
report" The picture would not be more incon
gruous or revolving than that presented in the col
umns of Saturdays Herald. Not less strangely
out of place are the editorial comments which nc
company this extraordinary Publication. Tn
Devil we are told can quote Scripture on occasion
and, perhaps, the Herald may be excused accord
ingly for discoursing theology. Still the characte
is somewhat new to BENNETT, AMI the theme un
natural Fancy Mephistophiles in gown and bands
expoundng from the pulpit the Wordof Lite-it vii
afford some idea of the effect produced by readin
the Herdld homilv 1t commences by asSumln
that in all ages the spirit of God AID the spirit
Satan have been at war for the possession OF tn
soul of every man, woman and child on the fac
S of the earth.' Starting with the Christian era
$ 'the apostles and their immediate successors,
s BENNETT piously discourses of the rle and grea
ness of the ''Roman church, of 'thetery Luther
the mild Melancthon, the ascetic CALVIN, the sturd
John Knox" He is full of historical illusions
y "Clayerhouse's dragons" ''the Massacre of 5
Bartholomew and ''the cruelties in La Fendee.
t. He disposes in his own nimitable stye of Votair
= Rousseau and the rest of the free thinkers, who
he denominates instruments Of the Devil, an
finally arrives safely at the concluson ''that Il
spirit of God is to descend on all Clristendom-
Je drive out Satan and all his works-to cleans
renovae, and invigorate all the regular churches
10 to crush Mormonsm and all the other isms-
90 make us all clean and white as lite lambs sew
Oo OO times washed in the silver Jordan The spirit
prophecy descends upon him, and n an ecstacy
}, holy JOY he exclaims ''Let the re7olution go 0
through its agency we shall crush out all the hel
?; sizes of the day and walk in the paths of righteol
ness through the light of the lew Testamel
which is the lamp of eternal life"
:, While we object to this degradation of sacred 81
iects and to the Heralfs whole mtde and mann
of treatment, the topics themselves are not neces
~ rily out of place in the columns of tie secular pre-
That great religious movement. is now goi
. on, both in this country and in England, is one
the facts ofthe age which we as faithful chronicl
- of the times in which we live, are pound to mott
There is such movement now in progress.
U commenced in England among the Dissenters, 6
as was promptly seconded by the Low-Church
la Il 'EvangelicaT' portion of the Establishment,
he freely faternizng with their Protestant brethrer
''e other denominations, inaugurated in the city
London and in the great towns, more especially
the manufacturing districts, series of week.
services and night lectures for the working elias
VI Success attended the good work. Soon the Es
lished Church began to move in the matter. n
of what was going on among the people reac
the ears of their lordships, the Bishops, doi
sleepilv on their bench in the House of Lords
buried in the secluson of their Episcopal pala
RE Bv-and-by these titled prelates in tleir lawn sic
ons were found actively engaged in forwarding
movement. The whole High Church party
sponded to the example of their ecclesiastical su
iors learned men, fond of their and
books, quit the cloistered retirement of their c
oes and the rural seclusiOn of country parson
to preach the Gospel to the people. The pa
churches soon became insufficient to contain
- multitudes that came to listen, and unwilling
any should be sent empty away, deans and cha
= were found ready to consent that the gray olC
- thedras and stately ministers of England shoul
ana opened to the worship of the people, for the
Try time since the Reformation. We published
.md mg Saturday an interesting account of one of
Sunday-night services in Westminster Able
which the writer finely describes the vast tn
before the abbey gates waiting patiently il
frosty air of January night for the service
Tor begin-the opening Of the doors-the food OF
!; 20 light rushing out and the eager throng rushing
wv W. the solemn organ pealand the final awaken
% If the whole medieval fabric from its dusty. sic
modern human use Such is the present conc
RS of the religious world in England. In this COZ
offs } the movement began in the city of New
hhD during the height of the late financial panic
pre- daily prayer meeting held for business men, bel
is the hours of twelve and one in the session roo
and the Dutch Reformed Church, corner of Williar
light v,,,tor, 60. u oroarol,v snrood until