The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-23
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we elsewhere re-publsh from the New York
Observer, one Of the leading organs of the pro
cent religious revival, shows that the clergy are
satisfied that the movement has at last gained
strength enough to warrant something more
practical than the conversion Of sinners, and
the "new birth" of prize fighters and play
actors This article. after abiding touchingiy
TO the Joy which is felt in heaven at the change
which has come over Awful Gardiner aud his ss-
eociates in the Spirit bewails the fact that not
&ithstandng the efforts of the preachers the bulls
and bears Of Wall street continue to buy and
Sell stocks as heretofore. II exults In the fact
that "the Spirit has brought Christians of diff
terent names into sweet accord in this revival
". and in works of love"-(we trust that the
Insulting article against the Catholics ia the
Aext column Is not sample of the latter; and
goes ON to cay that "tfe church has come up to
the help of the Lord against the mighty"
Whether it is consonant with sound Presbyte-
fian doctrine to speak of "the Lord' a. need
Ing help from "the church." we cannot o
Course undertake to say; nor can We explain
Che somewhat vague allusi0n to "the mighty"
(which may possibly be q yelled allusion to
The Pope of Rome But now we come to the
pfth Of the question. "The quickening i'm
pulse of this revival" says its elo-
suept apologist, sought to be seen and
felt for many years in the increased energy
with which our schemes of benevolence are
pushed onward, By the rGstly enlarged benetactions
that 'ei0 Roc INTO tie treasury Of tie LORI. .....
Prayer and aims will go together Prayer,
Zeal, faith, money and men," &c.
Here we have at last the practical fruit Of
The religious excitement which has pervaded
his community for several weeks past. 1t is
the old story ; it is in benefactions," money"
and aim" that tire workings of the spirit are
to culminate. The wicked are being converted
they must pay. The stiffnecked are bowling
before the Throne of Grace they must give
benefactions. The indifferent are being stirred
UP they must subscribe to missionary societies.
Money, money, money is after all the last and
no dcub. the sincerest cry Of the churches.
Prayer and zeal they would like as we'll; but
we have never heard of their refusing money
because the donor had not prayed sufficiently,
NOR do we think that any religious society or
church in this country has ever been known to
decline a ten dollar bill because there were
doubts of the donors jealous exertions in the
church's cause.
1.-The Lords treasury is empty" Very
likely; that of the United States is in the same
condition. The merchants are no better off.
The fact Is the only treasury that is not empty
al the present time is that of the devil In Wall
street, and his imps, the bulls and bears The
preachers, who attend to :. the Lords business
on earth, and are so good as to act as his finan-
DIAL agents will perceive that he is in good
company, and that the only exception to the
rule of penury is the arch enemy. This should
be consoliug.
To be serious for a moment. The article
from the Observer, which we presume may be re-
garded as officially disclosing the designs of the
clergy who have organized and conducted the
revival, is a general warning that the clergy
orc about to make one OF their usual forays
upon the purses OF the public. They are going
to do so at time when the people of the coun-
Try are as a rule poor and straitencd in con-
sequence Of the revulsion. 1t is true that they
are not going to proceed exactly after the
fashion of highway robbers or taxgathercrs; no
force will be used to collect "benefactions;"
the work will be left to moral suasion. But we
oil know that in a vast majority Of cases, such
is the weakness of the human mind, the terrors
Of ecclesiastical wrath which these clerical
money getters WELD are as much dreaded as
any material instrument of compulsion. We
therefore presume that the present swoop of the
churches upon the pockets of the faithful will
be unusually successful. All the poor heart
broken persons who we're ruined last year, all
The half starving creatures who are working
half time. all the unfortunate persons who have
a prospect Of speedy ruin ahead, will be coerced
by the clergy into dividing their last shilling
with some greedy church.
Whether money gotten by such means Ms this
and spent in sustaining in unproductive Idle
ness. and wordy uselessness, crew of young
men who ought 10 be making shoes or digging
canals instead Of blasphemousy pretending that
.hey are doing the Lords work-vhether gains
of this kind, 80 acquired and so employed can
be OF service TO the cause OF true religion or to
the maintenance Of the ever living gospel of
Christ We leave TO the pious supporters of the
New York Observer to determine.
Lam. Ksere's The atre 4 "eaf, fo,ic- Drama
Ou last evosisg was produced a drama ia four soss
called Blanche OF Brandy rise," announced as por-
aying important events In the OF the Revo
irscn TIE bin kindly says that no literary merit ia
claimed tor tas drama except such belongs 10 Mr..
G,c-re Isppard" That is great difficulty IL the
Gay, 81 the writer named had literary ability"
parotiy speaking. The meaning Of the ambiguous an.
noupe,uent h. presume that the play IS from
one Of Mr. uppard's numerous brochures, which were
diluted mutations Of Edgar A. Poe aud Edgcae Sue.
9Th considerable ucmx,urc OF whs, is vulgary bat
c1pr,sslvsly termed highslutin" language.
The pay Itself differs in important respect
trcm the Usual run OF patriotic pieces There
"a young ,mAidep, named Blanche, who Is sb.
duclsG b. q perpoa IN the i.ogish army, Ia great
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