The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-29

ed for the solamorous wants of our starved i'm.
aginatlons and suppressed devotional instincts"
This sbrewd thinker perceives that the Catho-
lie church has the advantage of all others in its
sublime ritual, which was invented by ALI imagi-
native people, the Itsliaus ia the south Of Europe
and is well calculated to impress the ina9iaa-
ton and rivet the attention Of the uueducated,
AZ we'll as Of women and children,
with whom alone sincere religion is to be found
In this country. The nor thern nations of Europe,
not being an imaginative, but cold, philosophic
and thinking people, rejected the oeremouials of
the Catholic church, aod substituted dry, specu-
lative philosophy, not only without soul, but
even flesh and blood. The aim of Or. Bel
lows ia to reconcile, blend and harmonic the
two systems, 80 as to present religion suited to
the United States in which Celts and Saxons
races from the north and south of Europe, should
each find an element to crafty itself, and to
attract it to the ways Of virtue aud morality
Something better than Sunday schools and straw
berry fessts Is wanting to gain the hearts of the
young.
This new church IL not to be controlled
by the authority of the Pope or the State,
and IL to be purely voluntary organize
ton, on democratic principles-each congregar
ton to be y free ard independent republic,
like the churches of the olden time, but
united by some principle of cohesion like the
States Of the American confederation. We are
informed that liturgy is already drawn up for
the new religion. But the question is: who is to
he the first President? We hardly think Arch
bishop Hughes would give up bis present posi-
ton, certainty for uncertainty. Be-
sides we don't know whether the Pope will
much to do with the new Presidency of the
Itsiisn Conf. Iteration mis- hands to pay any
attention TO matters on this side OF the Atlantic
Henry Ward Beecher would doubtless have q
large plumber of hackers II he would allow him
self to he put in nomination. But till the new
religion grows strong, he is Tot likely to surren-
der his $40 600 per aDnum and bis loog summer
vacation, ard his right 10 discourse most eloquent
politics ON the sorrows and sufferiDgs of fat
negroes the present coalition and the future fate
OF his colored brethren. DE-. Bellows himself
would make q first rate President, aud rs be has
Lot 60 much 10 lose might be tempted 10 accept
the offer. We fear he il too modest to take so
commanding position, but he must be bold,
end persevere in audacity. Mahomet WAS for
four years with only nine converts, and yet
his religion afterwards overran half the world
snd at this day, in despite of the Crusades, In
which two millions Of lives were lost, the Msho-
netan religion numbers one hundred millions o.
believers. Mahomet was man Of grear daring
and sublime Imagination, and, like Dr. Bellows
founded his religion on the coruptiors Of Chris
tianity, but accommodating himself to bott
Christians and Jews oy acknowledging rs propb
cts Moses and Christ while he claimed for
himself newer ana ioftier inspiration. Dr.
Bellows hints at some new revelation like thil
when he says, "To artculste, or even try to ar
ticulate, the DUMB wants Of this weary I'M
.cburcbed era, is at least one step to the new
Catholic cbuIch-it is cry for help. which Goo
will hear and will answer by some new word from
the Holy Ghost, when humanity is able and willing
TO bear it,"