The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-05


servations. The life and property Of every citi-
zen are at stake.
The Prince Of Wales and the Parsons.
Some of the ''unco guide" people in this vi
entity have been great deal bothered about
The duty Of those protesting Christians who
found themselves on the committee charged
with the arrangements for the ball to the Prince
of Wales. For the moment our pious friends
have forgotten all about the Sunday law; for
the moment the shrill voice Of the newsboy
might pierce the air of the Sabbath morning,
and the criminal go unwhipped of justice; for
the moment the worshippers of Gambrinus
might indulge in the festive lager on Sunday
and escape utter damnation on Monday. The
difficulty now il with the elect 1t is no longer
Lazarus, but Dives, who Is in danger. Brother
Greeley, who likes to have small dig at his
evangelical friends occasionally, gave the. cue
for the difficulty some three weeks ago, in an
article calling the attention of the faithful to
the fact that while the churches, generally, held
proniscuous dancing to be an abomination, and
believed that the leaders of the German
were pioneers in the path to perdition,
O number of bright and shining lights
in the sanctuary, including several
distinguished clergymen, had absolutely per-
mitted their names to be used as members Of q
committee TO give ball to the heir apparent of
che British throne. Brother Greeley's mind
was good deal exercised on this subject, and
be asked, with afectonate earnestness, what
was to be dones While we have been waiting
for an answer to this pertinent inquiry the re-
iigious papers have taken the matter up. The
New York Observer has cheerful correspon-
dent, who signs himself "a Pastor" and who
is very much troubled about this same subject
of saltation. "a Pastor" makes case, as We
think, to open his letter, and trois out that
time honored young woman in ''great spiritual
distress She was professor Of religion, and
q member in good standing Of one of the Pres
byterian churches in the city Of New York.
She came TO this particular shepherd, after
voluntarily excluding herself from the "com-
munion Of the saints, in consequence Of the
painful conviction that she had been guilty Of a
elm against the Lord and his people that could not
be easily overlooked" Now, any one would sup
pose that this young person had committed a
murder or some other heinous crime. But
such was not the case; far worse, she had been
induced by some friends in Brooklyn to 60 to
ball and "mipgle In the promiscuous dance"
This wss her awful offence, and It Is good to
know that her pastor treated the case with
due severity. or course" he says, 1T never
once occurred 10 me to tell her that her offence
was triaing." No. he was not like some people,
who would have relieved her "agonized con-
science by reminding her that the dance was a
harmless amusement, and her attendance at the
ball nothing for which she should indulge such
bitter self reproacbes." The vile young woman
was compelled 10 do penance outside the
church for awhile, and will never attempt
another polka NJ long as she lives. All this IL
arranged to lead up 70 an attack upon the
Terpsichorean saints who intend TO help In the
ball to the Prince OF Wales. Here is the pas
tors peroration:-
CnristAns yielding Ia the temptations Of the dance
private or In puo c, cofnnk % my kno~etge - pas
the great bali haaa II this ball did not pre-
sent 20 the world the painful anomaly Of Cnristsu en-
dnrsemsli the danger 70 tho cause OF cnrist would not
be bali 10 great yi.1 ~ In admiration for the
roy mother OF the Prrss of Wales and ~sh 10 show
hm al proper respec FOE bic mo.nes sAks aud his osn
repr,scr tasiv.s o. q chris,sn conmuniu' Why DID
they tel him frsnkly ttat they could MOI mnreere
sent their constituents BY making aransements Tor
L., ron which, ,incipe, II there we're no other
hindrsnce, 30 many % the good and great must stand
alOsf and they might have sail, With perfect rum,
that az thoe ahsent on principle, the gear majority
would he mourning for wounds INFLICTED 90 the eofy o.
C 1t by tbose ~, sent sno s~ccated With them 10
tire Intimate relations 81 the church
Aminidab Sleek hiaself could not have sni-
m
cansing PASTOR II il, indeed, wonderful that
in this enlightened age there should be so much
of the old time fanaiic-m left in the Christian
Church. We verify believe that II some OF the
Cotton Maihers Of the present day could have
their wish they would put ms all under the Con-
nec,icut blue laws, and give the Prince prayers
instead OF polkss. aud sermons In the place OF
echottisches. Let us thank Heaven that the
worst these Pharisees can do is to write to the
papers.
PRoonEss or MoRNoSrsM-TH New REFORM
MOVEMENT AT NArvoo.--yoe Smith; Jr., II
proceeding steadily with his religious reforms
Should he succeed In rendering them accepta
BILE to the grea, body Of the Saints, the doctrines
OF his father will soon be Invested OF all those
obnoxious features which isolate the Mormons
socially and politically from the rest Of our
people. He condemns polygsmy, for example
a. opposed 10 every law human and Divine
and as not to be counter Anced In any civilized
ccmmuni,y. He enjoins his people TO live on