The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-22

here free nom al the trammes arising from the upo
Of Church and State Il knows nothing OF old fosylsm
save has been imported from the other side Of I'D
Atlantic by foreign population and foreign prslacy1
Nowhere Is religion Free nowbsre % psospsroass
no where 80 respected in ibe United 9talsA In Itsly
the land OF the Popss there bitter rancor against az
clergy Britain empire there 10 the rAncof Of rel
ligous bsotry OF the poor against me religion OF tho
rich, and the rcn against what 10 called the super5
s.ison" Of the poor Here church stands or falls py
ils own strength or weakness. Tho State wild
that needs crutch. Religion 10 allowed 10 grow or v
die; and every new prophet or parson may invent soms
repsnsn bis empty pocket. Where rssion is prac,.sd
this free republic follows, from the circumstances
than in European countries, when the state acting
nursing mother 10 faith, makes Christians hot house
plants unable to bear the first blast Of Trial The 6sG
christian IN the world are In the United States Bvs
while We have TO admire the condition Of reheiouQ
growth and fervor here, We have also much TO condemn
Precisely because on the one hand there q 70 much
liberty, there Is excessive indivdualism AmoaH
some ana among others,swho dislike much liber,ys
there 100 much arrogance forsgnism and csnirAizs<
sbsrrsons OF the persons who belong 70 the indsye
dent churches. and on the other, the absurd vpomZ
Catholic prelates. Who has not read Of our Boechers
Bellows our Tynes and our New England fire estsfa
than that OF pleasing the mob and making ivingr
Inc great Erasmus said OF the priests Of his time, vus
answer, 'otium" Qud vuh sacodos? and echo answsuJ
skerdox" Gain and lazy living seem be The
Inducements many VI talent In tax ing suQ
pulpit Of independent Church. What good ma !
Of our ministers dong to humaniyf What hboTs de
they undertaken Those sanity souls who display ha(
yard OF white linen around their necks and scented
handkerchief the pulpit; giving out ''monosony IN
wire" In the shape OF sentimental sermon; rcklu6
the ears OF their audience. instead Of warming hsf
hearts; drawing their heavy salaries and living hxur
ously very poor imators u The Christian apostle
They must feel, when they IN ct each other, IKE tht
the credulty Of their dapss But there among thosx
ministers Of the independent Churches many wsss3
dominic, who believes what hs says and Is earnest q
insructing and attending TO the wants Of the poops
How far such above The snobby EpiscopahAG
prelate and the despoiic Catholic bishopi
There is something disgusting In The tone assumed by
certain members OF the High Church In this country
They apng the customs OF England, unsasned w1sh
everything American and catering TO everything Ens1
ish. They introduce INTO their ceremonial medley
stand They have their faces towards Rome and theix
backs towards the Established Church, but they belong
to neither they 8 and with zone leg on tho sea and
the other on the landn They forget that religion Is no
the number OF lights on the altar or the color Of thI
garments worn by Inc Minister but that Christianity u
| u the heart
Everything here must be national. The prea,ss q
the Roman Catholic Church must learn to suit thsr
selves the country well as the Epscopaliana IE
will not do for the 10 follow Italy, for the othsD
follow England. We want here freedom Of religon
Lot tatholicty throw away the dust and much 6$
European antiquity popuarlize itself by laying ard&
all those forms and ceremonies that please 20 well lghE
headed Prrnchmen superstious Italians but which,
are entirely unsuted 10 the practical genius OF ooy
people They want substance, not SHOW They want q
understand religion The age OF mysteries has passed
The Eeuslaan in Greece and those OF Ibis In ESypA
which More the poet SO beautifully describes In III
Epcurean the discipline OF the secret In the early a1n
OF tho Church; ali these have passed awsG
| The people must have in church matters ID
well the injured prclates who govern them
Religion not msde for pcpes or bishops or priests
but Tor the people, and popes bishops and priests arp
the servants OF the people. Let the old Roman Churc
back early condition. when the prelAtss werS
10y the people, and rot appointed by the influence
Of a cirque of wrepners.
This country is democracy and the republican e,sx
ment must prevail IN Christianity II will finally
carry the day against the Old monarchca and ceptra4a
ing spirit America leads the yan and the other naop
VIII follow In toe grand work Of regeneratng the peo3
pies giving them freedom in tho social and religious
and destroy the yestee Of ancient bigotry We
dict this when nations will DO brothof6
OF race, Of form Of free government all bound
together by the common bond Of universal repuboa
Christianity, blending together the two elements Of I'D
eriy and authority.