The New York herald., 1868-04-12

ran-devOes some space to the CONSIDERATION OF the
religion inaugurated in this city last Sunday by
an apostle appointed by Auguste Comte, report OF
whose discourse we gave in last Sundays HERALD.
In the OF its remarks the Obsever refers to
the Grafton delivered some months ago at Amherst
College by the Rev. DR.. Peabody in which that emil
nent scholar and divine exposed the tendencies and
bearings Of the Positive philosophy. He designated
as the foundation principles Of this philosophy its
teaching hat observed and experienced facts, such
facts as are cognzaDe by the senses and the appre-
hensive faculties, such as are ponderable
measurable, capable Of definite description and
circumspection-in fine, the statistics Of ma
ture and humanity, are the only objects of
knowledge. Religion Is superseded. 1t
indeed S mans first phosophy but It was
OF the facts OF nature. Its alleged truths cannot be
handled, weighed or measured; therefore they are
are the two eXponential words of the Positive philO
sophy. Its only god is collective humanity its only
allegiance and worship are due to this abstraction
the sole abstraction admitted into the dreary realm
OF phenomenal The criticisms of the North Anaert-
can Rere.o, differing in part with these views, are
| proceeds to say:-"lt Is true that COmte lifted a
standard by the very epithet which he gave to his
| army OF Aduamites. But when they shelter them
selves under his flag, however diverse among them
throw throw of oe' entirely % the odum of '' their great
| leader. And that Odum Is something which the
| more sensible among tneln are Dy no means ulS-
| posed to covet We are not surprised that John
Stuart Mill should revolt at the Positive religion
however tolerabe his mental dyspepsia may be after
| swallowing the philosophy. NJ COmte was indeed q
strange man. Before he died he furnished the world
with red.tctto al dosetrduna OF his skeptical or
| rather atheistic assumptions. We have before
| now THE Positivst Calendar or Transitional system
OF Public Commemoration, instituted by Augustus
| (sc) Comte, Founder of the Positive Religion Of
! humanity In this we have an exposition Of the
| system by which he would supply the place of the
Gospel and OF all Christian worship; and anything
| in mid ha
| difficult to conceive The man that invented 1t might
| have mind stored with learning and rich in intel
| lectua gifts, but in his strange alterations and
| singular lack of common sense the verdict of
| an impartial jury would be very apt to con-
would dspace God as an object OF worship,
| to substitute In His place host OF men
demagogues. The first sunday Of the year has Numa
for its patron SAINT the second has Buddha the third
Confucus the fourth Mahomet; the fifth Eschylus;
the sixth Phdias; the seventh Aristophanes; the
eighth Virgil, &c. Alexander, Hildebrand Innocent |
Ill., st. Thomas Aqunas, Moliere, Bacon, Leibnitz,
| Hume, Cromwell, Newton and Galfleo pass along |
before in this singular procession OF humanity,
while Gall, the phrenologist brings up the rear.
is Comte himself. Supplemented with this, as he |
perhaps anticipated 1t would be by his admirers, ana
would present fair representation of the strength
and weakness, the glory and shame OF humanity.
But to fancy that the alteration of names like those
he de1es could supplant in the heart Of man the
the rambling genius OF a mOnOmaniac. 1t would be
incomparably more tasteful to bind biographical
10 worship 1t as the abstraction OF collective
humanity"
Ecclesiastical Meetings the Current Year.
The following is q table Of meetings of eccesasti-
cal bodies to be held during the present year,
GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.
Old School Presbyterian-Albany, N Y, May 81.
New School resbyterian-Harrisburg, Pa, May II.
Southern esbyterian-Batimore, May q.
Cumberland Presbyterian-Lincoln, III, May 2l.
United Presbyterian-New York city, May ~.
GENERAL SYNODS.
Reformed Presoyterian1P Pttsburg, Pa, May 90
decentralization, n. Y, June 3.
German Reformed Philadelphia Nov. "a.
GENERAL ASSOCIATIONS, CONFERENCES, &C.
Michigan General AssOciatiOn-P0rt Huron, May
Indiana General Association-Fort Branch, May
q.
Illinois General ssociation-Jacksonville, May o.
Iowa General Association-Des Moines, June 3.
Rhode Island Conference-NewpOrt, June 9.
Ohio Conference-Panesville, June IL.
Connecticut General Association-Clinton, June |
Vermont General Association ST. Johnsbury, |
June l6.
Massachusetts General Association-Lowe June |
16
Maine General Conference-Thomaston, June %.
New Hampshire General Association -, August |
25.
Wisconsin Presbyterian and Congregational Con-
vention-Rpon, October7 I.
Minnesota CoDference-Owatonna, October s.
New York General observation-disclosures, october
20.
There are in this State s22 Baptist churches Of
which the membership OF 1893 Is known, the remain
ing 20 hav ing failed to report These 1893 report
aggregate membership Of $3.50, being an average
OF 12l to each church. The largest is the First BaP
tist church OF Troy, S53 members. There were In
the state at the close Of last year 746 ordained min
listers and Is centiates but only 627 settled pastors
Jewish.
Count de Bismarck, who had been requested by
government OF Prince Charles in behalf of the Jews
prosecuted In Roumania by the agents OF the Minis
ter Bratiano, returned the following reply
GENTLENES--The Prussian government has given
fresh instructions TO Its representative Bucharest
to use his utmost influence TO secure for your CO.
regonlsts all that protection which they enjoy in
countries that are under legislation founded on
principles OF humanity l am besides firmly con-
concord with our views and that his Highness will,
by his nrn determination promote the development
easy to the government the exercise OF benevolent
pro'ection over all classes Of the population. v
THE JEWS IN MoLDAvIA.
telegram from Jassy brings intelligence that q
| Chamber, signed by thirty-one members, including
tne President, The following is the telegram TO
which we refer;n'Jassy, 26.-Thirty-one radical
number, Yesterday presented to the Chamber
the following bill, already referred to the
secuons:-l. Jews cannot establish themselves In the
rural districts; in the towns they must have special
| authorization. 2 Persons contravening this law
snail be considered as vagabonds and sent out of the
| country by the mares. 3. Jews cannot either sell
| or purchase houses. A. They cannot hold leases Of
| lands, forests, vineyards, sheepfods mills wine
| shops, or inns. b. They cannot act In common for
any enterprise, or associate themselves with Chris
| tians Tor that purpose. Q. They can engage in no
| commercial transaction without the Authorization of
the marie. All persons acting In contravention shall
| be punished by fines, and their cases shall not be
tried by the regular authorities. 7. Jews can only
| sell portable liquors and provisions to their CO.
reigionsts. The Jewish committees are suppressed.
All laws contrary TO the above regulations are abro
gated"
Methodist Episcopal.
| THB METHODIST EPISCOPAL MARRIAGE SERVICE
1t is not generally known that at the last General
Conference, in 1854, the marriage service was al