The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-02
FRANCE.

The Religious situation the Continent-Re.
view Of the Contending Powers Of Catho.
hcity and Observation-Disclosures ne n
Cburchman-Church and Stafe-Belicf and
Reason.
PARIS, July IL, 1868.
Since my last two events OF much significance have
occurred in Europe. The Catholics have celebrated
Mt Rome the twentythird anniversary Of the election
Of the Pope and the Protestants have erected with
much display a monument at Worms to the great
reformer, Luther. The Pope is upwards Of seventy
six years Of age. Only I've Popes have reigned
longer: and as none except st. Peter reached
seveDtyeght years. 1t IL not TO be expected that he
win live much longer. He received the congratula-
tons OF the cardinals with his usual benignty,
nounced to them his intention TO summon for the
sth OF December next the grand Ecumencal
Council: and although he enjoined 1t upon them to
pray that Rome might henceforth hold by religion
what che has heretofore held by arms, he could not
Iorbear denouncing the recent action OF Austria In
granting freedom OF the press and equality OF rights
% all religions
The Protestant festival was celebrated by dis
course from the great divine DR.. Hoffman and ad-
dresses from many Others and was honored by the
attendance OF the two Protestant kings Of Prussia
aud MUrtomberg and the three Protestant Dukes Of
BADEN. of IIosse aud OF Saxe-weimar. The services
on both OF these occasions, although religious were
with salvos Of artillery sadly suggesting that
in the present age Of great armies in the tune OF
the Reformation, the prayer OF peace may have its
echo IN war. The French papers notice monument
erected TO Golden about the same time that to
Luther and assert il TO be just tribute not from
England alone but from the age to the idea personi-
ned in Golden Of a civilization based peace and
liberty, the result Of sound views In political
economy than In theology. Thus, while the Catholic
religion, In calling constantly upon the heart for
faith, has become conservative TO lie the syste
matte opponent of every political advance, and
Professionalism, In urging the exercise OF the reason
well "a the heart, has sought by retaining what is
good and describing what is bad to reconcile
progress with stability, there has grown up
maeralistic philosophy with faith in nothing that
s established that does not have for its supreme OBJ
,ect the purely physical wen being OF mau. mem.
Der OF the French senate, In the discussion OF
the materiallstc tendency oi the Paris school OF
medicine. said AT twCntyone years OF age every
Frenchman Is an inGdcl and republican: at ATTY.
after having seen sorrow and acquired property, he
becomes conservative and believes IN GOd.n This
N true also d the youths OF tie German universities
except that az nddeity in germany il more Of the
schools han OF the salons, II IL not easily laid
ASIDE with the advance OF years In France; Il has
Injected German Professionalism with rationaisrn
That has nothing OF Christianity but the name. IL
processes To hold sacred, but not divine, the
ordinances OF both Catholicism and Professionalism
but II, IN fact IL the most dangerous enemy both
II ridicules the Catholics IA saying, "teeve and do
not reason and the Professionals IA saying, reason
by nj means reason, Dut peueVe as IL you DID not
reason ~
NJ. Guizot IN the volume OF his "Religlons Media.
fi0ns' Just issued from the prcts publishes cor
respOndeDce between himself and Nr. Cousin dated
June 1866. In which the distinction between this
philosophy and religion IL stated with precision
worthy OF those two great men. VI. Cousin writ
Ing the year before his deata and thanking the
author for volume OF his "Reglous Mediiations,n
says:-"helgion and philosophy should d1er with
Out being antagonistc. Philosophy has sphere less
extended than that OF religion. II addresses simply
the reason. Religion SPEAKS 10 tue imng nation ~
well AZ the reason. Religion has It's yseres. with
out which 10 ~ nothing. Philosophy has clear views
This distinction harmonizes both, WINE to attempt
60 absorb religion In philosophy would give only q
faith like Pascars. full OF anguish and cOn,radiC
tons" -
Guizot replies 10 HIM two weeks afterwards thus
"Our differences, although profound SHAH hot affect
our friendship. think wish yOd tlat religion and
philosophy should neither DC confOunded nor alb
sorbed In each other bat diner bOti ~ 10 their
points OF distinction and agreement For rae phi.
Iosophy In q science, the wOfk Of man aOd limited IN
tts sphere. Religion IL in It's principles ans history
Of divine origin. Tne one comes of man anxious 10
know: the other IL the ig. OF God, that lights every
one who comes into The word. ana tbat GCu mai'
tains and extends through 81 cceesVe aoes. pccOrt
Ing TO his impenetriD,e designs 10y .gyciicfai aud
special acts at his pleasure HuAnt s3y7 ~ his
volume Just out suCakiDg cf the car.espouOchce,
81 had Just qiitfe mas W zen irf sVna NG4.iD'e
letter; Wien returned tc Waf 90 C8.uts. Ne never
met aga.D. He gas preceded Inc iD'o the region