The New York herald., 1869-10-03
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Religious Services To-day.
Rev. Charles B. Smyth breaches this morning In
the Eleventh street Presbyterian church. between
Second and Third avenues.
AT the Presbyterian church in FOrty-second street
services will be held at half-past ten A. M. and at
half-past seven p. NJ. by Rev. w. A. Scott.
At the Church OF the Reformation protestant
EpiscopaD In Flftieth street, Rev. Abbott Brown
will hold services at quarter to eleven A. NJ. and
quarter to eight in the evening"
Bishop Snow will preach in the University " ash
ington square, this afternoon at three O'Clock, on
'The Impending Crash and Deiverance."
At the Everett Rooms Miss Nettle NJ. Pease will
speak before the Society OF Progressive Spritualists
at halfpast ten A. M. and half-past seven P. NJ.
Services will be held In the John street Methodist
Episcopal church at hafpast ten A. NJ, and in the
evening at half-past seven. BY the Rev. William P.
COrbitt.
At st. Lukes Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
DR.. r. S. Foster will preach at halipast ten A. NJ.
and again at halfpast seven P. NJ.
At the Yorkvile Presbyterian church Rev. John
MacNauRhton will preach this evening at haf-past
seven o'clock on "The Gates Ajar, or Glimpses OF
Heaven"
Rev. George H. Hepworth will preach at the
Church OF the Messiah this morning at forty five
minutes past ten and this evening at forty five
utes past seven.
Rev. John NJ. Heferman will preach this evening
at ST. Peters church. West Twentieth street, before
tho Young Nan's Christian Asanciation-
Rev. DR.. Egbert breaches In the Presbyterian
church, West Hoboken, this evening for the relief
OF the Avondale sufferers.
The Coming Great Religions Event of the
Period-The Ecumenical Council In Rome
The Pope's Syllabus Of 1864 ian Important
and Interesting Documcnt)-Probnble Pro.
Rramme Of the Convocation.
The following Is reproduction OF the famous
Syllabus issued by his Holiness the Pope, in con-
nectlon with the Encycical in 1884. The document
has been specially translated for the HERALD. 1t
well deserves faithful perusa, and 1t speaks for
ITSELF
time which have been censured in conslstorial allo
cutons, encycllcals and other apostolic letters OF
our Most Holy Father, Pope Plus TX.
PASTHEIsM, NATURALIsM AND ABSOLUTE RATION
ALIsM.
Ffrst-There exists no supreme all wise and all
provldent divine Being distinct from this universe,
for God is the same as nature, and consequently ID
liable to changes. G0d In truth exists both In man
and in tine world for all things are God and have
the same thing with the universe spirit Identical
with matter necessity with liberty, truth with false
hood, good with evil and justice with injustice
SecoRd-All action OF God upon mankind and the
world must he denied.
TRrd-Human reason, without having any regard
whatever to the Deity the sole judge OF truth and
alsehood, OF good and ev 1t is law for itself and
Is sufllcient by lts own natural strength TO provide
for the good OF men and nations.
Fot1th-Al the truths OF religion spring from the
natural power OF human reason hence reason is the
chief rule whereby men can and ought to obtain
FUh-Divine revelation is imperfect, and cOnse-
quently subject to constant and indefinite progress
corresponding TO the progress made by human
reason.
Sir0-The faith OF Christ is opposed to human
reason, and divine revelation not only OF ad-
vantage, but even injurious to the perfection OF the
human race.
and narrated In scripture are but poetica nctions,
and the mysteries OF the Christian religion are the
of both Testaments there are to be found fabulous
statements, ana Jesus Christ himself ID but myth
MODERATE RATIoNALIsM,
Eaghth-since human reason stands as high as
In the same manner as those OF philosophy.
N,nte-All the dogmas Of Christianity without any
osopny, and human reason with no other than his
toncal cultivation IL capable by Its own natural
strength and principles OF arriving at Q know edge
OF even the more abstruse dogmas, provided only
these dogmas have been proposed 70 the reason
itself as It's OBJECT.
7snth-snce the philosopher is one thing and
philosophy another The former mas the right and
duty OF submitting himself TO thar authority which
he may have approved OF as true, out philosophy
neither can nor ought TO submit herself to any
authority.
Eieuelt,-The Church should not only never AMI
madvert upon but should tolerate the errors OF phil
osophy and should leave 1t IN her hands to correct
herself.
T,ceUh-The DEGREES Of the apostolic see and
Roman congregations Interfere with the Tree pro-
| gress OF science
Th11eenth-The method and principles whereby
the ancient scholastic doctors cultivated theology
are unsuied TO the necessities OF our time and the
progress or the sciences.
fo,uteenth-Phil0sOpny should be treated without
any regard 10 supernatural revelation.
NoTE-To the system Of rstonalsm belong most OF the
errors Of Anthony Gunher which have been condemned
Brssaw, "Dolore baud mcdiocrs." April 30 1850.
IsDIFFERESTIsa, ATITuDINARIASIsM.
FUteendt-Eyefy man Is free 10 embrace and pro-
fess that religion winch, led by the light OF reason,
/ ne may have thought true
| StIteenm-Men may IN the practice OF any reli-
/ pion hnd the path OF eternal salvation and attain
/ eternal happiness.
| Seoenteenut-At least good hopes ought TO be
| entertained Of the salvation OF those VINO in no
respect live IN the Church.
| Ltahteenth-Proestantism Is only different form
| OF tne same true CHRISTIAN religion, and IN IL God
! may be pleased equally as mucn as In the Catholic
Church.
SOCIALISM, COMMUNISM, SECRET SOCIETIES, BIBLE
| SOCIETIES, CLERICoLIBERAL SOCIETIES.
Evils OF this KIND have been frequently condemned
and IN the most severe terms in the Encyclical Qui
pluribus" November ., ls4e; In the Allocution
''NoscltIs Ell Nobiscum, December s. is4p: the Ao-
/ cutioD singular Quadam,u December o, 1854 and
the Encyccal ''Quanto ConHciamar Dolore. August
| 10, 1858.
ERRORS CONCERNING THE CHURCH AND HER RIGHTS.
i Nt1leteenh-The Church is not true and perfect
society absolutely free does ahe enjoy peculiar
4 and permanent rights conferred upon her BY her
divine founder but TO the civil power II belongs to
/ define what the Church's rights ana what the
limits within which sne may have power to exercise
them.
! Toenue1-The ecclesiastical power should not