The New York herald., 1869-02-16
. TIE NEW YORK HERALD ON CHRISTIANITY.
lFrom the Richmond Enquirer Feb. II.


Under The caption OF ''The Great Future Triumph
Of Christianity the NEW YORK HERALD treats the
Christian religion as an element OF the progress Of
the age The HERALD, we take IL does not care par
teularly about christianity hut Yields II Its appropa
.tlon as one OF the live things OF the day. The,
HERALD, whatever It's faults. u Intensely American.
and adures anybody or anything that exhibitsl \
vitality or makes It's way IN the world. We hay q
little doubt our influential contemporary would bd
the Devil GOD speed II ne had been successful nl
business In New York or had been the winning can
ddate IN race for the Presidency The HERALD Is
an optimlst IL recognizes accomplished facts and
believes iet live dog better than dead lion. IL
trusts implicitly IN the triumph or humanity. and
there IL something even grand m lis fundamental
faith that the race mas been advancing and ~
moving onward now 10 achievements and TO dcyel-
opment which viii throw into the shade all the great
Ia many respects the NEW YORK HERALD is the
fruest representative OF American character and
feeling OF all newspapers and this accounts for
is success. It reyerences nothing: 10 has neither
loves hates it lives IN sensational world: IL Is
conscious OF no ienorance; Y aDhors all infirmliy;
II loves the strong, tie capable the layortas OF fCr
hss iaiinIte audacity; D admres a great scouldrci
or great saint with absolute ig1parIaity; believes
that ts earth first rate earth: q unterriaed at
Tie iayiable goes IN for any "Ds things" and N a
man has money taxes no interest IN the Inquiry how
ne came ~ u. VIC doubt very much whether the
HERALD believes N the spiritual world at all There
II something sublime Ia It's scoTn or the right or
wrong o. q thing. IL recognizes no allegiance 10 any
pr9tef-eartiiUauthority, and the rules OF conduct
iaid down between man and man 10 regards purely
ardIclai anu founded on, what can you make
y despieed as reactiD1aTy-nOt suited 10
this magnificent age-ua-Amercan. a clog on the
Wheels of progress. Tue duty OF a people Is TO sg6l
hhell,' Dulid rNroaJS stretch wires acrOst
oceans secure trade make dIscoycries beat Eurpveu
increase ihe speed Of ships, annex territory foowJ
II Is instructive therefore 70 observe the HyRALp,
contemplating with admiration tile Christian re-
ligiOn. The paper docs homage to the power winch
the thing exhibits IL sees II rapidly aud eject laI
crushing the systems or the old pagan world crcai-l
ng 4 new social state in medieya Eurnpe. bursting
ouf the a ar
yigor 70 giant republic In the West and nov s1sk-
ing 70 their foundailoni the venerable ereeds Of
Brahmlnlsfn and al other isms,r II exclatma
s.nust yieih ana bow the Knee we ADVANCE
ssIhe car OF Christian triumph rolls on Those who
viii not make room for u and follow and worship
must sub 81 to bo destroyed And then IL cabs on
the Jews TO submit to Christianity.
renders ID virtue, aud when we see Mephistophees
waisng hat IA hand IN the courts Of heaven II s a
valuable testimony 70 which viii probably be the
rInning side Hennett's saqaclty as 10 the run Of
the cards proycrbai, and IL Is more than notice.
able when e turns the HERALD into religious jour
case OF the conversion Of 1.-THE wckedest man In
New YORK; Tan VIC he near TO the millennium. when
about 10 bs Med. and that old serpent. the
Deyll, about 70 be chained for tnonsand yearsy W
the HERALD feeng from the wrath 70 come and
greatest instance OF ter9iversaton ever heard Of
AL OF Bennetts other s0merscts are inc0nsiderabls
compared to this. The conversion OF General Butler
has occurred TO us In connection with Il, and Old
Ben Wade. We should not be surprised TO hear that
\ even Greeley was serious and F0rney mourner.
IL is the obesance VI your mocklng nends that In
4 the highest homage 10 Christianity Serious devils
seem capable Of better things. The depths OF their
snsecess nss g one may imagine unaef more
Will love ~ now with hate. But your pergtnsur--
VINO neither latea nor oves-whose hostility Is 80
| eAquhNt5 taat u betrays no emoti0n--whose unbc-
ie " 80 thorough that " does not believe that any
D0dy believes aud treats the whole thing ~ con-
| yOnd your rascible devils
Its worthy Of remark that many earnest and con-
centlOns MINDS cannot discern what IN 70 palpsbe
! TO the hard, clear eye or tho Satanic press Tbey
have historical difficulties, scientific difficulties doc
| trinAi dificultes bat the HERALD sees the great