The New York herald., 1869-11-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Religious Services To-day.

4
[ Religious Services To-day.
| Bishop Snow Will preach In the University, WASH
ington square this afternoon, at three O'CLOCK, on
! 'ghe True Doctrine OF the Future Lire.n
AT the Everett Rooms Mr.. N. Frank White will
speak before the Society OF Progressive spirtualsts
at halfpast ten A. NJ. and half.past seven p. NJ
Rev. DR.. Verren win preach this morning, at
haif-past ten O'Clock, in the French Church du ST.
| Esprit.
series OF discourses on "The Family win be
preached on Sunday morning in the Spring street
Presbyterian church, near varick street. by William
| Aikman, d. ID. Topic to-day, "rhe Husband
| ana His Datles.n
At John Street Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
William p Corbit viii preach at halfpast ten O'Clock
A. M and the Rev. DR.. Henry Sheer ut seven r. NJ.
Ine Cnurch OF the Puritans Will attend divine SER
vice to-day In Apollo Han, corner OF Twenty-elghth
| street and Broadway Preaching by the Rev. DR..
Cheever at hafpast ten O'Clock on "A Divine
| Redeemer, the Only 0rer ana Proof OF Divine
| Revelation
Rev. George Hepworth win preach IN the Church
OF the Messiah, Park avenue, this morning and even
ing. Subject In the morning ''rhe Immortal Life.-
AT the Murray Tin Baptist chapel Lexington ave-
enue near Thirtyseventh street, preaching at half
| past ten A. Nj. and at seven p. VI. By Rev. s. A.
Corey, d. d.
AT the Church OF Our Saviour sixth UniversalisD
Rev. ]. NJ. Pullman VIII preach az quarter to eleven
A. NJ and at half-past seven +. NJ. Subject, 'vica-
rious Atonement In the Creedsn
Free Episcopal services at the Home Chapel No. 20
East Twenty ninth street. Services at half past ten
A. NJ. and hafpast seven 4. NJ. The Rev. Or. Price
VIII preach IN The morning and the Rev, Mr. Bruce
In the evening.
Rev. J. Hyatt Smith ana other promi1ent speakers
VIII address the Morning Star Sunday school, In
Apollo Hall, at two Z. NJ
AT Zion church, Madison avenue, Rev. n. II.
Chamberlain win lecture on "The Bible and the En-
gllsh Reformation at eight O'Clock p. NJ.
At the Canal street Presbyte terrain church Rev.
David Mitchell VIII preach this morning, at haf-past
ten O'Clock, on The Little Hebrew Maid"
"Swedenborg and SplritualisM" will be the sub
ject OF alecture, by Mr.. l. 4. Wilams at the Adel-
phi Academy Brooklyn, Lafayette avenue ana Hall
street. this evening at hafpast seven O'Clock.
''Swedenborg and Orthodox. or the Old and New
Theology Contrasted," viii be the subject OF a lee
ture BY the Rev. Chauncey Giles, at the Cooper
Union, this evening, at half-past seven O'Clock.
The washington Heights Methodist Episcopal
church. corner OF l53d street and Tenth avenue, viii
be dedicated this morning. Bishop James will preach
the dedicatory sermon at half-past ten o'clock and
Rev. Drs. r. s. Foster and W. II. Ferris respectively
at three and half-past seven In the afternoon and
evening.
CeIibncy Sisterh0ods and Monastic Orders.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In these days OF religious discussions, when some
do not seem to know what Is right or wrong, do not
know truth from error it Is only right tnat all sub
ects which have bearing on Christian character
and influence should be noticed.
In regard to celibacy, or an unmarried clergy, IL
has Its good points, and perhaps, ut times, Its poor
Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian Church.
and the true model for al priests, as lie walked
about this world In His missionary labors, had
neither wife, sister nor friend Now, that church
that believes in Apostolic succession, III an Apos
toc priesthood should make Its priests, as as
mortas be, III form and TACT followers OF Jesus
Christ. This would seem reasonable. But all men
are sinful, human aud fallibe. All men, from Pius
TX. dow N to Brigham Young have passions, strong
| and natural, less or more But it does not seem
| orderly to our eyes that young mnister OF
the Gospel, fresh from the amorous embraces OF o
| new bride, should mount a Christian pulpit, and,
looking down on his assembled congregation, preach
the 'gad t!dings' Of salvation. Then, the other
hand it may be urged that want of domestic peace
| and happiness which the union OF man and woman
| as Christians begets would tend 10 unsettle the
mind OF lns bachelor priest and lead him. therefore,
TO SIM But Christian prayer, earnest and enthusias
| tic win overcome natural passion, viii it nor9
| The Roman Catholic priests fat and rosy as many
| denotes to hot "Loddyn during visits among their
well-t0-do aity would not seem to have their atten
tion entirely taken from the world below. But
whether celipacy suits them not the Catholic
Church ourishes, anu they in the main, seem to do
their duty. The lonely missionary, Ike Xavier, ike
August, like Henry Martyr, like st. PatrIck, would
not need, IN heather lands, vile. The family would
! be burden. But, for the settled parochial clergy,
for convenience sake, 1t wouu seem better to have
| plous orderly, sanity wives. Now, my priest
| should not kiss his wife as a ayman does In fact,
1 would not give him q handsome vie at all. A
| plain, simple wifey woman, spiritual and intellec-
| tual. like Elizabeth Barrett browning; one who
would keep his house and 90 true heipmate In the
| Christian warfare
In regard to sisterhoods converts &c, the secular
worldly spirit or this age has but one opinion, and
that not favorable. There is sometnlng secret ana
hidden In those dark convent halls which the multi
tude know nothing about; therefore, 1t Is wrong II
\ is not possible according TO the age that hand
| some, lovely women can leave the world and in
convent cells, 1--we morally and rightly. But they
can, in my opinion, and do live far better, In the
eyes of God than If they were tied to the world.
Look at the abors of the Sisters Of Charity visiting
the sick, recaiming the wicked, like angels passing
through the world; constant aud continuous PRAYER
living In communion with God raises them up from
| tue common heshly passions OF earth, and makes
| them walk about as heavenly creatures
Since the day that Martin Luther, the monk, mar
believes the highest destiny Of woman is TO be the
toy and worldly friend of man, 10 raise him children
sometimes, and sometimes not tSee Bishop Coxes
| Lenten Pastoral.l Maria Monk stories aud the reve
lations OF the treatment of Bosborn Albryk may for
the tune, with the common nreIigous majority seem
TO pass death sentence on such orders, Dut stl The
good work OF charity Of Christian education OF their
| masters work goes on, till IN heaven We VIII give
/
| OF the monastic orders, such as the Carmeltes.
Passontsts, Franciscans, Domlnlcans, ETC., men VINO
assemble in religious houses, give themselves to
/ prayer to devotional aud missionary preaching,
aud, to the extent OF their ability, carry our the work
OF Jesus Christ IL may be said thai they III spite of
material CIVILIZATION and secular progress yet do u
good work In the world Are tney not great allies TO
the evangelical progress vi tue Cathollc Church.
These men sally forth from their nlonastic soil.
| tudes and give 'mssionsu Al churches--revye the
spirit OF religion among the people, revive The weak
! and prevent Christian life from dying out. Aud II
4 history
that the monks OF the early and middle ages IN their
solitude copied the sacred scriptures and other molly
works, aud did great deal to advance the cause II
| enlightenment ana CIVILIZATION IN The Iourteentn
century there Roger Bacon, and IN the nlaeeeDh
| there is Father Hyaclnthe.
| But men object that these men are not making
| money: are not engaged In worldly pursuits But