The New York herald., 1870-03-13
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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Services To-Day.
Rev. W. r. Corbett pastor OF John street Method
ist Episcopal church. breaches this forenoon at half
past ten O'CLOCK and In the evening ct half-pass
seven.
Mrs. Emma Harding speaks before the Society OF
Progressive Splrtuallss at tho Everett Rooms, morn
Ing and evening.
Bishop Snow VIII tell "Where u Paradise" at the
University, az three r. NJ.
the postponed sermon on behalf OF the Midnight
Mission which was to have been preached last
month by tho Rev. George =. Thrai, VIII % givon
this evening at the Church OF the Ascension.
DR.. Cheever Will descant this morning upon
"Faith in Christ as tho Ony Possibility OF Virtue"
nt The Church Of the Puritaus.
Rev. DR.. J. w. Schenck, OF Pennsylvania, Is tho
preacher at the Forty. second street Presbyterian
church to-day, at both services.
Rev. s. A. Roche. pastor OF the Forsyth street
Methodist Episcopal church, win preach In the morn
ing and evening.
.'IIeaven witnin the Soul" is the subject OF Rev.
Chauncey Giles forenoon sermon In the Church OF
the New jerusalem
Rev. N. L. Briggs explains sSTne Acceptable Fast
at the Church or tho Reconciliation.
The Morning star sunday school will be addressed
"The Goodness and severity OF God" is the sub
ject OF Rev. j. M. Pullmans sermon this morning at
the Church Of Our Saviour.
Rev. Dr. Foster breaches at st. Luke's Meth odlst
Episcopal church at both services.
''Tho Catholic Question--the Bible In the Public
Schools''-wn be discussed this evening, by Rev. G.
Il. Hepworth, at the Church OF the Messiah.
Tho Rev. DR.. Wescott breaches on the "First
Psalm, and on "Saving Faith" to-day at Ply
mouth Baptist church.
Rev. r. N. Bellows breaches on "True and False
Individuality and "The Perlls OF Light and Dark
ness IN Religion Compared" ut Brevoort Hall.
Preaching and mlssi onery meeting OF the sunday
school will be the features OF today's services at
Trinity Baptist church.
At the Church o tho Holy Light the Rev. Dean J.
NJ. rorDess VIII preach this morning, and Rev. DR..
Potter in the evening.
Tho subject OF the evening sermon at the Free
Chapel OF st. Augustino Is Temptation and Evil. y
Two services Will be held ut the Free Church OF
st. Chrysostom.
The Young Mems Christian Association hold their
usual Sunday services at their hail.
Rev. r. ]. Mcguire Will lecture on "The Infalli-
bity Of the Church" this evening at ha!fp past seven
O'Clock, in st. Andrews church, corner Duane
street and City Hall place.
Catholicism in the United States sidiculoas
Fears of Protestant Propagandisis.
To THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Some persons In the United States like Samuel
Iren@us Prime or Dr. Bellows shouting followers OF
John Wesley like the editors OF tho Christian Adpo-
cate In New York. and various other clerical and
evangelical stars In the dark night OF inndelty and
naturalism, which now, unfortunately, seems closing
over this happy land. roll up their eyes with ''noy
horror at the progress OF "Romanlsmn in America
and fear that the Pope's foot viii yet, f some stop
Ia not put In the way, crush out American liberty and
destroy the best government in the world. There
never was greater deusion. IL IL true that there
In the United States after the Revolution about
$4,000 Catholics, and that Maryland was settled by
this sect, ana Louisiana, Florida and other
States, and that Jesuit missionaries have
trayersed over North America, and further. that
during the last forty years over four millions OF
Catholics from Ireland, Germany, France and Italy
have landed on ourssh0res, and have built churches
and have, with great industry, strengthened up the
Roman Catholic Church In the United States. We
behold nearly Ave millions OF Catholics this coun
cry nc the present tine with grand churches great
ecclesiastical wealth, hierarchy OF forty-eght
We oos in INV vain M for Amer M Catholicism. Me can
mud irish Catholicism, or German Catholicism, or
what we want-American Catnoliclsm~we can.
not satisfactorily dnd. And why is this ?
rns 4 Woao as na by
time there snould be strong American
papers and booKs-durlng the last iorry years have
Deen at work to keep up spirit OF caste to cultl-
vate Irish Catholicism, or German. opFrcncb, but |
across tine Atlantic great deal OF the feuda ex-
cesses traditions and iangs characteristic Of the
America, and as soon as they are landed on the |
American shores this influence Ia brought to bear on
sion. Hence. up 70 this very hour, the Charca here
has to put herself on the defensive and feels tmo
70 a. ana asa ares s M
sword OF aggression. Emigration from Catholic |
countries is falling Off and without It the Church, as
she S now Influenced In this country, will 60 back
ward instead OF forward. Professionalism has lost |
the country and Catholicism Will not, In her present
attlsude very soon gain 1t. Inhdelity, ritnasm,
naturallsm, paganlsm viii, l, much fear, rather
than ''Popery" Claim this country AUD bring about
It's ruin. Rational Catholicism orth8iox and hoid.
Ing to fundamental truth and at the same time full
oil common sense, insisting oa temperance, purity
and holiness as the requisite or Christian lie, and
adapting ITSELF far IS consistent to the re-
Quiremonts OF the aQc-sncn Church could conver
America ana would preserve American liberty.
Naturallsm and iDddeltty win, think riot the
corpse Of dead frotestantism, and Catholicism with
folded and sorry eyes, will Wow the work that
lt cannot arrest or stop IN It's dreadful march.
WESTERN CATHO Lie.
Hickses.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Some days since one Of your religions reporters
or, rather, one Of your reporters who 90 up ad-
mirably religious occurrences-placed the Quakers
In wrong lighti respects their doctrine In refer
ence to the divinity Of Christ There Is religion
on the face OF the earth whose faith more clearly
aud positively declares that Jesus Christ Is the
OF God than do the original orthodox Friends and
present followers OF George Fox" and which to.
day constitute probably more than four1fths OF all
that claim 10 De known by The name .: "Quak els"
In the world.
Some years ago minister OF that denomination,
named "Eiias hlcks.' dssented from the doctrine
IN this respect, which caused o division In the
Church. and, therefore, the establishment OF
branch or ''5ecp known as the ..Hicksites' Tor
Hickslte Quakers) and who profess to believe that
Jesus Christ was not the son OF tho "Most High,n
but n man inspired and anolnted to the fulflment
OF The mission Tor which lie was sent and the atone
ment or sins: but their customs, habits and belief
10 great extent are much quite the same as the
Others, but there Is no communion between the
two. ORTHODOX.
Tho PnpaI "Sehcma' or "Cnuo do Ecclesiu.''
the Rome (feb. III correspondence OF the o.
serrer (Presbyterlanl has The following regard TO