The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-28

WIN .dey approached fcarnuily near the bounds
"".ch Protestant services may not pass Having
ments the rector commencca his sermon. He sand
nl3 irst words, after 10 long an absence, should
woaDs or GLAD GREETING,
OF tnankfnlness 70 the great God who had preserved
mem Tor each other and restored him 10 his dear
SCENES snd 0s sen nSyea Sn EYER 70 the am.sf
co. ss Nome " .isi S 81: aAs Worship q inS.
The hteness or hls arrival ana the fatgues q
the ,on lSHs ioysss pF9ysnssa a Ism
ind q half months before he intendsi, the
tnfichment OF his experience abroad mas been
Say, feel sure It win crafty You to Know mat
kind Hcayen has been pleased to grant me conf
not mud cannot be unmindiuI 81 tho many kud
friends whose open handed generosity enabled mo
To seek remedy for my Illness The interval OF
our separation seems long; but now short 10 IL on
'''' 49, GIGANTIC HISTORICAL EVENTS f
which have taken place since went awayw Tho
preacher alluded, Of course TO the present war IN
EUROPE, aud said that unfuitunatc,y the whole OF
that Oil World WAS In something like q chronic
state Of war at ali times Tor long persds Of peace
are always nothing more than periods d prcpara-
ton for w sna ,s :, sncS 70 inns se events
are all packed into decade: Who. when he
was leaving TINS country, would have anticipated
The recent vote Which declared Napoleon to be the
chosen oil the people OF France, would have nnrici-
pated the 10 diness with which the same people
have hailed aud rcIoced IN hia downars In France
nm en- prc has become republic ana across the Pyre-
ass ss Iss
dictate now TO any two ma OF Eurspea Great and
inscrntable wonder Of Proyidence These stupendous
events are HIS works. We attribute the downfall Of
another 20 its virtues THIS is the popular iea but
false ARGUMENT OF JOBS FRIENDS
lob suffers, therefore ne must have sInned. Bis
a
Prussia; but this ts ne prosr that Franco has not
done vol In tho sight 81 God and that Prussia has
1 Such an error az the popular one that has
sprung out OF this war oay serves to foster the bad
spirit OF religious bigctry. Can 1t be possible that
God would side with either OF two natisns soth OF
1 which arc sunk IN hopeless nfdality2 Look az
history and see how God has permitted one nation
t. rise md sther % fail. One Rises and aourlshes
for while only that Its fall may be the greater nd
another falls TO rise again--none OF them deserving
COTS special interference Ia ts favor moro than the
other. There IL another event we cannot pass over
| either rs Christians or as patriots.
| THH POPE rs NO LONGER A TEMPORAL SOVEREIGN.
ANA now does he take his new conditi0n9 Ho
never stops to think whether ST. Peter was a King:
but he sits moodily brcodlag III nis picture galleries
over what he considers his wrongs How are wo
affected by this eventf That litlle territory over
which he was KING was but the shadow OF the empire
The Pope must yet make for hlm;sI,
the Pope sim no temporal powcrY W;l any
one be 50 rash as to say be has no temporal rover
ana the Jesuts have been investing millions or
money IN real estate in this country while land is
yet cheap. While struggling to maintain his tempo
Pope really claims to be
King or ALL THE EARTH. 81.
He VIII now apply that principle. "Let me write
tho peoples songs and care not who makes their
laws.n Let him the prcaoher rule the religious
thoughts or the people, or OF ony great portion OF
them, and let VINO win elect presidents and Iegis.
lators. The Pope IL now iIfali5le IN spiritual
matters but he will soon show Ills fol-
lowers that art science, literature and everything
else ought 10 come under HIS spiritual and nalllble
jurisdiction aud dicaton; he Will soon no lord aud
master over ALL This Is how We are 10 look 81 Papal
affairs az Christians and patriots; but, blessed be
Gcd, we are prepared. The world will not endure
sucn
AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSUMPTION.
Tue Pope Is now gong Tor moro subtle and DOW
appointed. Tho late basphemous decision OF his
Council In making him inialble has something
amusing in II. The Pope not infalble, neither
was the Council; vet the failiblo Pope maac the
falible Council decide that no was infalIl-
bic, botn accounting for and veuching for each
between them. The congregation would be glad to
learn that NIL he lthe preachcr saw and heard about
the Church or England makes hun hopeful for its
future. II IL suffering many trials and hardsllipS
but IS patiently bearing everything In Christian
spirit. IL is, however awaklng 10 q sense OF its
| opportunity and ITS duty
The preacher then spoke OF the uncharitable
| minors above mentioned, which were set alioat
| during his absence. One was that he was gone for
| good and would never come back, and the other
| was that when he returned no would Introduce
innovations ana novelties against tho wishes oil
| the congregation. He dismissed both state
| ments by saying that one was rs false rs thu
other, and adured the congregauen to pray for th,
The minister concluded by an eloquent and touching
| tribute to the memery OF some worthy members O.
his congregation who went TO their long home dur
! Ing his absence.