The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Services ,rn-DaY.

Scrvicrs To-day.
''heayen l. II State or IA Placer VIII ne me
subject of a discourse this evening, by Rev. warren
Cudworth, OF Boston, 10 the Church of the Messiah.
Rev. Mr.. Evans wan preach this morning and
evening in the Central Baptist church Forty second
street.
AT The Canal street Presbyterian church, Greene
street Rev. John ?. Becker VIII preach this morning
ana lsev. John Thompson, d. d., in the afternoon.
Rev. G. +. Krote breaches morning and evening
IN the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Light, Twenty-drst street.
Rev. Merrill Richardson will preach this morning
and evening IN the New England Congregational
church, Madison avenue ana Forty.seventn street,
Rev. Charles +. Lee VIII discourse this morning In
the Fifth Universalst church, Piimplon Building,
Ninth street. on the subject OF anniversaries View
OF Goi.n
Rev. j. NJ. Pullman breaches morning and even
ing IN the Church oil Our Saviour Thirty fifth street.
swedenborgian lecture VIII be delivered IN
SteinwaS Hall this evening by Mr. Oliver Dyer.
sermon Tor young men VIII be preached this
evening in the Church OF the Holy COMMUNION by
Rev. Henry q. Potter ID. d., pastor OF Grace church.
Rev. NJ. J. o'farre.l viii lecture this evening In
81. Joseph's church. Sixth avenue, the mature
ana Works OF the Catholic Church."
Popular Amusements'' VIII be the subject OF Rev.
J. II. Hendricks discourse this evening In the isber
street.
| sermon in behalf OF the New York Protestant
Episcopal city Mission win be preached this evening
by Rev. William +. Morgan In the Church of the In
carnatlon.
Rev. +. G. Sweetzer will preach this evening on
''rhe Universaist Idea of Heaven IN the church
corner of BIeecker and Downing streets.
Rev. F. G. Ever, VINO has just returned nom
Europe. will preach this morning and evening IN
Christ church. Fifth avenue.
Rev. DIR. Wicker breaches this morning and after
noon in the Church OF the Holy Light.
Rev. Charles 3. Robinson, lately from Paris, win
preach this morning and evening IN the Westmln-
ster Presbyterian church, FIRST place. Brooklyn.
Rev. Is. X Pierce, ID. d.. win preach this evening
in st. Jonn's Methodist Episcopal church, Ffty-thlrd
street.
| lecture VIII be delivered this evening IN ST.
| AIMS church. Eighth street by Rev. Thomas 8.
Preston, on THE Temporal Power OF the Pope''
Rev. b. +. Barrett lSwcdenborgan) Will lecture
this evening in the Church OF the New Jerusalem,
Clark street. Brooklyn, on "Heaven-what II Is and
| What They Do There
Divine services win be celebrated in the several
/ chapels Of Trinity parish this evening.
Kew u T. Tracy VIII preach this afternoon In the
Church OF the Holy Trinity Forty second street ard
| Fifth avenue.
| Mr.. Thomas Gales Foster will speak this morning
and evening IN Apollo Hail before the Society OF
i Spiritualists.
Italy and the Popc-An ItaA,,n Criticism on
Archbishop Spnidina's Statements.
! To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-
On account OF The thousand calumnes hurled
against Italy by Archbishop SpaIding, and IN con.
sderation OF the thousand stories lately uttered by
| him in Washington to arouse the sympathes OF the
| Americans Tor The proongaton OF the temporal
| power OF the Pope, "a an Italian I must protest
against his slanderous assertions. feel 1t incum-
bent to say, also, that it Is wicked to mure with
falsihcations nation which has shown great for
Dearance toward those who have ruied her for cen
turtles with rod OF iron. You endeavor Dr. Spald-
ing, for the sake OF your own vanity anu OF your
PRIDE, TO misiead the Americans this vital ques-
tlon; put you labor In vain, NJ public opinion
ID already in favor OF Italian unity, as
this mighty people know too well that
| IRON the earliest period to the present time
the temporal power OF the Pope was opposed
10 progress TO CIVILIZATION ana never ack owlelped
the sovereignty or the human mind. The theory OF
society," Archbishop Spaiding, is different from what
IL was IN the fourteenth century. The history or the
! Ropes ~ also too well known, ana shows that for
many years they have been only bishops OF Rome
subjects TO kings and elected By the people. The
| particular history or Alexander W. and Clement
| VII, whom hope Dr. Spa!ung VIII not call Iial.
ll0e, is IN every mind. man this century ~ not
machine tiiat mas no conception or no Judgment.
a man can now listen 10 DR.. Spadng's political and
religious arguments and sccrn his cnllasn views on
The subject. The idea OF comparing Italy with The
States Of Maryland &C.. aud The Pope with the Pres
dent OF this free country. ~ 40 puerlle and
shows sdch lack OF common sense that IL is
perfectly useless to rcfute 1t. IL il not the
Kingdom OF heaven that Archbishop Spad-
Ing breaches alter his return from Rome
but the Kingdom on earth with silver and poId'
honors and selfshness. Remember nevertheless
Dr. Spading, what our Saviour said-sThe last shall
be first ana the first snail he ast;j ana If YOU con
n lfallu ha m.
last II you wish 10 be like your Master bs sincere
DO not trample on truth; as the man who would
break one commandment with inpnnity would If
necessity required, break hem all. DO not harm the
Roman Catholic priesthood with yoOr ISLANDERS and
faithful 10 The moral interests or men, Your hlgh
standing IN society and The applause OF those VINO
blndy listen TO your stories oil insults AMI crimes or
| every description In Rome VIII save you from
pubic condemnation, and you Will be responsible
before God ana man Tor what you nave said
lately IN Baltimore, and on Thursday last
In Washington. The Pope Is seclucing nm
s ,s s IN ms palace en-, IN order to win oyer
Pope, must repeat IT, is not confined to walk
Ill the gardens OF the Vatican. but he ride freely
through Rome III lis golden carriages or on horse
back II lie chooses to DO TO- Inc Italian people viii
not dishonor themselves by insulting the spiritual
Catholics
Rome is Italy The spirits OF thousand Italian
the 1fbef. Italy VIII not quake. Truth and honor
are the badges Of my beloved country. Italy will
not harm tue Pope neither the cardinals the
thousand priests and monks who have converted
Rome into a deserted city. Rome shall be on co
more the capital heard oil before In the remotest
corners OF che world. Rome shall be The centre OF
power. OF social, political and moral right. Rome
snal be united by a government winch Will not en-
tail misery upon families and communities. Wealth
shall supplant poverty ana ignorance. Selfishness
and degradation III every degree will disappear. To
the dolce tdr niente Will follow labor, honesty and
virtue. X. PRATT.
Criticisms Upon Religious Critics.
70 THE EDITOR or rHE HERALD
the pulpts OF this city, reported In your valuable
paper oil last week.
Rev. Merrill Richardson sad:-'Ii we would keep
COntaglQn away rom nInSl Keen our