The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-01
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
October Eighteenth Sunday After Pente.
eOst-HOly Rosary Of the B. V.M.
1oDay's Programme-H Herald Religious Corre-
spondence- Religious Notes, Per-
sonal and General
Services To-Day.

and evening"
Rev. David Mitchell will preach in the Canal street
Presbyterian church this morning ON "Righteous-
ness Exalteth q Nation"
Rev. E. c. Sweetser will deliver this evening" IN
the church corner OF Bleecker and Downing streets,
fhe first OF q series Of short discourses founded
upon the experiences OF his recent tour across the
Continent. Morning services as usual.
Rev. Dr.. E. o. Flagg win preach this morning In
the Chur ch OF the Resurrection, Third avenue and
Flrty fifth street.
Rev. Thomas Guard. OF the irish Wesleyan Con-
ference, viii preach in the Central Methodist
church, SevenIn avenue, this morning, and Rev.
Andrew Longacre In the evening.
Rev. Abbott Brown will preach this morning in
the Church OF the Reformation.
Rev. DR.. Charles s. Robinson, OF the Fifty-nfth
street Presbyterian church, will preach in Emanuel
church this morning, and Rev. George E. Thral In
hhe evening.
Rev. DR.. Krotel will preach morning and evening
On the Evangelical Church OF the Holy Trinity.
Revs- C. S. Robinson, j. Hyatt Smith, Stephen Fl.
Tying, Jr., Alfred Taylor and j. A. Pullman will ad
dress the anniversary and reunion meetings OF the
Morning star Sunday School, No. 100 West Twenty
fourth street, this afternoon and evening,
| Rev. II. d. Northrop will preach this morning in
the West Twenty-tnird street Presbyterian church.
Rev. Charles F. Lee will discourse on the subject
Filth Universalist church (Chlckering HALL.
Services viii be held morning and evening In st.
Thomas church Rev. DR.. Morgan will preach in
the morning.
\ Rev. G. S. narrower will preach morning and
evening In st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
The First BAPTIST church will dedicate their new
house OF worship corner OF ThirIy-frst street and
Park avenue, to-day. The pastor, Rev. Or. Thomas
-. Anderson, will preach In the morning at half
past ten O'Clock; Rev. DR.. Dodge, President OF
Madison University at half past three, and Rev. Dr.
I'll. G. Weston, President of Crozler University, in
The evening.
evening in St. Marks church, Second avenue and
Tenth street.
The South Reformed church, corner OF Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty first street, VIII be reopened for
nivine service to-day. The pastor, Rev. DR.. f. P.
Rogers, will preach morning and evening
4 AT the Tabernacle Baptist church, Second avenue
and Tenth street. Rev. A. b. Earle, the Evangelist,
will preach morning and evening. Communion SER
vice at half past three In the afternoon.
Rev. F. G. Ever Will preach in Christ church this
morning and evening.
Rev. John Weiss, OF Watertown, Mass, will preach
IN Lyric Hall, In the absence OF Rev. o. Fronting
ham.
I Rev. W. W. Newell will preach morning and even
Ing In the Fortysecond street Presbyterian church.
i Services Will be held IN st. Adams church at
blight, quarter to nine and eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
and at four and half past seven P. NJ. Rev. G. W.
Morrill, Will preside.
"Bishop" Snow Will speak on "The Signs OF the
Times ana Near Approach OF Gods Everlasting
Kingdom" this afternoon in the University, Wash
lngton square.
Rev. Moses Hull will talk before the Society OF
Sprituaiists. in Apollo Hail. TINS morning and even
Ing.
The Catholic Church the Church OF the Poor.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
SIR-ln the number of the HERALD Published last
Monday. september Is, an article appeared charg-
Ing the Catholic Church with being Indifferent, and
even opposed, TO the welfare and progress of the
working classes. This accusation you brought at
the same time against all other congregations call
Ing themselves the Churches OF Christ. or these
latter and OF their conduc. tendency and influence
J am not competent to Judge, but OF the Catholic
Church allow me to say few words.
The Catholic Church is empnatically the Church or
the people. or the poor OF the oppressed Her object
Is raise the lowly. to educate the ignorant to
courage the tmid. Her schools, seli-supported,
numerous and efficient; her institutions OF charity,
extending all the various wants OF the poor and
meeting all their exigencies-irom the orphan
and the founding to the fallen but
rcpentant woman, and the aged, helpless
pauper-are wonder even TO this age,
30 accustomed to marves. Excepting three or
four OF the many Catholic churches in New York,
all are devoted TO the poor. In the districts and
wards where poverty is most repulsively apparent
The churches more densely strewn than else
where Go TO any Of them, at the early services,
irom hve O'Clock In the morning TO eight and you
viii find the building crowded TO excess, the altar
rails lined with communicates, whose closely press
Ing flies will relieve each other i've and and
seven times, Till the very priests must he pny scally
weary OF administering the holy sacrament. You
will see associations OF men tworkingInen volun
laiily banded together against vice and int mpe-
rance, under the saving influence or the Church;
associations OF women working women), whose
puget IS TO deck the allars in secmiy manner for
The outward honor OF the Church OF their FORE
fathers: you Will lind mat the treasurer the trustees
Hnd all other persons officially employed
In the service OF the parish are working
men, or tlose who from work ingmen nave
raised themselves INTO masters am employers in
their respective trades; you VIII nnd at all times,
the call OF the masses for the PRIEST IN sickness or III
sorrow. promptly responded TO; me priests house
flled with poorly clad women seeking ana finding
Teiiel; the people IN close communion with their
pastor and deeply interested IN tne local affairs OF
Tn PARISH. far from the catholic religion having
been made ''geuteel and lashouaoe.r IA thing or
state. form and uxury IL has ever been and IL now
altogether moulded on the sympathies the wants,
the Capabilities OF the people. IN no Catholic church,
save two three in this city, VIII YOU encounter
face that is not marked by toll, or notice even cos
hume that bears evidence OF refined taste and I'M
limited means. Why are Catholic sermons SO pam
30 downright, but that they may ne understood 10y
the poor Why are Catholic churches fun OF pc
lures and statues but that these objects NAV nelp
the wandering mind OF some worsbipper 10 whom
reading Is an exeftlony From what class come the
majority OF the Cathoilc priesthood From Ine peo-
pie You excuse the CatbOic Church for her So
called opposition 10 the masses, because you
Say ''her head claims 10 be monarch,
aud 10 rule by divine right, because her hierarchy
H. an artstoCracy and her system Is based on the
principle OF absolute obedience IL Is because er
head Is n king an0inied OF God that she is the
Churcn OF the people, the Church OF the poor. lie
claims no hereditary honors he ~ cnosel by cleo.
lion; his mission does not come from all ancestral
privilege a prescriptive right OF blood: he often
l. peasant by BIRTH. the son of worklngfnan. III
mas happened IN the history OF the rapacy that
lie should sometimes he humble aud obscure monk.
Does this SAVIOR OF opposition to Tie peopley Inc
Popes ana the Church are opposed 10 no one, save