The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-04
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.

| verley place.
Rev. Robert Cameron breaches morning and even
ing IN the Baptist church, West Seventeenth street.
| Rev. Andrew Longacre breaches morning and
evening in the Central Methodist Episcopal church,
seventh avenue.
| Rev. Abbott Brown breaches morning and even
ing in the Church OF the Reformation, East Fifteth
| street.
Interesting services will be held in the Church OF
| Cur Saviour (Sixth UnIversalist) to-day. In the
morning Rev. j. NJ. Pullman Will preach sermon
to children, after which baptlsmal services will take
place. In the evening Mr.. Pullman Will deliver the
final lecture OF the course to young men "Ideals
OF Life.n
Rev. DR.. Krote VIII preach, morning and evening,
in the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity.
Rev. Thomas Street Will preach this morning and
evening In the North Presbyterian church, West
Thirty-frst His subject the morning Will
be 'The second Coming Of Christi and evening
1.-THE Sisters OF Bethany
Rev. L. r. Reyes, formerly Of the Methodist Epis.
copal Conference, Will lecture the doctrines OF
the New church, IN the New Jerusalem Sweden
borgian) church, Thirty-ffth street, this evening"
Rev. Dr. Wescott will preach In Plymouth Baptist
church, West Fifty-1rst street, this morning and
evening"
Rev. Merrill Richardson pastor of the New Eng
SouSiC5aIiohti "AAA pAS~SN sAAA' AoAAA
ing and evening.
Rev. E. G. Sweetser viii preach this morning and
evening IN the Blocker street Untversalst church.
corner Downing street.
Rev. Charles F. Lee VIII discourse on "The True
Ideal Of the Christian CHURCH, to-day, IN the Fifth
Uniyersalist Church, East Fourteenth street.
Iii St. Thomas church there will be morning
prayer and litany services at nine O'CLOCK, commu-
Mon service ana sermon at harpast ten, and even
ing services and sermon to young men at quarter
to eight
Rev. G. s. Narrower will preach this morning and
evening, IN ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church,
West Forty-frst street.
Mr.. Thomas Gales Foster VIII speak before the
Society Of spirtualists at Lyric Hall this morning
and evening.
ImGdc!ity and Its UucomprOmising Foe.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
well regulated press Is great q blessing in
civilized community as demOralized press is
curse. The sentiments conveyed in an editorial In
last Sundays HERALD relating to the progress Of In
fidelity does much credit to the writer, and should
be matter Of deep reflection for all who
hope for happiness either in this world
or the next. We have all seen what the teachings
of Voltaire, Rousseau aud Tom Paine have done for
France, and we cannot avoid seeing how religion In
this country-outsde the Catholic Church-ls drift
woman's rights. free love and rank in1delty. Who
can foretell the end2 Man without religion moral
restraint, LETT TO the guidance Of his own passions
becomes q brute-and with power despot-toward
all who dder with him in opinion. There should,
therefore be no coquetting with this evil under the
guise OF furthering human progress
The Catholic Church and her ministers have often
been accused OF ensavlng the human nina and op-
posing progress This Is simple nonsense. The
xx.s,x,
founded on the revelations OF God, knowing no CON-
promise between good and evil, whether in a
peasant or king. She denies the liberty of offend.
ing the laws Of God and man. and withholds her
sacraments from those who do so till by penance
and restitution they have atoned for their faults.
Many no doubt, regard this as slavery. There Is
class % o ST t r. ne sns
in being born and baptized in the faith which,
through parental neglect or evil company. they dis
card, often for life OF sin and shame. Enemies Of
the Church are not slow IN casting this scum
in her face, knowing fun well that it results from
stunning the priest and his counses not from being
Influenced or cnslavcd by them.
The Catholic Church in every age and in every
CLINE has been the promoter OF art, science, lite
nature, civilization and progress in every form con-
slstent with mans eternal welfare: beyond this she
Incompatible with the laws OF God. Tie lnfdel dis
organizers OF France and Italy, knowing this regard
the Church as their fearless ana uncompromising
power is to attack religion. Down with the
churches DOWN with the priests down with all
social order Is their battle-cry, while Professionalism
in any shape they neither fear nor molest This Is
a stern fact worthy OF reflection. That heroic
soap boiler and general benefactor OF mankind,
GaTibaldi wnom Italian revolutionsts swear by,
remarked, in writing to the iniidel convention at
Naples in December 1869. that "the world would
never be right TIL the last king was drowned In the
blood OF the last priest" AT what point such mode
OF regeneration should stop the red-shirted hero
does not say but from recent events In Paris we can
imagine
ia "a
moraized state OF the government and the increase
OF secret societies.
sequestrated, and the Churcn deprived OF It's means
OF usefulness in caring for the SICK and POOR edu-
thinking educauon IS now pursued under the
guidance OF men OF proiessed liberal ideas-in plain
lowing extract, to which call particular attention,
taken from the New York Times OF the 10Th OF April
last. being part OF an editorial On the AFFAIRS OF
Itaiy:-
ssnor LAMA Italian Minister Of the Interior pleads for
Pen. o. greater severity for The suppression Of crime
peninsu, show ihat with the years le6s
1890 increased from 70 70 100 cent. ihoughont
e ys9 Dso s Hs Of S9d s1
total Of The on feature neeaed to give this us mos.
criminals were beardess youths.
This, It must be remembered. Is an Official report
of King Victor Emmanues Mlnisser OF the Interior,
showing the progress OF morals under Italian unity
and since the expulsion from Italy OF those good
men VINO formerly had charge OF the education OF
youth.
A large portion Of the murders above alluded to
have been assassinatons, emanating from the
secret societies. With sucn population increasing
In crime the fate OF Italy may easily be foretold
The same system OF InGdel education IS now en-
forced by the Italian government in Rome, ana with
a dlaboical energy such only as a fallen woman dis
plays when seeking TO drag an innocent victim down
TO her own level.
All have seen what the vandal Communists
have done IN Paris. Who can tell what
the Communists OF Italy may do In Rome
In lsls they threatened to blow up st. Peters and
the Vatican with their invaluable treasures OF art,
ana no doubt would Lave done.so mad they time ana
ammunition. They are stronger now. having not
over-conservative army at their back
In conclusion let the Church and the press 20
hand In hand In endeavoring TO check TINS EVIL OF
infdclity which Is at the root OF all social disorder
and leu ministers who spend precious time SANDER
ing tue Church OF God of which they know moth
inp-mItate the jealous and sefsacrifcing lives OF
the Catholic priests by lab0rlng 70 bring mp their
fi0cks IN morality and the love ana lcar ol Gou.
A CATHOLIC SUBSCRIBER.