The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27

Review Of tho RELIGIOUS Press.
The religious press Is trife livelier than
asst week. The editors are. evidently not yet
out Of the melting mood, but they seem to be
q little more disposed to mental labor than
earlier In the month.
The Observer INDUCES in delicate piece Of
satire about the ''Throne of Gold" proposed
to be presented to the Pope, and suggests that,
inasmuch as the Pontiff sis no longer king
OF anybody or anything, he could have no
more use for throne than cradle"
Whether the throne be of gold or not, or whether
1t be intended literally for temporal purposes
or not, our Presbyterian contemporary cannot
help admitting that the venerable preate is
enthroned in the hearts of his followers in a
degree more precious and respondent than
can ever be seen or appreciated by mortal
eyes. But our birthstone brother grows fiery
and sulphureous on the question. Hear
| him -
Such Is the nature OF our Institutions and SO
| thoroughly are we under tine dominion OF dema-
| the power OF universal suffrage, and so rapidly is
tne power passing away from the Intelligent virtue
Inc n aSa Into Inc anwasned hands OF the
!nat the throne OF gold may be set up mere within
twenty years with Pretender to Universal Empire
upon the top OF it. The great majority or the chief
offices In the chief city OF the republic held to-
es e the op STe ~ do s w INC
political destlnies OF this great nation may be as
readily ruled by the agents Of that power as the des
under which control the people are spoiled OF mil
lions on millions OF dollars every yeaI Is in the
hands OF an ignorant but crafty OF that Church,
which, boastlng OF poverty, offers throne o. gold
to its High Priest and can steal enough in this city
/ m In a ctn lrlA RI 0rdin n
| the Court on throne OF the same metal.
The Observer makes point in an article
headed 1.-THE Sin of Ice Cream" by instituting
comparison between the rigor of the Jewish
Church, which has just expelled rabbi for
eating Ice cream on fast day, and the rigor
of the Christian Church (the Presbyterian,
which turned great and good man out of
their Church because he would sing Gods
praises in the hymns that other Christians
love to sing. ''Was not Mr.. Tyng's sin"
(preaching in parish other than his ow ny
asks the Observer, 'just about as great as
that poor Jews who fell under the temptation
of an ice cream on hot day?" Similar COM
parsons might be multiplied with regard to
the intolerant in other than the Jewish or the
Presbyterian churches.
The Independent is awakening to an appre-
ciative sense of the prevailing revival in
religion, although this is mot much of a
season for revivals," as they say in Arkansas
when they 60 out on niger hunting expedi-
ton and return after bagging a couple Of
score or so. The present religious revival is
regarded as most powerful and gracious
| until kba Rro hroa IF
June, and has steadily grown in fervor and
intensity with the heats of summer. 1t is not
says the Independent, what is commonly
called work of grace, but ra Their what the
old preachers would style 'law work. "
That is to say, while the late ca mp meeting at
Sing Sing might be called a work Of grace
and the convicts who recently escaped from
State Prison there no doubt thought theirs was,
the recapture of the latter was Claw
work" in the spirit if the law officers
did the principal labor of recalling back
sliders. The Independent ascribes this
unusual revival in religion to the corruptions
of the day, and as a matter of course, espe-
cially to the sins of poor old Tammany. Oh,
Tammany Oh, Tammany! The dominions
of Satan will have to be enlarged if half the
wickedness thine enemies allege against thee
shall be proven on Judgment Day (and it is
not likely to be much before that interesting
epoch).
The Independent pitches q strain to the
tune of new rendition Of ''The Arkansas
Traveller"-or to the secesh music of o paper
In that State-in which the Northern demo-
Gratis are called 'base towards and hypo-
critics." because they have ventured on the
NEW departure" dodge. The Independent
parades this Arkansas editor as the type of
Southern sentiment, and attempts to revive
sectional prejudices upon so fimsy and ridicu-
lous basis.
The Golden Age is up to its little sparkling
eyes in tilt between Mr.. Tilton and Mr..
Greeley, and about which the public gene
rally cares as much as if an old bald-headed.
specialized country pedagogue (Greeley)
was engaged in the operation Of switching an
unruly urchin. Greeley backs down on his
early Stree love" theories Tilton clings to
and exalts them. They are but the fruits OF
the seed the philosopher of the Tribune sowed
quarter of century ago, and the crop has
not all matured yet.
Our distant religious contemporaries pre-
sent no novel features this week.
THE THREATENED CARLIsT RISING IN
SpAIN.-Again the Carlists are growing
uneasy and make O show that they are
anxious to try conclusions with the soldiers OF