The New York herald., 1871-06-18
A Word for the Stray L nmbs.

Word for the Stray L nmbs.
To THE EDITOR OF THE hERALD:-
Thirty thousand children in New York city are not
In school, and cannot be induced to attend school,
because most, If not all OF them. necesstated to
earn their food and clothing or not have 1t. This
hard necessity is worthy OF grave consideration.
These children OF the State should be better cared
for by the State and will necessitate its paternal
care when grown TO maturity. II floats mass OF
hardened brute nature, fighting for the crumbs that
fall from the tables OF weather. citizens.
When the present public school system was inau-
gurated 1t was hoped 1t would, by Its liberality,
reach ALI but does not We called upon to de-
wise means for reaching these stray lamos, they
Will, when grown, prove to society as ravening
wolves The last census before this said 20 600 chll
dfen were out OF school; the present census says
$4,000. We have done nothing 10 remedy the evil,
and 1t Las grown. There seems 10 be one problem
worth attempting, and that Is to organize
Q system Of remunerative industrial schools.
The scholars should be one-half In The schoorOom
ana onehalf at some Industrial occupation, under
the charge OF teacher OF industry then the classes
from six To eight hours, according to the age and
advancement OF the pupil. There could be found
wonld be the most difficult class TO give occupation;
but young children Of lour years OF age III over
amount Of work as seems almost incredible, so that
We may imagine That children OF SIX, ana especially
oil the poorer classes, would not prove dull at acaulr
ing simple industries such as the making OF paper
bags pasteboard boxes the putting together OF toys
with glue, and many other easy employments, at
which very young children could earn something.
Older children could be put at regular trades; but,
Tor all, the occupation should be remunerative and
paid, the payments being made as frequently as
The experiment is easily made, and If feasible the
State can second 1t by requiring all children TO be
placed In school. JUNIuS.
Extremes Among Fious People-Tho ssRroad
Church,"
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Tn nf n1i
torlal, in which read the following words:-"There
are two very promising features in the columns OF
our religious exchanges this week. One is the re-
markable number Of combinations In the Roman
Catholic faith, and the other the extraordinary pro-
fusion OF the donations to the Presbyterian Mcmor.
ial Fund" You say moreover, that "this exhibits
healthy state OF things among the extreme branches
OF our pious people and augUrs well for the per-
petuity or free religious government" Now, beg
neSs naSns sfrs~d i hers sra'SSa sn pS ps PssS ssxa
aGs e nds Itself H s
posed, not to Presbyteranism, but to the Unlver-
sallst, or to what is called the Broad Church. You
are perfectly aware that CalviniSm, Wesleylsm, and
the Protestant Episcopal Church are your offshO0ts
OF the Roman Catholic Church. but they are not the
extremes. The Broad Church, whose members, at
least affect faith in Christianity, and whose lives
do most assuredy attest the same, in reality the
extreme Of The Roman Catholic Church Both be-
miraculous revelation to so-caled prophets, the
other in revelation which may at any time occur
10 thinking and intellectual mind. The one allies
Itself IN masquerade In the wornout garments OF
the past ages; the other clothes Itself in such
the day demand. Ii the New Testament be
not literally true, the Papal iniabllity, and the
Apostolic succession are the merest deluslons.
There are revelations and revelations prophets ana
prophets, men and men. Which are rghF, which
wrong, make the sum and suos ahce OF the diher-
ence existing been tue Roman Catholic and the
broad Church. man who subscrDes to Chris
tlany must either be c0utent TO nave his opinions
not his actions, tor they He pardoned-subject to
as Christian, be able TO read Tor himself Had act
according to his own light in conformity 10 what
seems 10 hun 10 be the essence OF the preachings
and doctrines OF Jesus Christ. Men like Chan
nng, Parker and Emerson do so, and teach, not by
feel the God In himself and MS entire in-
dependence OF prophets, saints, martyrs, ana So
called immaculate conceptions OF sons OF God.
IL IL passing strange that so many well.meaning
parsons should SO pervert from their pulpi,s the
metaphors ana tropes OF Jesus Christ, ana that
Christianity Of this present day should so radically
diner as regards its eiccts on the everyday life
from Christians OF the Old times. We call ourselves
christians in this country, but wherein do we re-
semble in our opinions and daily lives the early
Christians the disciples and immediate followers OF
CHRISTI In nothing at all. Wherein ure We justified
in keeping the first day OF the week holy instead OF
the seventh? Wherein may We believe IN man said
have been born by immaculate conceptlon by some
Thing called the Holy Ghosty Wherein may we be-
lieNe III the resurrection OF the deadY AS 10 heaven
or he'll, 'there very few official returns from
either place.u II mistake not few Sundays ago
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said that there were
men who never attending church, were as good
Christians as those who regularly worsnipped al
the altar. Therein he was right. Now the sum and
substance Of this communication Is not polemc,
but simply to suggest through your valuable col
umns the use and propriety OF Christians taxing
religion nand themselves and not putting lhelr
trust In overbearing Catholic prelates, Calyinistlc
demagogues, or Winning, smiling, toadying Episco-
PAL ministers. BKUAD CHU kCu.