The New York herald., 1871-04-02

right wrong In these matters and indi-
vduais constitute society, and u Is nlesaan,tt
TO think that the majority do not look
through the same impure glass that certain old
women ana ianatical clergymen use. Some people.
searching for evi, and when any Innocent looking
object Is found tney plaster II with the impure ma
terla OF which thev themselves are made tnen cali-
ing the worlds attention to their new discovery
they gioat over the obscene image created by their
own hands.
Baptists and MethodIsts turn your attention to
better things than low-necked dresses and dancing.
The young generation or today certainly are not
reason from the hea IS OF Clergymen. Ch, holy
teachers OF religon II a barred breast suggests at
once 10 your minds sensual and ANIMAL ideas, ding
ASIDE your Bibles and 1Orsake your pulpts, or else
preach to yourselves and let your innocent folks
alone. "Evll be TO him who evil thinks" .oor
CHAS. HANCOCK.
Aro Dancing and Going to Theatres Sinfult
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
We hope that the intelligence Of the members OF
the Methodist Church may not be Judged from the
lack Of 1t In its minister's shown In their late dis
cussions on fashionable amusements reported In
Tuesdays HERALD. We beg the public to believe
that there are few OF us who are sinful enough to
enjoy Dickens, ThacKeray and Irving. In fact we
remember having heard one OF our ministers so far
lost to all sense OF propriey as to quote from the
"Marbe Faun' in his sermon. Applying the only
argument ofBrother Ferris how could that minister
reprOve his people for wasting their time over
Beade's dime novels when he read "Ilaw thorn him
selfs There are also few OF us who, like Brother
Schaffer, enjoy little dancing In our own
parlors or at quiet churcn sociabe; but
paced 1t so entirely seyond our power 10 reproye
the ireguenter OF brothels @ as Brother Ferris
would have us believe. There are few
to Booths TO see "Trip Van Winlhe" or "Othelio.n
and are not aware nut that we Can speak against
were obliged confess that 1--WE went to the
theatre In fact, we have the advantage IN not
cfent to the ofender:-s.You have never been there's
you know nothing about the matter; you are not ft
to Judge" We desire M through your paper 10 thank
Brother Schaffer for his part IN the discussion
Perhaps he represented more OF the lalty than he
knew. We are sorry hs fellow preachers went for
HIM so savagey and that no one was found to hold
up his hands, but hope ne was not shaken from his
standpoint. METHODIST.
The Confession Of Stu.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
When the little child Of five or six years meets
with accident at play or gets hurt or injured by
others, that child uniformly goes to It's mother or
kind nurse and looking up In her face, tells its
rows to her, and looks for compassion and consola-
ton In its troubles. The wise man, who has the
good fortune co have true, wifely woman for
wife, often, when In trouble III business, opens his
mind to his wife, and very often gets good and true
advice from her, and Is frightened up anew for the
battle OF lie. We ALL therefore. when in trouble IN
ton from trusted friends. Now when man Is lost
In SIM buried in iniquity, putrid mass OF moral
corruption feeling that he Is monster the earth,
and knowing God will forgive the most abect sinner
II truly contrlte. to whom Will he 60
to unburthen his conscience and get this
heavy load Of sin removed, that he
may walk again before his fellow men Chris
tlan In fact and one worthy OF being called child
OF Jesus Christ Must he not confess his sins to
Christi But He Is no longer on earththat Is to the
eyes OF men. 1t is nearly TWO thousand years since
from the midst OF His apostles, He assembled to His
Fathers glory, and only mysticay on the Christian
altar, under sacramental forms, does lie appear
on earth. WE'LL then, Is He not on earth by repre-
sentatlong VINO can represent Jesus Christ? Not
st. John Cnrysost0m, st. Augustine, st. Alphonslus
ligonsi, st. Philip Neri could even feeby impress TO
repentance the sinner their ieet did Saviour
when lie changed the heart or Mary Magdaen-
almost into the saint But Jesus Christ is no longer
before the eyes Of men, and the sinner, therefore,
who wishes to unburden his conscience OF SIN must
confess his SINS TO Christ's legitimate priest,
however unworthy he may be TO walk In the loot
steps OF his divine Master. AS Christ chose His
the Christian priesthood has been established and
preserved an unbroken line down to the priest OF
our own day. He is lone man, with no ties TO bind
him the earth, wanderer, IN his outward life
sembng to u certain extent his Great Captain and,
therefore. not unit person TO listen TO the sinners
pltiful tale of sin and dispense healing ointment to
The heart OF repentance as the agent or Jesus Christ
He Is only poor, sinful man. with no power him.
SELF but standing only the visible agent earth
OF Him who healed the sick, gave sight TO the blind
and made the lame walk. And confessing
to brother man humDles us. brings down our pride
ana makes us feel more ashamed OF rush.
ing aQaln into sin. On the other hand,
n we 90 into room and there con-
fess to Christ, II may be earnest, but
II Is not searching OF conscience; we do not find
ourselves so humbled, nor do we hear consoat0ry
words coming TO ears that we are heard and for
given Another thing 1t gives the Church chance
to prevent social corruption especially conjugal
sins, which secret, only to the confessional. In
fact 1t gives Cnrist's Church earth the power to
look into the hearts or the people, as the Saviour did
wnen he walked the earth, ike other men. Other
forms OF Christianity In which this sacrament Is
rejected, are only outer garments OF beauty, cover
ing body rotten with filth. Their agents to the
people stand before them like whlted sepulchres,"
In the midst OF the des0atOn oil SIM unable to iift
O helping hand We may scout at the ''conicss-
iona" we may talk or It's horrors, we may avoid 1t,
we may pass 1t OH by wave OF the hand, but until
In repentance OF their sins at the feet OF Gods priest
W. G. D.
The Ursuiine Convent Lands-Their Pro.
jected Sale.
The Boston Traveller states that the projected sale
by the Right Rev. John ]. Williams Bishop OF Bos-
ton, of the Ursuline College lands In Somerville re-
quires legislative sanction, as part Of 1t Is held In
trust, and the Bishop has accordingly petltoned for
FA.,