The New York herald., 1871-10-23

In the budget of sermons which we present
to the readers Of the HERALD to-day it will be
seen that the range of thought and topic is
extensive and embraces love and pity, tho
laws of nature and Of morals, the death and
resurrection of Christ the beauty Of the
Lord and Of His house, the life and character
of Peter and the advantages or disadvantages
of impulsive Christianity, EIijah's test Of
faith, the value of good life, charity toward
the suffering, the power Of great cities,
municipal corruption and the Chicago and
Western conAagrations.
Yesterday was the time chosen by the
Archbishop for taking up subscriptions in all
the Catholic churches Of this city for the
Western nre sufferers, and appropriate sermons
were preached in each, some which We
present to-day. In St Stephens the Rev.
DR.. McGlynn made an eloquent appeal
in behalf Of our sister city, and the Rev.
DR.. McMullen, of Chicago, followed with
q sermon, and under the inspiration Of the
occasion the congregation responded nobly.
In the Cathedral the Rev. Father MsNierny
the Lords talents by His servants by
an appeal for Chicago. The Rev. Father
McAuley referred to the same disaster In St.
Theresas church, and In q sermon of very
great power DR.. Richardson, of the New Eng
land Congregational church, drew forth from
the ashes of Chicago the sublime lesson that
man is more precious than gold, and that the
future world Is more enduring than the
present and should be sought after more
earnestly and ardenty.
The eloquent pastor Of Plymouth church is
nothing II he cannot be aaectionate. Hence
every little while he pauses in his philosophi-
cal and abstract theological pursuits to show
his people something Of the Saviour's love.
His recent 'Life of Christ has, perhaps, i'm
pressed him more than ever with this theme,
and yesterday he was, II possible, more SYM
pathetic and loving than ever. In . brief
reference 70 Chicago Mr.. Beecher stated that
his church had given, 10 one way or another,
not less than forty thousand dollars to that
stricksn city. This is certainly . noble Offer
ing from one congregation.
The very opposite Of Mr.. Beecber's principle
Of -sel6shness--was taken up by his
neighbor, Rev. T. Dewitt Talmsge, Of the big
Tabernacle; and from that iron structure he
read New Yorkers homily on political parti-
sanship, municipal corruption, fraudulent vot-
ing and counting and drunkenness. His idea
OF the politicians was that those who got the
best chance stole the most, and II the Church
did not make them purer in politics 1t was
worthless. How much, then, is il worth, may
We ask, seeing that many Of this condemned
class OF politicians are church members and
some OF thcm church ofncials, and yet, accord
ing to Mr.. Talmage, they are thieves, liars
and drunkards? Politics, he declared, pro-
duced more drunkards than any other cause,
and more politicians died from delirium tre-
mems than from anything else; but the physi-
clans, from regard to the survivors, give GER
tiicates Of death from other causes. II Mr..
Talmage speaks truth here there ought to be a
chance for the Board Of Health to look after
the physicians. Mr.. Talmage was just enough
10 confsss that the two great political parties