The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-19


do not ask the priests Tor the head OF the body,
which We are quite competent TO provide for our.
God, the doctrines OF the Gospel, which have not6.
ing 10 DO with the election oil petty officials nor
with the changes at the White House ITSELF In
church. at least, 'Let us have pcace.r
We want 70 see IN our pastors BODY OF men In.
dependent OF party trammels, under obligations to
no man. dong the work or God with Gods lnstru-
menls alone, and rejecting all extraneous aid which
comes with condition OF q Qnd pro quo. Above
all. we want body OF men who wlll speak 10 our
weary minds or heavenly things and eternal truths
and make our SUNDAY duties true .ssplrltual re.
freshnent" to our souls Ths cannot he done by
numbering into our unwilling ears the thousand
reports ami second hand denunciations that harass
ana pursue us through the week, and make Us long
honesty and charity are more than mere phil0so.
phIcai ahs.racti0ns.
Your valuanle paper, Mr. Editor. which ia always
arrayeh on the side OF fair play and never refuses
hearing to every proposition, wil We trust lie our
helper In this matter and our second In this protest
COLUMBIA.
Should Marriages Between Jews and Chris-
tians be Encouraged
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
This inquiry is not proposed with q view OF Gre
ating unkind feelings between the ancient and the
modern chosen people OF G0d Such motive should
be repusnant to both Jew and Christian: but the
motive for making thus inquiry Is TO draw the atlen-
ton OF both people to the calm consideration Of the
pr0prety OF such unions for such have occurred OF
late believe that by lar the greater majority OF
Jews and Christians discountenance sucn mar
rlages; hence think that may answer the inquiry
In the negative and lay down the proposition that
such marriages should not be encouraged or even
tolerated. IL Is not with these two people as 1t IL
with Christians OF different denominations, who
can DC ana generally are recOnciled In matters or
faith, and whose manners and customs are so much
alike. With Jew and Christian II is very different.
First, what two things can be more Numerically
opposed 70 each other than the faith OF the two
peOpes Nothing In this world. The one believes
that the Great Messiah mas not yet come upon the
EARTH the other believes that He blessed the earth
by His presence more than eighteen hundred years
ago. The believes that when be arrives He VIII
come In the character OF mighty prince, who will
10 THIS peculiar People and nict terrible cSasiise
ment on GOd'S eDemieS-1 q, on all who are not
Jews; the other believes that lie has already come
IN the character Of meek and humble Prince OF
not for the things of this world but
sent lin. TINS contrarlety OF faith might be con.
ttnued TO great length, but the lew points Just re.
Or me sew snd
mus; be productive OF much discord and misery.
One party looks back with complaccncy to his
Abraham his Isaac and his JACOB; 10 his David, ms
Solomon and his samson; TO his JOSapnet, his
judith anu Joslas he may not cast a'glancJ lnto the
TO forget the wonders which God wrought III these
countries IN his BEHALF Now. while the Christian
penaf Of the Jew, what has he to pont Out as spe
cla work OF the Divine favor IN MS own regards
Nothing, excep. the weeping Jesus In the crlo OF
How does the Jew relish these marks OF Divine
lover With him they are stumbling blocks AMI
rocks OF SCANDAL which he views with hatred and
while the Christian consort views them.
or ut least, ought to view them. with admiration
ho Gv sba S ae regous ze
sword TO cut OF the ear OF Malcus or shan ne sell
bis Divine Master Tor thirty pieces or perhaps less
sholI IN ,sV.ln
the Cruc6ed, or shall he like another Saul, cry out
Lord what wilt thou nave me to do ~ There is no
" the Cruclfed will deny his Lord and Master.
There have been very few Sauls among the Jews
since the days Of saul ana sne lew suen marriages
was spat upon. 1t may be, indeed, that neither
party viii trouble themselves much ABOUT the Gloss
or the Pentateuch; but this can hardy be supposed
for we see that through the long series OF ages
since the angels descended 10 the earth to sing
.'Glory to God IN the hgnesp' at the birth OF HIS
divine Son there have been very few Jews who nave
renounced the faith Of their fathers; and through
the destruction OF their nation, their city and their
temple, no matter In what country he may have
dwelt ne still preserves his pecularlties, MS mother
tongue his ancient iaith, MS hatred Tor the Cruc-
fed-ln q word, ne Is still Jew While many
other tribes and natiOnalites have passed away and
become blended with other peoples, the children
OF Abraham still look back to their long lost Jersa
lem with fond hope OF again seeing the ancient
temple city and nation restored with greater spleu
dor than before Hence IL Is reasonable to conclude
that marriages between Jew and Christian must
ana at best that they must be unhappy, and conse-
B. c.. M.
The Free Church Of -. Mary.
Al the Free Church OF ST. Mary the Virgin, West
Forty NTH street, between Broadway and Eighth
avenue the litany commences tins morning at half
past ten with full choral service. Evening prayer
at four and compline ull choral at nalfpast seven
this evening" st. Mary's is one OF the most advanced
WI
eucharistic service ut seven A. III. throughout the
year.
ts oiertory, 1t Is well sustained with large congre
cations among whom are some Of our most re-
the Young Ladies' School of the Sisters of st.
Mary also worship here, and q magnificent white
marble altar Is IN course Of erection Within Its
chaGcel.
Bishop Dupaisloup, Of Orleans, France, Upon
Primary Education.
M. Dupanloup. the Bishop OF Orleans has written
The following letter the subject Of primary educa-
ion to the Impartial du LO,ref:-
ORLEANS, Oct. 30, 1871.
SRI have read In the Impartial du Loiret, OF
The 2sth OF this month, the following lines:-'The
announces that M. Jules Simon has
terminated his labors upon the law Of gratuitous
and compulsory instruction. The votes OF the
Councils General being almost everywhere in sup
port OF It that law WILL 1t is said be brought for
ward Al the opening or The Chamber" Permit me 10
say that regret those lines. do not know how
such subject can be prendged BY the Councils Gen.
era the session OF which mas scarcely commenced,
and do not understand, moreover, how such a
question could be settled before being thoroughly
examined; for assuredy 1t Is very grave, very COM
pick, very Ciflcult. ] desire as much as any one
that there shall not be a sngle young Frencllman
nor single young French woman unable to read
and write; and am the successor OF bishop who
IN The seventeenth century, founded at his own ex-
pense zoe gratuious primary schools in The diocese
or orleans But considerations OF more than one
KIND must be taken into account and without pre-
tending to develop them completely In this letter
there are some that present themselves at the out
Set and OF nature 70 make serious minds eject
M. Duruy, who was daring In many things, and was
urged by his master III THIS question: did NOT dare to
settle IT, 30 beset did he ind II by difficulties. lie
had submitted IL 10 the Academy inspectors and
the majority OF the inspectors-sxV al least
replied That the grntuitous system did not favor the
progress Of primary education; that In all cases
where the school was grafultous 1t was less ASST
duously freqnenteh have before me their reports,
which expressly state the fact, and give the reason
OF the fact. The Councils General In 1s67-68-69,
al MN md Inv "a frvatso