The New York herald., 1871-09-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
September 17-SiXteenth Sunday
After PentecOSt.
Religious Services To-pay-Herald Religious
Correspondence Notes,
Personal and General.
Services To-Day.

Services TO-Ony.
Rev. Abbott Brown Will preach this morning and
afternoon In the Church OF the Reformation.
Rev. Mason Gallagher VIII occupy the pulpit OF
Emanuel church this morning.
Rev. DR.. Krolel Will preach this morning and even
ing in the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF The
Holy Trinity.
The French Church du St. Esprit will be opened
for divine service this morning. The rector. Rev.
DR.. verren, VIII ofnciate.
Rev. W. w. Newell. Jr., win preach in the Forty
second street Presbyterian church this morning and
evening.
Divine services win be resumed in the Presbyterian
church corner Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street
to-day. Services morning ana afternoon.
Rev. John Z. Goodman viii preach IN Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church, West Thirty fourth
street, this morning aud evening.
Rev. j. M. Pullman will preach In the Church OF
Our saviour Sixth Universalst this morning.
Rev. II. d. NortnrOp Will preach In the morning
and afternoon the West Twenty.thlrd street
Presbyterian church.
Rev. Dr. Morgan, the rector, will on1ciate in St.
Thomas church to-day. Morning service at half
past ten O'Clock and evening prayers at four.
Rev. DR.. Thompson Will preach in the Broadway
Tabernacle church this evening to young men, on
=" The Social Causes OF Public Corruption"
The members and friends Of the South church,
West Twenty-nfth street. between Seventh and
Eighth avenues will hold special services to-day,
ahe occasion being the reception OF their pastor
elect, Rev. NJ. G. Hodge, ID. D., who Will preach in
The morning at half-past ten O'Clock In the after
noon at three O'clock Rev. Thomas Armitage, d. D.,
Rev. w. S. Mikels, d. D., Rev. r. 8. Macarthur,
%. D., and Others, will address the meeting, and
rev. II. G. Weston D. d. will preach in the evening.
Rev. DR.. Merrill Richardson Will preach in the
New England Congregatio church this morning
and evening.
Rev. DR.. Deems Will preach morning and evening
In the Church OF the strangers.
At the Oratory OF Sacrament, Forty-third street
and Tenth avenue, Rev. Joshua D. Bradley will
oflclate at and eleven O'Clock in the morning.
and Rev. Dr. Fulton. Of Christ church, Mobile, in
the evening.
Rev. Andrew Longacre will preach. morning and
evening. IN the Central Methodist Episcopal church,
Seventh avenue.
Rev. Thomas g. Preston will preach to-day in st.
AIMS church, East twelfth street, 'The Duties
OF Parents in Regard TO the Education OF Their Chill
dren." AT high mass the choir under the direction
OF Mr. L. Dachauer Will sing the Mass OF Rosslni
originally written. Miss Krebs will preside at
the piano.
'sThe Only True Religion" Will be the subject OF
Rev. George II. Hepwortns discourse this evening
IN the Church OF the Messiah. Services also in the
morning
Rev. G. S narrower VIII preach in ST. Luke's
Methodist Episcopal church this morning and even
ing.
Divine services Will be neld IN Christ church to-
day ollows:-Holy communion at seven O'Clock
A. NJ, morning prayer, Ltany and sermon half
past ten and evening prayer at half-past seven.
y "Bisn0p" Snow the self.styed prophet, will hold
forth to his flock In the University, Washington
square, this afternoon. The subject upon which he
Will speak will be, 'Will the Pope he Restored to
his Temporal Domnonri
Rev. J. Clement French will preach this morning
md evening In the Westminster Presbyterian
church, Clinton and First streets, Brooklyn.
Mr.. Thomas Gales Forster will speak before the
Society of Spirituasts in Apollo Hall this morning
and evening.
Has tho Catholic Church in this Couu;ry
Backed Down the school Questions
10 TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Two or three years since the Catholic press of { he
United States agitated, to a considerable extent
school question: demanding the denomnatonal
system OF Prussia, and calling for the establishment
where available, OF common public schools. sup.
ported, as now, by the State, with the simple pro-
vision that the Gospel OF Jesus Christ as
interpreted by the Catholic Church, wheye Catho-
lies are in the majority. should De taught in these
schools day by day. week oy week, month by month
and year 10y year. that the rising generation might
be thoroughly indoctrnated In Christianity, and
this great republic OF the West by the intelligence
life In the great march OF the ages. This would
seem, IN the face OF 1t, mid, salutary and
patriotic demand: bat Professionalism, or, more
properly speaking, American heathenish supersti-
tion and poltco-anima relglonism. could not for
the moment hear the demand, and Immediately,
therefore, raised antPopery howl" Smiling
Did Puritan women, like the New York Observer
nnttPopery organs, like the New York Times; re-
ngious demagogues, ike hepworth and Bellows,
ali echoed one chorus OF extermnauon against one
portion OF American citizens, because they de.
manded at the public expense Christian education
Tor their children The agitation, from the Catholic
slde, then seemed almost simultaneously TO cease,
and Professionalism. therefore, since that time has
reposed on her oars OF victory, thinking that she
nnally, by one great vulgar, brutal howl,
had :" "senced the Catholic demand" for
equal rights under the American constitution. But
10 long rs one class OF citizens, even III the majority,
IN disregard OF the great charter OF American
liberty, dare tyrannlze over another class long
iwill agitation exist and viii grow and continue
until wrong removed. But Protestants say tnat If
they give the Cath lies their share Of the public
echool lund all secs must nave their share This Is
nonsense; there only three classes IN this
iry-Cathoucs, non. Catholics and Jews. Does not
Henry Ward Beecner, the great modern Protestant
apostle, say that unity OF form us not necessary,
nominations assemble III Cincinnati couple OF years
OF Western Methodism, and, gathering around
Tue altar rals oi Presbyterian church
gregationalist Lutheran. Sc. all IN broiHerIy peace
Take 'Os urink" OF so-called sacramental wine 2
But the CalhOncs only a band OF foreigners
IN thls country who are trying 10 overturn American
tv Liberty; Les Us Tor a moment gee. In the nrst
pace' the oatho1cs discovered America and civi-
nLed anu ehrstianized 1t, afterwards South and
tentral America, and the northern part OF North
America; anu IL was Lord Baltlmore In Maryland
Catholic, who first laid the foundation OF civil and
rensious liberty IN inns country One OF The most
conspicuous names the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was that OF Charles Carroll OF Iarrollton
y Catholic; ana Roger b. fancy, the most learned,
conscientious ana truly Constitutional ,hiei
Justice that ever adorned the supreme ,onri
al Washington, lived died in that lain u,
lis, however, true that the numerical majority ~
Catholics mere OF foreign birth (Dut true czens
OF this country bat fully onethlrd OF the Caihoncs
IN these States were born In America, In the second
and third generation and, together with the thou.
sands OF converts from Professionalism all over the
country, make the ruling, progressive power in
The American Church. Many OF these are OF Revou-
ionary origin, and are lully indUctTinated the