The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-04
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.

verley place.
Rev. Robert Cameron breaches morning and even
ing IN the Baptist church, West Seventeenth street.
Rev. Andrew Longacre breaches morning and
evening in the Central Methodist Episcopal church,
seventh avenue.
Rev. Abbott Brown breaches morning and even
ing in the Church OF the Reformation. East Fifteth
street.
Interesting services will be held in the Church of
Cur Saviour (Sixth Universalist) to-day. In the
morning Rev. j. NJ. Pullman will preach sermon
children, after which baptlsmal services will take
place. In the evening Mr.. Pullman VIII deliver the
final lecture OF the course to young men on "ldeals
OF Lfe.r
Rev. DR.. Krote VIII preach, morning and evening,
in the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity.
Rev. Thomas Street Will preach this morning and
evening In the North Presbyterian church, West
Thiry-rst street. His subject IN the morning will
be "The second Coming OF Christ" and evening
"The Sisters OF Bethany
Rev. L. r. Keyes formerly Of the Methodist Eps.
copal Conference, VIII lecture the "Docrines OF
the New church, IN the New Jerusalem Sweden
borgian) church, Thirty-ffth street, this evening"
Rev. DR.. Wescott will preach In Plymouth Baptist
church, West Fifty first street, this morning and
evening.
Rev. Merrill Richardson pastor Of the New Eng
land congregational church, VIII preach this morn
ing and evening.
Rev. E. Q. Sweetser will preach this morning and
evening III the Blocker street Universalst church.
corner Downing street.
Rev. Charles F. Lee VIII discourse on 1.-THE True
Ideal Of the Christian Church" to-day, IN the Fifth
Universalist Church, East Fourteenth street.
III St. Thomas church there will be morning
prayer and lltany services at nine O'Clock. commu-
Mon service ana sermon at har-past ten and even
ing services and sermon to young men at q quarter
to eight
Rev. G. S. Narrower will preach this morning and
evening, IN ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church,
West Forty-frst street.
Mr.. Thomas Gales Foster VIII speak before the
Society of Spirtualists at Lyric Hall this morning
and evening.
ImGde!ity and Its Uucompromising Foe.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
well regulated press Is as great blessing IN a
civilized community as demoraliZed press is q
curse, The sentiments conveyed In an editorial In
last Sundays HERALD relating to the progress of In
fidelity does much credit to the writer, and should
be matter OF deep reflection for all who
hope for happiness either in this world
or the next. We have all seen what the teachings
Of yoltaire, Rousseau and Tom Paine have done for
| France, and we cannot avoid seeing how religion In
this country-outside the Catholic Church-is drift
| Ing into rationalism, materalism, Mormonism,
woman's rights, free love and rank infldelity Who
can foretell the end? Man without religion moral
restraint lett guidance Of his own passions,
becomes brutc-and with power despot-toward
all who differ with him in opinion. There should
therefore. be coquetting with this evil under the
guise OF furthering human progress.
The Catholic Church and her ministers have often
been accused OF ensaving the human nina and op-
posing progress This Is simple nonsense. The
Catholic Church and her ministers teach morality
founded on the revelations OF GOD, Knowing no COM
promise between good and evu whether in
peasant or king. she denies the liberty OF Offend
ing the laws Of God and man, and withholds her
sacraments from those who do so till by penance
and restitution they have atoned for their faults.
Many, no doubt, regard this as slavery There is
O class OF Catholics, SO called, who disgrace the
rellgon-men whose only title TO the name consists
in being born and baptized in the faith which,
through parental neglect evil company they dis
card, often for life OF sin and shame Enemies OF
the Church are not slow in casting this scum
in her face, knowing full well that It results from
stunning the priest and his counses, not from being
Influenced or cnslaved by them.
The Catholic Church in every age and in every
cline has been the promoter OF art, science, lite
nature, civilization and progress In every form con-
sstent win mans eternal welfare: beyond this she
knows no progress, no false philosophy, or theories
Incompatible with the laws OF God. The lnfide dis
organizers OF France and Italy, Knowing this regard
the Church their fearless and uncompromlsng
foe; hence their first action Always on obtaining
churches down with the priests down with all
social order, is their battlecry, while Professionalism
stern fact worthy OF reflection. That heroic
soap boiler and general benefactor OF mankind
Garibaldi, wnom Itahan reyoutlOnlsts swear by,
remarked, in writing to the inlde convention at
Naples in December, 1869. that ''fne world would
never be right tn inc last KING was drowned In me
OF regeneration should stop the red-shrted hero
does not say butirom recent events In Paris we
one great cause OF the progress of infdelity in
France and Italy, especially IN the latter. Is the de-
moralzed state OF the government and the increase
OF secret societies.
In Italy, where church property has been so freely
sequestrated and the Churcn deprived OF It's means
OF usefulness in caring for SICK and poor, edu-
eating youth, &c. a systematic course OF free
thinking educauon Is now pursued under the
guidance OF men OF prolessed liberal ideas-in plain
words, infdels The result may be seen In the fol-
loving extract to which eau particular ia attention.
last. being part OF an editorial on the affairs OF
Itay:-
lie gives figures relating to the chief towns o. the Italian
The number Of urderous oairagss in the biennial period
the whole kngdo crimes OF blood ached durng 1883
g. tue number q 1894 whae during iss5c ,hsy show
faa snincance is added the that most of the
criminals were beardless youths
This II must be remembered, is an Official report
OF King Victor Emmanuel's Mlnisser OF the INTERIOR
showing the progress OF morals under Italian unity
men VINO formerly had charge OF the education OF
youth.
A large portion OF the murders above alluded TO
have been dissertations, emanating from the
secret societies. with sucn population increasing
IN crime the fate OF Italy may easily be foretold.
The same ~ stem OF lnfdel education - now en-
forced by the Italian government in Rome ana with
daboiical energy such only as fallen woman us
plays when seeking TO drag an innocent victim down
10 her own level
All have seen what the vandal Communists
have done IN Paris Who can tell what
the Communists OF Italy NAV do In Rome
In 1913 they threatened TO brow up st Peters and
the Vatican, with their Invaluable treasures OF art,
ana no doubt would Lave done so mad they time and
ammunition. They are stronger now. having q not
overc0nservatve army at their back.
In conclusion. let the Church and the press go
hand In nann In endeavoring TO check TINS evil or
inhdey which Is at the root OF social disorder,
and Leu ministers who spend precious time SANDER
ing tue Church or God -of which they know noth.
ngiDlitate the Jealous and self-Sacrihcng lives OF
the Catholic priests by laborng 10 bring mp their
nocks IN morality and the love and Ic8r OF God
A CATHOLIC SUBSCRIBER.