The New York herald., 1871-04-23


''Some Facts About Sulphur" Respectfully
referred to our Presbyterian friends, with
recommendations to mercy.
The first church In New York was bult,
according to Francis Vincent's 'History OF
Delaware" upon the recommendation Of a
number of roysterers In a tavern in New
Amsterdam, now called New York. At
wedding of the daughter 0f a
clergyman, named Everardus Bogardus,
1t was thought necessary, after the fourth or
flfth drink, to take up donation for the foun-
dation of church ediice. Trinity Church.
with its accumulated enormous property, was
the result OF the fifth mbibation. Perhaps
that Is the reason Trinity in our day exh ibits
such q winking toward holy water.
The Jeaotsh Messenger is out this week with
supplement- in which we find 1.-THE Charac-
ter of Moses" related by the Misses Roths-
child. The Rothschilds ought to know some
thing about Nose. The Messenger also
gives us pleasant article about walk it had
on Fifth avenue on Saturday afternoon, the
Jewish Sabbath, and says:
We recognized among the occupants Of several
Jews. This being the Jewish Sabbath such persons
might have left the avenue drive TO the exclusive
use OF pleasure seekers who do not observe Saturday
rs holy time.
Here is to be seen q desire on the part of
representative of o respectable portion of our
religious population to observe q Sabbath.
Whatever that Sabbath may be, let ii always
be one devoted to the glorifcation of the Most
High.
The Messenger reminds us of a maxim
which, it says, '.s as old as it is truthfur'--to
wit sKnow thy God and then serve Him."
Better serve Him any how.
The Golden Age talks about s'Hacking at
Pictures with Penknives," and gives an article
In favor Of female sexual merchandise. This
is hacking at the most beautiful picture of
Gods creation with the unapostolic Bowie
knives Of free love.
The Jesoish Times discourses on "Jews and
Judaism, taking for its text the Odessa out
rage. In this connection the .Jevish Times
says =
While In former days outbursts like those in Ron.
mania and Odessa found appreciation, they are now
by the press 1t is only meet that we should ex.
press our satisfaction ut such liberal ana enlght.
the New YORK HERALD, In ITS issue OF last Sunday
In reference to the odessa riot.
Fair play is the HERALD doctrine. But
don't let fair play crowd fair thing too far.
The Hebreao NeUs is O fresh infusion into
our local field Of Jewish newspaper literature.
AT the first blast the He6rew Neus may bother
the common reader. because Its principal arti-
cles are printed in Hebrew characters. These.
10 the ordinary eye, are rather upside down
than otherwise, but then comes an article in
English letters, which everybody can read
and understand, entitled ''The HERALD, the
Great Sectarian Organ, ON Bigotry." Our
newly-born disciple of the press of Moses will
prove a novelty in the circle of religious jour-
nalism in the metropolis.
The Eoangelist, touching upon the subject
Of "Western Colleges and Congress-" makes
the suggestive statement that
The nations destiny has already passed to new
hands, ana the influence OF our old colleges and
universities as well as OF Eastern usages ana habits
of thought, have relatively declined. Western Re.
serve College, with its five graduates IN Congress-
takes precedence Of the Oldest college or New Eng
land, which numbers but three
Our evangelical contemporary should re-
member that colleges du not make brains
The best statesmen In our country have been
educated at the colleges of the plough, the
printing press, the anvil and the shoemaker's
last. The East may talk of the graduates of
Harvard, Yale, Browns, and the West bring
up Its Reserve" but none Of these institu-
tions of learning ever produced Washington,
Franklin, Roger Sherman, Jefferson,
Fulton, a Jackson, Silas Wright, aProfessor
Morse, nor r. M. Hoe. Colleges are very
useful institutions of learning, and they
should always be encouraged; but the Amer-
can people should not rely upon them entirely
for their solid men and purest patriots
The Independent endeavors to make out a
case against Brother Winans, aud asks, 'Does
1t pay to be a traitor?" The argument of the
Independent might well be applied to those
religious papers that prove traitorous to
the principles of Christianity and devote their
columns to the publication of advertisements
of doubtful morality for the sake of filthy
lucre. To quote the independents own Ian
guage in another connection
We wish we could set In more stirring and
punEcnt phrase the hldeOusness OF TINS sort OF
scihshness and the blight which It spreads all
around II.
The Obseroer, with extraordinary liberality
for Presbyterian organ, takes up the case of
the Rev. Mr.. Cheney, of Chicago, aud that of
Mr.. George Ii. Stuart, of Philadelphia, and
remarks:-
We have sometimes thought the motto OF Protest.
ant Christianity had become In essentials, unity;
ia non-essenttas, liberty; In all things, CHARITY"
And Tor all the evidence that the motto Is the doml
nant sentiment IN the discipline OF the Church we
do give thanks to God. But we would have il
thoroughly Impressed on the mind and conscience Of
the people In all com muni0ns that they shall recog
nize In the true disciple or Christ Christian brother
not 10 ne disieliowshipped or cxcommunicated or
suspended Tor being unable to apprehend nOn-es-
sentia principle others do II he Is but lOyal to
the ialt OF his Church and In union with It's saviour
and Head.
The senior editor of the Observer, we are
pleased to learn, has returned from the South