The New York herald., 1871-09-10
HERALD SUNDAY ls,L-TRlPLE SHEET
Review of the Religious Prcss.

Review Of the Religious Pres~
To judge by the tenor Of the editorial
articles in the principal relig igious papers t.us
week, one would be led to the conviction tha'
they are more intensely interested in the
political movements of the day than in the
labor of Christian good feeling and salvation.
AS matter of fact the Independent is
clearly open to a charge Of participation in
the social crime of the day, for more villanous
abortions in the line of pictorial illustrations
never dlsgraced the pages Of any newspaper,
religious or secular. One of these wood cuts
is blasphemously termed the Highway of
Holiness" and description OF it is given
under the title of "Ministering Angels.
Scriptural quotations are applied with loose
ness and license that would shock the sens
bilities of community of Buddhsts. Such
| publications are dangerous to the religious
tone of society, calculated as they are to
bring religion into contempt, and when
the unmitigated humbug of the whole
thing is considered it is wonder
| that the Independent is allowed to be re-
| ceived into any respectable Christian family in
the land. The character of the chief editorial
articles in the Independent this week may
be inferred from their titles-to wit 1.-THE
Citizens Reply to Tammany," ''New York
City and the Next Election" Then come
three or four articles on General Butler,
letter from Schuyler Colfax putting the North
ern Pacific Railroad, accompanied by an
advertisement in editorial type in the "Pub-
lisher's Department" sarsaparilla qnack ad
vertisements, homeopathic specifics -similio
| sinaili6us curGntur-giving details of dis
| eases that should only be mentioned to the
physicians private ear. This is fair tran
script of the leading features of the great
''monthly illustrated edition" of the I,adepen-
dent. 1t is fortunate for readers that the
dose is only to be repeated monthly, and it
should be ''well shaken before taken" at that.
| The Golden Rule wants to know ''Who
shall be the next President?" and strikes out
boldly for new radical party. 1t says:-
The party of advanced ideas, the party with
its face toward the rising sun, the party OF the
twentieth century, the party whose pennOn shall be
Equal Rights to ALL not meaning hall or frac-
tion, the party including negro equality, woman
other progressive idea needful to the regeneration
OF the State ana the harmony OF the word.
And then it calculates =
O for Cromwell to rise again, with Milton on one
tonals Han, Communists Arise, radicals Let
as have party OF our own, and snow QiKe the
other parties) with what httle wisdom We, too can
govern the world
The nail was hit on the head in the last SEN
tence. Brother Tilton is nothing unless rad-
cal. If extremes with him do not meet it is
not his fault, for he is always trying to meet
in mid path any new-fangled radical 'ism"
on the whining way.
The Eoangeyist discourses on the ''Seducer
and His Victim" and after briefly reciting
some of the shocking events Of week or two
past exclaims: -
And what revelation does this tragedy make of
the h0rrid trades that are carried on among us
Men there are-ycs, ana women too vile hags-
who make trade Of infant murder, OF wrencnIng
the unborn Guild from the womb OF Its young
mother TO cast II into the river or the 1hiS
practice of ietcide-as 1t Is callcd-is said by physi
clans to be frghuully common.
The Evangelist is slightly satirical on the
subject of ''speculating on Pilgrim fame" and
shows up the late gathering on Captain Miles
| Standishs stamping ground in Duxbury,
Mass, to be merely a land speculating job, for
engaging in which those who were conspicuous
should feel themselves ashamed.
The Nethodi@ pays its respects to the sold
Catholic Church, and, speaking of Tammany,
says
The ring looks formidable, but it is hollow as an
egg shell. Its members know that they are warrlug
against the common interests OF mankind. They
have not believed themselves tnat their reign would
last long. They know well enough that sucn mis-.
rule theirs brings on speedily day OF Judgment.
There is one plain duty before New Yorkers-stop
the plundering and make the plunderers disgorge.
Again it remarks:- -
We must do something more than turn out of
Office half dozen prominent rogues. We must have
political reform reaching TO both parties over the
nation-a reform widespread and lasting
The Tablet (Catholic) is having an even
tempered discussion with the Chicago Adoance
(Protestant) on the subject of ''Romanism and
Politics." and pictures the "True Proportions
of Dollinger."
Saint Peter, as usual, is ''capital" paper.
1t is Roman Catholic to sensation, and pre-
sents its views in startling Roman capitals,
like the poster of travelling circus on
country barn door,
The Jewish Messenger reminds its readers
that on Friday evening next, September Is,
the year 563l will have closed. The Jewish
| NEW lear uOlludy is, IueTeiCTe, CIOSe ab uIuu,
and holiday presents and festivals are in
| order.
The Freemdaa's Journal is replete with edi-
torals of an interesting nature.
The country religious press is distinguished
for nothing remarkable this week.
| MIsMANAGEMENT AT THE AMERICAN INsTI.
TUTE FAIE.-We call attention to the state
ment Of correspondent alleging either unfair
ness or ignorance on the part of the managers
of the American Institute Fair, now in opera