The New York herald., 1871-10-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


Rev. David Mitchell will deliver discourse on
.Patriotismr this morning In Canal street Presby
| terian church.
Rev. Andrew Longacre will preach this morning
| and evening III the Central Methodist Episcopal
| church.
Rev. e. G. Sweetser VIII this evening deliver
another OF his series OF discourses founded on 1.-The
| Experiences OF His Trip Across the Continent"
| A meeting in behalf OF the New York Infant
| Asylum a new institution for the reception OF
| foundlings and abandoned children and to aid In
preventing the crime OF nanticide. will be held at
the Tabernacle Broadway and Thirty-fourth street.
| this evening. Addresses will be made by Rev. Dr.
| J. P. Thompson. Rev. Dr. H. f. Montgomery and
| others.
| Rev. DR.. Krotel VIII preach this morning and
evening IN the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the
| Holy Trinity.
The Right Rev. John W. Beckwitn, Bishop OF
| Georgia win preach In Grace church this morning
| and afternoon.
Rev. H. ID. Northrop will preach In the west
| twenty third street Presbyterian church this morn
| ing and evening. "The EmplOyments OF the Future
State' will be the subject OF his evenings DISCOURSE
| Rev. Charles F. Lee win discourse on ''Falling
Leaves'' this morning in the Fifth Universalist
| church (Chickerng HaLl
Rev. Merrill Richardson will preach this morning
in the New England Congregational church on
| ara VIII occupy the pulpit In the evening.
Rev. 9. s. Narrower will preach morning and
| evening in St Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. w. II. Boole Will this evening, In the chapel
OF Beekman HUI Methodist Episcopal church, East
| F1ftieth street. repeat his discourse against Nor
| monism, which he delivered in the big Tent'' in
| Salt Lake City IN the presence OF Brigham Young
| and his apostles.
The New Reformed church. corner Of Madison
zrn1xe.x Nh dn1fr tnA
to-day. Morning service at hafpast ten O'Clock.
| when the pastor. Rev. H. D. Ganse, will preach.
Rev. DR.. Ormiston and Rev. Dr.. Rogers Will speak
| IN the afternoon.
| Rev. w. II. Pendieton will preach this morning
and evening in the Fifty street Bapst church.
"Bishop" Snow will preach IN the University.
washington square, this afternoon, on "The Seventh
Trumpet Now sounding-Its Impending Results"
! Rev. Moses Hull will speak before the Society Of
| Spiritualsts this morning and evening III Apollo
| Hall.
Rev. Il. Flagg will preach this morning In the
Church OF the Resurrection.
Rev. G. II. Hepwortn Will preach morning and
evening in the Church OF the Messiah. Subject for
| evenng-"Are You Alive or Dead ?"
Three services Will be held in Christ church.
The new Reformed church corner OF Madison
avenue and Fifty-seventn street will be dedicated
to-day Morning services at halfpast ten O'Clock.
Sermon by the pastor, Rev. Fl. d. Ganse. Dedicatory
prayer by Dr. Thomas Dewitt. Address by Chan
ceor Ferris. Afternoon service at halI-past three
O'Clock. sermon by Dr. Ormiston. Address by DR..
Rogers
Rev. Drs. Thompson and Montgomery and several
other well known preachers Will deliver addresses
this evening at halfpast seven in the Tabernacle,
corner OF Broadway and Tnrty-fourth street. IN
behalf OF the New York Infants Asylum.
A collection will be taken up to-day at ST. Peters
church. Barclay street, for the benefit OF the Chi
cago sufferers. The musical exercises win consist
Of Haydn's Mass, No. 2. in G major.
can O1crnx Unto the Lord"
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
Blessed is he that consdereh the poor and needy, the
Lord shall deliver him In the time of trouble Psalms, Ili
Have we considered the cause Of the poor and
needy2 This has been year OF calamties to the
world. Have we had sympathy for the sufrering9
The destroying angel which the Indian saw in the
mountains, and remarked "The Big Spirit is mad"
has been and Is at work. We. "a Christian people,
have lacked charity, which Is the vital part OF true
religion. Charity. we are told, hideth multitude
or teaching Of the Word BlOle truths, ChrlsI's
cause, the saving Of souls from eternal death. To
saving the soul from destruction. We have hereto
| fore gwen, but meagrely to Christs cause, the
not the Church give an Offering unto the Lord that
his anger may be turned into blessings G.T
More about the 'ssin of thc Agc.o
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
noticed a communication In Sundays HERALD,
headed 'Sin OF the Age" and subscribed "PauioI'
which, think, Is open TO refuiation.
The writer assumes mat Catholics are more moral
and increase more rapidly than Protestants; That
this Is the result OF their religon ana has gloomy
forobodings that unless retrograde in our ideas
OF worship and embrace Caholicity we shall drift
| into barbarsm, and finally we shall be all either
| Jews or Catholics.
Now, / dispute every one OF MS assertions and
conclusions. Catholics not more MORAL ana do
mol increase faster than Protestants.
SPAIN where Catholicism has had undlsputed
sway for centuries, does not increase as fast in
population as Britain. nor does france exhibit the
The Irish and Scoicn and may as well include
the English and welsh increase in about the same
proportion. The cause OF this Is not To be found In
| their religions, which dlnerent but lies In the
| TACT that they are essentially the one people. i.
The Protestant counties OF Europe are certainly
increasing in numbers more than the CathoIic. and
! as Southern Europe Is rapidly discovering symp-
toms Of atnesiic nereses e assertion that we sna
| on the too sanguine nope OF Patriot"
| The Irish are about the only Catholic people at
present who present reproductive vitality III large
The reasons that Americans do not multiply as
rapidly as foreigners are numerous First they are
as u rule better oil pecunariy. better educated, and
therefore have more forelhought, and unwilling
10 DC parcnts uncSs tneir ouspIinS Cdh DC uappy.
They do not multiply with the reckless careessness
| OF the denizens OF the low wards in New York city
turning out thieves plckpockets and candidates tor
| the pententiary.
The educated and more refined classes OF society
in every country obey the same law. 1t Is the indi
gent poor VINO multiply IN such alarming numbers
that un,ess some sucn outlet as emigration Is o.
tanned Communism nnally steps III to regulate
things generally.
II human morality and increase were determined
by religion. then the doctrines OF Posltivists, who
believe that man lives only in his offspring, seems
To me the best anidote against abortion and every
kindred crime against humanity.
A BELIEVER IN FACTS
Practical Charity md Practical Christia nifty.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Isaw In the nERALD Of the 18th inst an article