The New York herald., 1871-10-15
Review or she Religious Press.

Review or she Religious Press.
1t is grandl All the religious papers that
come to our table this week are Illuminated
with appeals to their congregations to help
helpless Chicago. Merchants may do q great
deal. bnt touch the hearts Of the pious people
of our country, and tha outpouring is over
whelmng
The Independent has leading article, in
which Mr.. Bowen presents the views Of the
Congregationalists in the following exhor.s-
Gon:-
Food for Cnicagoi Food for the granarv or the
West That is the cry to-day. Aud Tor weeks 10
come there Will 0e call for all the AID tnaL the
3eneyolent can supply. Lot the President unre.
Cincinnati rival st. I.ouis in the labor Of mercy.
Let pIandered New YORK pour forth her yet un-
and man with man; and let Christian and no clti-
Zen withhold his bounty. And TO tho God OF Mercy
thus learns that be cannot curb let tue prayer 20
up Tor the homeless and the suffering
The EpangeIiss presbyterian organ dcvotes
its editorial column. in double loaded type, to
the subject Of "a Great City in Ashes" It
calls for sympathy in words like these -:
AZ such an hour as this we can only tender to our
thy. aud such assistance as IL Is In our power TO
bestoW. Let the assistance be prompt. Let II come
from all quarters Of tho land and pour in steady
But what warning does this great Ca
La Iamty ~. convey. convey 70 9s an VIVA. lesson
selves We boasted o. Chicago as an imperial city
OF vast wealth and enterprise; ami SO, indeed, it
was fet IN one hour Is SO great riches come to
naught low II ought to humble us. VINO sit in
our houses IN TANGLED security What has come TO
alone. Let us bow before Him at once IN prayer Tor
our desolate brothers and in humble confession or
tnose SINS which may nring upon us tue visltatton
Of tho Almighty
The Obseroer (Presbyterian) calls attention
to s'Chicago in Rims, aud says:--
The First and Second PRESBYTERIAN churches, Wa
bash avenue, were among tile finest buildings ia
tue country devoted TO religious worship. Bosn
were burned
Can not our brother Of the Oseroer go be-
yond frea Does it want brimstono also3
The Golden Age sticks to the beautiful,
even in moments Of dismay. II speaks of
''The Beautiful City in Ashes" The appeal
of the sufferers in Chicago, it says, to the
sympathy and charity of their fellow country
men Is piteous and pathetic. and continues:---
1t should touch all hearts. Let full bounty Of
basket t. ana store % sent without delay from M
children who now. sit starving among the charred
ruins Of their households In Chicago God pity ali
stricken hearts
The Jepish Times calls Chicago, the
marvel of American enterprise, suddenly
the grave OF human hopes, the wreck of
growing fortunes" ''Marvellous as the
growth Of Chicago is," continues the
Jeaoish Times, ''more marvellous the
elasticity and energy which seem to animate
our people, We see already rise from the
ashes a grander city, more powerful COM
munity than the one that has perished And
in The hour OF dire misfortune we see the
whole American people pour forth their treas
urc to help their brethren; all hearts are
moved and all bands opened to close the
ranks, to fill the gap and cover the ruins with
the outpourings of love and sympathy.
United we stand, divided we falr Is the
adopted principle Of the American people, and
we see that united no misfortune is SO great
that it cannot be overcome and subdued. Let
all hands come on deck, therefore, and it will
not be long before the stranded ship Of Chicago
will be afloat again and ON the way to pros
perity and fortune"
The Hc6rew Leader refers to its article on
the engrossiug topic in it's editorial columns
1t is printed in Hebrew characters, full of
sound thoughts and suggestions, and undoubt-
edly will do great deal Of good toward re-
lieving suffering humanity In Chicago.
The C1ristion Unt01s---H Henry Ward Bcscher,
October iO-has nothing to say about the
Chicago calamity, but gives MS leading arti-
INN "
carelessness Of facts, united with an ex-
uberant imagination, has always been weak
ness with our Plymouth church pastor.
Our country religious press keep up the
even tenor Of their way, VIII ch is doing pretty
welt for them.