The New York herald., 1871-12-03
RELIGIOUS TYTELLIGENCE.
December 3-First Sunday OF Ad.
yent---St. Francis Xavier.
Rs,igiou, rroyramms for To ray-Herald Reli-
gious Correspondence Religious NoseA
Personal and General

Services To-day.
A discourse on '.The Memory OF the Just" will DO
preached this morning in the Canal street Presby-
terian church 10y tue Rev. David mitchell.
Rev. Charles L. Smyth VIII preach morning and
evening Ia the American Presby terlan church New
York Unlvcrsityl
"1he Stores OF Heaven" will be the subject of the
Rev. p. l.. Dawes discourse in the Berean Baptist
church, corner OF Bedford and Downing streets.
this IN Drning.
Elder Bicknell, OF wcstmoreland, Will preach this
morning and afternoon IN Beulah Baptist church.
West Four ,een,h street.
Rev. Andrew i.ongacre viii preach morning and
evening IN the Central Methodist Episcopal church.
Dlvsne services VIII be held IN the CHURCH OF the
Reformation this morning ana alternoun.
Bishop f0,ler and Rev. Mr.. Pratt, OF Staten
Island, will oilcate In Christ church this morning.
and IN the evening Rev. Dr Osgood viii preach.
Rev. DR.. Krole Will preach morning. and evening
In the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity.
Rev. John W. Kramer will preacn In Grace
chapel TINS morning ana evening.
Rev. Mr. McyicSar Will o.lcate in the Holy
Trinity church this morning and evening"
Mr.. Marvin william Lutz who once called
tine wicsedest man OF Philadelphia Will preach in
the Cooper Institute thus morniag, afternO and
evening"
Rev. G. :. narrower will preach morning and
evening In ST. LuKcs Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. MT. Sweetser VIII discourse ON the subject OF
"Amuscmcnts." ths evening. in the Bleecker street
UnIversalist churcn.
Rev. II. y. Nortlrup win preach morning and
evening In the West Twenty third street Presby-
terisn church.
Rev. J. N. Pullman viii preach IN the Church OF
Our Savior this morn ng on "rhe Unknown Way "
ana IN tne evening Oh "DrinkinE."
Dan u I,o,s and nvo0-
ing In the Flftn Universaiist church, Chickering
hail.
Rev. william OrmistOn will preach the second
anniversary sermon before the Young Mems Benevo
lent Association OF the South Reformed church.
corner of FUN avenue and Twenty first street. thl
evening.
Rev. DR.. Carter viii preach this evening in st
Peters church, West Twcntleth street
..The Death OF the Material Body o Step IN thu
Life OF Man, will be the subject OF Rev. Chaunccy
Giles discourse this evenin. in the New Sweden
borgancnurch, East Thirty AIT h street,
Rev. DR.. Ever will preside IN Christ church this
morning and evening.
Rev. w. Peudleton will preach In the West Fifty
third street Bapust church this morning and even.
ing
Bishop Snow viii preach this afternoon at tho
University, " ashington square.
Mr.. n. Frank White will speak before the Society
Of SpIriualists this morning and evening at Apollo
HAIL
II tho 1HfniIibiIity Of tue rOpe n New Dogma e
, An IilastratiOn in support of thc Negative
| View.
10 TnE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
The opponents Of the Catholic Church contend,
That In declaring the in apility OF the Pope, the
Vatican Council maize new article OF faith. and
that, therefore, the status Of the Church Is not
tleOlOcicaily the same 5 IL IN mast ages that
there Is an innovation, In fact and, consequently,
that the new dogma" as 1t Is termed Is not bind
ing ON The faithful. ! do not propose here TO enter
at length into the finition OF the declaration OF
iniabilty, matter SO much commented Oh ana
30 little understood py on-Calholcs Sullce 1t 10
say. that not uthe OF the non-Cathollc world un.
derstand 1t at all, anu ,hey are unwilling 1t seems
that the Church should Oe allowed 10 explain what
sne really does mean by declaring the dogma or
iniallblny. l propose simply to controvert the
assertion that the dogma Is q ''ncw" one, and the
HERALD OF Tuesday, November 2s, furnishes the
means whereby am enabled TO illustrate my pO-
uton- On the third page oi your impression OF the
above date find card from lion. d. W. Voorhees,,
OF Indiana, setting forth the need OF "an authori-
tative expression OF the principles which are to
guide rs rthe democratic par.y) la the future Is in
the past, ~ ana tho honorable Indaniau goes on to
snow That this should be the work o. National Con-
veniOn composed Of delegates " uc '.appoinled by
ptalc ana 0iSttlct COuveOuUn." NOW, suppose TINS
National CUventOn were " meet would not its OBJ
lects bc 10 denne 'autnoritauvely'' lor all demo
Gratis what arc the peculiar .uogmasn df may call
them So for the purpose OF closer coInparls0n
that have ever beeu when aggregated, Tie creed OF
the democratic pary-tne pohlicai Ialtn Of the de-
present tInct Anu suppose that, IRON any cause
Whatever, II should be found necessary 10 make an
Explicit declaration with regard u The particular
powers oil the national Executive, could be trutn-
fully asserted mat the denuilon thus agreed upon
would Oe q new article III The delnocaLic creeds
MOuQ ~ mol DC, rdtnCT, an expression Lne concur
rent ociieI oi the deioc,a acy OF the who.e Unton-
M avowal. not =. any new opinion, hut OF the po-
lllcal ailn OF tue ucmocrquc ''.athers" transmit
Ted from generation 10 senere on, anu coming down
10 US from Tie foundation Oi The party 10 the present
dayY Inc ueegaIcs iroul lne .'Uld Donlnloni-ine
birthplace 0i Lle democratic Systrm-wvuu give
Ieu testimony as 10 what INC yirpII,,a democracy
had ever Deucved conccrnlng this matter. Perhaps
the dccla. atious OF Jefferson himself would be
quote,l; also those Of Madison, Monroe ana others
OF the near ~ the time Of Jefierso1 himself: or
Wise AMI OF Mason. s,iii laier ana so On down 10
e g IN me one al ~ me me
same way. so. also, would the delegations
ron New York. from Pennsylvania, rom
Kentucky, from Georgia anu from all the otner
States vi the UNION, declare IN what manner they
mad been taught 70 regard this particular ause
IN the exp0sI.i vi democratic iaitn, ana Lne con-
current belleI tnus expressed would De declared,
denned. brought into dognlatc outline. AS 1t were,
cra,ic Delle tut the original belief OF the party,
Snd ~ sucn incumbent on every prolessed member
Now tue parallel holds good, humanely speaking
With regard TO the council oi Tue Vatican There
Tue asseuoieu plshops from Tue iouI QUARTERS vi tue
globe gave testimony as 10 hat mad Teen Deiie we'd
IRON Tie beginning. True one Is SIMPLY matter
or p0ittcs, WINE tue ober concerns The most vital
OF uestions-wnat Is the iaitI delivered 10 the
apostles one Is comparatively uuimportant tue
Olher all-lmportAnt, because 'wiLnout laitn
fwnat laitn u Is Impossible " please
God" In the one case there 10 simply
Illustration of the best attainable human
Inetnod of arriving at the proper denniti0n ol
political question: IN me vtnef there Is the consollDg
and oyershadvwlnR REJECTION mat the spirit OF Gou
speaks 70 uansInd-'it hath seemed good 10 tue
Holy Ghost and 10 u.s. anu therefore the definition
mast stand Ior All Catholics unquestioned and
irrevocabie. VIII you kindly allow tns ILLUSTRATION
~ 20 before the countless readers OF the HLRALDr
BROOKLYN, Nov. 2o, loIi. j. Il. b.
The Bible Farce is the fublic schools.
TO TnB EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The rc,ding Of the Bble In the public schools Is
practically little better than farce. As topic 10