The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-08

recently disclosed, that our religious contem-
poraries would have been overburdened during
the past week with homiies on the enormity Of
crime in high places, and that they would
have suggested the remedies necessary to
purge the body polite of its present fHtid
impurities-and there are number of articles
touching on the subject. In the columns of
the Christian Union, Henry Ward Beechers
paper, we find an editorial under the heading
of "Honest Men for Leaders" But this does
not touch upon Tammany corruptions at all
Mr.. Beecher seems to have turned a sharp
corner On the rottenness at the New
Court House, and gone straight toward the
Custom House. where he speaks Of ''Honest
Tom Murphy" in the following irreverent
Manner
1t Is not the question whether the Collector has
been faithful In MS present Office nor whether he
has served tic republican party with fidelity, nor
whether ne IS skilful political manager, nor
IN Inc repabca pa 70 'S TS ne question Is larger
1t right TO put dishonest and dish0nOred man at
the head OF affairs, ana to compel honest CIT
tlcsY WIN General Giant insult the men
OF honor and integrity in the republican party by
should have consigned him to the Penitentlary7 Is
this the ROAD to the permanent influence Of the re.
publican partyS There is no middle ground Mr..
murphy must either be cleared or cleared out.
In the midst of the excitement attending the
shortcomings of wrstched Tammany it must
be refreshing to the public to know that there
are still other fields from which the stubble of
corruption should be rooted out.
The Christian Union exhibits an apprecia-
tive sense of the subject it treats of when it
says ''there is good deal of talk about the
waning power of the pulpit" and continues:
The secular press, especially in some OF its repre-
sentatlves, seems TO CONSIDER itself as the established
successor to the depOsed monarch. There are lew
things more edfying than TO read the Monday morn-
preaching OF the day before. by turns they pat the
clergy on the head as humble assistants In the great
seVcre worn IN WHEN 'e press IS
ing and inefiicency. On the whole, we get the i'm
preston that preaching Is a mctll9val relic. not
without good uses, but rapidly losing Its power III
comparison with the nineteenth century forces or
steam. telegraphs and. above all. newspapers
This kindly reference to the HERALDs Mon
day morning reports of sermons delivered the
day before would be more highly appreciated
were it not coupled with first rate notice of
some bound volumes Of sermons printed some
two or three months, or perhaps years, after
the time of their delivery. Steam, telegraph,
and newspapers, to which Mr.. Beecher refers,
have but few way stations nowadays. The
motto is progress go ahead"-even if it
include the solemn freightage of religion.
The Methodist glories in the "Downfall of
the Ring" and continues -
We must now while we are reforming. reform
thoroughly The rogues speak with knowledge
"will blow over" They know New York. ana well
to It's own affairs. The lawyers, the merchants the
mechanics, the retired business men and the
Ss ss ws ae 70 the I
York, we should determine to keep 1t safe from
spollatiOn.
The Methodist wants New York managed
without regard to the distinctions of political
party. 'The Devil, it says, ''never invented
prettier device for arraying honest men
against each other than that which obtains in
our present method of making city nomina
TONS" We have thought for long time that
Satan must have had some hand in making
certain local nominations, but we never have
had such sound religious authority for the
fact beforehand spoken out 50 boldly, too!
The chief feature, however, in the Methodist
this week is the leading editorial on the snbject
of ''Mormonism and Methodism," a topic
equally as live as that of our local politics.
According to the Methodist several Christian
denominations are already hard at work in the
Territory and with the best prospects, The
Protestant Episcopal Church is singularly
energetic The Methodists only want suita-
BILE cdifice and material aid to get up lively
revival among the Mormons, whose heresies
are fast succumbing before what Brother
Beecher would call ''steam, the telegraph and
newspapers aided, we might suggest, by the
Gentle logic Of Judge Mexican and the not
quite so gentle logic Of Uncle Sans artillery.
The 7dbet-Catholic organ-in reply to a
letter from Mr.. w. Seton, written in Munich,
Bavaria, says:-
We are struck. even shocked. at the ignorance Of
the populations OF old Catholic countries not Of the
Se soS n ., ON anS which, rests 'e. anna
another fault with Continental Catholics, say In
the management OF public affairs TO mere nominal
Catholics Protestants, Jews and lnhdels, II they
raa e1 al
had not the power and were not responsible Tor It's
exercises but when power passed into the hands Of
Catholics they became responsible for the acts OF
the government, and were even bound TO manage
public affairs IN accordance with the principles and
interests Of their religion
The Golden Age-Theodore Tlton-touches
on municipal anarchy, and says =
II the leaders of the Ring cannot be brought to
Justice through the courts tney must be Impeached
or compelled TO resign. The government must be
snatched out OF their criminal hands and given to
men IN wnom the people have confidence. Nothing
short OF TINS VIII satisfy the aroused and determined
temper OF our people They demand that now
blow shall be struck which shall smlte down all
offenders aud make repetition OF their crimes I'M
possible; and Il the Committee (Of Seventy stops
short of this IT'S members Will find that they have
played with nre over magazine OF powder.
The Observer calls for the combination of
good men against the conspiracies of the bad"
and remarks =
The time has come for good men 10 assert them
selves their political associations, and by main
tanning their integrity among bad men, compel their