The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-09

July Sixth Sunday After
PcntecOSt.


Services Tel Day.
The Rev. Merrln Richardson will preach in tile
New England congregational church to-day. morn
ing and evening.
At the American Free church, New York Univer-
sty sermon will be preached at The morning and
evening service by the Rev. Charles B. Smytn
The Rev. j. p. Swift OF IrylDgton, N. Y, will
preach at the Central Methodist Episcopal church,
Seventh avenue, near Fourteenth street, morning
and evening
Attic Pilgrim Baptist church, Thlrty-thiri street.
Dr. LOrrimer VIII preach. The subject In the even
ing-"Fall OF Paris"
Dr. Deems will preach at the Church or the
stranger, Mercer street, morning and evening.
At the Fiftythird street Baptist church. Sew
enth avenue, the Rev. DR.. Bridgeman, Of Albany
viii preach in the morning, and the Rev. N II. Pen
dleton in the evening
At the Beekman Hill Methodist Episc opal church,
East Fifeth street, the Rev. William II. Booe will
preach morning ana evening"
The Rev DR.. Heacook, OF Buffalo, win preach in
the West Presbyterian church. FOrty-second street.
morning and evening"
At the Church Of the Fifth Universalist Society
the Rev. Sumner Ellis Will preach morning and
evening.
In the morning only the Rev. j. M. Pullman VIII
preach at the church of Our Saviour. No service
IN the evening.
IHe hcN ". ~ JdIiiueT VIII pTtuCu it Eb LukcS
Methodist Episcopal church. Forty first street. Sixth
avenue.
Rev. DR.. Arkman win preach IN the morning at
the Spring street Presbyterian church. In the eve
ming the young peoples meeting will be held.
At the Morning Star Sunday School, $50 West
Twenty fourth street, there viii be held public
meeting this afternoon, at which prominent speak
ers Will be present
The Catholic Church in France, spain und
Italy.
To THE EDITOR HERALD:--
have never yet taken up the theological Cudgel
entering within the religious arena with less hopes
OF gaining q possible victory over all polcmcal
antagonsm than feel now, to reconcile the present
moral and religious condition OF France. spain and
Italy with the existence therein, during the last
eleven twelve centuries without any interruption
or molestatiOn, OF the infallible Church Of Jesus
Christ That there is more pronounced in1delity to-
day In these countries than IN any other parts or the
civilized and nominal Christian world there can be
no possible doubt; and the question then arses,
Winch leads most to n1delity, Catholicism or
Professionalism DR.. Francis Xavier Wein!nger
that celebrated Jesuit missionary and author
Of professionalism and InfIelity,' seems to
prove to nicely that Professionalism, in Its dun
gloomy, halfway Illogical doctrines, leads, there
fore, 10 infdelty, Or more logically speaking, to
heathenism, rationalism. naturalism, Plagiarism,
superstition, intellectual Imbecility and moral
ldOcy, but not to technical intuelity The human
intellect that has passed during or three genera
lions through the duh and rata stages of Calvinsm
history proves, Is incapable Of logical innueIty
Or Of any robust intellectual thought whatever
political. scientific, theological or philosophical.
Professionalism. then, in its full development DESTROYS
tho human intellect and leaves it, therefore, q prey
TO heathenism and superstition, but renders it,
for the most part, UNFIT to take a stand
In logical intellectual infdclity. On the
other mana, the Rev. Dr. Hull, distinguished Pres.
Sytcrian divine, delivered some time since In New
eye 10 te sa ON ~ mi proving also be-
christian" that the Catholic Church leads TO in
taire, Rousseau and RnIorr AZ specimens Of Catholic
religious training. DIR. Hull Ia right when he says
snal IN Catholic countries lntelactuai infdellty is
stroy the God given intellect rs does Cavanism,
and when Catholics Will not live up the doctrines
and demands OF an unswerv-g anu lnfalllble
Church, they are condemned, any. as their intellect
Is clear and logical they therefore once rush INTO
in1uence. and oppose at once inndelity to Chris
fianity. Professionalism, on the other side. as a
and Observation-Disclosures affirmative nor negative
appealing mostly to the animal and not the intellec
phase the nightmare or MethOdsm with Its low
sacraments and low Christ It's vulgar excitement or
meni thieves. 6arlots aud devils 10 dwell where
angels dare not tread; and IN enc, Professionalism
now rs III sLauuH IA an clnOLlOnAI ana
religion, demoralizes the mind Of man that. IN
stead Of being able to the level OF intellectual
hardly better than inc ani@a insnctivs i've mind Of
the lower animals, and the system has so far de-
dSna Two og vee mat whole ny
tics can be found both In the Ola World and
reronsS The A oasoO dS%Ts5 snen
not from her religious teaching, but from her un-
sweryng character does produce intellectual IND.
and physical and moral ruin. In regard, how, To |
the moral aud religious condition of France, Snain
and Italy, 1t Is not SO bad az painted. There Is,
indeed much open bitter satanic inndeli,y In GER.
tain parts of those c0untes but the great mass OF
Christians The following causes have led mainly
70 The present state o! inndeiy IN those cOuntrcs
First, the strong animal passions Of the people Of
warm climates, rendering iI therefore more hard |
f0 keep within grace; second. the nncOmpromisng !
character or the Catholic Church In sacramentai |
attendance; third Inc quick and lively loaical
,iition OF the LatlnCeItlo mind, which, when |
Indoctrinated in the principles Of the matcralisic
pagan, inbdclsm secularsm OF the age and |
anchors there ore Immediately In open inndelliy; |
and fourth, the deveIopment BY the Church in Old
strict Catholic countries, TO certain extent OF a |
the apparent neglect Of that nigh Gospel mor ora
and SIMPLE CHRISTIAN character which are found IN |
the the aS s early u ases has % % we
spain ana Italy. No; the holy Roman Catholic |
Church mas herself to- be the bride Of Jesus
duclng In thc grandeur Of her liturgy and ner I'M
posing ritual: the presy mln,srsi,ons Of the
the Old law; and, in her religious orders |
Carmelltes, Bcnedictines. Jesuits and Paulists--
she evangelical power and enthusiasm OF !
the new. But she is, however, In her |
racerdotal militia, as representing her on earth, |
though thoy have passed through ordination and !
consCcrallon ana are quickened by the Holy Ghost,
yet are but human, iallipe men, whose souls are |
weighed down by the weight OF earthly flesh, and |
therefore at times, to our human eyes the divine |
element In her would almost vanish and the human |
alone remain. But, nevertheless. Jesus Is with her.
ne was with her In the gloomy day OF heatnen per-
SecIton when she retired bleeding and IN tears, to
INC ca,acombs; be was with her IN the Dark Ages,
Wncn me saracen boosted that he would iced his |
horses on ner aars, and, II she IL but true her
sell, lie Is with her STILL But there IT, however, one
tradiuonary mistake, held In old Catholic countries
but not taught by the church, and that is that the
reading vi the Scripture by the laty Is not absolutely
necessary much less OF much Importance IN buidina
mp sound Christian life. Professionalism In opposi.
tIOn during three centuries has taught that the |
Bible Is sufficient for the Christian without living
church; but this Is terrible error which has hl en-