The New York herald., 1871-11-13


This ID the suspicious time for some Of our
great men, without regard to party, to unite
n bringing forward, FOR the next Presidency,
! some pure man Of the North who has no past
record of which he may be ashamed, or with
which he may be justly reproached. Does
our Virginia contemporary point to such
man q Charles O'Conor? E.
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The Sermons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reform
and Uaiversai CharIty-Priestly Absolution
: fss she New York Herald. si.aos i 4
+ The cold and biting wind which prevailed
An the city and suburban retreats yesterday
morning prevented quite number Of really
good and religious people from going to church.
THOUSANDS Of others called 10 mind the excel
}cntly curative and saving effect which the
sudden application Of actual snow to the body
Of the unreformed st. Anthony had eventually
0n his soul in 6rst calling him to sense OF
his Christian duty, and thus transforming
pretty hard sinner into shining light Of
fhe fold. Such fortunate ones jumped
srom their couches, dressed themselves
pretty comfortably, partook Of q light
aend hurried breakfast, and HE'D with
due decorum to. the different temples, accord
Ing to the light which was ''given unto them"
The churches were, consequently, well filed.
They are always we'll filed during seasons of
public alarm like the present. Men begin to
think Of rep enhance for their own peccadilloes
when they observe the s'money changers"
driven from their places of corruption, and
svhen they hear the vor pcpus, which has
been frequently acknowledged as the Vor Del,
loud in its demands for the accomplishment Of
p general reform Of morals and an Immediate
fetnrn to first principles. The clergy were at
their posts, vigilant and fearless. The
HERALD reporters were on duty also, az will
be seen from the results of their labors as
fhey are set forth In the many columns Of
,gssmons which ars published In our pages
so-day. Pulpit technicalities were set aside
BY the pastors. The clergy were compelled to
descend to the matter Of plain speaking, on
Sery hard and very uncomfortable facts. The
reverend gentlemen performed this duty with
peal and energy, probing the wounds which
have been made by sin firmly, but applying the
nnguent Of the Holy Word with friendly
band.
In All Souls church Rev. DR.. Bellows con-
graduated mis- hearers-the Christian world at
large, indeed-on the progress which has been
made during the past dfty years In the work
pr liberating the human mind from the abso-
lutism of clerical dicta. The domination Of
bhe prize sthood induced . superstitious OBJ
tervance Of the Sabbath. Fanaticism fol-
lowed. Harmless amusements were forbidden
Or the act of their enjoyment punished, as in
Del-who was forced to make 'spublic con-
tession" in penance for the ''sin" Of having
sntered dancing academy when engaged Ia
ths discharge OF the duty Of serving legal
4ocument Preachers now advocated more
gentle and humane view Of the Christian reli-
zion than that which was taken by the ''grim
Puritans." Men must not rush TO the opposite
bxtreme, however. Liberal religion must not
be cultivated to such an extent a. that 1t will
hurry the American people into the whirl Of
IN infidel revolution such a. existed In France
IN former years. ssBetter that the complete
huiton Of the era of liberal Christianity were
delayed fve hundred years than that the
breaking up Of the old faith should ensue.
christians must wait patiently and work."
ysslavery," said DR.. Bellows, "was never
nearer i.s end than when Toombs, Of Georgia,
said he would call the roll Of his slaves at the
loot of Bunker Hill Monument. Tweed was
never SO near bis political end as when he
tnsolently replied to the cry of public indigna-
nation, ''What are you going to do about It =
And Catholicity was never 30 near It's end as
when the Pope declared his 'fnfallibilfty in
The presence of eighteen hundred bishops."
DR.. Bellows closed with an eloquent appeal IN
behalf Of the Unitarian Mission fund, from
which, among other works, one Of the churches
bf the denomination is to be rebuilt In Ohi-
icago. The Canadian Church sent . very elo-
puent divine to the Anson Methodist church,
IN Norfolk street, in the person OF the
Rev. Mr.. Griffin, who encouraged very
large audience to the work OF praising
God by his reference to tho glories and devo-
hons of the reign Of Solomon and the example
which was then set forth of the attraotiveness
bf the Church for the attainment Of ultimate
salvation. The beauty Of the Church resided
IN its charity, despite the fact that just now,
Sven in this day Of education, men were found
10 look with pity at the temple Of the Lord
and its congregations just ~ they would on
The tenants Of ''pauper house." In st. Ste
phen's Roman Catholic church crowd Of
Worshippers were soothed by the performance
of sacred music OF the very highest order, and
subsequently exhorted to persevere In the
faith, after the example Of the men who stood
bn the deck OF Peters bark, amid the
storm, to the completion Of their miracu.
ious success ss fishermen. Rev. Father
O'Farrell Sr.. OF st. Peter'a churcb