The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-10

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usually oppressive, but our columns this
morning will testify that the best preachers
have not all gone to the country yet, and that
those who remain can get of as good things
as those who have left us. The Rev. Mr..
McVickar, in Harlem, discoursed ably to an
Episcopal audience on the priesthood and
the intercession Of Christ and the consequent
boldness with which believers may come to
the throne of grace. Rev. DR.. Deems enter
tanned the Strangers at his church with dis
course on the freedom of the human heart and
mind to choose or to reject Christ, and the
welcome which all may expect who come
TO Him. The Rev. DR.. Armitage ex
planned to his Baptist congregation the
nature and the blessedness of the hidden life
OF the believer In Jesus and the peace and
security which result from this union OF God
and man. The Rev. Horatio Southgate re-
lated for his Episcopal hearers the story Of
the unjust steward, whose tact, but not whose
theft, the Saviour appauded, and which former
attribute the reverend preacher thought might
very proftably be initiated by every branch Of
the Christian Church to-day. And so we
think for there is nothing more certain than
| that the children of this world are in their
| generation wiser than the children Of light.
And there is no good reason why talents which
make business successful in this life cannot be
applied to matters pertaining to the life to
come with equal success. The fact remains,
however, that it is not 80, and the reason we
leave for the Church to define. And
very much in sympathy with this dis
course was another delivered by Rev.
Mr.. Swift in the Central Methodist
church on the blessedness Of presenting
our bodies living sacrifices to God. "The
Church, said he, sis suffering to-day from
unproductive capital-from talent lying dor
mant within its bosom-mOre than from any
thing else" We have no doubt of it, and the
duty of Mr.. Swift and of the ministers generally
is to wake up this dormant talent, to invest
this unproductive capital, and see that o suit
able spiritual return is received therefrom.
In the Catholic churches the sermons were
equally interesting. The Rev. Father Oar
rell, of st. Peters, preached the dedicatory
sermon at st. Paul's new church in Harlem.
He eloquently described the temple of God
with men, its characteristics, its Importance
and its abiding influence. But the words
which call for our heartiest approval and graf
itude are those uttered by Father Pres
ton in the Cathedral, in which. refer
ring to the Orangemens contemplated
procession next Wednesday, he implored Cath
ocs TO avoid it, pass it by in silence, and in
no way interfere with it. We agree with the
reverend gentleman and with the other Catho-
lie clergy who exhorted on this subject in be-
Catholics to interfere with the procession.
Suppose French mob had interfered with the
recent German peace celebration, how long
does any one believe the police would require
to arrest the whole of them? Not many min
utes; and we hope they will be on hand next
Wednesday and make short work with any
rioters, of any name or creed or nation
ality, who may appear on the streets or in
the parks We consider it in decidedly bad
taste for any class of foreigners to bring their
religious feuds to this country and seek to
perpe.uate them here; but we allow the utmos t
liberty consistent with the preservation of the
peace, and we demand protection for Irish
| Protestant professions as well as for
st. Patricks or German, Italian or
any other procession. Father Flattery
in st. Teresa's, Father Quinn in Barclay street
church, and other clergy, insisted on allowing
to Professionals, even though they be mis-
guided Oraugemen, the same liberty which
their own people claim and receive.
In Washington the Rev. Mr.. Hinckley dis
coursed to the First Unitarian church on the
uses and abuses of liberty, taking occasion
to make suitable reference 10 the recent Peace
Treaty between the United States and Great
Britain. Rev. DR.. Boynton, in the Assembly
Presbyterian church, handled Communism.
atheism and other isms in fitting manner,
while showing the superiority of heart religion
over intellectual philosophy in matters of faith
And if any of our readers are curious to
realize the difference and to make the contrast
for themselves they have but to turn to another
column, where they will find as reasonable an
amount Of Communistic philosophy, twaddIe
and blasphemy combined as our New York
imitators of the Paris fre-eaters and free
thinkers might be expected to provide on short
notice; so that on the whole, our religious"
columns will be found as readable and as inter-
esting as usual.
THE Foolish PHYSICIANS OF WASHINGTON
who have held out so firmly against darby
equality have finally agreed TO ignore in sub
stance all charges against members for con-