The New York herald., 1871-09-10
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
September 10-Fiiteen.h Sunday
After Pentec0St.
Religious Services To-Day-Hcrald Religious
Corrssrondence-Relig Notes
and Observations.
Services Tc-Day.

Services Tc-Day.
Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson will preach this morn.
ing and evening in the New England Congrega.
tional church.
Rev. Charles D. Smyth win deliver another or his
"Lessons for the Clergy on the Corruptons OF the
Age' Ia the American Free church New York Uni.
verstyl this morning and evening
Rov. L. G. Swcetser VIII preach morning and
evening in the BleecKer street Universalist church.
Rev. Or. Sanderson win preach this morning In
Lexington avenue Presbyterian church.
Rev. Andrew Longacre will preach morning ana
evenlng, in the Central Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. Mason Gallagher viii preach this morning in
Emanuel church.
Rev. w. W. Newell, Jr., will preach morning ana
evening in the Forty-second street Presbyterian
church.
Rev. H. ID. Northrop VIII preach this morning In
the West Twenty-thrd street Presbyterian church.
Rev. J. NJ. Pullman will discourse op the "Respon-
siblllty OF the Citizen" this morning IN the Church
OF Our Saviour (siXth Unversalistl.
Rev. Charles F. Lee VIII preach this morning in
the Filth Universast church. Chickerng Hail, on
''The Chivalry or the Cross"
Rev. J. Il. Goodman will preach morning and
evening in the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Mr.. Narrower VIII preach this morning and
evening In ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Mir. Deming will preach this morning and
evening in the Tabernacle Baptist church.
Bishop :. S. Snow Will discourse on "The Judg
ment' this afternoon In the University, Washing
ton square
The English Lutheran Church OF st. James will
be opened for divine service this morning. The pas
tor. Rev. DR.. Wedeki nd, will preach.
Right Rev. Bishop Becker, or Wilmington, Will
preach at the vesper service ST. Andrews church.
Duane street. this afternoon al half-past three
O'Clock. F..
Rev. DR.. Ever VIII offlciate this morning and
evening In Christ church.
Rev }. j. White, OF Lebanon, Ohio win preach
this morning and evening il the Methodist Protes-
tant church, Attorney street.
Az the Morning Star Sunday school, 1870 West
Twenty-fourth street, addresses VIII b delivered
This afternoon by Rev. J. s. Willis, Rev. Robert
Cameron and P. II. Shurts.
Rev. c. C. Foot will occupy his pulpit in the Chris
tan church, West Twenty-elghth street, this morn
ing ana evening.
Rev. Abbot E. K,tredge, OF Chicago, viii preach
this morning and evening IN the Thirteenth street
Presbyterian church.
Rev. Mr. Nelson Mcvicker Will preach IN the
Church Of the Holy Trinity, Harlem, this morning
and evening.
MI Thomas Gales Forster win preach before the
Society of Progressive spritualists this morning
and evening" In Apollo Hail.
Our Sunday Schools as Nurseries Of Vice.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Poor Minnie, OF Memphis, whose father Is being
tired Tor killing her seducer, was seduced by ner
Bible cassmate in the Sunday school; Alice Bovlsby
was sedUced on her way 10 and from the Sunday
school, and II has got to be notorious fact tnat our
city Sunday schools are resorted to by vile pro.
curesses and procurers who spend money TO GET
elected superintendents and teachers so as to gain
the ear of the girls at Sunday schools and Sunday
scDool picnlcs as to accomplish their vile pur.
poses
Rosenzweig ana Lookup Evans don't pretend TO
be wolves Ia sheep's clothing, but advertise 10 help
poor girls hide taeir shaIne, which is brought on
them In our sunday schools by lecturers, superin-
tendeDts and teachers. Ii Is notorious fact that
there are Sunday school superntende nts and
teachers in New York anu Brooklyn whose private
characters VIII not bear inspection
scandal occurred in q Brooklyn church alb out a
superintendent making love to his young lady
0rgauist This scandal got TO be so notorious that
the 1ash New YORK papers undertook to publish II;
but tnei reporters couid not ger the facts as the
freDds OF the young LADY wanted TO shield her. At
Der OF the church Board OF Trustees and Others
that an insurance agent and superintendent Of
the SUNDAY school had told her he loved her better
than his wiIc Sc. Then the scandal. like the
Bowlsby trunk smelled in the nostrls OF the
the church Ike asoiled dove but the superintendent
was kept although teachers took their classes from
the school and respectable ladies refused to speak
TO HIM. lie Kept because ne worked nard Tor
the church. At last the father Of the lady, could
not sand the STENCIL took his entire family another
church; but the insurance agent stl surcrintends
the sunday school You can prove these facts by
In Brooklyn, on Mr.. -, hardware merchant OF
New ork, and one Of the churcn trustees; on Mr..
street with the superintendent, and he hts wife
has the superintendent KISS the pretty organist
Le; me ligaALD cry OUT against The vice in our
Sunday schools, and we snail near less OF the deeds
Of Rosenzweig anu Lookup Evans. {. Ii. GREEN
Repubiica nisrn and Social Decentralization.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In one OF the editorials in youy paper, August 81
Tou spoke OF the social horrors OF the day. Com
mencins with the young girl who was left at the
First precnct station mouse in Brooklyn by Or.
Perry and Mrs. Van Buskirk, yon said this adds
another murder 30 the long and melancholy list OF
social horrors which hang over he city like
Also iDterrogating why Is ii that these social crimes
are OF sucn frequent occirrencef Tney cannot
spTlng fiOm mere deprsvily, FOR the victims
generally persons OF previous good reputation. anu
only the professional murderers are wholly lost 10
all instincts OF humanity. There must be so.Le
deep-seated reason for IT, and in this we can
nnd only in the teachings OF philosophers like
Greeley and the Communlstic ideas which he
aud his followers have been preaching;
other words social duties are disregarded because
The marriage relation has been allowed to fall into
contempt among very large class or the commu-
nty. Now. permit me TO say 10 you tnat IN some OF
The charges you make there may be more or less
Of truth IN then but IN my opinion, or, leaving
IL 10 your better Judgment the true cause OF the
social horrors OF the day which spoke OF the
liberal social and independent republican ideas and
institutions which this country has established, with
iss teachings to the native as well as the foreigner
How can there lie any CONSISTENCY with the laws OF
God OR the rules OF Christianity a ecuntry where
the people are taught TO think as tey please, speak
rs they IKE, curse and baspheme the author OF
lions and connections, wDere a father thinks that
he ~ better than his son, and the son thinks that
he IL lls as good, II not better than hls father? A
wife claims by law 10 have Just rs much or au-
ihorlty and 10 be just as good as her husband, ana
Tor This husband thinks aud claims 10 have jus.
much OF right, and 10 be just as good TO his wife
as 10 the wife OF anybody else These are the great
nla nd ntlf,a ufA nQ.