The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-18
February 1S-First Sunday
in Lent.
Religious Programme for.
To-Day.
HERALD RELIGIOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.


in the Central Methodist Episcopal church this
morning, ana Rev. Mr.. Longacre will onciate in the
evening.
Rev. j. NJ Pullman VIII preach IN the Church OF
Our Saviour this morning and evening. His sub.
Sect IN the morning will be ''Consstency.u
Rev. W. W. Andrews will preach In the Catholic
Apostolic church this evening on 'The Melchisedek
Priesthood OF Christ"
Rev. DR.. Osgood will preach in the Church OF St.
John the Evangelist this morning on Temptation
and Victory" and In the evening on "The Agta-
lions OF Our CITY Life and the Need OF Gods Peace"
Rev. ii. ID. Northrop VIII preach In the Twenty
Third street Presbyterian church this morning and
evening. The subject OF his evening discourse will
be "Pernicious Amusements.n
Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson will preach morning
and evening In the New England congregational
church.
Rev. Or. Flagg Will preach in the hall corner OF
Fifty-hfln street and Third avenue this morning
Rev. s. @. Sweetser will preach in The Blocker
street UDiversalist church morni ing and evening.
Rev. Dr.. True will peach this morning In ST.
LuKe's Methodist Episcopal church, and Rev. Dr.
Brown will oficiate IN the evening.
Rev. j. s. Willis viii preach this morning and
Evening in the seventeenth street Methodist Epis-
COpa church
Rev. Morgan Dix will deliver the sixth lecture In
MS course this evening, in Trinity chapel.
"WalEing by Faithn will be the subject Of Rev.
Charles f. Lees discourse this morning. in Chicken
ing Hail tifh Unversalisi church, and IN the alter.
noon his subject VIII be "The Church Mllitant.n
Free religious services Will be held In the Brook
nyn Academy Of Music this evening, when Rev.
Henry Powers, Rev. George Whlpple and DR..
Edward Eggeston will address the congregation.
Bishop Snow will preach this afternoon In the
University, Washington square.
Mr. Thomas Gales Forster Will lecture before the
Society OF Progressive Splrituallss IN Apollo Hall
This morning and evening.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, ID. d., recently
elected rector OF Christ Protestant Episcopal church.
corner OF Filth avenue and Thrty.flth street. In
place Of Rev. F. c. Ever, VIII preach this morning,
and IN the afternoon viii deliver the first OF series
or lectures Church History"
The Goddess OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES frnm a
jewish Thinker Against the Religious
Amendment.
To EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The Americans are addicted to conventions. We
have commercial conventions, political conventions,
musical conventions agricultural conventions, cap
,tamoving conventions and conventions to regu-
late all possible and impossible subjects. The "con
venriOn,' 10 the American mind, Is what the fearful
threat OF writing to the 71nes' is TO the full.
FLOODED Gnglishman. tbs an eyhngnishcr. 1t set
Ties forever-in the saugune mind OF The conven-
lion, at least-what otherwise would ne involved in
painful doubt, and the members thereof adoln sine
die IN the full consciousness OF having faithfully
discharged their duty, ana eturn home IN boaied
condition of patriotism and morality. It'll one OF
che peculiar 'anstitutions' OF country, and
as a sort OF safety valve, which is never tied down.
TO let on over the heads OF the quiet, thinking
world all sorts OF 'slsms' ana "balins OF Gilead"
winch guaranteed to ''all the ills that flesh
or augh else is heir to-"
Social religious and poltico.economic pyro-
technics blaze and bang and gyrate sputter and
70 up very fast and bright and come down equally
fast but shorn OF oil brightness in fact. the stick
she only visible remains. which is neither useful nor
ornamental. Such was the result Of the last con-
Venton which assembled in Cincinnati the past
week.
The "Pecksninn family, with Threats encased in
Immaculate white choKers, ana in very many cases
suffering from conscientious motives, which. upon
careful examination, may be found 10 be nothing
but aggravated and chronic dyspepsia, have had
At pretty much all their way, and have
"'whereas"-ed and ''resolved" themselves. In the
exhlaraton OF the moment, almost ''nto thin alr''
and TO their very hearts content
Like the stalwart fellow wno when being whipped
6y his little wife, exclaimed, at amuses her and
doesn't hurt me, so Wen say, "If the Pecksnl fam
div enjoy their little entertainment. all we'll and
good" but they must excuse the non Pecksnifians
Tor not Joining In and seeing their "lttie game, IN
abe light which every lover Of true religious liberty
must view IT In.
No one great principle IN our reycred constitution
Stands out In holder relief, as compared with the
written laws and practice which OBTAIN IN other
countries than that Of religious freedom ana separa-
lion OF Church ana State. For this iorefathers
sought aud out of whose suferings and experience
ahey reared government the blessings OF which
prec,ate.
1t has been well said that "eternal vigilance is the
price OF liberty ana II Is this exercise VI vigilance
Mhch should prompt every American ciilzen to
uruwn Gown ana visit with Just contempt every
enor,. come from wnat quarry 1t NAV 10 engraft
upon the constitution any expression OF religious
ranatics. True. the cloud upon The poiiti
co.rcilgous horizon Is no larger than
hana s sSarn SO long sc0 as ns Is IN view
Oi us power TO DO injury The sagacous framers OF
ane constitution purposely and advlsediy omitted
Abe name oI the Almighty. and IA natural sequence
all expression OF seciaran belief That this was
proper all experience goes TO snow yet these wise
scnibled IN CncnnaIi-these ihree tailors OF Tooey
street. III their "Wc, the people OF England" style
u enrontcry-darc 10 claim That the people demand
an acknowledgment IN this sacred instrument OF the
existence OF God and belief III the Saviour Of man.
Mind. All this Is unnecessary, and IN our judgment
pecksnlflan. We hold that the constitution OF
beloved country next only IN holiness to the Bible
and sentence, aud has reference, as II should
10 earthly affairs and not 10 those OF heaven;
shat the CONSCIENTIOUS convictions Of every human
Deing whether based upon the laws OF the Bible or
otherwise, are the connecting links between
himself ana his Goa, IN which government has
no right 10 interfere, either directly Indirectly;
hhat tbis Is not a Christian country any more
Than II Is a jewish Pagan or Monammcdan one
hnd that 10 declare In favor OF one religious de-
nomination would be TO the manifest injustice OF
ali others; for, while to-day the majority are Chris
mans tomorrow the vOtarcs OF another may
prcdomnate; and, further, tnat In tins respect the
Constitution '.was mol made ior day, Dut for all
lime"
10 the credit of very large majority OF the press
Of the country be 1t said, the w0uld.oe Inkcrs OF
Rue constitution have received 3ut cold comfort
where they have not been met by positive opposi.
tlOD. Every liberal-minded Christian sees the
danger OF changeAnd 10 Tree 10 acknowledge IL;
bui Jew the injustice and danger are still more
appalling, and arouse ms Tears ana memories OF
lhc dark days whose history Is written In the
hearts blood OF ms ancestry.
The Jews (thc writer having the honor OF being
Une) are al ways willing TO acguiesce III the customs
prevailing in the countries wherein they dwell, and