The New York herald., 1872-10-13

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interesting this week. The active writer's
have resumed their posts after their summer
vacations, and the wonted vigor now au;mstes
their columns. E t9
The Observer (Presbytsrian) gives the public
spirited article upon the subject Of
Churches without Preachers and Preacheu
without Churches"
From this article It appears, by the figures
in the minutes of the Presbyterian General
Assembly for 1871, that nearly one-ffth of tn
whole number of ministers are unemployed.
More than one-half of this number were oon-
sidered capable of performing service for ths
Church. The same minutes show that moro
than one-afth of all the churches are vacant
from year to year, while large number
OF ministers capable of filing these vacancies
continue unemployed. The Observer calls these
astounding and humiliating facts" quotes
Carlyle in saying that 'the saddest sight in
the world is man willing to work, but NO
work for him to do" and suggests the estab-
lishment of a central bureau by the Presby-
teries, from which capable preachers can be
sent to furnish Gospel food to the famishing
seekers after Gospel truth. The response Of .
number of young ministers is '.Here am I;
send me-
The Observer has also suggestive article
upon the Suppression of Vile Literature" and
says it Is matter for congratulation that tho
prosecuting attorneys, notwithstanding ths
''violent opposition from the powers of dark
ness" have done their duty SO faithfully.
The course of Recorder Hackett is favorably
mentioned in connection with this movement
against immoral literature. M
The Golden Age Greeley land it's nams
should be written with golden pen when its
editorials are written in the proper spirit
gives its readers an elaborate and compre.
hensive article upon 'sWhat Reconciliation
Means" Mr.. Tilton says he wants a s.new
heart as well as new head for our national
government" The pulsations of pure heart
in Washington would be as rare as the fragrance
of tuberose in the heart of South Carolina
buzzard. The Age also discusses ssballot brig
andage," from which we learn, not for the first
time, that the republicans are as bad as the
democrats used to be in regard to tampering
with the ballot boxes.
The Evangelist (Presbyterian) is communi-
cative upon Communion Logic and the
sCo-education Of the Sexes In the former
article the editor apprehends that sthere are
many who timidly or prudently drift on with
the current of Baptist opinion without any
open protest who would yet rejoice if that
feature Of their system which has occasioned
them at least occasional perplemty and forced
them to do violence in restricting the sympa-
thies of their Christian fellowship were wholly
and forever done away" But the opinions
Of the Baptists wave on in their usual
current nevertheless. In regard to the
co-education of the sexes the Evangelist is en-
tirely correct, provided its theories can be put
into practice. It recognizes the fact that q
committee of the Board of Overseers of Har.
ward University has been appointed to report
upon the expediency of the co-education of
the sexes in that institution, but acknowledges
that, like other innovations upon traditional
past, this scheme of co-education will have
s'serious difficulties to encounter in the form
of social prejudice and popular opinion
Hardly. Having extirpated from the woman's
movement the universal taint of free-lovism
and general conjugality the sphere of usefulness
for women becomes enlarged. A great cham
pion in this cause has just arrived in this
country in the person of Miss Faithful, from
England, truly a faithful expounder Of the
faith, for by her good works she is known.
The Independent thinks that the Presidential
canvass, as thus far conducted, has served NOT
only to reveal the essential weakness of Mr..
Greeley as q candidate but also to increase the
general belief among the people that it will ba
wise to leave the administration Of the govern
ment in its present hands.
The Boston Pilot (Catholic) has remark
able article upon what it calls "The Fashionable
God," and judges, from the sswords Of popu-
lar preachers, religious newspapers and late
books, that the God Of the enlightened Ameri-
can Protestant is an abstraction-a beautiful
unreality." This is good text from which
our Protestant brethren may preach practi-
cal sermon.
The Jewish Times gives an article upon
''The Day of Atonement." 1t refers to tho
complement of the Jewish Year Qast Friday)
and remarks that judaism is founded upon tha
principle of mans accountability to God for
his acts during his mission on earth. But" it
adds, ssno matter how far man may have
fallen away from the Divine source, how DOM
inant the carnal part Of his nature may have
become, how deep the slough Of sin that he
may have strayed into, he cannot altogether
blot out the Divine spark embodied in his
being
Referring to the fact that the Evangelical
Alliance will hold its next session (1873) in
the city of New York. the Methodist remarks
that it will afford special interest to our own
countrymen, and be still more interesting.
probably, to the foreign delegates them
selves. No city can present religious or