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


morning, and Rev. Mr.. Longacre will onciate In the
evening.
Rev. j. M. Pullman VIII preach IN the Church OF
Our Saviour this morning and evening. HIS sub.
Ject IN the morning will be 'Consstency.u
Rev. w. w. Andrews will preach In the Catholic
Apostolic church this evening on ''The Melchlsedek
Priesthood OF Christi
Rev. Dr. Osgood viii preach in the Church OF st.
John the Evangelist this morning on Temptation
and Victory" and In the evening on "The Agita
lions OF our CITY Life and the Need Gods Peace"
Rev. II. ID. Northrop viii preach In the Twenty
ahird street Presbyterian church this morning and
evening. The subject OF his evening discourse will
be 'Pernicious Amusemenrs."
Rev. Or. Merrill Richardson will preach morning
and evening In the New England congregational
church.
Rev. Or. Flagg Will preach in the hall corner OF
Tifty-ffln street and Third avenue this morning.
Rev. ). c. Sweetser viii preach in The Blocker
street Universallst church morning 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
his course this evening, III Trinity chapel.
'WalEing by Faith" will be the subject OF Rev.
Charles r. Lees discourse this morning, in Chicken
ing Hall (lfth Unversasl church), and IN the alter.
noon mis- subject Will be ''The Church Militant"
Free religious services will be held in the Brook
nyn Academy Of Music this evening, when Rev.
Henry Powers, Rev. George Whiprle and Dr.
Edward Eggeston will address the congregation
Bishop Snow Will preach this afternoon In the
University, Washington square.
Mr. Thomas Gales Forster VIII lecture before the
al Progressive SDIriJualiaIs 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 Thlriy-fith street, In
place of Rev. F. c. Ever. VIII preach this morning
and the afternoon win deliver the first OF series
or lectures Church History"
The q ad,css OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from q
jewish Thinker Against the Religious
Amendment.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The Americans are addicted TO conventions. We
have commercial conventions political conventions,
musical conventions agricultural conventions, cap
3tal-moving conventions and conventions to regu-
late all possible and impossible subjects. The "con-
vention' TO the American mind, Is what the fearful
threat OF writing to the 7lmes' Is 10 the full
FLOODED Englishman. It's an eXhnguishcr. 1t SET
ales forever-in the sangune mind OF The conven.
lion, at east-what other wise wonld De involved in
painful doubt, and the members thereof adoln sine
de IN the full consciousness OF having faithfully
discharged their duty, ana return home IN bloated
condition OF patriotism and morality. ills one OF
che peculiar 'nstitutions' or country and acts
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 ''lsms'' ana "balns OF Gilead''
winch guaranteed to ''a the ills that flesh
or aught else Is heir to-"
Social religious and polltico.economical pyro-
technics blaze bang and gyrate and sputter and
20 up very fast and bright and come down equally
fast but shorn OF all brightness in fact the stick Is
che only visible remains which is neither useful nor
ornamental. Such was the result Of the last con-
Veniion which assembled In Cincinnati the past
week.
The "Pecksnin" family, with Threats encased in
Immaculate white choKers and 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
1t pretty much all their own way, and have
"'wnereas''-ed and "resolved' themselves. In the
exhlaration OF the moment, almost "lnto thin ar''
and 10 their very hearts content.
Like the stalwart fellow VINO. when being whipped
by his little wife, exclaimed, "Ii amuses her and
doesn't hurt me, so Wen say "If tile 'Pecksn fam
aly enjoy their little entertainment. all well and
good" but they must excuse the non-PecksnifIians
Tor not Joining In and seeing their "ltte game' IN
ahe light which every lover VI true religious liberty
must view IL in.
No one great principle IN our revcred constitution
stands out In bolder rellef as compared with the
written laws and practice which OBTAIN Ii other
countries than tnai OF religious freedom and separa
Hon OF Church and State For this our lOrefathers
2ougnt and out OF whose sunerng5 and experience
ahey reared government The blessings OIL which
NC ENJOY to-day ald hardly know how much to APP
preclate.
1t mas been well said that eternal vigilance is the
price Of LIBERTY, anu Is this exercise Of vigilance
which should prompt every American ciilzen to
uroWn DOWN and visit with Just contempt every
effort come from what quarter 1t mas, 10 engraft
upon the constitution any expression OF religious
ealln which Is now sought 10 be done by few
fanatics. True. the cloud upon The poti-
sn horizon L Is no larger than a
~ must be sharply watched and deprived
Oi us power 10 DO Injury. The sagaclous trainers OF
sne constitution purposely and advisedly omitted
ihe nane oil the Almighty and as natural Sc qucnce
ALI expression OF scciarian belief. That this was
proper all experience goes to snow; yet these "wse
5ncn IN their own generation" III convention as
ecnbled III Cnclnnat-these 'hree tailors Oh T0oley
street" IN their "Wc, the people OF England" style
ID enrontcfy-darc TO claim That the people demand
an acknowledgment IN this sacred instrument OF the
existence of God and belief III the Saviour Of man.
Kind. All THIS Is unnecessary and IN our judgment
Pecksninian We hold that the constitution OF our
beloved country Is next only IN holiness to the Bible
and sentence, and has reference, a. II should,
10 earthly affairs and not to those OF heaven;
shat the conscientious convictions Of every human
Deng, whether based upon the laws OF the Bible or
otherwise, are the connecting links between
EiiHlScll anu nlS zoo, III WHICH government mas
uO right 10 interfere, either directly or Indirectly
hhat this Is not Christian country any more
Than II Is Jewish, Pagan or MOhamncdan one,
hnd that 10 declare In favor or one religious de-
Nomination would be TO the manifest Injustice oil
all others; for while today the majority are Chris
IIans, tomorrow the vOtaries of another sect may
prcdominate: and further, tnat IN this respect the
Constitution was not made ior day, Dut for al
lime"
TO the credit of very large majority OF the press
OF tue country be 1t said. the would.oe ,inkers Q
Rue constitution have received 3ut cold comfort
where they have not been met by positive 0pposi
tIoD. Every liberal-mlnded Christian sees I'M
danger OF a change. ana 10 Tree 10 acknowledge IL
but the Jew the injustice and danger are stll NOR
appalling, and arouse his Tears and memories o
1hc dark days whose history Is written Ill the
hearts blood Of his ancestry.
The Jews rhc writer having the honor OF being
Dnel are always willing to acguiesce III the customs
prevailing the countries wherein they dwell ant