The New York herald., 1872-11-24

The Religious Revival I'm France.
That tendency of history 70 repeat itself. SO
frequently remarked, comes again into strik-
ing prominence in the strange religious revival
which now pervades France. AS in the time
OF the First Napoleon the French people sud
denly swung from the wild orgies of infdelity
70 the opposite extreme of jealous and fer
vent religious devotion, so now again Paris,
"nich lately desecrated altars and slew the
mgn dignitaries of the Church, and France,
which was momentarly overrun by adherents
OF the Commune and contemners of Chris
tlanity, now present vast aggregations of re-
hglous enthusiasts. Frenchmen are extremists
Yesterday scoffers, to-day they espouse cru
s"de Tor the glory of the Redeemer Within
few weeks hundreds of thousands of pious
pilgrims have knelt in npt exaltation before
the grotto at Lourdes, which is blessed by the
manifestation OF the Immaculate Conception
and the miracles of healing which are said to
have been wrought there are positively attested
by cloud OF witnesses. The churches, lately
deserted, are now crowded to their utmost ca
pacity, and the priests appear beatiied over
the sight of France q praying nation Not
alone is Lourdes accredited with miraculous
appearances. Salette has her favored shrine,
and in gay Paris itself we are told of super
natural cures which confirm the faith of the
deSotees. The general observance of the
solemn services of the Church on the anniver-
sary OF ALI Souls is graphically portrayed by
the HERALD correspondent. We see Notre
Dame crowded by the wealth and fashion of
the capital, while the orphans of the Com
mnnists who shot the Archbishop, adopted as
the wards of the Church, join their childish
prayers with the devout supphcations Of the
first men of Paris, all led by the successor of
the slain Darboy At every church were full
congregations, representing alfclasses of the
population, fervently imploring divine bless
ings on the dead and merciful guidance to the
living. No such general religious revival has
been seen in France in this age. The cable
has informed us that ON last Sunday prayers
were offered in all the French cathedrals for
the National Assembly, the public officials
attended the services and all the places of
WoiouAP WCIC CHOWucu Wull0 ETduC0 Is
in this deeply serious and devotional
mood Father Hyacinthe, once the pet
of the Church and the popular orator
Of Notre Dame, has reappeared in Paris, where
he is now Stunned and slighted. He seeks by
his eloquence and personal magnetism to COM
bat what he deems the improper assumptions
of the Roman See. At present he seems to
have lost his hold upon the French people,
though his magic tones may yet surround him
with admirers and enable him to repeat the
rifle of Luther or Savoranola. Because Paris
derides him to-day it does not follow that she
may not vote him a saint tomorrow Amid
the turmoil and uncertainty of politics and
parties in France she has two bodies possess
ing great inherent power-the Church and the
army. Just now the Church most nearly rep
resents the people, whose emotions are in
accord with its teachings; while the army is
sedulously kept distinct class, separate from
the people, and liable to be used by the supe-
rior will which controls it as sword to intim-
ldate the people and override the wishes of the
nation France may be free and self-govern-
ing while listening to the voice of religion, but
she cannot be safe under the domination of an
unsympathetic army
Complete Picture or the Political
Condition or Europe In Seven Col.
umns.
The able journalist of the present day is
epigrammatic. He conlenses a volume in q
page and yet makes a complete picture of
whatever he sketches. This is admirably ex-
hibited in our European correspondence,
published on Friday last. more graphic,
exhaustive and condensed description of the
political condition of Europe could hardly be
made. There are in less than seven columns
of matter the views and hopes of all parties,
as represented and expressed in the most
earnest language by representative men. After
reading this correspondence any one can under
stand the ideas that are fermenting throughout
the Continent of Europe, and can form a
reasonable opinion of the future. Here, too,
are abundant facts and materials for thought
for governments and statesmen. Indeed our
peripatetic commissioner gives greater
foreign ambassadors can furnish their govern
ments. In his last letters to which we have
referred, it is seen that he first exploited that
centre Of political refugees of all classes
the famous city of Geneva. Here
he interviewed the leading royalists, Bourbons
and legitimists, the Bonaparte imperialists
and the republicans and socialists of every
shade of opinion. It is curious fact, too,
that all of them expressed their views freely as
soon as they knew that the interviewer was an
American and a representative Of the indepen-
dent press of America. though until this was
satisfactorily known some of them were dis
posed to be reticent, and evidently from q
dread of the mouchards Of NJ. Theirs From
Geneva our correspondent proceeded to May
ap~a opd fhora DpapaJ wilma Or Ga~xro,.