The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-11
IN great measure tine good that the missionaries
are striving 70 accomplish. ONE WHO KNOWS.

are STRIVING 70 accomplish. ONE WHO KNOWS.
The Midnight Mission and Othsr Christian
Institu tiOns.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY MORNING.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Twas much surprised. on reading the communica-
ton from "a Mother' In your paper, TO see that
laudaby concerned for the welfare of her sister
Woman SHOULD be Yltlopt lufQInatlel In regard e
the various asyums existing In the city iOr relief
and further benefit Of The class named in her note.
The sporadic attacks OF police officials on Broad.
way and other saloons" &C.. are IN effect only
temporizing measure, saiutary in far that they
call the attention OF the benevolens and thoughtful
In pointed manner II at long intervals, to the ex-
isteace OF such excresences the body social and
suggest the devlslng of some radically remedial
means Tne present writer agrees with "A Mother"
ing female names IN su S1 sonnection H. indeed
ther names are ever given IN suca cases
night MISSION Greene sree stands ever ready
with Its open doors to receive into Its protection
e s % @ w W oe may sue
cedents; no spirit OF inqusitlveness seeks to dive
into their immediate present condition. II Is
enough that they desire 10 fOr5ake the life or error
they have led for longer or shorter period and be
| received there rs daughters into home. Catholics,
Pr0teStantS, without distinction, they are made
daughter; thy sins DC forgiven thee" In ike
IN Eighty-eighth street. near Fifth avenue. "Come
unto me all We tina! are weary and neavy laden"
Eighty.sixth street, North River. Then the Young
Women's Home. IS washington square. At East
Good Shepherd stands and there are other institu-
tons. all conducted upon the principle OF true
CHRISTIAN CHARITY 10 fellow sinners, In degree not
IN kind whose officers would be glad to nave daily
accesslons to the ranks oil their inmates. letter
Of this KIND does not admit OF su1clent space Tor
detailed accounts Of what the writer knows Of
the successful operations OF these Christian insttu
view OF the possibility that young women from con-
cert saloons ana otaer III haunts might DO deferred
| oil their existence or locality.
This writer assumes ths responsibility OF bidding
s% no amy 81 ~ o un me-.
rance or willul offending, have stepped aside from
M g t a se y w never DC SSed 70 acGTuas
received as sisters, guided, advised, assisted and
ENCOURAGED with the nope OF better lives.
Does not this "Mothers'' letter indicate the
| silly OF keeping our benevolent institutions their
0bectS, plans OF operation and Incidents illustrative
| OF t1eir work, more constantly before the pubc2
That this subject should receive more attention the
undersigned has long been convinced, especially
seeing how applicants for a nights shelter, for in
| stance, have been sent drifting AZ late evening
hours, now here now there, TO seek the same, hay.
ing through ignorance applied where 1t was mpos.
slble to accommodate them. STELLA.
The Herald the only Orthodox Religious
| Paper.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
What Is The matter with the radical Episcopal
papers Ever since the conservation OF the beaut
| full altar at ST. Mary's the Virgin certain Low
Church papers, such the Episcopalan. the Pres
oyteridn the Church ana state ChurCl'nan ana the
like have been in a state OF "Reminiscences,
| pitching into the able diocesan who performed
| the SERVICE into the service ITSELF into the altar
| into the little church or ''mass house." as they
launngy call 1t, and into other thugs generally.
I papers their structures might do harm But there
Is no catnOllcty In such narrow-minded views. The
new YORK it's cSppch sc ie
has established 1t as The higher authority In these
matters, and we nave reason to believe that no
goes into his pulpit without first consult
Ing the columns Of the HERALD for pulpit
do all the radicals attack the high alter at ST.
Mary'ss Is not an altar regular Or Is it because
High affairs are better for high churches ana low
affairs FOR low ones. Perhaps II this magnificent
Ascension" or Of "Grace," or OF "st. GEORGE
there would oe nothing heard OF these walings but
only really progressive enterprise Of its Kind. has
been the lucky recipient OF the splendid gllt, the
unlucky ones vent their spleen upon IL. Never
mind. Whenever these $4,000 olergymen, VINO
open their churches once q week. smoke their
| Parragas alter rollicklng breakfast, and take
| turn In the Park before dinner, commence work in
good earnest. as Is done ut st. Mary's, with daily
| services from sunrise to sunset, with place for
say their PRAYERS within the church gates
| and another 10 unburden their consciences before
the priest, then they may expect like recognition
! OF their merits
DIR. Rogers on DIR. Bradley's Departure.
On Sunday evening Dr. Rogers, formerly Eplsco-
pal rector, Memphis, Tenn, lectured to a large
dience OF Catholics and Protcstants in the Catholic
Church OF the Assumption, Peekski, on The subject
| "HOw Became Catholic"
He commenced by saying that, though suffering
from severe ndspositlon-having, on account OF 1t,
recalled several engagements-he hoped. neverIhe-
less, his voice might be sufficient and that, being
q mere layman he must express his gratitude both
to Dr. McSweeny and to Father Griffin for allowing
him to give In the church his reasons I0r becoming
Catholic Referring, then, to the statement or
correspondent In that days issue OF the HERALD
to effect that mo persons oil any worth, except.
ing DR.. Palmer, had ever abandoned the Church OF
lot sa tnat Ws
clergy and laty. like himself had re-
neunced Angcanism, there were also hundreds
liberately turned Jneir backs upon the splendid
preierments OF England. and bowed down to con-
Tess their at the foostoo OF Catholic priests
Archbishop OF Westminster a Drs Newman, Faber
tori, the two Marsnas, &C.,. whose writings are
read wherever the English language Is spoken.
That even In New York we have such men as Father
Preston, the Chancellor of the Archdiocese; q
whole community 1.-THE Paulistsl converted mainly
from tine Episcopal Church, although their great
thought, had been Presbyterian. Among
those converted from Anglicanlsm are our learned
philosopher Father Hewet, Fathers Baker,
Deshon, Young, Bodnsn, &C., all dlsan::
zeai that DR.. IVES late episcopal Bishop hop
or North Carolina, had founded the "protectorate"
IN New York; that Father Doane, the son OF the
late Episcopal Bishop OF New Jersey, Is now Vicar
General OF Bishop Bailey himself convert). In
short, to give the names only OF such men would
| require an imposing catalogue commencing from
| the conversion Father Ignatius (DrOther or the
| Earl and ending with DR.. Bradley, VINO had Just
Knocked AZ the Goor OF the Catholic Church and was
| taken In ''0ut OF the cold"
The speaker then proceeded to develop the growth
OF Catholic principles IN oxford, and to demon
strate tine general prop0sltlOn-thaJ ratl0nalism
mad attacked the Bible itself so successfully on
protestant principles that oxford divnes mad been
compelled 10 abandon their old fOrtiBcatlOns called
"eYldences OF EnrlsIianltY.N and 10 fal hack