The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-18

dark horrors which lay just beyond It's ken,
and which he had labored so long. but in vain,
to disclose would have allowed their hideous
crimes to linger along in rank and revolving
luxuriance for another generation, and per-
haps forever.
sinings from the Religious Press.
The New York E1nsgelist complies from the
minutes of reports TO the Presbyterian General
Assembly an array of statistics of its denomi-
nation in the United States. from which it ap-
pears that its number of churches is 4, 730;
ministers, AL; communicates, 468, 164, and
Sunday school members, 485, 762, and their
contributions during the year amount to
S10,OSG 526, being an increase of 81, O03, lit on
those of the previous year. The editor is
enjoying a summer vacation, and, having
passed through rebuilt Chicago, on his way to
the American Switzerland in Colorado, he is
enthusiastic about the temperance of the
Garden City. He likewise puffs the palace
cars, which creature comforts religious editors,
like their secular brethren, appreciate. A
forcible article cautions the clergy against
moral delinquency, admonishing them that
the great Teacher said, sLet him that standeth
take heed lest he fall" and saying: SIT is
true that Christianity Justly claims to be tried
| on its own merits. 1t is not responsible for
the delinquencies of. its professed friends or
chosen leaders. And yet the world will insist
on judging the one by the other. The faults of
the champion are imputed to the cause he
advocates, and religion is exposed to reproach
and dishonor as the result. stumbling
block is thrown in the way of belief, and
magnify the lapse that follows an over-master-
ing temptation which is a very natural re-
Election after the scandals Of Thompson, Hus-
ton, Robertson and others, whose cases are
familiar to the public
The Examiner and Chronicle (Baptist) de-
votes two articles to Sabbath discussion in
one condemning Sunday journeying and excur-
sions and in the other hoping that the Park
Commissioners will not authorize sacred con-
certs in Central Park on Sunday. A CORE
spondent sharply criticises the annual report
of the Baptist Home Missionary Society. He
quotes ITO payments on account of Freed
mans Fund, as per detailed statement,
1894 49," and observes, ''We turn to the
Freedman's Fund account, on page AZ, to ex-
anime the detailed statement referred to, and
find such general charges as these:-'To cash
paid teachers and benefciaries, $25, 1856 A.
How much disbursed to each teacher? Who
are the benefciaries? And what amount was
paid to each? TO cash paid erecting and re-
pairing school buildings, Sc, $40 g. What
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each? TO cash paid proportion of salary of
Secretary, Assistant Treasurer and clerks,
$2,381.' To whom, and the proportion and
amount to each? TO cash paid interest
on contingent donations, 81, 403 81 What
are they, and how contingent?" From
which it may be inferred that there
may be looseness in Baptist as well as in Tam
many bookkeeping, and that the Methodist
Book Concern is not alone in suspected rregu-
larity of keeping accounts.
The Boston Pilot (Roman Catholic) reviews
at length the recent Randall Island investiga-
tion characterizing it as whitewashing
operation and making severe criticisms upon
the cruel punishments which have been in
use 1t also throws pretty solid doubts on the
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the chaplain of the institution, who is also the
editor of o Wesleyan paper in Boston.
The Golden Age is mild in religion, but
balances it by being fercely political. It's
one religious article is entitled "a Religion
chat is Natural" which asserts .
The only religion that has any hold on any man,
or claim TO his belief and service, is that which Is
imbcdded In his nature and illustrated In his ex-
pcrionce, religion which Is part OF the cOnstitu-
ton OF things, ana without which man is tuneess
ns renstn and IN eng
the laws and illustrating the duties and enforcing
the claims OF this natural religion, Of which Jesus
the divinest teacher but not the inventor-a
IligiOn Old creation and indestructible as man
and Us necessary to the well being Of society as
sanitary conditions and legislative enactments-we
should hear less of the decline OF the Church and
see less OF the wickedness OF the world.
The Christian Inteligencer Dutch Reformed)
leads off with Differences and Arguments, {"
arguing that there are many points upon
4 which Christians of divers denominations can
agree, and that to do so is better than to
differ In illustration it tells story of two
Scotchmen living in one house who carried
religious discussion to such length that they
declined to speak to each other. Each was
bound to thatch his half of the roof =
SO ae day as they were on the roof thatchlng,
each on his ain side, they reached the tap, and
looking over, face met face. What could they do ?
They couldna fee. SO ut last Andrew took or his
Kilmarnock cap, and scratching his head, said =
"Johnnie you and me, think, haze been very
foolish to dispute as we haze done concerning
Chrst's VIII about our kinks, until we haze clean
forgot His will about ourselves and so we hae
fought so bitterly for what we ca the truth that 1t
has ended in spite. whatever's wrang it's per-
fectly certain that It can never be RIGHT to be un
civil unneighboriy, unkind, In fac tae hate ane
anither. Ma ma, that's the devils wark and no
kirk as wi this house. Ye're working on ae side
and me on t'ither but II we only do our work weel
we will meet at the tap at last Gie's your ham,
aud neghbor." Aud so they shook hans and