The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-31
RELIGIOUS INIELLIGBNCB.
MARCH 31-EASTER SUNDAY.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES TODAY.
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Herald Religious COrre-
spondence.
An Independent Medium OF Reli-
gious Discussion.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.
Religious Services To-Day.

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morning.
Alexander r. Thompson. d. d., in Rutgers College
SHAPED Fifth avenue. morning ana evening.
Thomas Gales Forster, trance speaker, at Apollo
Hall, morning and evening.
Bishop Snow, IN the University, washington
square, at three p. NJ.
Church OF the Purtsns, Rev. Dr. Cheever, Sab
bath evening, at hafpas seven, IN the chapel Of
The University, Washington square.
Church OF the Holy Apostle Twenty eighth street
and Ninth avenue full musical service in the even
l1ng.
Christian church, Twenty-eighth street and
broadway. Rev. Ii. D. Clark, OF Illinois. morning
and evening"
| Rev. Dr. Deems, morning and evening, in the
Church OF the Strangers. Mercer street, between
}Eighth street and waverey place.
l Rev. William N. Dunnen, All Saints Free Episco
Ipal church. corner OF Henry and Scanned streets
JmornIng and evening.
| Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, Christ church, Fifth
4Avenue and Thirty fifth street-special services
fm0rnmg and evening.
/ Rev. L. II. Wlnkley, of Boston, Church OF the
Messiah Park avenue and Thirty fourth street
morning and evening.
| Rev. william Hayes Ward. New England Congre-
fgational church, Madison avenue and Forty-seventn
@tree-morning.
| Rev. 7. A. Hoyt small chapel, University, Wash
nngtOn square-morning.
Rev. George II. Hepworth will preach In Stein
way Hall, Fourteenth street, morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Pendleton, Baptist church, Flfty-third
stIeet-morning ana evening.
Rev. F. G. Ever, St Ignatus' church. Forteth
)street-morning and evening.
| The Very Rev. Father Burke Is to address the
lXavier Alumni Sodality Sunday next, IN the
Sodality Chapel, 40 West Fifteenth street gen
,eral invitation to the Catholic young men Of the
CITY Is given.
| French Church Du ST. Esprit, West Twenty.sec.
fond street, Rev. DR.. NerTen, rector, morning.
Free religious services at the Brooklyn Acacemy
lOf Music, under the direction OF Rev. Henry Powers
Rev. Washington GLADDEN. Will preach the sermon.
! Free Church OF 81. Mary the Virgin, West Forty
NTH street, near Broadway. morning and evening.
Grace chapel, East Fourteenth street, opposite the
ACADEMY OF Music Rev. John W. Kramer, PASTOR
morning afternoon and evening
Rev. c. 8. Narrower in ST. Luke's Methodist Epis-
copal church. Forty first street. Sixth avenue,
morning and evening"
{ Rev. DR.. Osgood, In st. Johns Memorial church.
West Eleventh street, below Seventh avenue,
Ang, afternoon and evening.
Rev. DR.. Fiagg. Church OF the Resurrection, IN
the hall Fifty fifth street and Third avenue,
morning sunday school at half past two O'Clock
4. M.
Rev. II. D. Northrop at the West Twenty third
6treel presbyterian cuurCn, morning.
ST. Marks church, corner OF second avenue and
Tenth street, Rev. J. H. Rylance, d. D., rector,
morning. Sunday school festival at hai.pa three
O'Clock z. NJ No evening service
st. Thomas churcn-Mornng prayer at seven
O'Clock. Litany, Holy Communion ana sermon at
nalf-past ten O'Clock. Childrens festival at four
O'Clock p III
Trinity parish Chapel OF St. Augustine, NO. 262
Bowery morning and evening.
Fifth Unversalist church. Cmckering Hall, No. IL
East Fourteenth street, Rev. Charles +. Lee,
morning and evening.
Rev. Henry Powers. morning, at half-past ten
O'CLOCK Brevoort Hail. Flity-fourth street, between
Lexington and Third avenues. su2Ject-"The
Resurrection"
Are Catholics Allowed to Read the Bible g.
Father Danen Defended.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In your issue OF last SUNDAY an article appeared
commenting on words used by Father Damen In
the Church of the Holy lnnocenls His absence IN
Chicago binders him FROM replying, II he should
think 1t worth while TO do Would you he so
Kind as to allow me to make few remarks on the
question at lssueY The ords objected TO are the
foowng:-"Tney object TO us because they do not
understand u.s. They tell us that Catholics are
not allowed 10 use the Bible. Now, you all know
this is open SANDER" This was a bold way oil stat.
ing a fact which, according 10 the writer Of the
article alluded to- is altogether groundIess. On all
occasions an appeal to the testimony OF an audience
shows that the speaker Iees that he stands on nrm
ground. On the present, the question quite
practical one-namely, the reading OF the Bibles 50
that 1t was scarcely possible for the preacher
10 use any devices" to puzzle his hearers.
Evidently he and his people understood each
other perfectly. Both knew that there was
not one present who II he chose, could not pur-
chase Bible In the mex Catholic BOOK store, and
also read 1t ''witnoAt license from a presto
Ihese facts were as good for the preacher thou.
SAND arguments. 1t would have been mere waste
OF words prove what evident TO ALL IL Is
1oolish 10 undertake TO convince man that he can
see when Ee may DO so II he will. The preacher
considered only the present practice Of the Catno-
lies In regard to the reading OF th Bible But
this practice rest on the PERMISSION of ecclesiastical
authority Father Damen supposes 1t does; the
writer In the HERALD urges 1t does not. II Catholics
at present are absolutely forbidden by the Churc h
TO READ the Holy Scriptures they commit sin by
deliberately doing so. Yet IN no Catholic catechsm
that has come to my hanus have been able to see
that the reading OF the Bible has been set down as
a sin. ] have never heard II SAID that Cain Ole
priests teach 1t to De so, neither nave i seen
the case stated IN this light IN any OF the councils or
pastoras OF the bishops OF this country. The sub
Ject therefore IL seems, on winch nstrucuon
Is much needed. The last Plenary Council OF Bat.
more, held In 1865, enunciated the discl
plinary law OF the church IN the United States
which has few paragraphs on the subJec
in the third chapter on the Holy scriptures. afte
having quoted Two pa ssages from the Council o
Trent 1t ADDS that bishops ana priests "shoult
Keep from their nocks Bibles falsIiled ~ non
Catholics, ana should permit them 10 take the un
corrupted food Of the Word OF Cod only rom ap
proved versions ana editions We, therefore, the
Fathers OF this Council say, decree that The Douay
version which has been received IN AL the churches
whose congregations speak the English tongue, and
winch has been deseryedly proposed by our prede-
cessors for the use OF the faithful, should by all
means be retained. The bishops Will TO 1t that,
according TO the most approved copy 10 be named
by them ali the editions Of the OLD ana New Tesla