The New York herald., 1872-09-15
Religious Press Gossip.

Religious Press Gossip.
The Boston Pilot notices the announcement
that new religion, conformable with common
sense and modern enlightenment, is to be pre-
pared for the Japanese. However favorable
this news may be received by Protestants, the
editor says that to Catholic it is, and must
be- simply shocking Where the right of pri-
vate Judgment is recognized it is natural
that new sects should arise, that even there
should be as many forms of religious belief
as there are individuals. But Catholics abhor
the idea that men have the right to do aught
but humbly accept the faith as revealed and
handed down without change from the time
of the apostles. So the Jews, too, deny all
right of deviation from their perfected rei-
gious code and worship. Abiding to the
marriage of Father Hyacinthe, the Pilot con-
cludes it is quite proper turn about, that as
the lady had been converted by the eloquent
monk to Catholicism she should convert him
from celibacy.
The st. Louis Christian Advocate copies from
many papers highly eulogistic illusions to the
late DR.. Thomas E. Bond, one of its editors,
recently dead, gentleman of great worth and
ability.
The Baphst Weekly prints an admirable ser.
mon from Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, the emil
nent English preacher, now visiting this coun-
try. This sermon was first published in the
HERALD and reprinted without credit, and
we learn that the editor was not responsible
for the omission to credit us, to which we al
luded last Sunday. The editor handles poll
tics very cautiously, stating fear that Mr..
Herman, as Catholic, would not veto bill,
if it should be passed, for dividing the school
fund among the religious denominations, thus
breaking up the school system, while
General Dix would be apt to interpose
the veto. Possibly bill might pass
making rivers run up stream, but the danger
does not appear imminent. A thorough en-
dorsement Of Stanleys discovery of Living
stone shows the editor to appreciate enterprise
and possess common sense.
The Je,oish Times, which is printed in Eng.
lish and German, and adds poem in Hebrew,
alludes to the project of general emigration
of the prosecuted Jews from Roumania to this
country, and deprecates such action until
proper preparation is made by securing land
for a colony, and providing funds and imple-
ments to enable them to support themselves.
Speaking of the HnRAID's Livingstone expe-
dition, it says, ''Who does not feel proud
that Mr. Stanley is an American, and
that we possess journal that can excite the
envy of our English cousins?" In speaking
of the nomination of Mr.. Herman for Governor,
and the opposition to him on sectarian
grounds, the editor cautions our people against
the introduction of religious topics into politi-
cal contests as tending only to endanger free
institutions by exciting strife and contention.
He also objects to an illustration in Hdrpers
Weekly representing "Jews drinking water in
Central Park" and reads the 'Journal of Civ
ilization' a lecture upon rousing vulgar pas
sions and dragging the noblest regulations in
the mire for political purposes.
Democracy and the Bible is the subject Of
the leading article in Church and State, and its
text the assertion Of Emilio CASTELAR, that
"Anglo-Saxon democracy has for its only
lineage the Bible" It concludes that in the
education of Anglo-Saxon democracy, which
had the Bible for its foundation, is found
the seeds of all that is noble in character just
in laws, equal in rights, grand in purpose and
wonderful in career; and appeals to Americans
not to abandon such teachings for those of any
other school
The Observer in ON article on interchange Of
pulpits congratulates the world on the fact
that progress of thought is overcoming State
Church establishments, breaking down the
walls of separation between sects and per-
fecting practical union of all Christian
people.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist takes
exception to the HERALD's personal descrip-
tions of ladies and gentlemen at social gather
ings and other society news, in the publica-
ton of which, it says truly, other papers imi-
tate our enterprise. 1t might be queried
whether any one connected with the Methodist
had been too truly described?
The EVANGELIST alludes to something wrong
with the sum-" and observes that as the light
and heat of the centre of our system is some
times deranged by the effect of dark spots,
only discoverable by powerful instruments, so
the Church, which is the light Of the world.
often suffers an abridgement of its benefcent
power from internal defects, though to the un-
skilled observer it preserves its brightness.
Fidelity and vigilance are enjoined, to the
end that pure religion shall make its light
SO shine before men that they shall glorify
Him who is the source of light and life.
Mr.. Beecher's Lecture Room Talk" in
the Christian Union, illustrates Gods workman
ship in men, fashioning them and building
them up into the highest ideal of spiritual
manhood-a structure to last forever.
The Golden Age, in the absence of its editor.
who is stumping the Union for Mr. Greeley.
presents handsome portrait of Mr.. Tilton,
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