The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-25
Our Religious Press Table.

We take pleasure in noticing that our sugs
gestion In regard to the reports of religious
revivals has been responded to by at least one
OF the occupants Of "Our Religious Press
Table," The Christian Union-Henry Ward
Observation-Disclosures us (aside from our own
regular religious correspondence with infor-
nation OF most gratifying nature. We learn
from this source that these revivals are too
numerous to mention-too tedious to particu-
larize-as If it were too tedious to particularize
the golden stopping places on the way to
the Respondent Throne Of Grace. Brother
Beecher seems to have regarded this as the
Lenten season per SO. Hence he might other
wise 20 into Wall or Broad street and accu-
mulate nice little fortune for bis parishioners
by bulling up I" La Crosse and bearing down
on "Pontius Plate"
Passing from this point, the editor of the
Christian Union, after pitching into Sumner,
gives us his Views upon the ''Treaty of WASH
ington," and takes the American view of the
american case" by saying:-
we have asked only compensation for provable
damages and reformation OF the laws relating 70
neutral nations Let this treaty fall to the ground
and the policy OF Great Britain during the American
ar Pc an ss and w
shall be engaged with foreign enemyf Our day
IF ra y past her aa y trial h Y yet to 4
one formed for many years. II Great Britain can
take her chances IN the future without this treaty,
surely America can And, we repeat with deliberate
emphasis, on conviction, that Great Britain must
not reckon upon any change Of position on the part
and purpose on the part OF its people.
This sounds little like the ''Sharpe's rifle"
invocation, pending the bleeding Kansas"
campaign, in which Brother Beecher assumed
more than prominent part.
The Evangelist (Presbyterian) makes its
chief editorial upon the text of the annual col
lection in behalf of the Board of Education.
1t is an appeal in that behalf and ''such an
appeal, it trusts, twill, on the first Sabbath in
| March, invite prompt and fitting response
According to the representations of the Eo0a-
gelist prompt help is needed. Anything that
will help education in any part of the world
and among any sects should be regarded as
Sacred duty among all religious denomina-
| tons.
| 1t is pleasant to learn from the same evan
gelical source that the New York Magdalen
| Society, whose asylum Is near the Central
Park, is doing a very useful work in its
efforts to rescue the fallen. The work is done
modestly and quietly, and deserves the en-
enlargement of all good men and women.
In regard to temperance legislation, as exc
hibited by the action of the Legislatures of
Ohio and Illinois in passing laws of SO
stringent nature as to render the execu-
ton of those laws almost nugatory, the
Evangelist remarks
1t would certainly be very desirable thing II
among States OF the Union there could be intro
legislation. The day has gone by-whether IN Eng
land or this country-when laws to repress drunk
enness can be denounced as infringements Of natu-
raj rights. Nor we any longer fatter ourselves
that the enthusiasm klnded by temperance orators,
turn back the tide Of evil urged for
ward 10y men whose very pursuit shows their mall
ference alike to moral obgation ana public sen nth
and tina: will be enforced. Illinois deserves credit
tor having taken step IN advance put ner iegisa
able, still falls short OF the standard TO which we
should aspire.
We learn from the za5let-Catholic organ
that the sacrament of confirmation will BE-
administered by Archbishop McCloskey in the
| Church of the Immaculate Conception on the
| last day of the present month. The Tablet is
| agreeably surprised to find that the New York
Observer, ''the Oldest, ablest and most infu-
entail Presbyterian journal in the Union" as
the Tablet AYERS, is opposing the movement
| for amending the constitution of the United
| States 80 as to make it recognize Protestant
ism as the national religion. Says the
| Tablet -
| We believe, and mold more firmly than any Metho-
dist or Puritan, That religion and Christianity. the
only true noca 81 en1 can stand or
ought to stand. But religion Is not made the basis
OF the State by inserting clause IN the preamble Of
written constitution IS only law ordained by the
| people OF the several states IN convention as.
| same power that ordans It, Written constitutions
are not worth the parchment on which they are en-
crossed unless they express the living constitution
| or the people. Adopt the proposed amendment and
the nation will be neither more nor less Christian
l than 1t IS now, and the government general or
State Will be neither more nor less In accordance
with the will OF God.
The F'reemam's Journal (Catholic) has
entered into discussion with the Christian
| Adoocate (the organ Of Methodists in what is
termed the st. Louis and Baltimore regons),
and in the course of its argument says:-
There must be thousands of readers OF the paper
referred to who believe that Jesus Christ, who died
| for them on the cross, was rom eternity, their
died for them on the cross was the same person,
| Cod and Man In One Person, who was born OF the
! Virgin Mary and was "subject' to Mary and Joseph,
in Nazareth. Ist. Luke's Gospel, H. 81, But TINS
| exceptionally privileged Methodist teacher tells
| them In the Advocate OF December l3, that "G0d
never was subject to Mary and Joseph" Jesus was
subject to Mary and Joseph. Therefore the Advocate
(who may well abnor logic) does say that Jesus was
| not God
The Je,oish Messenger talks Of 'Justice in
the Dictionaries" as if Justice did not settle
that question when the Hebrews Of olden
time made gold exchange Of the Temple.
The Objectionable word "Jew," with its def
milton in Websters Dictionary, ''to cheat or
defraud; to swindle," WILL as we learn from
a correspondence published in the Messenger,
be stricken out in future editions Of the stand
ard American dictionary. The word sJes-