The New York herald., 1872-04-21
April 2i---Third Sunday After
Easter.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES TO-DAY
Where to Hear Pulpit Eloquence and See
Gorgeous Toilets.
Herald Religious Correspond
ence--Fair Play TO All.
Religious Notes, Personal and
General.

Services To-day.
Dr. A. r. Thompson will preach In Rutgers College
Chapel at both services.
Thomas Gales Forster lectures on "Spiritualism"
at Apollo Hall morning and evening.
Rev. p. L. Davies discourses at the Berean Baptist
church morning and evening.
Bishop Snow holds forth at the University ON ''The
Word Behind Usn
Rev. Dr. Cheever speaks on "The Daily Discipline
of Faith Working by Love" at the Church OF the
Puritans in University Chapel.
Father Gavazzi breaches his first sermon in
America since his arrival this morning at the
Brooklyn Tabernacle. Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage will
lecture in the evening.
lecture on "The Prayer Book" will be delivered
this evening at Grace chapel
Father Gavazzi will speak this evening In the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church
Rev. A. b. Temple, OF Princeton N. j. breaches
morning and evening at the New England Congre-
gational church.
Rev. G. S. Narrower will speak at both services at
st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. DIR. Flagg delivers a morning sermon at the
Church of the Resurrection.
Rev. william w. Dunnell will preach in the All
Saints Free Episcopal church, corner Henry and
SCANNED streets.
Rev. Charles Z. Grinnell, of Charleston, s. c.,
breaches in the Church OF the Messiah, East Thirty
fourth street.
In the Church OF st. Mary the Virgin, West Forty
fifth street, there will be a full choral service.
DR.. Hepworth breaches morning and evening at
Stenway Hail.
DR.. Hoyt will address a congregation In the
eleven A. M.
Rev. Mr.. Pendleton will preach in the West Fifty
third Street Baptist church this morning
fsDr. Ever speaks In the Church of St. Ignatius on
the subject OF anglican Catholic Worship"
The Brooklyn Academy OF Music is engaged for re-
ligious purposes this evening. Several clergymen
will speak, and extra music is promised.
Tomorrow night, at Cooper Institute, the Rev.
II. W. Beecher, will tell what he knows about the
opening of public libraries on Sunday.
Rev. DIR. Osgood breaches on "The Noble Sorrow''
at st. Johns Memorial church in the morning and
on eternal Life" in the evening.
Rev. o. b. Bidwen discourses on EMISSIONS at
both services at the Fifteth Street Presbyterian
church.
Rev. DR.. Rylance breaches on behalf of the
Childrens Fold at Calvary Church in the evening.
Rev. w. ii. Boole lectures at both services at the
Seventeenth Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. DR.. Kendrick breaches morning and even
ing at the Tabernacle Baptist church.
Rev. Isaac Riley speaks about Jephtha this even
ing at the Thirty-fourth Street Reformed church.
The last OF the series OF free religious services
taxes place at the Brooklyn Academy OF Music this
evening.
Rome-van Meter and the Biblc-salt for
the Tail OF Italy.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Inoticc in your report of the lecture OF the Rev.
w. G. Van Meter the following passagc:-"Now the
Bible is to be all Italy, though during the
past 1900 years not single copy OF the Bible was
ever printed at Rome, except through necessity"
Now it perplexes me very much to know what the
gentleman means or wishes to convey by the
words, "except through necessity" whether it is
error in reporting, or that the Catholic Church
never does anything unnecessary in vain, until
her Protestant brethren, who scatter Bibles like
chaf over Christendom and heathendom, with ap-
parently much Indifference and result Broad
way bill distributor; or whether he actually wishes
TO make believe that the Bible iorl 500 years
never printed In Rome, except through the greatest
secrecy and against the will OF the people; and
does he use these ambiguous, unmeaning words,
except through necessity as something to fall
back on in case he should be called to an account
for such an untounded asserton9
From the whole lecture it would seem that 1t is
the latter idea he would wish to convey, and that
was unknown book in Italy, where he says now it
is to be seen all over Italy.
Now to the majority Of readers who have OBJ
tanned any knowledge OF history, or even for mod
erately informed ones, 1t will be unnecessary to
produce any authority to refute such an absurdty;
but for the benefit OF the most prejudiced shall
produce one which think no Protestant need call
In question.
rian to the Archbishop OF Canterbury, &C., in his
great work, "Ihe Dark Ages" says, after refuting
she ns and may % say analogous story related By
about Luther discovering the Bible, "a rare book
unknown in those days" where he shows
alone had issued at least twenty diTer
ent editions continues :-"Before Luther was
born the Bible had been printed at Rome, and the
printers had had the assurance to memorialize His
Holiness, praying that he would help them OF with
some copies; II, IL had been printed too, at Naples,
nished eleven editions.r No doubt we should he
within the truth If we were to say that besides the
multitude OF manuscript copies not yet fallen into
disuse the press had issued at least fifty different
editions OF the whole Latin Bible to say nothing of
New Tcstaments, Psalters and other parts. And
yet more than twenty years after we find young
man, who had received very liberal education,n
who had made great proficiency in his studies at
thelcss did moi know what Bible was simply be-
cause ''Lhe Bible was unknown In those days"
No wonder that such fasehood and misrepresen-
ton should make truthovlng men indignant.
STILL In this nineteenth century, we find old
man who, no doubt, has ''received q very liberal
education" and who, perhaps, ''has made great
proficiency in his studies," who has not been
ashamed or aftad to stand before an enlightened
audience and insult their intelligence by telling
them, what any person OF ordinary historical know
edge should know to be false, that the Bible
unknown in Italy-not single copy being printed
In Rome for I,sO6 years. why, it had been printed
all over Italy before Luther was born, and how
often since 1t would, perhaps, be hard to tell
Is 1t malice or Is IL Ignorance that has led man
OF his prominence to assert such an aDsurdltyy
When will these caiumnes, these misrepresenta-
tons against this Church cease; the Church who,
use the lanpuape of Maitland. has preserved the
Bible Through all the revolutions OF ages, through
all the rayages Of wars pillage, fire and careless
ness,n from all the attacks OF the Pagan and the
Suracen-whose monks in their coisters have de-
voted their lives to It's transcription, who have
adorned II such as book never adorned with
AL the most beautiful colors stufIs and gems for
which they thought no ornament too good; whose
wfitngs have been in all ages, to use the expression
W .e same author, made OF the Scriptures" but
because she does not throw IL around like dirt she
,nust oe continually accused OF studiously prevent
ing people oil coming 10 a knowledge OF either its